ne serait-ce que
French
Etymology
Literally, “(it) would not be that, but”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nə s(ə).ʁɛs kə/
Phrase
- 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.
- if only
- at least
- even
- not even
Synonyms
- ne fût-ce que (literary)
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