em vez de

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽj̃ ˈve(j)z d͡ʒi/ [ẽj̃ ˈve(ɪ̯)z d͡ʒi], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ ˈve(j)z d͡ʒi/ [ĩ ˈve(ɪ̯)z d͡ʒi]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽj̃ ˈve(j)z d͡ʒi/ [ẽj̃ ˈve(ɪ̯)z d͡ʒi], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ ˈve(j)z d͡ʒi/ [ĩ ˈve(ɪ̯)z d͡ʒi]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽj̃ ˈve(j)ʒ d͡ʒi/ [ẽj̃ ˈve(ɪ̯)ʒ d͡ʒi], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ ˈve(j)ʒ d͡ʒi/ [ĩ ˈve(ɪ̯)ʒ d͡ʒi]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽj̃ ˈve(j)z de/ [ẽj̃ ˈve(ɪ̯)z de], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ ˈve(j)z de/ [ĩ ˈve(ɪ̯)z de]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃j̃ ˈveʒ dɨ/ [ɐ̃j̃ ˈveʒ ðɨ]

Preposition

em vez de

1. instead of; in lieu of; in place of; rather than
   • 2003, J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter e a Ordem da Fênix [Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix] (Harry Potter; 5), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 75:

     Não o perdoou por abandonar o serviço em vez de seguir você.

     She didn't forgive him for abandoning his service instead of following you.

Usage notes

Sometimes conflated with the similar sounding ao invés de, which technically bears a sense of opposition or contrariness.

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:em vez de.