apesar

Portuguese

Etymology

From a +‎ pesar, cf. Spanish a pesar de.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.peˈza(ʁ)/ [a.peˈza(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.peˈza(ʁ)/ [a.peˈza(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /a.peˈza(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /a.peˈza(ʁ)/ [a.peˈza(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.peˈza(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.pɨˈzaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.pɨˈzaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.pɨˈza.ɾi/

Adverb

apesar

1. despite, notwithstanding

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:apesar.