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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