por via das dúvidas
Portuguese, adverb
por via das dúvidas is spelled P-O-R-V-I-A-D-A-S-D-Ú-V-I-D-A-S (16 letters). Por via das dúvidas is a Portuguese adverb meaning “just in case, just to be on the safe side” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does por via das dúvidas mean in English?
adverb
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just in case, just to be on the safe side
Leva o guarda-chuva, por via das dúvidas.
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
phrase: 1. por segurança; como medida de precaução
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.