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notwithstanding

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not·with·stand·ing  (ntwth-stndng, -w-)
prep.
In spite of: The teams played on, notwithstanding the rain.
adv.
All the same; nevertheless: We proceeded, notwithstanding.
conj.
In spite of the fact that; although.

[Middle English notwithstandinge (translation of Medieval Latin nn obstante) : not, not; see not + withstanding, present participle of withstanden, to resist; see withstand.]

notwithstanding [ˌnɒtwɪθˈstændɪŋ -wɪð-]
prep
(often immediately postpositive) in spite of; despite
conj
(subordinating) despite the fact that; although
sentence connector
in spite of that; nevertheless
[not + withstanding, from Old English withstandan, on the model of Medieval Latin non obstante, Old French non obstant]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adv.1.notwithstanding - 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"

notwithstanding
preposition
despite, in spite of, regardless of He despised Pitt, notwithstanding the similar views they both held.
adverb
nevertheless, however, though, nonetheless He doesn't want me there, but I'm going, notwithstanding.
Translations
notwithstanding [ˈnɒtwɪðˈstændɪŋ]
A. PREPa pesar de, no obstante
the weather notwithstandinga pesar del tiempo
C. CONJ (also notwithstanding that) → a pesar de que, por más que + subjun

notwithstanding [ˌnɒtwɪðˈstændɪŋ ˌnɒtwɪθˈstændɪŋ]
prepen dépit de
He despised him, notwithstanding the similar views they both held → Il le méprisait, en dépit de leur communauté de vues.
adv
Such realism notwithstanding, the film was a disaster → En dépit de ce réalisme, le film était catastrophique.
His relations with his colleagues were friendly, differences of opinion notwithstanding → Il avait des relations amicales avec ses collègues, en dépit de quelques différences d'opinion.

notwithstanding (form)
prepungeachtet (+gen) (form), → trotz (+gen)
advdennoch, trotzdem, nichtsdestotrotz (form)
conj notwithstanding that …obwohl or obgleich …

notwithstanding [ˌnɒtwɪðˈstændɪŋ]
1. prepnonostante, malgrado
2. conj international agreements notwithstanding ...malgrado gli accordi internazionali ...

notwithstanding [ˌnɒtwɪðˈstændɪŋ]
1. prepnonostante, malgrado
2. conj international agreements notwithstanding ...malgrado gli accordi internazionali ...

notwithstanding
prep notwithstanding [notwiðˈstandiŋ]
in spite of Notwithstanding the bad weather, the ship arrived on time. nieteenstaande وَمَع ذلِك، بالرَّغْم من ذلك въпреки navzdory, přes til trods for ungeachtet παρά a pesar de, no obstante hoolimata باوجود اينکه؛ على رغم huolimatta en dépit de לַמרוֹת तथापि usprkos,premda vminek ellenére walaupun þrátt fyrir nonostante ~にもかかわらず …에도 불구하고 nepaisant neskatoties uz meskipun ondanks trass i, uansett pomimo apesar de în pofida несмотря на, вопреки napriek tomu navkljub uprkos trots อย่างไรก็ตาม ...-mesine rağmen, ...ise de 儘管 незважаючи на باوجودے کہ mặc dù


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Yet notwithstanding it is only a record of a pic-nic, it has a purpose, which is to suggest to the reader how he would be likely to see Europe and the East if he looked at them with his own eyes instead of the eyes of those who traveled in those countries before him.
Yet, notwithstanding the familiarity of sailors with all sorts of curious adventure, the incidents recorded in the following pages have often served, when 'spun as a yarn,' not only to relieve the weariness of many a night-watch at sea, but to excite the warmest sympathies of the author's shipmates.
We see the Switzers last well, notwithstanding their diversity of religion, and of cantons.
 
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