invés

Portuguese

Alternative forms

  • envés (obsolete or misspelling)

Etymology

From Latin inversus (“upside down”).

Pronunciation

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

  • 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

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