B1🔤 Letters M & N
Italian word
malgrado
despite, in spite of
Looks like
mal + grade
not a standard English word
⚠️ The trap
Learners try to decode it as 'bad grade' (mal = bad, grado = grade). It simply means 'despite/in spite of' and has no equivalent English cognate.
To say "not a standard English word" in Italian:
N/A
"malgrado" in English means:
despite, in spite of
Example
"Malgrado la pioggia, siamo usciti a passeggiare."
"Despite the rain, we went out for a walk."
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