вопреки

Russian

Etymology

From Old Church Slavonic въпрѣкы (vŭprěky), from Proto-Slavic *реr-kъ, whose first element comes from Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- and is thus cognate with English for

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [vəprʲɪˈkʲi]
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Preposition

вопреки́ • (voprekí) (+ dative case)

  1. in spite of, contrary to
    вопреки распространённому мнению, лучшие рестораны Франции находятся вовсе не в Париже
    vopreki rasprostranjónnomu mneniju, lučšije restorany Francii naxodjatsja vovse ne v Pariže
    contrary to popular belief, the best French restaurants are nowhere around Paris
    судьи, вопреки прогнозам скептиков, преференций хозяевам не делали
    sudʹi, vopreki prognozam skeptikov, preferencij xozjajevam ne delali
    judges, in spite of the skeptics' forecast, did not favour the owner

Derived terms

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