porém

See also: porem and -porem

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Portuguese poren, from por + ende, from Latin inde (thence).

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /po.ˈɾẽj̃/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /pu.ˈɾɐ̃j̃/
  • Hyphenation: po‧rém

Adverb

porém (not comparable)

  1. In spite of what preceded; nevertheless.

Quotations

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:porém.

Synonyms

Conjunction

porém

  1. but; however

Quotations

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:porém.

Noun

porém m (plural poréns)

  1. 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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