My answer:
Et, en dépit d'elle, Katia commença à espérer.
Lawless answer:
Et, malgré elle, Katia commença à espérer.
I'm not sure why my answer was not accepted. Appreciate any insight. Thanks!
"en dépit de" not accepted
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"en dépit de" not accepted
And, despite herself, Katia started to hope.
My answer:
Et, en dépit d'elle, Katia commença à espérer.
Lawless answer:
Et, malgré elle, Katia commença à espérer.
My answer:
Et, en dépit d'elle, Katia commença à espérer.
Lawless answer:
Et, malgré elle, Katia commença à espérer.
This question relates to:French lesson "Malgré/En dépit de = Despite/In spite of in French"
Asked 7 months ago
Patrick,
it would need to be ‘ en dépit d’elle-même ‘ to be accepted.
Have another look at the section on using stress pronouns with malgré and en dépit de when referring to people (rather than things).
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