whereas

See also: whereäs

whereas - English

whereas (not comparable)

whereas

In contrast; whilst on the contrary; although.
- He came first in the race, whereas his brother came last.
(chiefly law) It being the fact that; inasmuch as. (Often used to begin recitals; sometimes emboldened or emphasized as a signifier.)

Arabic: عندما‎
Azerbaijani: halbuki
Bulgarian: от друга страна (ot druga strana)
Chinese:
- Literary Chinese: 而
- Mandarin: 然而 (rán'ér)
Czech: zatímco (cs), kdežto (cs), přičemž (cs)
Danish: hvorimod
Dutch: hoewel (nl), terwijl (nl), ofschoon (nl)
Esperanto: dum (eo), kontraŭe
Finnish: kun taas, kun sitä vastoin
French: tandis que (fr), alors que (fr)
German: wohingegen (de), wogegen (de), während (de)
Greek: τουναντίον (el) (tounantíon), ενώ (el) (enó), απεναντίας (el) (apenantías)
Hungarian: míg (hu), pedig (hu), viszont (hu)
Italian: laddove (it), mentre (it)
Malay: manakala, padahal
Norwegian:
- Bokmål: mens (no)
- Nynorsk: mens, medan
Polish: natomiast (pl), zaś (pl), a (pl)
Portuguese: enquanto (pt), ao passo que
Romanian: pe când
Russian: тогда́ как (ru) (togdá kak), в то вре́мя как (ru) (v to vrémja kak)
Serbo-Croatian: dok (sh), za razliku od
Slovene: medtem ko
Spanish: mientras que (locution)
Swedish: samtidigt som, medan (sv)
Ukrainian: тоді як (todi jak), в той час як (v toj čas jak)

Chinese:
- Mandarin: 鉴于 (zh) (jiànyú)
Czech: poněvadž (cs), ježto (cs), vzhledem k tomu, že
Danish: eftersom
Dutch: aangezien (nl), terwijl (nl), waarbij (nl), vermits (nl)
Finnish: koska (fi)
French: alors que (fr), compte tenu de (fr), vu que (fr), vu (fr), eu égard à (fr), en raison de (fr), étant donné (fr)
German: wobei (de)
Greek: δεδομένου ότι (dedoménou óti), λαμβανομένου υπόψη ότι (lamvanoménou ypópsi óti)
Hungarian: minthogy (hu), mivel (hu), tekintettel (hu)
Navajo: kótʼéego hazʼaah
Portuguese: sendo que, considerando que, dado que
Spanish: siendo que, por cuanto, visto que, ya que (es), dado que (es)
Swedish: emedan (sv) (formal, dated), alldenstund (sv) (dated), enär (sv) (dated)
Ukrainian: беручи до уваги, що (beručy do uvahy, ščo)

whereas (plural whereases)