How is the phrase em vez disso translated from Portuguese to English

English translation
Instead
adverb

No lugar de outra coisa já mencionada.

In place of something else mentioned.

Examples with “em vez disso”

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  • A loja estava fechada, por isso fomos para casa em vez disso. — The shop was closed, so we went home instead.

  • Não pedi chá, por isso pedi sumo em vez disso. — I didn't order tea, so I asked for juice instead.

  • Porque não nos encontramos antes na sexta-feira? — Why don't we meet on Friday instead?

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