however

however
however [haʊˈevər]
1. adverb
   a. ( = nevertheless) cependant
• that is one reason. It is not, however, the only one c'est une raison. Ce n'est cependant pas la seule
   b. ( = 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 nom
• however many people there are quel que soit le nombre de personnes
   c. ( = how on earth) (in questions) comment donc
• however did you manage to do that? comment donc as-tu réussi à faire ça ?
2. conjunction
de 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
• however that may be quoi qu'il en soit
* * *
[haʊ'evə(r)] 1.
conjunction toutefois, cependant

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 to do — si, toutefois, vous préférez faire

2.
adverb
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

however much it costs — quel que soit le prix

however long it takes — quel que soit le temps que ça prendra

2) (in whatever way)

however you like — comme tu veux

however they travel, they will find it difficult — quelle que soit la façon dont ils voyagent, ça va être difficile

3) (how)

however did you guess? — comment as-tu deviné?


English-French dictionary. 2013.

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