help with though

Question

Hi! I don't understand what means though in this phrase?

The fans’ presence has been most striking, though, at the table tennis arena.

Thanks

There is a dictionary here - Click on Menu above and then Translate. :) - ian-hill, Aug 9, 2016

Answer 1

Welcome/ bienvenida al foro.

Many of us are fluent in English and are trying to improve our Spanish. It is so helpful that you have put your language level.

Bosque has explained well. Here though is used as an adverb (I would probably write although) which translates as pero o sin embargo. Where it is used as a conjunction it translates as aun or aunque If I was rephrasing using however, it would sound more natural at the start of the phrase.

We tend to cling on to the word order we are used to when using another language - as Bosque has noted in English what though means is a better order.

You were reading the New York Times - are you based in the USA or a country close?

I am from the UK and know some of the spelling and expressions I use are British.

Hi Mardle, I am in Brazil, I got it now. Your suggestion of moving the word at the beggining of the phrase helped me. - morvespi, Aug 9, 2016

Thank you very much - morvespi, Aug 9, 2016

Does that mean Portuguese is your first language? - Mardle, Aug 9, 2016

Answer 2

"Though" in the sentence you quoted does mean "however," "sin embargo." The word is being used to point out that while the fans' raucous cheering has been an issue in several of the (previously mentioned) sports venues, it has been most disturbing at the table tennis matches.

Lo siento. My poor Spanish makes it necessary for me to write the above in English.

A beautiful and erudite explanation Ann , worthy of an English major. They have been quite obnoxious I think . - ray76, Aug 10, 2016

Why thanks, Ray. - AnnRon, Aug 10, 2016

Thank you very much for your explanation, it was very good and useful for me. Whenever you need help in spanish just tell me. - morvespi, Aug 10, 2016

Answer 3

Hi! I don't understand what "though" means in this phrase?

Bienvenido Bienvenida al foro. Sería más fácil saber cómo responder si rellenaras tu perfil. Sin embargo, voy a suponer que eres hispanohablante.

The fans’ presence has been most striking, though, at the table tennis arena.

Quizás algo como:

La presencia de los fans ha sido más notable, sin embargo, en la arena el estadio de tenis de mesa.

Soy estudiante de nivel intermedio de español, espera otras respuestas también por favor.

gracias por tu respuesta, y disculpa, soy nueva aqui. Esa frase la obtuve de una nota del Ney York Times y no hace mucho sentido en español. - morvespi, Aug 9, 2016

Has de ver que "arena" en esta frase quiere decir "estadio" y no la arena de la playa - 005faa61, Aug 9, 2016

Gracias, Julian. :) - bosquederoble, Aug 9, 2016

https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estadio_cubierto - Un estadio cubierto, también llamado arena, domo, pabellón, coliseo o gimnasio - bosquederoble, Aug 9, 2016