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"(archaic) Exactly thus: in exactly such a manner (as said or surmised); of precisely such a nature."
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"code": "ca",
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"sense": "in spite of the preceding remark or facts",
"word": "tot i així"
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{
"code": "ca",
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"sense": "in spite of the preceding remark or facts",
"word": "tot i això"
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "in spite of the preceding remark or facts",
"word": "即使這樣"
},
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "jíshǐ zhèyàng",
"sense": "in spite of the preceding remark or facts",
"word": "即使这样"
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{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "in spite of the preceding remark or facts",
"word": "雖然如此"
},
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "suīrán rúcǐ",
"sense": "in spite of the preceding remark or facts",
"word": "虽然如此"
},
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"code": "nl",
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"sense": "in spite of the preceding remark or facts",
"word": "desondanks"
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{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "in spite of the preceding remark or facts",
"word": "zelfs dan"
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"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "in spite of the preceding remark or facts",
"word": "toch"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "in spite of the preceding remark or facts",
"word": "siitä huolimatta"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "in spite of the preceding remark or facts",
"word": "quand même"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "entoútios",
"sense": "in spite of the preceding remark or facts",
"word": "εντούτιος"
},
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"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "kaì hōs",
"sense": "in spite of the preceding remark or facts",
"word": "καὶ ὡς"
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"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "bekhol zot",
"sense": "in spite of the preceding remark or facts",
"word": "בְּכָל זֹאת"
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{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "in spite of the preceding remark or facts",
"word": "mar sin féin"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "in spite of the preceding remark or facts",
"word": "tuttavia"
},
{
"code": "it",
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"sense": "in spite of the preceding remark or facts",
"word": "ciononostante"
},
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"code": "pam",
"lang": "Kapampangan",
"sense": "in spite of the preceding remark or facts",
"word": "agyang"
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"lang": "Kapampangan",
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"word": "andyang"
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"sense": "in spite of the preceding remark or facts",
"word": "ainda assim"
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"sense": "in spite of the preceding remark or facts",
"word": "mesmo assim"
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"word": "несмотря́ на э́то"
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"word": "aún así"
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"sense": "in spite of the preceding remark or facts",
"word": "likväl"
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"word": "ändå"
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"word": "i alla fall"
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"sense": "in spite of the preceding remark or facts",
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"sense": "in spite of the preceding remark or facts",
"word": "kahit"
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"sense": "in spite of the preceding remark or facts",
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