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nev·er·the·less

(nĕv′ər-thə-lĕs′)

adv.

In spite of that; nonetheless; however: a small, nevertheless fatal error.

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nevertheless

(ˌnɛvəðəˈlɛs) or

ne'ertheless

sentence connector

in spite of that; however; yet

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nev•er•the•less

(ˌnɛv ər ðəˈlɛs)

adv.

nonetheless; notwithstanding; however; in spite of that: a small but nevertheless important change.

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Adv.

nevertheless - despite anything to the contrary (usually following a concession); "although I'm a little afraid, however I'd like to try it"; "while we disliked each other, nevertheless we agreed"; "he was a stern yet fair master"; "granted that it is dangerous, all the same I still want to go"

all the same, even so, however, nonetheless, notwithstanding, withal, still, yet

nevertheless

adverb even so, still, however, yet, regardless, nonetheless, notwithstanding, in spite of that, (even) though, but She found him physically repugnant, but she nevertheless agreed to marry him.

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nevertheless

adverb

In spite of a preceding event or consideration:

all the same, however, nonetheless, still, yet.

Informal: still and all.

Idiom: be that as it may.

Translations

رُغْمَ ذَلِكَمَع ذلِك

nicméně

alligevelikke desto mindre

nichtsdestoweniger trotzdemdessen ungeachtetgleichwohl jedoch

όμωςπαρ’ όλα αυτά

sin embargo no obstantecon todo

siitä huolimatta

néanmoins pourtant encore malgré tout

bez obzira na

engu aî síîur

tuttavia nondimeno nonostante però eppure

それでも

그럼에도 불구하고

tamen

desalniettemin desondanks niettegenstaande niettemin toch

ikke desto mindre likevel

niemniej jednak

todavia

totuşi

тем не менее зато но однако

vseeno

icke desto mindre

แต่อย่างไรก็ตาม

bununla beraber bununla birlikte yine de

tuy nhiên

不过仍然尽管如此

nevertheless

[ˌnevəðəˈles] ADV → sin embargo, no obstante
nevertheless, it is true that ...; it is nevertheless true that → sin embargo or no obstante es verdad que ...
he is nevertheless my brother → sin embargo, es mi hermano
I don't like him but I appreciate his qualities nevertheless → no me cae bien, pero a pesar de todo sé apreciar

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nevertheless

[ˌnɛvə^rðəˈlɛs] adv → cependant

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nevertheless

adv → trotzdem, dennoch, nichtsdestoweniger (geh)

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nevertheless

[ˌnɛvəðəˈlɛs] adv → tuttavia, cionondimeno, ciononostante

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never

(ˈnevə) adverb

not ever; at no time. I shall never go there again; Never have I been so angry.

ˌneverˈmore adverb

never again.

ˌnevertheˈless (-ðəˈles) adverb

in spite of that. I am feeling ill, but I shall come with you nevertheless.

nevertheless

→ رُغْمَ ذَلِكَ nicméně ikke desto mindre nichtsdestoweniger παρ’ όλα αυτά sin embargo siitä huolimatta néanmoins bez obzira na tuttavia それでも 그럼에도 불구하고 desalniettemin ikke desto mindre niemniej jednak todavia тем не менее icke desto mindre แต่อย่างไรก็ตาม bununla birlikte tuy nhiên 不过

nevertheless

adv. sin embargo, no obstante.

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Nevertheless, the old sea-traditions, the immemorial credulities, popularly invested this old Manxman with preternatural powers of discernment.