a bem da verdade

Portuguese

Etymology

Literally, “for the good of truth”.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /a ˈbẽj̃ da veʁˈda.d͡ʒi/ [a ˈbẽɪ̯̃ da veɦˈda.d͡ʒi]
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /a ˈbẽj̃ da veɾˈda.d͡ʒi/ [a ˈbẽɪ̯̃ da veɾˈda.d͡ʒi]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /a ˈbẽj̃ da veʁˈda.d͡ʒi/ [a ˈbẽɪ̯̃ da veʁˈda.d͡ʒi]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a ˈbẽj̃ da veɻˈda.de/ [a ˈbẽɪ̯̃ da veɻˈda.de]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ ˈbɐ̃j̃ dɐ vɨɾˈda.dɨ/ [ɐ ˈβɐ̃j̃ dɐ vɨɾˈða.ðɨ]

Phrase

a bem da verdade

"to tell the truth", "for the sake of accuracy" (used to introduce a clarifying statement)

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