malgré

See also: malgre

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French maugré (literally bad will), from mal + gré, with etymological restoration of the l. Cognate with Italian malgrado and Catalan malgrat.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mal.ɡʁe/
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Preposition

malgré

  1. despite, in spite of
    • 2018, Zaz, Résigne-moi:
      Je laisse aller ce que j’ai tant aimé, malgré mon cœur qui cogne et s’ouvrait.
      I let go that which I loved so much, despite my heart which knocks and opens.
    • 2014, Indila, Comme un bateau:
      Maman dit que malgré les épreuves il faut continuer à sourire.
      Mum says that despite the trials we must continue to smile.
  2. (with a pronoun) against (one's) will, despite (one's) protest

Derived terms

Further reading

Old French

Etymology

mal (bad) + gré (will).

Noun

malgré oblique singular, f (oblique plural malgrez, nominative singular malgré, nominative plural malgrez)

  1. ill-will

Preposition

malgré

  1. despite; in spite of

Descendants

  • English: maugre

References

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