embora

Galician

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese *emboora, univerbation of en boa ora.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /emˈbɔɾa/ [emˈbɔ.ɾɐ]
• Rhymes: -ɔɾa
• Hyphenation: em‧bo‧ra

Adverb

embora

1. (dated) luckily; happily; in good time; at the moment
   • 1703, José Noguerol y Camba, Versos Gallegos:

     E desde agora convido / Os presentes para outra obra / Como esta, se è que vivimos, / Se non, quedaybos embora

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Conjunction

embora

1. although (used with subjunctive, introducing a clause that expresses a concession)

   Synonyms: aínda que, malia, inanque, porén

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “embora”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “embora”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese *emboora, univerbation of en boa ora.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽˈbɔ.ɾɐ/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩˈbɔ.ɾɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽˈbɔ.ɾɐ/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩˈbɔ.ɾɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽˈbɔ.ɾa/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩˈbɔ.ɾa/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ẽˈbɔ.ɾɐ/

• Rhymes: -ɔɾɐ
• Hyphenation: em‧bo‧ra

Adverb

embora (not comparable)

1. away; hence (from this place)

   Vá embora! ― Go away!

Derived terms

• bora
• ir embora
• mandar embora

 

Conjunction

embora

1. although (used with subjunctive, introducing a clause that expresses a concession)

   Synonyms: ainda que, apesar de

   Embora tenha chovido, fui à escola.

   Although it had rained, I went to school.