malgrado

Interlingua

Preposition

malgrado

  1. despite

Italian

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /malˈɡra.do/
  • Rhymes: -ado
  • Hyphenation: mal‧grà‧do

Adverb

(mio, tuo, suo, etc.) malgrado

  1. despite (oneself, etc.)

Preposition

malgrado

  1. in spite of, despite

Conjunction

malgrado

  1. even though, although

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese mal(o) + grado, which stems from Latin grātum (see grātus (“pleasing, acceptable, agreeable, welcome”)).

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /mawˈɡɾa.du/ [maʊ̯ˈɡɾa.du]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /mawˈɡɾa.do/ [maʊ̯ˈɡɾa.do]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /malˈɡɾa.du/ [maɫˈɣɾa.ðu]

Noun

malgrado m (plural malgrados)

  1. displeasure (feeling of being displeased)
    Synonyms: desprazer, desgosto

Conjunction

malgrado

  1. although; in spite of
    Synonyms: embora, apesar de

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish mal(o) + grado, which stems from Latin grātum (see grātus (“pleasing, acceptable, agreeable, welcome”)).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /malˈɡɾado/ [malˈɣ̞ɾa.ð̞o]
  • Rhymes: -ado
  • Syllabification: mal‧gra‧do

Conjunction

malgrado

  1. although; in spite of
    Synonyms: a pesar de, pese a, no obstante, maguer
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