malgré que
French, conjunction/mal.ɡʁe kə/
malgré que is spelled M-A-L-G-R-É-Q-U-E (9 letters). Malgré que is a French conjunction meaning “despite that (even though; despite the fact that; although)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Bien que, quoique (conjonction de subordination introduisant une concession)”.
What does malgré que mean in English?
conjunction
- 1
proscribeddespite that (even though; despite the fact that; although)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
conjunction: 1. Bien que, quoique (conjonction de subordination introduisant une concession).
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of malgré que
- malgré qu’
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce malgré que?
- /mal.ɡʁe kə/
- \mal.ɡʁe kə\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.