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depois

depois

Interlingua

Adverb

depois

  1. afterwards, later

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Portuguese depois, depos, from Latin de (of) + post (after).

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨˈpojʃ/
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /deˈpojs/, /deˈpojʃ/, /dʒiˈpojs/
  • Homophone: depôs (Brazil)
  • Hyphenation: de‧pois

Adverb

depois (not comparable)

  1. later (afterwards in time)
    Lerei o livro depois.
    I’ll read the book later.
  2. besides; after all
    Depois, nem preciso lê-lo.
    Besides, I don’t even need to read it.
  3. immediately beyond, just after
    Alí está a igreja, e minha casa fica depois.
    There is the church, and my house is just beyond.

Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:depois.

Synonyms

  • (later): mais tarde
  • (besides; after all): ademais, até porque

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