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No. 132 in Swedish

trots

Defiance; in spite of; despite.

In a sentence

  • Trots att det regnade, fortsatte vi att promenera.

    Despite the rain, we continued to walk.

    Here, 'trots' is used as a preposition meaning 'despite' to express contrast.

  • Han visade trots mot sin lärare genom att inte följa instruktionerna.

    He showed defiance towards his teacher by not following the instructions.

    Here, 'trots' is used as a noun meaning 'defiance' to describe a behavior.

  • Det var imponerande hur hon lyckades trots de svåra omständigheterna.

    It was impressive how she succeeded despite the difficult circumstances.

    Here, 'trots' is used as a preposition meaning 'despite' to convey overcoming adversity.

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