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đźš« English speakers think: Eventually (in the end, sooner or later)
âś… Actually means: Possibly, maybe, if the occasion arises
This is a dangerous word for making plans. If you tell a friend “Vou eventualmente à tua festa,” you think you’re promising to arrive late (“I’ll get there eventually”). They think you’re being non-committal (“I might go to your party”).
Example in Context
“Podemos encontrar-nos eventualmente para um café.” → “We might meet up for coffee sometime.”
How to say “Eventually”
If you mean “in the end” or “finally,” use finalmente.
- Finalmente chegámos a casa. → “We eventually (finally) got home.”
Related False Friend
This word is the linguistic cousin of Atualmente. Both look exactly like English time-based adverbs, and both will make your sentences mean something completely different than you intended.
Another fun one is when you’re trying to say “to pretend”. Hint: it’s not pretender
Memory Trick
Think of an Event. Eventualmente implies “depending on the event” (contingency), not “it’s just a matter of time.”