ao invés de

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• invés de

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aw ĩˈvɛ(j)z d͡ʒi/ [aʊ̯ ĩˈvɛ(ɪ̯)z d͡ʒi]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aw ĩˈvɛ(j)z d͡ʒi/ [aʊ̯ ĩˈvɛ(ɪ̯)z d͡ʒi]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /aw ĩˈvɛ(j)ʒ d͡ʒi/ [aʊ̯ ĩˈvɛ(ɪ̯)ʒ d͡ʒi]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aw ĩˈvɛ(j)z de/ [aʊ̯ ĩˈvɛ(ɪ̯)z de]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /aw ĩˈvɛʒ dɨ/ [aw ĩˈvɛʒ ðɨ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /aw ĩˈvɛʒ dɨ/ [aw ĩˈvɛʒ ðɨ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /aw ĩˈbɛʒ dɨ/ [aw ĩˈbɛʒ ðɨ]

Preposition

ao invés de

1. (literally) contrarily, conversely; in the opposite sense

   Ele não prejudicou o projeto. Ao invés disso, ajudou.

   He didn't harm the project. Contrarily, he helped.

2. (proscribed) instead of; in lieu of; in place of; rather than

   Synonym: em vez de

   Vou beber chá ao invés de café.

   I will have tea instead of coffee.

Usage notes

Literally it bears a sense of opposition, but in informal usage it has been conflated with the similar sounding em vez de (“instead of”). This second sense should be avoided in contexts where formality or clarity is expected.

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:ao invés de.