oaktat
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From o- (“un-”) + aktat (“minded”), in the sense of "without significance being attached to." Compare German ungeachtet, Dutch ongeacht.
Preposition
[edit]oaktat
- (somewhat formal) regardless of, irrespective of
- Synonym: oavsett
- Vi har bevis för att mordet utförts i samförstånd, oaktat vilka som var med vid mordtillfället
- We have evidence that the murder was carried out in concert, irrespective of who was at the murder scene
- (somewhat formal) notwithstanding (in spite of)
- Oaktat (att) förmildrande omständigheter föreligger har han likväl begått ett brott
- Mitigating circumstances notwithstanding, he has nevertheless committed a crime
References
[edit]- “oaktat”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
- “oaktat”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
- “oaktat”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)