No. 286 in Polish
mimo
"Despite" or "although."
In a sentence
Mimo deszczu poszliśmy na spacer.
Despite the rain, we went for a walk.
"Mimo" here means "despite," indicating the situation (rain) contrary to which the action (going for a walk) was carried out.
On osiągnął sukces mimo wielu trudności.
He achieved success despite many difficulties.
"Mimo" is used to introduce the circumstances (difficulties) that did not prevent the outcome (success).
Nie udało mu się, mimo że się starał.
He did not succeed, although he tried.
"Mimo że" forms a conjunction meaning "although" or "even though," linking a subordinate clause describing an effort that contradicts the main clause (lack of success).
Hear it in real podcasts
The recording above is a synthetic voice. Hear how people say “mimo” in actual Polish podcasts.
Find “mimo” in podcastsLearn it from shows you like
LangTurbo plays Polish podcasts with a transcript and the English under every line. Tap a word like this one and it tells you what it means right there. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Learning English?
LangTurbo plays real English podcasts with every line translated into polski, and tells you what any word means in that sentence. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Polish books and courses on Amazon (an affiliate link: a purchase through it supports this site).