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• ôl-thōʹ
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• UK: /ɔːlˈðəʊ/
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• US: /ɔlˈðoʊ/
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• US, cot-caught-merger: /ɑlˈðoʊ/
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• rhymes with -əʊ
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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h2el-der.? Proto-Indo-European *h2elnós Proto-Germanic *allaz Proto-West Germanic *all Old English eall Proto-Indo-European *to-der. Proto-Indo-European *-weder. Proto-Germanic *þau Proto-Indo-European *-kweder. Proto-Germanic *-hw Proto-Germanic *þauh Proto-West Germanic *þauh Old English þēah Old English Middle English althagh English although From Middle English althagh, from Old English compound of eall (“all (emphatic)”) + þēah (“though”). By surface analysis, al(l) + though.

234 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Arabic: رَغْم أَنَّ (raḡm ʔanna) — in spite of the fact that
• Arabic: مَعَ أَنَّ (maʕa ʔanna) — in spite of the fact that
• Arabic: وَلَوْ (walaw) — in spite of the fact that
• Armenian: չնայած (čʻnayac) — in spite of the fact that
• Armenian: թեեւ (tʻeew) — in spite of the fact that
• Azerbaijani: halbuki — in spite of the fact that
• Azerbaijani: baxmayaraq ki — in spite of the fact that
• Azerbaijani: hərçənd — in spite of the fact that
• Azerbaijani: -sa da — in spite of the fact that
• Azerbaijani: isə də — in spite of the fact that
• Azerbaijani: -sa belə — in spite of the fact that
• Azerbaijani: isə belə — in spite of the fact that
• Bashkir: ҡарамаҫтан (qaramaśtan) — in spite of the fact that
• Belarusian: хоць (xocʹ) — in spite of the fact that
• Belarusian: хаця́ (xacjá) — in spite of the fact that
• Bulgarian: макар че (makar če) — in spite of the fact that
• Bulgarian: въпреки че (vǎpreki če) — in spite of the fact that
• Bulgarian: при все че (pri vse če) — in spite of the fact that
• Catalan: tot i que — in spite of the fact that
• Catalan: malgrat que — in spite of the fact that
• Catalan: encara que — in spite of the fact that
• Chichewa: ngakhale — in spite of the fact that
• Chinese Cantonese: 雖然 /虽然 (seoi1 jin4) — in spite of the fact that
• Chinese Cantonese: 儘管 /尽管 (zeon6 gun2) — in spite of the fact that
• Chinese: 雖然 /虽然 (zh-min-nan) — in spite of the fact that
• Chinese: 雖罔 /虽罔 (sui-bóng) — in spite of the fact that
• Chinese Mandarin: 雖然 /虽然 (suīrán) — in spite of the fact that
• Chinese Mandarin: 儘管 /尽管 (jǐnguǎn) — in spite of the fact that
• Chinese Mandarin: 雖說 /虽说 (suīshuō) — in spite of the fact that
• Cornish: kyn — in spite of the fact that
• Cornish: kynth — in spite of the fact that
• Czech: ač — in spite of the fact that
• Czech: ačkoliv — in spite of the fact that
• Danish: selvom — in spite of the fact that
• Danish: selv om — in spite of the fact that
• Danish: skønt — in spite of the fact that
• Dutch: hoewel — in spite of the fact that
• Esperanto: kvankam — in spite of the fact that
• Finnish: vaikka — in spite of the fact that
• Finnish: joskin — in spite of the fact that
• French: bien que — in spite of the fact that
• French: combien que — in spite of the fact that
• French: encore que — in spite of the fact that
• French: nonobstant que — in spite of the fact that
• French: quoique — in spite of the fact that
• French: tandis que — in spite of the fact that
• Galician: inanque — in spite of the fact that
• Galician: aínda que — in spite of the fact that
• Galician: maxer — in spite of the fact that
• Galician: macar — in spite of the fact that
• Galician: decasí — in spite of the fact that
• Galician: porén — in spite of the fact that
• Galician: malia — in spite of the fact that
• Galician: embora — in spite of the fact that
• Galician: orasme — in spite of the fact that
