that said, even so

Example sentences

• 退職たいしょくして嬉うれしいとはいえない。

  Taishoku shi te ureshii to wa ie nai.

  I can't say I'm happy about retirement.

• 彼かれはハンサムですてきなのだけど上品じょうひんとはいえないわ。

  Kare wa hansamu de suteki na no da kedo jouhin to wa ie nai wa.

  He's handsome and nice, but he has no class.

Example sentences from the Tatoeba Project, CC-BY 2.0 FR.