Spanish Word of the Day Archive
Saturday April 12, 2008

pesar, verb:
in spite of

You use pesar in the phrase a pesar de in spite of:

A pesar del mal tiempo se divirtieron.
They enjoyed themselves in spite of the bad weather.

A pesar de todo el dinero no llegó.
In spite of or despite everything, the money hasn’t arrived.

You can use a pesar de followed by que and a verb in the indicative to mean even though:

A pesar de que la quiero.
Even though I love her, Despite the fact that I love her.

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Spanish Word of the Day ArchiveSaturday April 12, 2008