ne serait-ce que

French

Etymology

Literally, (it) would not be that, but.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nə s(ə).ʁɛs kə/

Phrase

ne serait-ce que

  1. in part because, not least because, partially because
    Cette année, notre équipe a plus de chances que jamais de remporter la coupe – ne serait-ce que parce que nous nous entraînons très fort.
    This year our team's chances of winning the cup are better than ever before – not least because we train very hard.
  2. if only
  3. at least
  4. even
  5. not even

Synonyms

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