Polyglot Dictionary

nichtsdestotrotz

/ˈnɪçtsdɛstoˌtʁɔts/

adverb C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adv Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. nevertheless

    • Nichtsdestotrotz bleibt das Problem bestehen.

      Nevertheless the problem remains.

Similar words

gleichwohl

gleichwohl and nichtsdestotrotz are close synonyms for "nevertheless"; gleichwohl is more formal or literary, nichtsdestotrotz more colloquial and emphatic.

Similar in other languages

French

néanmoins

néanmoins is the French word for the same thing — both mean "nevertheless."

Portuguese

contudo

contudo is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "nevertheless."

Practice

1 What does nichtsdestotrotz mean?

2 Fill the gap: ___ bleibt das Problem bestehen.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches nichtsdestotrotz?

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