aliás
Portuguese edit
Etymology 1 edit
Learned borrowing from Latin aliās.
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: a‧li‧ás
Adverb edit
aliás (not comparable)
- I mean; actually (introduces the correction of a mistake in one’s own remark)
- Synonyms: quer dizer, quero dizer, na verdade
- Eu vi doze pássaros; aliás, treze.
- I saw twelve birds; I mean, thirteen.
- by the way (introduces a remark of lesser relevance)
- Synonym: a propósito
- Aliás, eu gosto de ler livros.
- By the way, I enjoy reading books.
- furthermore; what's more (introduces a further remark)
- Synonym: além do mais
- Eu já li esse livro. Aliás, já o li duas vezes.
- I have already read this book. What’s more, I’ve read it twice.
- however
- Synonyms: porém, não obstante
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
aliás f
Spanish edit
Noun edit
aliás f pl
Verb edit
aliás
- second-person singular voseo present indicative of aliar