malgrado

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Interlingua

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Preposition

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malgrado

  1. despite

Italian

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Etymology

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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

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  • IPA(key): /malˈɡra.do/
  • Rhymes: -ado
  • Hyphenation: mal‧grà‧do

Adverb

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(mio, tuo, suo, etc.) malgrado

  1. despite (oneself, etc.)

Preposition

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malgrado

  1. in spite of, despite

Conjunction

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malgrado

  1. even though, although

Portuguese

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Etymology

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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

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

Noun

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malgrado m (plural malgrados)

  1. displeasure (feeling of being displeased)
    Synonyms: desprazer, desgosto

Conjunction

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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

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Spanish mal(o) + grado, which stems from Latin grātum (see grātus (pleasing, acceptable, agreeable, welcome)).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /malˈɡɾado/ [malˈɣ̞ɾa.ð̞o]
  • Rhymes: -ado
  • Syllabification: mal‧gra‧do

Conjunction

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malgrado

  1. although; in spite of
    Synonyms: a pesar de, pese a, no obstante, maguer