porém
Portuguese edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old Galician-Portuguese poren, from por + ende, from Latin inde (“thence”).
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -ẽj̃
- Hyphenation: po‧rém
Adverb edit
porém (not comparable)
- despite what preceded; nevertheless
- Synonyms: contudo, mas, no entanto, se bobear, todavia
Quotations edit
For quotations using this term, see Citations:porém.
Conjunction edit
porém
Quotations edit
For quotations using this term, see Citations:porém.
Noun edit
porém m (plural poréns)
- but (an instance of proclaiming an exception or starting an adversative clause)
- Gostei da apresentação, mas tem um porém: pularam uma parte importante da história.
- I liked the presentation. However, they skipped an important part of the story.