とは言え

とはいえ【とは言え】

⇒ しかし

¶まだ若い～， 彼女はかなりの経験がある

Though she is young， she is quite experienced.

¶彼らは結婚している～名ばかりだ

They're married in name only.

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とはいえ【とは言え】

but; however; still; nevertheless; though; although; and yet; be that [the matter] as it may; for all that.

●労働条件はかなり改善されてきた. とは言えまだまだサービス残業をする日も多い. Working conditions have been improved considerably. But there are still a lot of days of unpaid overtime.

・いくら性能がいいとは言え, 高すぎて私には買えない. However efficient it may be, it's too expensive for me to buy.