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 Catalan malgrat and 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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