por aí

Portuguese

Alternative forms
  • por ahi, por ahy, per ahi, per ahy (all obsolete)

Pronunciation
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /puɾ aˈi/, /poɾ aˈi/

  • Rhymes: -i
  • Hyphenation: por‧a‧í

Adverb

por aí

  1. out there, over there, that way
    Não vás por aí. É perigoso.
    Don't go over there. It is dangerous.
  2. around (in a place different than where the speaker currently is; otherwise, use por aqui.)
    Não, tenho a certeza de que o teria visto se estivesse por aí.
    No, I'm sure I would have seen him if he had been around.
  3. (idiomatic) roughly, thereabout, thereabouts (i.e. approximately)
    A velocidade da luz é de 300.000 quilómetros por segundo, certo? Sim, por aí.
    The speed of light is 300,000 kilometres per second, right? Yes, thereabout.
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