porém
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- porem (obsolete)
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese poren, from por + ende, from Latin inde (“thence”).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ẽj̃
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /poˈɾẽj̃/ [poˈɾẽɪ̯̃]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /puˈɾɐ̃j̃/
- Hyphenation: po‧rém
Adverb
porém (not comparable)
- despite what preceded; nevertheless
- Synonyms: contudo, mas, no entanto, se bobear, todavia
Quotations
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Conjunction
porém
Quotations
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Noun
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, there’s a caveat: they skipped an important part of the story.