however

Signification

Adv

1. Nevertheless; yet, still; in spite of that.
2. In contrast.
3. To whatever degree or extent.
4. (informal) In any way that one likes or chooses; in a haphazard or spontaneous way.
5. How ever: an emphatic form of how, used to ask in what manner.
6. (obsolete) In any case, at any rate, at all events.

Conj

1. Regardless of the way in which.
2. In any way in which.
3. But, yet, though, although.

Coupé comme

how‧ev‧er

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/hɑʊˈɛvə/

Étymologie

From Middle English however, how-ever, how-evere; equivalent to how + ever. Compare howsoever.

Phrases

However , the cat is very rare now even in the national park .

Cependant, le chat est très rare maintenant même dans le parc national.

However apartments too exist .

Cependant, les appartements existent également.

This time , however , their top flight stay lasted only one season .

Cette fois, cependant, leur séjour de haut vol n'a duré qu'une seule saison.

However , some carriage bodies were sold to local farmers .

Cependant, certains corps de transport ont été vendus à des agriculteurs locaux.

The principal occupation , however , was farming .

La principale occupation était cependant l'agriculture.

However , the number of album releases increased .

Cependant, le nombre de sorties d'album a augmenté.

However , Brandon dismissed the accomplice hypothesis as unlikely .

Cependant, Brandon a rejeté l'hypothèse du complice comme peu probable.

However she was more interested in polemic than everyday strategy .

Cependant, elle était plus intéressée par la polémique que la stratégie quotidienne.