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however [haʊˈevər]1. adverba. ( = nevertheless) cependant• that is one reason. It is not, however, the only one c'est une raison. Ce n'est cependant pas la seuleb. ( = no matter how) however tall he may be,... il a beau être grand,...• however much money he has... il a beau être riche...• however hard she tried, she couldn't remember my name malgré tous ses efforts, elle n'arrivait pas à se souvenir de mon nomc. ( = how on earth) (in questions) comment donc• however did you manage to do that? comment donc as-tu réussi à faire ça ?2. conjunctionde quelque manière que + subj• however we tell her about this, she won't be pleased qu'on le lui dise d'une manière ou d'une autre, elle ne sera pas contente• however you do it, it will never be right quoi que vous fassiez, ce ne sera jamais bien* * *[haʊ'evə(r)] 1.conjunction toutefois, cependanthowever, the recession is not over yet — toutefois, la récession n'est pas encore terminée
they can, however, explain why — ils peuvent, cependant, expliquer pourquoi
2.if, however, you prefer to do — si, toutefois, vous préférez faire
1) ( no matter how)however hard I try, I can't — j'ai beau essayer de toutes mes forces, je n'y arrive pas
however difficult the task is ou may be, we can't give up — si difficile que soit la tâche, nous ne pouvons pas abandonner
however small she is ou may be — si petite soit-elle
everyone, however poor — chacun, si pauvre soit-il
2) ( in whatever way)however they travel, they will find it difficult — quelle que soit la façon dont ils voyagent, ça va être difficile
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A conj ( nevertheless) toutefois, cependant, pourtant ; however, he did say that he would look into the matter il a toutefois dit qu'il examinerait la question ; however, the recession is not over yet toutefois, la récession n'est pas encore terminée ; they can, however, explain why ils peuvent, cependant, expliquer pourquoi ; if, however, you prefer not to accept the offer, we… si, toutefois, vous préférez refuser cette offre, nous… ; today, however, it looks as though the sun might come out aujourd'hui, pourtant, on a l'impression que le soleil va briller.B adv1 ( no matter how) however hard I try, I can't j'ai beau essayer de toutes mes forces, je ne peux pas ; however difficult the task is ou may be, we can't give up si difficile que soit la tâche, nous ne pouvons pas abandonner ; however profitable the company is ou may be… la compagnie a beau faire des bénéfices,… ; however rich/small she is ou may be si riche/petite soit-elle ; everyone, however poor/inexperienced chacun, si pauvre/inexpérimenté soit-il ; however often you tell me, I still won't believe you tu peux me le répéter aussi souvent que tu veux, je ne te croirai pas davantage ; however much it costs quel que soit le prix ; however many people go quel que soit le nombre de personnes qui y vont ; however long it takes, I'm not leaving quel que soit le temps que ça prendra, je ne partirai pas ;2 ( in whatever way) however you like comme tu veux ; however he does it, she won't like it quelle que soit la façon dont il s'y prend, ça ne lui plaira pas ; however they travel, they will find it difficult quelle que soit la façon dont ils voyagent, ça va leur paraître difficile ;3 ( how on earth) comment ; however did you guess? comment as-tu deviné?
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