invés

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• envés (obsolete or misspelling)

Etymology

From Latin inversus (“upside down”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩˈvɛ(j)s/ [ĩˈvɛ(ɪ̯)s]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩˈvɛ(j)s/ [ĩˈvɛ(ɪ̯)s]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ĩˈvɛ(j)ʃ/ [ĩˈvɛ(ɪ̯)ʃ]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ĩˈvɛʃ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ĩˈvɛʃ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ĩˈbɛʃ/

• Hyphenation: in‧vés

Noun

invés m (uncountable)

1. opposite, reverse

   Synonyms: oposto, contrário, inverso, avesso

Usage notes

Not to be confused with "em vez" (as in em vez de).

Derived terms

• ao invés de