malgrado
Interlingua
Preposition
malgrado
- 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
- despite (oneself, etc.)
Preposition
malgrado
- in spite of, despite
Conjunction
malgrado
- even though, although
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Portuguese mal(o) + grado, which stems from Latin grātum (see grātus (“pleasing, acceptable, agreeable, welcome”)).
Noun
malgrado m (plural malgrados)
- displeasure (feeling of being displeased)
- Synonyms: desprazer, desgosto
Conjunction
malgrado
- although; in spite of
- Synonyms: embora, apesar de
Spanish
Etymology
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
- although; in spite of
- Synonyms: a pesar de, pese a, no obstante, maguer