however

Signification (Anglais)

Adv

1. (conjunctive, not-comparable) Nevertheless; yet, still; in spite of that.
2. (conjunctive, not-comparable) In contrast.
3. (not-comparable) To whatever degree or extent.
4. (informal, not-comparable) In any way that one likes or chooses; in a haphazard or spontaneous way.
5. (interrogative, not-comparable) How ever: an emphatic form of how, used to ask in what manner.
6. (not-comparable, 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. (proscribed) But, yet, though, although.

Concepts

cependant

toutefois

pourtant

néanmoins

mais

nonobstant

en dépit de cela

pour autant

or

tout de même

et encore

quand même

malgré tout

quel que soit

sauf

°

à vrai dire

malgré cela

même si

quoi qu’il en soit

à quel point

pourvu que

au contraire

comment

de quelque manière que

d’un autre côté

encore

en revanche

et

parce que

par contre

pourquoi

alors que

quelque

Synonymes

but

nevertheless

yet

still

though

anyhow

anyway

and

nonetheless

notwithstanding

in any event

all the same

even so

whatever

how

on the other hand

withal

although

somehow

after all

howbeit

whereas

even though

merely

only

any way

besides

furthermore

for the rest

what extent

having said that

what degree

as

despite that

while

for all that

by the way

in what way

anyways

really

but then

in any case

on the contrary

howsoever

how much

moreover

otherwise

at any rate

excuse

except

Traductions

aber

jedoch

sin embargo

tuttavia

trotzdem

echter

però

no obstante

dennoch

allerdings

comunque

no entanto

niettemin

doch

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/hɑʊˈɛvə/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: however

In summary

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

Phrases

Some degree of recovery , however , is possible .

Cependant, un certain degré de reprise est possible.

However , the party had limited number of candidates in the election .

Cependant, le parti avait un nombre limité de candidats aux élections.

There can be very substantial differences between the drugs , however .

The project was , however , not funded , because of financial problems .

Le projet n'a cependant pas été financé, en raison de problèmes financiers.

However , the town became a part of Czechoslovakia .

Cependant, la ville est devenue une partie de la Tchécoslovaquie.

However , the robot baby goes berserk and attacks Marcia .

Cependant, le bébé robot devient fou et attaque Marcia.