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French
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French maugré (literally “bad will”), from mal + gré, with etymological restoration of the l. Cognate with Italian malgrado and Catalan malgrat.
Pronunciation
Preposition
malgré
- despite, in spite of
2018, Zaz, Résigne-moi:Je laisse aller ce que j’ai tant aimé, malgré mon cœur qui cogne et s’ouvrait.- I let go that which I loved so much, despite my heart which knocks and opens.
2014, Indila, Comme un bateau:Maman dit que malgré les épreuves il faut continuer à sourire.- Mum says that despite the trials we must continue to smile.
- (with a pronoun) against (one's) will, despite (one's) protest
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Old French
Etymology
mal (“bad”) + gré (“will”).
Noun
malgré oblique singular, f (oblique plural malgrez, nominative singular malgré, nominative plural malgrez)
- ill-will
Preposition
malgré
- despite; in spite of
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