That said, ...

German translation: allerdings,andererseits,obwohl, dies vorausgeschickt, gleichzeitig, vor diesem Hintergrund, gleichwohl, ansonsten, anderenfalls, zwar

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English term or phrase:that said, ...
German translation:allerdings,andererseits,obwohl, dies vorausgeschickt, gleichzeitig, vor diesem Hintergrund, gleichwohl, ansonsten, anderenfalls, zwar
Entered by: Renata von Koerber

19:14 Jan 13, 2015
English to German translations [PRO]
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings / Idiomatic expression
English term or phrase: That said, ...
That said, geopolitical tensions remain an issue.

I am working through a very long text, and the author very much likes the "That said".
Maybe that's why I am getting confused. In my mind,it introduces an argument which puts what was sais befor in some perspective.
In some cases I can see that, but in others the phrases have a context which is not so super-strong.
Can someone - probably a EN native, save me from my confusion, and lay out "that said, .." for me?
Many thanks!
r
Renata von Koerber
Germany
Local time: 03:00
Andererseits (und mehr)
Explanation:
Allerdings,...
Andererseits,...
Obwohl,...
Dies vorausgeschickt,...
Gleichzeitig,...
Vor diesem Hintergrund,...
Gleichwohl,...
Ansonsten,...
Anderenfalls,...

Must stop before it turns into a thesaurus :-)

BTW: I know quite a few people who tend to start sentences with "Obwohl"

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Note added at 3 hrs (2015-01-13 23:13:05 GMT)
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I think the most frequently used in conversation would be allerdings and obwohl

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Note added at 14 hrs (2015-01-14 09:31:36 GMT)
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Almost forgot - there's nichtsdestotrotz, as well (what a strange word)
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Yorkshireman
Germany
Local time: 03:00
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Many thanks. I think the author just wanted to string phrases together where the conetx wasn´t really that strongly connected. With your "thesaurus" I a)had confirmation that there are 1001 menaings of "that said" and b) I could use several of your suggestions (4 different ones!). Many thanks!
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Summary of answers provided
3 +3Andererseits (und mehr)
Yorkshireman
3 +2wie dem auch sei
Cilian O'Tuama


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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
that said, ...
wie dem auch sei


Explanation:
does it for me, obviously referring to previous context...

Cilian O'Tuama
Germany
Local time: 03:00
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 36
Notes to answerer
Asker: "That said " is one of the real tricky ones- many thanks for your help! I used several suggestions from the Yorkshireman - no splitting the 4 points, alas.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  British Diana
8 hrs

agree  Jutta Scherer: Or "unabhängig davon"
18 hrs
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
that said, ...
Andererseits (und mehr)


Explanation:
Allerdings,...
Andererseits,...
Obwohl,...
Dies vorausgeschickt,...
Gleichzeitig,...
Vor diesem Hintergrund,...
Gleichwohl,...
Ansonsten,...
Anderenfalls,...

Must stop before it turns into a thesaurus :-)

BTW: I know quite a few people who tend to start sentences with "Obwohl"

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Note added at 3 hrs (2015-01-13 23:13:05 GMT)
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I think the most frequently used in conversation would be allerdings and obwohl

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Note added at 14 hrs (2015-01-14 09:31:36 GMT)
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Almost forgot - there's nichtsdestotrotz, as well (what a strange word)

Yorkshireman
Germany
Local time: 03:00
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 16
Grading comment
Many thanks. I think the author just wanted to string phrases together where the conetx wasn´t really that strongly connected. With your "thesaurus" I a)had confirmation that there are 1001 menaings of "that said" and b) I could use several of your suggestions (4 different ones!). Many thanks!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Cilian O'Tuama: and I've heard marketing people start a conversation with the word "zwar"
1 hr
  -> Yes, that's another one

agree  mill2
12 hrs
  -> THX!

agree  Horst Huber (X): Das zugegeben ... Vorsicht : "Nichtsdestotrotz" (nichtsdestoweniger / trotzdem) ist ein Quatschwort, genau wie "irregardless".
2 days 5 hrs
  -> Agree :-)
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