malgrado

Interlingua

Preposition

malgrado

  1. despite

Italian

Etymology

From mal(e) + grado, which stems from Latin grātum (see grātus (“pleasing, acceptable, agreeable, welcome”)).[1] Cognate with French malgré.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ado

Adverb

(mio, tuo, suo, etc.) malgrado

  1. despite (oneself, etc.)

Preposition

malgrado

  1. in spite of, despite

Conjunction

malgrado

  1. even though, although

References

  1. ↑ Angelo Prati, "Vocabolario Etimologico Italiano", Torino, 1951; headword grato

Portuguese

Etymology

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

Noun

malgrado m (plural malgrados)

  1. displeasure (feeling of being displeased)

Synonyms

Conjunction

malgrado

  1. although; in spite of

Synonyms

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