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”)). Compare Catalan malgrat and French malgré.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /mawˈɡɾa.du/ [maʊ̯ˈɡɾa.du]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /mawˈɡɾa.du/ [maʊ̯ˈɡɾa.du]
  • (Porto Alegre) 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, não obstante, a despeito de

   Ele partiu, malgrado as súplicas de seu pai para que ficasse.

   He left, despite his father's pleas for him to stay.

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