Example: ALTHOUGH students were randomly assigned to MI and traditional classrooms, accounting for several additional demographic variables in the studentsÍ personal and family background helped to characterize the differences in student performance in language, mathematics, social studies, science, arts, physical education, and music.
fr: bien que
claim
noun
An assertion of the truth of something, typically one that is disputed or in doubt.
Example: The study is based on a fundamental CLAIM that technology does not follow a pre-determinate path but is shaped by people, who in turn are constrained by historical conditions and current structures.
fr: une réclamation
countervailing
adjective
Without being affected by; in spite of.
Example: Using AD seems to be most popular amongst trade remedy instruments, such as safeguard and COUNTERVAILING measures (Trebilcock, Howse, 1999), and this protection mechanism is being applied in spite of many critical opinions concerning its practical and economical justification.
fr: compenser
despite
preposition
Without being affected by; in spite of.
Example: DESPITE these criticisms, most planned communities excel as models of financial and even social success.
fr: malgré
evidence
noun
The available body of facts or information indicating whether a belief or proposition is true or valid.
Example: I find strong EVIDENCE of manipulation in agricultural lending by government banks.
fr: preuve
however
adverb
Used to introduce a statement that contrasts with or seems to contradict something that has been said previously.
Example: HOWEVER , the intensity ratio appears to be positively related to the risk-based capital ratio.
fr: pourtant
in contrast
preposition phrase
Used when comparing two things or people and saying that the second one is very different from the first.
Example: IN CONTRAST , in another part of the region, the important factors become proximity to escarpment areas that produce places suitable for depicting rock art.
fr: en revanche
nevertheless
adverb
In spite of that; notwithstanding; all the same.
Example: NEVERTHELESS , the architectural region was not clear cut and Alberti treated it in a variety of ways, often blending the traditional and the new.
fr: cependant
nonetheless
adverb
In spite of that; nevertheless.
Example: NONETHELESS , the consistency leads to the conclusion that the treatment had some kind of effect.
fr: toutefois
on the contrary
preposition phrase
Used to intensify a denial of what has just been implied or stated by suggesting that the opposite is the case.
Example: ON THE CONTRARY, this study demonstrates how successive military leaders bolstered their position in the capital by proactively assimilating and adopting established symbols of traditional authority.
fr: au contraire
on the other hand
preposition phrase
Used to present factors which are opposed or which support opposing opinions.
Example: ON THE OTHER HAND , cards 3BM, 6BM and 7GF varied in theme content for Japanese and American subjects.
fr: d'autre part
proof
noun
Evidence or argument establishing a fact or the truth of a statement.
Example: Their perceptual distinguishability, alone, is no PROOF either of their actual existence or of their distinguishability per se.
fr: preuve
regardless
adverb
Despite the prevailing circumstances.
Example: As young people, many adapted their situation to suit their needs, REGARDLESS of any negative experiences they might have encountered at Chemawa.
fr: indépendamment
whereas
conjunction
In contrast or comparison with the fact that.
Example: Hunting by villagers increased as a result of growing unemployment, WHEREAS peasants reduced their hunting and turned to forest exploitation.
fr: tandis que
yet
conjunction
But at the same time; but nevertheless.
Example: The conversation contains diverse views, YET education is always given a prominent role.