"þrátt fyrir" meaning in Icelandic

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  "etymology_text": "Uncertain. Can either be interpreted as the neuter of þrár + fyrir, literally, “stubborn for”, or as the Old Norse past participle of largely synonymous þrá and þreyja (“to long for”) + fyrir, literally, “(having) longed for”. Either way, contamination of Old Norse í þrá (“despite”) and fyrir (“despite”) clearly also played a role.",
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          "text": "þrátt fyrir allt",
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          "text": "þrátt fyrir það",
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          "english": "She worked on her sculptures in whatever way she could, despite lack of money and all kinds of difficulties.",
          "ref": "1985, Elín Pálmadóttir, Gerður. Ævisaga myndhöggvara, Almenna bókafélagið:",
          "text": "Hún vann að höggmyndum sínum á hverju sem gekk og þrátt fyrir peningaleysi og alls konar erfiðleika.",
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      "ipa": "/ˌθrauhtˈfɪːrɪr/"
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