mind you

English

Adverb

mind you

1. (idiomatic, colloquial, chiefly UK) Used to introduce a qualification or contrastive statement, especially when toning down or rectifying

   Synonyms: however, nevertheless, be aware, nonetheless, on the other hand, but

   These shirts are very expensive. Mind you, they are excellent quality.

   • 1960 January, G. Freeman Allen, “"Condor"—British Railways' fastest freight train”, in Trains Illustrated, page 47:

     Mind you, it was not an outing I would recommend as relaxing.

   • 1977, Agatha Christie, chapter 4, in An Autobiography, part II, London: Collins, →ISBN:

     Mind you, clothes were clothes in those days. There was a great deal of them, lavish both in material and in workmanship.

Translations

introducing a qualification or contrastive statement

• French: ceci dit (fr)
• German: wohlgemerkt (de)
• Hungarian: viszont (hu), azonban (hu), ugyanakkor (hu), ám (hu), az viszont/persze igaz, hogy, no persze, ezzel együtt, másfelől viszont
• Russian: прошу́ заме́тить (prošú zamétitʹ), заме́тьте (zamétʹte), заме́ть (ru) (zamétʹ), учти́ (učtí), учти́те (učtíte), впро́чем (ru) (vpróčem), пра́вда (ru) (právda) (сonjunction)