• Galician: decontra — in spite of the fact that
• Galician: emporiso — in spite of the fact that
• Galician: noustante — in spite of the fact that
• Georgian: მიუხედავად იმისა, რომ (miuxedavad imisa, rom) — in spite of the fact that
• German: obwohl — in spite of the fact that
• Greek: αν και (an kai) — in spite of the fact that
• Ancient Greek: καίπερ (kaíper) — in spite of the fact that
• Hebrew: למרות ש־ (lamrót she-) — in spite of the fact that
• Hebrew: אף על פי ש־ (af al pi she-) — in spite of the fact that
• Hindi: यद्यपि (yadyapi) — in spite of the fact that
• Hindi: हालाँकि (hālā̃ki) — in spite of the fact that
• Hindi: अगरचे (agarce) — in spite of the fact that
• Hungarian: bár — in spite of the fact that
• Icelandic: þó að — in spite of the fact that
• Icelandic: enda þótt — in spite of the fact that
• Ido: quankam — in spite of the fact that
• Indonesian: walau — in spite of the fact that
• Indonesian: walaupun — in spite of the fact that
• Indonesian: meski — in spite of the fact that
• Indonesian: meskipun — in spite of the fact that
• Ingrian: hot — in spite of the fact that
• Interlingua: ben que — in spite of the fact that
• Irish: cé go — in spite of the fact that
• Italian: sebbene — in spite of the fact that
• Italian: benché — in spite of the fact that
• Italian: ancorché — in spite of the fact that
• Japanese: ...のに (...noni) — in spite of the fact that
• Japanese: ...だけれども (...da keredomo) — in spite of the fact that
• Javanese: senajan — in spite of the fact that
• Javanese: sanadyan — in spite of the fact that
• Javanese: masiya — in spite of the fact that
• Javanese: puluh — in spite of the fact that
• Kabuverdianu: enbóra — in spite of the fact that
• Khmer: ទោះបីជា (tŭəh bəy ciə) — in spite of the fact that
• Khmer: បើទោះបីជា (baə tŭəh bəy ciə) — in spite of the fact that
• Khmer: សូម្បី (soumbəy) — in spite of the fact that
• K'iche': pine' — in spite of the fact that
• K'iche': pune' — in spite of the fact that
• Korean: 하지만 (hajiman) — in spite of the fact that
• Korean: -지만 (-jiman) — in spite of the fact that
• Korean: 비록 (birok) — in spite of the fact that
• Central Kurdish: ئەگەرچی (egerçî) — in spite of the fact that
• Northern Kurdish: tevî ku — in spite of the fact that
• Latin: quamquam — in spite of the fact that
• Latin: ut — in spite of the fact that
• Macedonian: иако (iako) — in spite of the fact that
• Macedonian: и покрај тоа (i pokraj toa) — in spite of the fact that
• Malay: walau — in spite of the fact that
• Malay: walaupun — in spite of the fact that
• Malay: meskipun — in spite of the fact that
• Maltese: għalkemm — in spite of the fact that
• Manchu: ᠪᡳᠴᡳᠪᡝ (bicibe) — in spite of the fact that
• Māori: ahakoa — in spite of the fact that
• Navajo: azhą́...ndi — in spite of the fact that
• Norwegian Bokmål: selv om — in spite of the fact that
• Norwegian Bokmål: om enn — in spite of the fact that
• Norwegian Bokmål: skjønt — in spite of the fact that
• Norwegian Nynorsk: sjølv om — in spite of the fact that
• Norwegian Nynorsk: om enn — in spite of the fact that
• Norwegian Nynorsk: endå — in spite of the fact that
• Norwegian Nynorsk: jamvel om — in spite of the fact that
• Ojibwe: aanawi — in spite of the fact that
• Old Norse: þó — in spite of the fact that
• Iranian Persian: اَگَرْچِه (agarče) — in spite of the fact that
• Iranian Persian: با این کِه (bâ in ke) — in spite of the fact that
• Polish: choć — in spite of the fact that
• Polish: chociaż — in spite of the fact that
• Polish: mimo że — in spite of the fact that
• Polish: aczkolwiek — in spite of the fact that
• Polish: lubo — in spite of the fact that
• Polish: acz — in spite of the fact that
• Portuguese: embora — in spite of the fact that
• Portuguese: conquanto — in spite of the fact that
• Portuguese: apesar de — in spite of the fact that
• Romanian: deși — in spite of the fact that
