とは言え

Meaning

1. conj
   though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless

Example sentences

• 彼女の言うことはそっくり本心からとは言えない。

  She is not quite sincere in what she says.

• 彼を愚か者と言えても臆病とは言えない。

  You may call him a fool, but you cannot call him a coward.

• 大衆によって重んじられている人が必ずしもそれを受けるに足る人とは言えない。

  People who are made much of by the public are not always those who most deserve it.