malgré
Meaning
- despite, in spite of
- against (one's) will, despite (one's) protest
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/mal.ɡʁe/
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French maugré (literally “bad will”), with etymological restoration of the l, from Old French malgré, from mal + gré. Cognate with Italian malgrado and Catalan malgrat.
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Sentences
Malgré tout l'affluence continue de diminuer rencontre après rencontre .
Despite all the affluence continues to decrease meeting after meeting.
Malgré tout , la compétition est tout de même organisée pour les divisions inférieures .
Nevertheless, the competition is still organized for the lower divisions.