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malgrado.

displeasure (feeling of being displeased)

8 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/mawˈɡɾa.du/Brazil[maʊ̯ˈɡɾa.du]Brazil/malˈɡɾa.du/Portugal[maɫˈɣɾa.ðu]Portugal

  1. displeasure (feeling of being displeased)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese mal(o) + grado, which stems from Latin grātum (see grātus (“pleasing, acceptable, agreeable, welcome”)). Compare Catalan malgrat and French malgré.

conj/mawˈɡɾa.du/Brazil[maʊ̯ˈɡɾa.du]Brazil/malˈɡɾa.du/Portugal[maɫˈɣɾa.ðu]Portugal

  1. although; in spite of

    Ele partiu, malgrado as súplicas de seu pai para que ficasse.
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese mal(o) + grado, which stems from Latin grātum (see grātus (“pleasing, acceptable, agreeable, welcome”)). Compare Catalan malgrat and French malgré.

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