JLPT Taisaku 24#とは言え／とはいえ
更新日：9月25日
とは言え／とはいえ
Meaning
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
Examples:
とても現実味のあるブランとは言えなかったな。
You couldn't say that was a plan with any sense of reality to it.
彼を愚か者と言えても臆病とは言えない。
You may call him a fool, but you cannot call him a coward.
彼は口下手で、お世辞にも要領がいいとは言えませんが、それだけかえって私は彼が好きなのです。
He may be a poor talker and far from shrewd, but I like him all the better for that.
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