05:30 Apr 12, 2011 |
French to English translations [PRO] General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters | |||||||
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| Selected response from: David Hayes France Local time: 11:40 | ||||||
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4 +6 | Nevertheless |
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4 +1 | because of this |
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4 | and yet/even so/nevertheless/however |
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4 | That said, .... |
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Discussion entries: 3 | |
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Nevertheless Explanation: It seems to me that this use of 'pour autant' is a fairly recent development in French. See the link. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 38 mins (2011-04-12 06:08:40 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- I've just noticed that this is the sense confirmed by 'Le Petit Larousse' 2009, so I would now say that I am totally certain of this answer. Reference: http://fr.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=2007111204360... |
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