Portuguese Word of the Day
embora
em-BO-ra • conjunction — 29th of Sep, 2026
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Meaning: although; even though
Examples
- Embora esteja cansado, ele foi ao trabalho.
(Although he is tired, he went to work.) - Vou sair, embora esteja chovendo.
(I’m going out, even though it is raining.) - Embora ela fale pouco, entende tudo.
(Although she speaks little, she understands everything.)
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Although it is very common in written and spoken Portuguese, embora is mainly used to introduce a contrast between two ideas. It is often followed by the subjunctive mood.
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