cependant

səpɑ̃dɑ̃

Definition

Definition of cependant - Reverso French Dictionary

Adverb

oppositionmalgré cela, exprime une opposition ou une restriction

Il pleut, cependant nous sortirons quand même.

néanmoins

toutefois

simultanéitépendant ce temps, au même moment qu'autre chose

Il travaillait cependant que sa femme préparait le dîner.

en même temps

pendant ce temps

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cependant que

conj.

introduit une action simultanée dans le temps

Il travaillait cependant que sa femme préparait le dîner.

Origin of cependant

latin, cependa (cependant)

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en même temps

adv.

opposition

cependant, d'autre part, introduit une nuance ou objection

pour autant

adv.

opposition

cependant, malgré cela

maintenant

adv.

opposition

cependant, toutefois

toujours

adv.

concession

cependant, néanmoins, malgré tout, au moins dans cette situation

encore

adv.

opposition

cependant, toutefois

nonobstant

adv.

opposition

exprime une opposition ou concession, équivaut à cependant ou néanmoins

par exemple

adv.

opposition

marque une opposition, signifie cependant ou au contraire

Examples of cependant in a sentence

Elle voulait venir, cependant elle a dû annuler.
Il lisait cependant que la pluie tombait.
Les enfants jouaient cependant que la nuit tombait.

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English:however, meanwhile, ...
German:jedoch, währenddessen, ...
Italian:tuttavia, mentre, ...
Spanish:sin embargo, mientras tanto, ...
Portuguese:contudo, entretanto, ...
Chinese:然而, 与此同时, ...
Japanese:しかし, 同時に, ...
Arabic:مع ذلك, بالتزامن, ...
Hebrew:אוּלָם, בּוֹתוֹ זְמַן, ...
Russian:однако, одновременно, ...
Ukrainian:однак, тим часом, ...
Catalan:tanmateix, mentre, ...
Danish:imidlertid, imens, ...
Dutch:echter, tijdens die tijd, ...
Greek:όμως, εν τω μεταξύ, ...
Hungarian:azonban, eközben, ...
Khmer:ទោះជាយ៉ាងណាក៏ដោយ, ក្នុងពេលដំណាលគ្នានោះ, ...
Korean:그러나, 동시에, ...
Polish:jednak, jednocześnie, ...
Portuguese (BR):no entanto, enquanto isso, ...
Romanian:totuși, între timp, ...
Swedish:dock, under tiden, ...
Thai:อย่างไรก็ตาม, ในขณะเดียวกัน, ...
Turkish:ancak, bu sırada, ...
Vietnamese:tuy nhiên, trong khi đó, ...

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Definition of cependant - Reverso French Dictionary

Adverb

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Terms with cependant included in their meaning

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