English translation of "muito embora o valor estimado da época" - "even though the estimated value at the time"

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144 months ago

Barbara Cochran (a guest user) asked this question:

Language pair:	Portuguese > English
Subject:	Business / Marketing / Financial
Level of diffculty:	Easy / medium
Word or term in question:	muito embora o valor estimado da época
Context:	Em abril de 1997, a CVRD foi privatizada, num procedimento marcado por denúncias de fraude
Keywords:	...com relação ao seu preço real, estimado em 28 vezes superior ao valor pago e à expectativa de lucros para o futuro (foi vendido por R$ 3,3 bilhões, muito embora o valor estimado da época fosse R$ 92 bilhões).

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144 months ago

felicias wrote:

Although the estimated ammount at the time was R$ 92 bilhões

My comment:

This is exactly what "muito embora o valor estimado da época" means. Muito embora is used when you want to emphasise an idea, beyond the regular "Although" meaning.

144 months ago

airmailrpl wrote:

even though the estimated value at the time

My comment:

muito embora o valor estimado da época => even though the estimated value at the time

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