"fastän" meaning in All languages combined

See fastän on Wiktionary

Conjunction [Swedish]

Audio: Sv-fastän.ogg
Etymology: From obsolete use of fast as an intensifier (compare fast asleep and firmly as an intensifier in English) + än (“yet”). Roughly, "how much yet" (no matter how much). Head templates: {{head|sv|conjunctions}} fastän
  1. even though Synonyms: fast
    Sense id: en-fastän-sv-conj-TUYpJvpm
  2. (somewhat solemn) although Synonyms: ehuru
    Sense id: en-fastän-sv-conj-Lh12V51E Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Swedish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 24 76 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 94 Disambiguation of Swedish entries with incorrect language header: 9 91
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          "english": "I went along [followed with] to the pizzeria even though I wasn't hungry",
          "text": "Jag följde med till pizzerian fastän jag inte var hungrig",
          "translation": "I went along [followed with] to the pizzeria even though I wasn't hungry",
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      ],
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          "english": "Although young, she has already accomplished a lot",
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        "(somewhat solemn) although"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "ehuru"
        }
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  "word": "fastän"
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}

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