trots.
in spite of, despite (that)
Meaning & usage
in spite of, despite (that)
Stranden var full av barn, trots regnet.
De kom i tid trots att de försov sig.
Where this word comes from
From Old Swedish tratz, from Middle Low German trotz, tratz, from Middle High German trotz, trutz, tratz. Cognate with Norwegian Bokmål tross, Norwegian Nynorsk trass, Danish trods, older forms trotz, tratz, German trotz.
defiance
Han gjorde det i rent trots.
Where this word comes from
From Old Swedish tratz, from Middle Low German trotz, tratz, from Middle High German trotz, trutz, tratz. Cognate with Norwegian Bokmål tross, Norwegian Nynorsk trass, Danish trods, older forms trotz, tratz, German trotz.
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