Translation of although – English–Spanish dictionary

although

conjunction

/ɔːlˈðəʊ/ us

/ɑːlˈðoʊ/

aunque

She walked home by herself, although she knew that it was dangerous. Se volvió a casa sola, aunque sabía que era peligroso.

He decided to go, although I begged him not to. Decidió ir, aunque le pedí que no lo hiciera.

but

pero

He's rather shy, although he's not as bad as he used to be. Es bastante tímido, aunque no tanto como antes.

She'll be coming tonight, although I don't know exactly when. Vendrá hoy por la noche, aunque no sabemos exactamente cuándo.

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Mysteriously, the light came on, although no one was near the switch.
I have the greatest respect for his ideas, although I don't agree with them.
They won the war, although it cost them millions of lives.
In the final straight Meyers stumbled, and although he didn't fall it was enough to lose him first place.
At 84 he's still quite active, although he walks with the aid of a stick.

Grammar

Although or though?

Although and though both mean ‘in spite of something’. They are subordinating conjunctions. This means that the clause which they introduce is a subordinate clause, which needs a main clause to make it complete: …

Although and though meaning ‘in spite of’

Although and though meaning ‘but’

When the although/though clause comes after a main clause, it can also mean ‘but it is also true that …’: …

Though meaning ‘however’

Especially in speaking, we can use though (but not although or even though) with a meaning similar to however or nevertheless. In these cases, we usually put it at the end of a clause: …

As though

As though has a meaning very similar to as if. As if is much more common than as though: …

Conjunctions: contrasting

The conjunctions but and although/though connect ideas that contrast. Whereas is also used but it is not as common: …

But

But is a coordinating conjunction used to connect ideas that contrast. Coordinating conjunctions connect items which are the same grammatical type. …

Although/though

Although/though can be used to contrast ideas. Although/though are subordinating conjunctions used to connect a subordinate clause to a main clause, like after, as, before, if, since, that, even though, even if. …

But or although?

But cannot be used in the same way as although/though. We use but to connect items which are the same grammatical type (coordinating conjunction). …

Even though, even if

Even though and even if are also used as subordinating conjunctions in the same way as although/though. Even though is similar to although but it makes a stronger contrast: …

Conjunctions: typical errors

We use and to connect words in a list and to connect phrases and clauses in a sentence: …

(Translation of although from the Cambridge English-Spanish Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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Examples of although

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In research on the policy impact of partisan governments, parties are often - although mostly implicitly - conceptualised as policy oriented.

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Note that this phenomenon has a purely inertial character; viscous forces cannot prevent it, although these forces guarantee the space regularity of the solution.

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Although many countries are planning to privatise, there has been little research into the effects of water privatisation.

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Mere preferences independent of evaluation are excluded, although they provide goals in the ordinary sense.

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The studies use a nice mix of qualitative and quantitative measures, although they lack representative samples.

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The qualitative character of men and women's friendships was often distinctive, although mediated by social class and area differences.

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The chapters illustrate a range of methods, although there is an overall emphasis in favour of qualitative approaches.

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Although it is rarely clearly stated, we implicitly have a predicate whose result tells us when an abstract value permits strictness optimisations.

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Translations of although

in Chinese (Traditional)

雖然，儘管, 但是，然而…

Translation of although – English–Spanish dictionary

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Examples of although

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