Definify.com

Definition 2024

embora

embora

Portuguese

Adverb

embora (not comparable)

  1. away; hence (from this place)
    Vá embora!‎
    Go away!
  2. home (to one’s home)
    Eu vou embora.‎
    I'm going home.

Conjunction

embora

  1. although (introducing a clause that expresses a concession)
    Embora tenha chovido, fui à escola.‎
    Although it had rained, I went to school.

Synonyms

Etymology

Reduced compound of em ‎(“in”) +‎ boa ‎(“good”) +‎ hora ‎(“time”).

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ẽ.ˈbɔ.ɾa/, /ẽ.ˈbɔ.ɾɐ/, /ĩ.ˈbɔ.ɾɐ/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ẽ.ˈbɔ.ɾɐ/
  • Hyphenation: em‧bo‧ra

Similar Results