вопреки

Russian

Etymology

From Old Church Slavonic въпрѣкы (vŭprěky), from Proto-Slavic *реr-kъ, whose first element comes from Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- and is thus cognate with English for

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [vəprʲɪˈkʲi]
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Preposition

вопреки́ • (voprekí) (+ dative case)

  1. in spite of, contrary to
    вопреки́ распространённому мне́нию, лу́чшие рестора́ны Франции нахо́дятся во́все не в Париже
    voprekí rasprostranjónnomu mnéniju, lúčšije restorány Francii naxódjatsja vóvse ne v Pariže
    contrary to popular belief, the best French restaurants are nowhere around Paris
    судьи, вопреки́ прогно́зам ске́птиков, префере́нций хозя́евам не де́лали
    sudʹi, voprekí prognózam sképtikov, preferéncij xozjájevam ne délali
    judges, in spite of the skeptics' forecast, did not favour the owner

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