despite

Senso (Inglese)

Prep

In spite of, notwithstanding.

Noun

1. (obsolete) Disdain, contemptuous feelings, hatred.
2. Action or behaviour displaying such feelings; an outrage, insult.
3. Evil feeling; malice, spite, annoyance.

Verb

To vex; to annoy; to offend contemptuously.

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/dɪˈspaɪt/

Etimologia (Inglese)

The noun is from Middle English despit, dispit, from Old French despit, from Latin dēspectum (“looking down on”), from dēspiciō (“to look down, despise”).
The preposition is from Middle English dispit, from the phrase in dispit of (in despite of).

Frasi

For years , despite the success of his songs , Vanzolini never recorded an album .

Per anni, nonostante il successo delle sue canzoni, Vanzolini non ha mai registrato un album.

Despite this , the band continued with established session guitarist B . J . Cole replacing McCabe .

Nonostante ciò, la band ha continuato con il chitarrista di sessione stabilito B. J. Cole che sostituisce McCabe.

Despite her renewed musical emphasis , Deckers' career failed to prosper .

Nonostante la sua rinnovata enfasi musicale, la carriera di Deckers non è riuscita a prosperare.