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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
conj
despite the fact that: he was smiling with relief and happiness though the tears still flowed down his cheeks
Adverb
nevertheless or however: he can't dance – he sings well, though [Old English thēah]

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

though
conjunction 1. although, while, even if, despite the fact that, allowing, granted, even though, albeit, notwithstanding, even supposing, tho' U.S. (poetic)
Translations

though [ðəu] conjaunque
advsin embargo, aún así;
even though → aunque;
it's not so easy, though → sin embargo no es tan fácil
though [ðəu] conjbien que + sub, quoique + sub
advpourtant;
even though → quand bien même + conditional;
it's not easy, though → pourtant, ce n'est pas facile
though [ðəu] conjobwohl
advaber;
even though → obwohl;
it's not easy, though → es ist aber nicht einfach
though [ðəu] conjbenché, sebbene
advcomunque, tuttavia;
even though → anche se;
it's not so easy, though → tuttavia non è così facile

though
conj though [ðəu]
(rare abbreviation tho') 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 ...에도 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 kuitenkin cependant, pourtant אִם כִּי यद्यपि premda, mada mégis, de azért namun þó, samt sem áður tuttavia でも 그렇지만 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 niin 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 마치 ...처럼 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


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For though we do have to work, we make fun of ourselves, and are a pretty jolly set, as Jo would say.
"Oh, you Wing Biddlebaum, comb your hair, it's falling into your eyes," commanded the voice to the man, who was bald and whose ner- vous little hands fiddled about the bare white fore- head as though arranging a mass of tangled locks.
You act as though you might be vitally interested in it.
 
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