Despite in French

Definition

Definition in EnglishIntroduces an established fact or circumstance that might have prevented the stated outcome but did not; a concessive expression taking a nominal complement in English.

Definition in FrenchIntroduit un fait qui aurait pu empêcher le résultat annoncé, mais ne l’a pas empêché.

Example sentences

• Malgré la récente hausse, la demande est restée forte.🔊

  Despite the recent increase, demand has remained strong.

• Malgré la hausse des tarifs, la plupart des clients semblent satisfaits du service.🔊

  Despite paying more, most customers seem happy with the service.

• Je suis arrivé avant midi malgré le retard du train.🔊

  I got there before lunch despite the train delay.

Learn it in a lesson

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