however

however
adverb
1) wie ... auch; egal, wie (ugs.)

I shall never win this race, however hard I try — ich werde dieses Rennen nie gewinnen, und wenn ich mich noch so anstrenge od. wie sehr ich mich auch anstrenge

2) (nevertheless) jedoch; aber

I don't like him very much. However, he has never done me any harm — Ich mag ihn nicht sehr. Er hat mir allerdings noch nie etwas getan

however, the rain soon stopped, and ... — es hörte jedoch od. aber bald auf zu regnen, und ...

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adverb
1) (in spite of that: It would be nice if we had more money. However, I suppose we'll manage with what we have.) wie auch immer
2) ((also how ever) in what way; by what means: However did you get here?; However did you do that?) wie
3) (to no matter what extent: However hard I try, I still can't do it.) wie auch
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how·ever
[haʊˈevəʳ, AM -ɚ]
I. adv inv
1. + adj (to whatever degree) egal wie fam
\however hungry I am, ... ich kann so hungrig sein, wie ich will, ...
\however angry/inexpensive/small egal wie böse/billig/klein
2. (showing contradiction) jedoch
I love ice cream — \however, I am trying to lose weight, so ... ich liebe Eis — ich versuche jedoch gerade abzunehmen, daher ...
3. (by what means) wie um alles ... fam
\however did you manage to get so dirty? wie hast du es bloß geschafft, so schmutzig zu werden?
II. conj
1. (nevertheless) aber, jedoch
there may, \however, be other reasons es mag jedoch auch andere Gründe geben
2. (in any way) wie auch immer
you can do it \however you like du kannst es machen, wie du willst
\however you do it, ... wie auch immer du es machst, ...
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[haʊ'evə(r)]
1. conj
1) jedoch, aber

however, we finally succeeded — wir haben es schließlich doch noch geschafft

2) (inf: oh well) na ja (inf), nun ja (inf)
2. adv
1) (= no matter how) wie ... auch, egal wie (inf); (= in whatever way) wie

however strong he is — wie stark er auch ist, egal wie stark er ist (inf)

however you do it —

do it however you like — machs, wie du willst

buy it however expensive it is — kaufen Sie es, egal, was es kostet

however much you cry — und wenn du noch so weinst, wie sehr du auch weinst

wait 30 minutes or however long it takes — warte eine halbe Stunde oder so lange, wie es dauert

however that may be — wie dem auch sei

2) (in question) wie ... bloß or nur

however did you manage it? — wie hast du das bloß or nur geschafft?

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however [haʊˈevə(r)]
A adv
1. wie auch (immer), wenn auch noch so:
however it (may) be wie dem auch sei;
however you do it wie du es auch machst;
however hard he tried sosehr er sich auch bemühte;
however much we wish it wie sehr wir es auch wünschen
2. umg wie (denn) nur:
however did you manage that?
B konj dennoch, (je)doch, aber, indes
* * *
adverb
1) wie ... auch; egal, wie (ugs.)

I shall never win this race, however hard I try — ich werde dieses Rennen nie gewinnen, und wenn ich mich noch so anstrenge od. wie sehr ich mich auch anstrenge

2) (nevertheless) jedoch; aber

I don't like him very much. However, he has never done me any harm — Ich mag ihn nicht sehr. Er hat mir allerdings noch nie etwas getan

however, the rain soon stopped, and ... — es hörte jedoch od. aber bald auf zu regnen, und ...

* * *
conj.
aber konj.
dennoch konj.
doch konj.
jedoch konj.

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