though

(THō)
conj.

1. Despite the fact that; although: He still argues, though he knows he's wrong. Even though it was raining, she walked to work.
2. Conceding or supposing that; even if: Though they may not succeed, they will still try. See Usage Note at although.

adv.

1. However; nevertheless: Snow is not predicted; we can expect some rain, though.
2. Informal. Used as an intensive: Wouldn't that beat all, though?

[Middle English, of Scandinavian origin.]

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IN BRIEF: In spite of the fact that. Also: However or nevertheless.

A true friend is someone who thinks that you are a good egg even though he knows that you are slightly cracked. — Bernard Meltzer

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Dansk (Danish)
conj. - skønt, endskønt, selvom
adv. - alligevel

idioms:

• though I say so myself    når jeg selv skal sige det..

Nederlands (Dutch)
(al)hoewel, evenwel

Français (French)
conj. - bien que, mais
adv. - quand même, toutefois

idioms:

• though I say so myself    sans me vanter

Deutsch (German)
conj. - obwohl, aber, wenn auch
adv. - aber

idioms:

• though I say so myself    ich will mich ja nicht selbst loben, aber

Ελληνική (Greek)
conj. - αν και, μολονότι, καίτοι
adv. - παρ' όλα αυτά, ωστόσο, όμως

idioms:

• though I say so myself    αν και το λέω μόνος μου

Italiano (Italian)
sebbene

idioms:

• though I say so myself    non dovrei essere io a dirlo

Português (Portuguese)
conj. - embora, apesar de que
adv. - contudo, todavia, não obstante, ainda assim, assim mesmo

idioms:

• though I say so myself    embora eu diga a mim mesmo

Русский (Russian)
хотя, несмотря на...

idioms:

• though I say so myself    "хоть я и говорю это сам, но....

Español (Spanish)
conj. - aunque, a pesar de que, aun cuando, si bien
adv. - sin embargo

idioms:

• though I say so myself    modestia aparte

Svenska (Swedish)
conj. - fast, fastän, ehuru, trots att
adv. - ändå, verkligen

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
虽然, 尽管, 可是

idioms:

• though I say so myself    尽管我自己这么说

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
conj. - 雖然, 儘管
adv. - 雖然, 可是

idioms:

• though I say so myself    盡管我自己這麼說

한국어 (Korean)
conj. - ~이지만, ~하지만, 비록~일지라도
adv. - 그래도, 그렇지만, 하긴

日本語 (Japanese)
adv. - でも
conj. - …にもかかわらず, …だが…, とはいっても, たとえ…でも

idioms:

• as though    まるで…かのように, …している時, アス青銅貨
• though I say so myself    そうはいっても

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(حرف عطف) وكأن, ولو أن (ظرف) مع ذلك‏

עברית (Hebrew)
conj. - ‮למרות, בכל זאת, אף-על-פי-כן, אף ש-‬
adv. - ‮למרות, עם זאת‬

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