in spite of in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for in spite of in the English»French Dictionary

I.spite [Brit spʌɪt, Am spaɪt] N

III.spite [Brit spʌɪt, Am spaɪt] VB trans

Translations for in spite of in the English»French Dictionary

I.spite [Brit spʌɪt, Am spaɪt] N

III.spite [Brit spʌɪt, Am spaɪt] VB trans

I.course [Brit kɔːs, Am kɔrs] N

2. course (route):

cap m
to be on or hold or steer a course AVIAT, NAUT
to change course AVIAT, NAUT
to set (a) course for AVIAT, NAUT

II.course [Brit kɔːs, Am kɔrs] VB trans HUNT

III.course [Brit kɔːs, Am kɔrs] VB intr

of [Brit ɒv, (ə)v, Am əv] PREP

See also late, old

I.late [Brit leɪt, Am leɪt] ADJ

1. late (after expected time):

tardif/-ive

2. late (towards end of day, season, life etc):

tardif/-ive
tardif/-ive

II.late [Brit leɪt, Am leɪt] ADV

2. late (towards end of time period):

à tout à l'heure!

I.old [Brit əʊld, Am oʊld] N The irregular form vieil of the adjective vieux/vieille is used before masculine nouns beginning with a vowel or a mute ‘h’.

III.old [Brit əʊld, Am oʊld] ADJ

2. old (of a particular age):

I.all [Brit ɔːl, Am ɔl] PRON

1. all (everything):

II.all [Brit ɔːl, Am ɔl] DET

III.all [Brit ɔːl, Am ɔl] ADV

IV.all [Brit ɔːl, Am ɔl] N

2. all+ (in the highest degree) → all-consuming

XVI.all [Brit ɔːl, Am ɔl]

it's all go inf here! Brit
it's all up with us inf Brit
all in Brit sl
all in Brit sl

See also worst, thing, place, people, best, bad, all-important, all-embracing, all-consuming

I.worst [Brit wəːst, Am wərst] N

1. worst (most difficult, unpleasant):

le/la pire m/f

II.worst [Brit wəːst, Am wərst] ADJ superlative of bad

III.worst [Brit wəːst, Am wərst] ADV

IV.worst [Brit wəːst, Am wərst] VB trans form

I.thing [Brit θɪŋ, Am θɪŋ] N

1. thing (object):

truc m inf
à quoi sert ce truc? inf

2. thing (action, task, event):

3. thing (matter, fact):

the thing is, (that) …
ce qu'il y a, c'est que
ce qu'il y a de bien, c'est que

2. things (situation, circumstances, matters):

III.thing [Brit θɪŋ, Am θɪŋ]

to make a big thing (out) of it inf

I.place [Brit pleɪs, Am pleɪs] N

1. place (location, position):

2. place (town, hotel etc):

IV.place [Brit pleɪs, Am pleɪs] VB trans

I.people [Brit ˈpiːp(ə)l, Am ˈpipəl] N (nation) gens is masculine plural and never countable (you CANNOT say ‘trois gens’). When used with gens, some adjectives such as vieux, bon, mauvais, petit, vilain placed before gens take the feminine form: les vieilles gens.

II.people [Brit ˈpiːp(ə)l, Am ˈpipəl] N npl

1. people:

gens mpl

III.people [Brit ˈpiːp(ə)l, Am ˈpipəl] VB trans liter

I.best [Brit bɛst, Am bɛst] N

II.best [Brit bɛst, Am bɛst] ADJ superlative of good

1. best (most excellent or pleasing):

III.best [Brit bɛst, Am bɛst] ADV

best superlative of well

IV.best [Brit bɛst, Am bɛst] VB trans (defeat, outdo)

II.bad <comp worse, superl worst> [Brit bad, Am bæd] ADJ

1. bad (poor, inferior, incompetent, unacceptable):

bad attr joke
not bad inf

III.bad [Brit bad, Am bæd] ADV inf esp Am

I.late [Brit leɪt, Am leɪt] ADJ

1. late (after expected time):

tardif/-ive

2. late (towards end of day, season, life etc):

tardif/-ive
tardif/-ive

II.late [Brit leɪt, Am leɪt] ADV

2. late (towards end of time period):

à tout à l'heure!

I.full [Brit fʊl, Am fʊl] ADJ

1. full (completely filled):

complet/-ète
plein à craquer inf

II.full [Brit fʊl, Am fʊl] ADV

I.favour Brit, favor Am [Brit ˈfeɪvə, Am ˈfeɪvər] N

2. favour (kindness):

do me a favour! lit

III.favour Brit, favor Am [Brit ˈfeɪvə, Am ˈfeɪvər] VB trans

I.term [Brit təːm, Am tərm] N

1. terms (conditions):

termes mpl
terms COMM
terms of trade COMM, ECON

IV.term [Brit təːm, Am tərm] VB trans

I.effect [Brit ɪˈfɛkt, Am əˈfɛkt] N

IV.effect [Brit ɪˈfɛkt, Am əˈfɛkt] VB trans

in spite of in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for in spite of in the English»French Dictionary

of [əv, stressed: ɒv] PREP

See also out, in between

out → out of

See also inch

in spite of Glossary « Intégration et égalité des chances » courtesy of the French-German Youth Office

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
In spite of this proximity, however, it is still too faint to be viewed by the unaided eye.
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Also, in spite of an increase in unemployment, the poor improved their share of the national income while that of the rich was slightly reduced.
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In spite of this, they still proceeded to the qualifiers.
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In spite of their protestation to the presiding magistrate, the case went on for three months.
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In spite of its nomination, reviews were mixed.
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In spite of the warnings, health officials noted a jump in the number of people with eye and throat irritation.
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In spite of a robust campaign, the legislature took no action based on opposing letters and telegrams.
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Their twenty-nine years of married life, in spite of much trouble, were happy.
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However, in spite of good relationships with their publishers, 19th century composers' scores suffered massive changes from what they originally wrote.
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In spite of the schools massive student population, there are opportunities and paths for any type of student.
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