zwar

Senso (Inglese)

1. Signals a following contrary clause, which is usually introduced with aber (“but”), stressing that the speaker is aware of the contradiction, but that it does not invalidate the statement.
2. namely
3. Intensifies a request or command.

Concetti

certamente

cioè

ovvio

nominativamente

sÌ

vale a dire

sinonimi

freilich

allerdings

wohl

immerhin

obgleich

wenn auch

obschon

gewiss

ja doch

ja

d.h.

das heißt

doch

nämlich

obwohl

und zwar

wenn … auch

aber

Traduzioni

wel

zeker

toch

certes

ciertamente

immers

indeed

certainly

vast

te weten

bepaald

in naam

de debò

en veritat

si

Dialetti

Canton Zurigo

zwar

Canton Basilea Campagna

zwoor

Canton Lucerna

zwar

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Pronunciato come (IPA)

/tsvaːr/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da tedesco medio alto: zwāre

Ereditato da tedesco antico alto: zi wāre

In summary

From Middle High German zwāre, contraction of ze wāre (“verily, indeed”), from Old High German zi wāre (8th c.). Equivalent to zu + wahr. The concessive use developed first in cognate Middle Low German twâre. Compare Czech sice.