と言っても

though; that said

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though; that said Used after a statement or label to add a qualification or point out that the reality is more limited than it suggests.
JA: 達人と言っても、私の場合はワープロだけどね。
EN: Though you could call me an expert, in my case it’s only word processing.

と言っても俺だけだがな

Though, it’s just me.

— 続・夕陽のガンマン (1966)

今朝から考えていたんだこのピアノの達人は一体誰かなと言っても知らないよ

I've been wondering since this morning just who this piano virtuoso is, but I don't know.

— 海の上のピアニスト (1998)

ちょっと、“誰も”と言っても私は気にするからな

Hey, even if you say “nobody,” I still care, you know.

— ラ・ラ・ランド (2016)

と言っても私の場合ワープロだけどね

Though in my case, it’s just a word processor.

— Love Letter (1995)