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What does Mimo mean?


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Joined: Aug 1, 09 ♀ 		 Aug 6, 10, 20:03    #1
I took a visiting relative from Poland around touring and we went to a museum. He later emailed me thanking me, but used the word mimo. Here is the word in context,

Mimo wszystko powiem, że muzeum jest wspaniałe.

Can anyone help me with this word? I don't know what it means.
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Joined: Apr 15, 09 ♀ 		 Aug 6, 10, 20:03    #2
in spite of
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Ah okay, thank you very much.
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Joined: May 21, 10 ♂ 		Edited by: A J  Aug 6, 10, 20:34    #4
I guess it also means despite? But in this context, doesn't it mean: I will say that the museum is wonderful after all. Or: After all, I will say that the museum is wonderful? I don't know, but: In spite of I will say that the museum is wonderful - just doesn't make sense to me for some reason?

:S

Not that I know any Polish, of course!

Oh, I'm sorry, I get it already! (Jeez, my Polish *is* rusty!)

xD

In spite of everything I will say that the museum is wonderful, right?

:)

Doh! I need more beer!
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Joined: May 21, 10 ♂ 		 Aug 6, 10, 20:59    #5
Let's hope the Mods will have mercy, and remove my dumbest post ever to random.

;P

Please?
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Joined: May 20, 10 ♂ 		Edited by: zetigrek  Aug 6, 10, 21:04    #6
A J:
After all, I will say that the museum is wonderful


yep that's also right and sounds even better ;)
The meaning of context is the same just like in spite of

http://megaslownik.pl/slownik/angielsko_polski/8267,after+all
http://megaslownik.pl/slownik/polsko_angielski/100775,mimo+to
http://megaslownik.pl/slownik/polsko_angielski/100776,mimo+wszystko
http://megaslownik.pl/slownik/angielsko_polski/127491,in+spite+of
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Joined: May 21, 10 ♂ 		Edited by: A J  Aug 6, 10, 21:12    #7
zetigrek:
yep that's also right and sounds better ;)


I would vote for: I will say that the museum is wonderful after all. (If we translate it to English I mean.) Aphrodisiac was right though. Despite of everything would be the literal translation, and probably how the original composer of this e-mail intended to convey his message.

:)

Just babbling! Handy book there, thanks!
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Joined: Apr 15, 09 ♀ 		 Aug 6, 10, 21:35    #8
A J:
Despite of everything would be the literal translation, and probably how the original composer of this e-mail intended to convey his message.

I presumed that the OP sentence was a part of a longer message, therefore, the ''despite".
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aphrodisiac:
I presumed that the OP sentence was a part of a longer message, therefore, the ''despite".


I see no flaws in your reasoning.

:)


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