porém

See also: porem and -porem

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

but; however

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, they skipped an important part of the story.

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