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though  ()
conj.
1. Despite the fact that; although: He still argues, though he knows he's wrong. Even though it was raining, she walked to work.
2. Conceding or supposing that; even if: Though they may not succeed, they will still try. See Usage Note at although.
adv.
1. However; nevertheless: Snow is not predicted; we can expect some rain, though.
2. Informal Used as an intensive: Wouldn't that beat all, though?

[Middle English, of Scandinavian origin; see to- in Indo-European roots.]

though [ðəʊ]
conj (subordinating)
1. (sometimes preceded by even) despite the fact that though he tries hard, he always fails poor though she is, her life is happy
as though as if he looked as though he'd seen a ghost
adv
nevertheless; however he can't dance: he sings well, though
[Old English theah; related to Old Frisian thāch, Old Saxon, Old High German thōh, Old Norse thō]

Though of barons—Bk. of St. Albans, 1486.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adv.1.though - (postpositive) however; "it might be unpleasant, though"

though
conjunction
although, while, even if, despite the fact that, allowing, granted, even though, albeit, notwithstanding, even supposing, tho' (U.S. or poetic) He's very attractive, though he certainly isn't a ladykiller.
adverb
nevertheless, still, however, yet, nonetheless, all the same, for all that, notwithstanding I like him. He makes me angry sometimes, though.
Translations
though [ðəʊ]
A. CONJaunque
though it was rainingaunque llovía
though small, it's goodaunque(es)pequeño, es bueno, si bien es pequeño, es bueno
as thoughcomo si + subjun
even though he doesn't want toaunque no quiera
strange though it may appearaunque parezca extraño, por muy extraño que parezca
young though she isaunque es joven, por muy joven que sea
see also as A5
B. ADVsin embargo, aun así
it's not so easy, thoughsin embargo or pero no es tan fácil
it's difficult, though, to put into practicepero es difícil llevarlo a la práctica
did he though?¿de veras?

though [ˈðəʊ]
conj
(= in spite of the fact that) → bien que + subj, quoique + subj
Though it's raining → Bien qu'il pleuve ..., Quoiqu'il pleuve ...
even though → bien que + subj
He's never got any money, even though his parents are quite rich → Il n'a jamais d'argent, bien que ses parents soient assez riches.
(= but) → mais
He's a nice person, though he's not very clever → Il est sympa, mais pas très malin.
advpourtant
It's not easy, though → Pourtant, ce n'est pas facile
I can't stay long. I'll have a coffee, though
BUT Je ne peux pas rester longtemps. Mais je prendrais bien un café quand même.

though
conj
(= in spite of the fact that)obwohl, obgleich, obschon; even thoughobwohl etc; though poor she is generousobwohl etc sie arm ist, ist sie großzügig; strange though it may seem …so seltsam es auch scheinen mag …, mag es auch noch so seltsam scheinen (geh); important though it may be/is …so wichtig es auch sein mag/ist, auch wenn es noch so wichtig ist …; though I say it or so myselfauch wenn ich es selbst sage
(liter: = even if) I will go (even) though it may cost me my lifeich werde gehen und sollte es mich (auch) das Leben kosten or und koste es das Leben (liter); though it take forever (liter)und dauerte es auch ewig (liter)
as thoughals ob
adv
(= nevertheless)doch; he didn’t/did do it thougher hat es aber (doch) nicht/aber doch gemacht; I’m sure he didn’t do it thoughich bin aber sicher, dass er es nicht gemacht hat; nice day — rather windy thoughschönes Wetter! — aber ziemlich windig!
(= really) but will he though?tatsächlich?, wirklich?
(inf) hot, isn’t it? — isn’t it though!warm, was? — allerdings!

though [ðəʊ]
1. conjbenché + sub, sebbene + sub
though it was raining → benché piovesse
even though → anche se
strange though it may appear → per quanto strano possa sembrare
2. advtuttavia, comunque
it's not so easy, though → tuttavia non è così facile

though [ðəʊ]
1. conjbenché + sub, sebbene + sub
though it was raining → benché piovesse
even though → anche se
strange though it may appear → per quanto strano possa sembrare
2. advtuttavia, comunque
it's not so easy, though → tuttavia non è così facile

though
conj though [ðəu]
(rare abbreviationtho') despite the fact that; although He went out, (even) though it was raining. hoewel مَع أنَّ макар ačkoli selv om obwohl αν και, μολονότι aunque, a pesar de (que) ehkki, kuigi با وجود آنکه؛ گرچه vaikka bien que לַמרוֹת यद्यपि premda, iako (ám)bár walaupun þó (að), þótt, þrátt fyrir benché, anche se ~だが (~임에도) 불구하고 nors lai gan; kaut arī walaupun hoewel selv om, skjønt, enda chociaż embora deşi, cu toate că хотя; несмотря на hoci, aj keď čeprav iako fast, fastän, trots att ถึงแม้ว่า ...-diği halde, ama 儘管 хоч, хоча, незважаючи на اگر چہ mặc dù
adv
however I wish I hadn't done it, though. egter مَع ذلِك обаче stejně, nicméně dog doch παρόλα αυτά sin embargo, a pesar de todo siiski به هر حال silti cependant, pourtant אִם כִּי यद्यपि premda, mada mégis, de azért namun þó, samt sem áður tuttavia でも 다만 verčiau tomēr; taču walau bagaimanapun echter likevel jednak contudo totuşi однако; тем не менее avšak, napriek tomu seveda međutim fast อย่างไรก็ตาม gene de 雖然 проте, втім, однак تاہم tuy nhiên
as though
as if You sound as though you've caught a cold. asof وكأنَّ сякаш jakoby som om als ob σαν να, λες και como si just nagu گویا؛ مثل اینکه aivan kuin comme si בְּכָל זאת मानो जैसा कि kao da mintha seakan-akan (rétt) eins og come se まるで~のように (~)인 것처럼 tarsi it kā seolah-olah alsof som om jak gdyby como se ca şi când как будто; словно ako keby kakor če kao da som om ราวกับ sanki, güya, ...-imiş gibi 好象 як, наче, ніби, немов گويا کہ cứ như là

though رغم ذلك, ولو أن i když, však dog, selv om doch, obwohl αν και, ωστόσο aunque, sin embargo kuitenkin, vaikka même si, toutefois iako, no sebbene, tuttavia ・・・にもかかわらず, でも …임에도 불구하고, 그렇지만 desondanks, hoewel dog, selv om chociaż, jednak embora, no entanto однако, хотя ändå, fastän ถึงแม้ว่า, อย่างไรก็ตาม gerçi, her ne kadar mặc dù, tuy thế 尽管, 虽然


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