62.2. gy. B2 (példák)

anyhow adverb /ˈeniː.haʊ/ 1 de mégis, de azért (annak ellenére)

He hates carrots but he ate them anyhow.

nevertheless adverb /ˌnev.ə.ðəˈles/ annak ellenére (az előbb említett dolog ellenére)

I knew a lot about the subject already, but her talk was interesting nevertheless.

though conjunction /ðəʊ/ 2 de

They're coming next week, though I don't know which day.

when conjunction /wen/ 2 amikor (az ismertekkel/említettekkel ellenben)

He says he hasn't got any money when in fact he's got thousands of dollars in his account.

I don't understand how he can say that everything's fine when it's so obvious that it's not.

Why is she training to be a teacher when she doesn't even like children?

How can you say you don't like something when you've never even tried it!

whereas conjunction /weərˈæz/ míg (ellenben)

He must be about sixty, whereas his wife looks about thirty.

Phrases and idioms:

despite the fact that annak ellenére hogy ...

The company has been forced to reduce its price, despite the fact that the offer has been very popular.

even though annak ellenére (, hogy)

Even though he left school at 16, he still managed to become a millionaire.

I like her, even though she can be annoying at times.

on the one hand ... on the other hand egyrészt ... másrészt ...

On the one hand, computer games develop many skills, but on the other, they mean kids don't get enough exercise.

or else mert különben, vagy (következmény)

We must be there by six, or else we'll miss the beginning.

the other way round/around fordítva (van/történik)

I thought the older people would be more offended than the young people, but it was the other way round.