malgré

Meaning

Grants an obstacle, followed by a NOUN: what follows happens anyway.

Position and punctuation

at the start of the sentence · a comma after

Example

Malgré plusieurs relances, je n'ai obtenu aucune réponse.

Despite several reminders, I have had no reply.

In the DELF

the B1 letter · the B2 essay

The trap

Malgré takes a NOUN. "Malgré que" should be AVOIDED in writing: before a clause, use bien que (+ subjunctive) or même si (+ indicative).