Glossary entry

Czech term or phrase:

přesto, nebo právě proto

English translation:

Nevertheless — or perhaps for this very reason —

Added to glossary by Zuzana Jurková
Mar 20, 2013 11:13
11 yrs ago
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Czech term

přesto, nebo právě proto

Czech to English Other Tourism & Travel časopisový článek
Přesto, nebo právě proto, si místní umí vychutnat život.

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Nevertheless — or perhaps for this very reason —

If you want to stress the “právě“

The very same question has been asked in Dutch: http://www.proz.com/kudoz/dutch_to_english/general_conversat...
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agree Charles Stanford
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Despite this, or perhaps because of it, locals know how to enjoy life..

.. but it isn't the most natural English, depends on what 'this' is and if possible at all, the whole structure should be changed, but we don't have context for that..
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agree Jennifer Taylor : I think it sounds natural enough, with plenty of examples in Googleland.
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agree Charles Stanford
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agree Miguel Valentín-Gamazo
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whatever the reason, ...

Just in case you were looking for something ligter, with airier feel.
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