למרות

Hebrew

Etymology

Contraction of לְהַמְרוֹת (l'hamrót), infinitive of the hiphil form of מרה (“to rebel”).

Preposition

לַמְרוֹת • (lamrót)

  1. Despite, in spite of, notwithstanding, even though.
    היא מטגנת לביבות, למרות שהיא יודעת שהוא שונא מזון מטוגן.
    hí m'tagénet l'vivót, lamrót shehí yodá'at shehú soné mazón m'tugán.
    She fries latkes, even though she knows that he hates fried food.

See also

  • לַמְרוֹת שֶׁ־ (lamrót she-) (conjunction)
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