immerhin
A2#1,843Hear it
adverb
- after allexplaining another statement
- at least, anyway, on the bright sidedescribing a positive aspect of an otherwise unfortunate situation
- at least, a minimum ofa certain number
- anyway, anyhow, regardless, all the same, at any rate, at least
Used in the library
- Immerhin gibt ihr der Chef zwei Tage Zeit.At least her boss gives her two days.A2Der Tote im Bootshaus — The dead man in the boathouse (A2)
- Immerhin: Niemand ist verletzt, und der Zug fährt nach drei Stunden weiter.At least nobody's hurt, and the train carries on after three hours.A2Alarm im Nachtzug — Alarm on the night train (A2)
- Immerhin findet Wolf etwas im Müll des Museums: einen Handschuh mit einem Loch.At least Wolf finds something in the museum's rubbish: a glove with a hole in it.A2Das gestohlene Bild — The stolen painting (A2)
Other ways to say it
- allerdingsbut, however; indeed!
- auf jeden Falldefinitely, absolutely; anyway, in any case, at any rate (refocusing on the central topic after a brief aside)
- dennochanyhow, however
- dochyes; surely; really; on the contrary
- freilichhowever, albeit; of course, admittedly
- gleichwohlnevertheless
- immer nochstill; used to emphatically describe an unchanged state, despite attempts or expectations of change
- jedenfallsin any case; definitely