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a pesar de

Principal Translations
Spanish		English
a pesar de algo loc prep	(aun así)	in spite of, despite prep
	Lina siempre está sonriendo a pesar de los problemas.
	Lina is always smiling, in spite of the problems.
a pesar de alguien loc prep	(contra su voluntad)	in spite of [sb] prep
		against [sb]'s wishes expr
	A pesar de mi padre, tuvimos que vender su colección de autos antiguos.
	In spite of my father, we had to sell his collection of old cars.
a pesar de que [+ indicativo] loc conj	(pese a que, aunque)	even though conj
		despite conj
		despite the fact that, in spite of the fact that expr
	A pesar de que odia madrugar, Pedro se levanta a las 5 de la mañana todos los días.
	Even though he is not a morning person, Pedro gets up at 5 every day.

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Compound Forms:
Spanish		English
a pesar de ello loc adv	(no obstante)	still adv
		in spite of that, despite that expr
	(formal)	nevertheless, notwithstanding adv
	Hemos tenido muchas dificultades a lo largo del proyecto; a pesar de ello, confiamos en que obtendremos buenos resultados.
	We have had a lot of difficulties throughout the project. Still, we trust that we will have good results.
	We have had a lot of difficulties throughout the project. In spite of that, we trust that we will have good results.
	We have had a lot of difficulties throughout the project. Nevertheless, we trust that we will have good results.
a pesar de los pesares expr	(a pesar de todo)	despite everything conj
		in spite of everything conj
		regardless of expr
	A pesar de los pesares, creo que Grecia saldrá de la crisis pronto.
	Despite everything, I think Greece will recover from the crisis soon.
a pesar de todo loc adv	(aun así)	in spite of everything, despite everything conj
	A pesar de todo, Carlos es un hombre feliz y está satisfecho con su vida.
	In spite of everything, Carlos is a happy man and is satisfied with his life.

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