• Romanian: cu toate că — in spite of the fact that
• Russian: хотя́ (xotjá) — in spite of the fact that
• Russian: несмотря́ на то́, что (nesmotrjá na tó, što) — in spite of the fact that
• Russian: хоть и (xotʹ i) — in spite of the fact that
• Russian: хоть (xotʹ) — in spite of the fact that
• Scots: awtho — in spite of the fact that
• Scots: altho — in spite of the fact that
• Serbo-Croatian: iako — in spite of the fact that
• Serbo-Croatian: premda — in spite of the fact that
• Serbo-Croatian: mada — in spite of the fact that
• Serbo-Croatian: makar — in spite of the fact that
• Slovak: hoci — in spite of the fact that
• Slovak: aj keď — in spite of the fact that
• Slovene: čeprav — in spite of the fact that
• Slovene: četudi — in spite of the fact that
• Spanish: aunque — in spite of the fact that
• Spanish: a pesar de — in spite of the fact that
• Spanish: maguer — in spite of the fact that
• Spanish: si bien — in spite of the fact that
• Spanish: bien que — in spite of the fact that
• Spanish: aun cuando — in spite of the fact that
• Swahili: ingawa — in spite of the fact that
• Swedish: fastän — in spite of the fact that
• Swedish: trots att — in spite of the fact that
• Swedish: ehuru — in spite of the fact that
• Thai: แม้ (mɛ́ɛ) — in spite of the fact that
• Thai: ถึงจะ — in spite of the fact that
• Thai: ทั้งที่ (táng-tîi) — in spite of the fact that
• Thai: ถึงแม้ — in spite of the fact that
• Thai: ทั้ง ๆ (táng-táng) — in spite of the fact that
• Turkish: rağmen — in spite of the fact that
• Ukrainian: хоча́ (xočá) — in spite of the fact that
• Ukrainian: хоч (xoč) — in spite of the fact that
• Ukrainian: не дивлячи́сь на те, що (ne dyvljačýsʹ na te, ščo) — in spite of the fact that
• Urdu: حالان٘کِہ (hālā̃ki) — in spite of the fact that
• Urdu: اَگَرْچِہ (agarci) — in spite of the fact that
• Urdu: اَلْبَتَّہ (albatta) — in spite of the fact that
• Vietnamese: dù — in spite of the fact that
• Vietnamese: mặc dù — in spite of the fact that
• Vietnamese: dầu — in spite of the fact that
• Welsh: er — in spite of the fact that
• Yiddish: הגם (hagam) — in spite of the fact that
• Yiddish: כאָטש (khotsh) — in spite of the fact that
• Catalan: tot i que — but
• Catalan: malgrat que — but
• Chinese Mandarin: 但是 (dànshì) — but
• Chinese Mandarin: 可是 (kěshì) — but
• Chinese Mandarin: 不過 /不过 (bùguò) — but
• Chinese Mandarin: 然而 (rán'ér) — but
• Dutch: hoewel — but
• Dutch: maar — but
• Esperanto: tamen — but
• Finnish: paitsi — but
• French: mais — but
• Galician: inanque — but
• Galician: aínda que — but
• Galician: maxer — but
• Galician: macar — but
• Galician: decasí — but
• Galician: porén — but
• Galician: malia — but
• Galician: embora — but
• Galician: orasme — but
• Galician: decontra — but
• Galician: emporiso — but
• Galician: noustante — but
• Georgian: თუმცა (tumca) — but
• German: trotzdem — but
• Greek: παρά (pará) — but
• Greek: ωστόσο (ostóso) — but
• Greek: παρ’ όλ’ αυτά (par’ ól’ aftá) — but
• Greek: μολαταύτα (molatáfta) — but
• Greek: εντούτοις (entoútois) — but
• Hebrew: אֲבָל (avál) — but
• Hebrew: אֶלָּא (éla) — but
• Hungarian: de — but
• Hungarian: viszont — but
• Hungarian: azonban — but
• Hungarian: ám — but
• Hungarian: ugyanakkor — but
• Ido: tamen — but
• Indonesian: tapi — but
• Indonesian: tetapi — but
• Japanese: しかし (shikashi) — but
• Japanese: でも (demo) — but
• Central Kurdish: بەڵام (bellam) — but
• Malay: tetapi — but
• Old English: ac — but
• Iranian Persian: هَرْچَنْد (harčand) — but
• Polish: jednakże — but
• Portuguese: embora — but
• Portuguese: apesar de — but
• Romanian: însă — but
• Russian: одна́ко (odnáko) — but
• Russian: хотя́ (xotjá) — but
• Spanish: aunque — but
• Swedish: men — but
• Turkish: gerçi — but
• Urdu: لیکِن (lekin) — but
• Urdu: مَگَر (magar) — but
• Vietnamese: nhưng — but
• Vietnamese: nhưng mà — but
• Vietnamese: dưng cơ — but
• Vietnamese: dưng cơ mà — but