apesar

Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Adverb

apesar

  1. despite, notwithstanding

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:apesar.

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