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10 Language-to-English DictionariesGranted-that
/ˈɡræn.tɪd ðæt/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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Used to introduce a concession or an admission of a fact before making a contrasting statement.
"Granted that the initial costs are high, the long-term savings are substantial."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the past participle of the Middle English verb 'granten' (from Old French 'granter', ultimately Latin 'credere', to believe or entrust), combined with the conjunction 'that'. Historically used as an elliptical concessive clause meaning 'assuming that' or 'even if it is conceded that'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Granted-that" is said worldwide
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étant donné que
Transliteration: é-tã do-né que
"Étant donné que le temps est mauvais, nous devrions reporter la sortie."
zugegeben, dass
Transliteration: tsu-ɡə-ɡeːbən das
"Zugegeben, dass die Aufgabe schwierig war, hat er sie hervorragend gelöst."
posto che
Transliteration: pɔsto ke
"Posto che tu abbia ragione, dobbiamo comunque seguire le regole."
dado que
Transliteration: da-do ke
"Dado que los precios han subido, debemos ajustar nuestro presupuesto."
posto que
Transliteration: pos-tu ki
"Posto que seja difícil, precisamos tentar novamente."
माना कि
Transliteration: mana ki
"माना कि यह कठिन है, फिर भी हम इसे पूरा करेंगे।"
纵然
Transliteration: zòng rán
"纵然过程有些曲折，结果还是好的。"
비록 ~라 할지라도
Transliteration: bi-rok ~ra hal-ji-ra-do
"비록 상황이 어렵다 할지라도 포기하지 않겠다."
〜としても
Transliteration: ~to shi te mo
"たとえそれが事実だとしても、やり方が間違っている。"
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