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TRANSLATIO EXAMPLES
N
para
- He went to Scotland to learn English.
- Ann stayed at home to rest.
infinitive
infinitive
so that +
sentence
so as (not) to +
para (no)
para que
para
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EXAMPLES
because + sentence
porque
since + sentence
ya que, como
as + sentence
como
for + sentence
ya que, puesto
que, pues
por
a causa de,
because of +
debido a
noun/pronoun
due to + noun/pronoun a causa de,
debido a
Expressing
consecuencia):
RESULT
or
is still a kid.
CONSEQUENCE
(=
Resultado
STRUCTURE
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EXAMPLES
so +
adjective/adverb +
tanque
that
such + (adjective) tanque
+ noun + that
so many + plural
tantos/asque
countable noun +
that
so much
+ tanto/aque
(singular) uncountable
noun + that
as pues, as que,
so
por eso
as
a como/a
result/consequence consecuencia de
of + noun phrase
por lo tanto, por
therefore
consiguiente
thus
classmates.
for this/that
reason
thats why
consequently
consecuencia,
consecuentemente
si
if not
si no
unless
a menos que
whether
or.
Si o .
as long as
providing that
even if
aunque, incluso si
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EXAMPLES
but
pero
sin embargo
however
no obstante
nevertheless
no obstante
nonetheless
aunque
(al)though +
sentence
even though
sentence
+ aunque
in spite of
+ a pesar de
noun/gerund/pronoun
despite
+ a pesar de
noun/gerund/pronoun
a pesar de que
unlike
mientras que
while
mientras que
whereas
are
TRANSLATION
EXAMPLES
and
also
tambin
too
tambin
as well
tambin
as well as
adems de
moreover
adems, es ms
furthermore
adems, es ms
besides
in addition
[to]
adems [de]
aparte de
whats more
lo que es ms,
adems
solo ,
- Not only did he hit her, but he also he
sino
killed her.
tambin
both and tanto como.- Children like eating both pizza and chiken.
not only ,
but also
no
either or o o .
TRANSLATION
EXAMPLES
that is (to
say)
es decir
in other
words
QUALIFYING what you are saying (= Matizar las cosas que se dicen):
STRUCTURE
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more or less
approximately
at least
ms o menos
aproximadament
e
al menos, por lo
menos, como
mnimo
above all
sobre todo
that is (to
say)
es decir
in particular en particular
basically
bsicamente
especially
especialmente
such as
[tal] como
like
como
First and
foremost
In the first place
ante todo, lo
primero y ms
importante
en primer lugar
Firstly
primeramente, en
primer lugar
To start with
para empezar
In the second
place
en segundo lugar
Secondly
en segundo lugar
Finally
para concluir
in general
en general
to sum up
to conclude
para resumir,
resumiendo
para concluir
in short
en resumen
TRANSLATIO
N
EXAMPLES
in my opinion/view
en mi opinin
desde mi
punto de vista
a mi modo de
ver, tal como
yo lo veo, a mi
entender/pare
cer
por lo que a
As far as I am concerned pet
as far as Im concerned
mi respecta
owners are accountable for
I pienso, creo,
can make their own choices.
think/believe/guess/consid supongo,
considero que
er
{as/the way } I see it
+ (that) + sentence
Expressing FACTS (= Expresando hechos):
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as a matter of fact
de hecho
in fact
de hecho
actually
en realidad