malgrado
Interlingua edit
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malgrado
Italian edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Latin male grātus (“ungrateful”). By surface analysis, mal(e) + grado. Cognate with Catalan malgrat and French malgré. Compare di buongrado and the borrowing grato.
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Adverb edit
(mio, tuo, suo, etc.) malgrado
- despite (oneself, etc.)
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malgrado
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malgrado
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
From Old Galician-Portuguese mal(o) + grado, which stems from Latin grātum (see grātus (“pleasing, acceptable, agreeable, welcome”)).
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Noun edit
malgrado m (plural malgrados)
- displeasure (feeling of being displeased)
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malgrado
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old Spanish mal(o) + grado, which stems from Latin grātum (see grātus (“pleasing, acceptable, agreeable, welcome”)).
Pronunciation edit
Conjunction edit
malgrado
- although; in spite of
- Synonyms: a pesar de, pese a, no obstante, maguer