Sentence examples of "in spite of" in English

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Translations: all31 malgré19 en dépit de8 other translations4
The president laughed in spite of himself. Le président n'a pas pu s'empêcher de rire.
He went to work in spite of his illness. Il est allé travailler bien qu'il soit malade.
The girl went to school in spite of her illness. La jeune fille est allée à l'école bien qu'elle soit malade.
During the class she fell asleep in spite of herself. C'était plus fort qu'elle, elle s'est endormie en classe.
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