Portuguese edit

Alternative forms edit

Pronunciation edit

  • Rhymes: -i
  • Hyphenation: por‧a‧í

Adverb edit

por

  1. out there, over there, that way
    Não vás por aí. É perigoso.
    Don't go over there. It is dangerous.
  2. around (in a place different than where the speaker currently is; otherwise, use por aqui.)
    Não, tenho a certeza de que o teria visto se estivesse por aí.
    No, I'm sure I would have seen him if he had been around.
  3. (idiomatic) roughly, thereabout, thereabouts (i.e. approximately)
    A velocidade da luz é de 300.000 quilómetros por segundo, certo? Sim, por aí.
    The speed of light is 300,000 kilometres per second, right? Yes, thereabout.