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In view of the fact,since, (seeing) (seeing) as , because of the fact
también:
- seeing that or as or how… en vista de que…, ya que…
- seeing it's so simple, why don't you do it yourself? ya que es tan sencillo, ¿por qué no lo haces tú mismo?
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together; next to, alongside
together (unido, agrupado)
- hacer algo juntos to do something together
- ¿se lo envuelvo todo junto, -a? shall I wrap everything up together for you?
- no se han casado pero viven juntos they're not married, but they live together
- nunca he visto tanto niño junto, -a I've never seen so many children all in one place
close together (próximo, cercano)
- las casas están muy juntas the houses are too close together
(al mismo tiempo)
- no puedo atender a tantos clientes juntos I can't serve all these customers at the same time
junto a
PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE
next to
junto con
CONJUNCTIVE PHRASE
together with
Close together
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sideways
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de reojo (look); lateral (movement)
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sideways
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(gen) de lado; lateral; [+look] de reojo; de soslayo;
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to step sideways hacerse a un lado; to walk/move sideways andar/moverse de lado; to look sideways mirar de reojo; mirar de soslayo; it goes or fits in sidewaysse mete de lado or de costado; sideways on de perfil
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antes de (with time)
- before Christmas antes de Navidad
- I got here before you he llegado antes que tú
- the day before the battle la víspera de la batalla
- before that,… antes (de eso),…
ante, delante de (with place)
- before my very eyes ante mis propios ojos
- to appear before the judge comparecer ante el juez
(in importance)
- she puts her family before everything else su familia es lo primero para ella
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antes (with time)
- two days before dos días antes
- the day/year before el día/año anterior
- I have seen him before lo he visto antes
- I've told you before ya te lo he dicho (otras veces)
(in space)
- this page and the one before esta página y la anterior
CONJUNCTION
antes de que
- come and see me before you leave ven a verme antes de marcharte
- before I forget, will you… antes de que se me olvide, ¿podrías…?
- give it to her before she cries dáselo antes de que empiece a llorar
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pero
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1. (indicating contradiction)
a. but
Te quiero comprar algo, pero no tengo dinero.I want to buy you something but I don't have any money.
2. (indicating emphasis )
a. but
¡Pero no quiero irme a casa!But I don't want to go home!
MASCULINE NOUN
3. (defect)
a. fault
¿Qué pero le encontraste a ese cuento?What fault did you find in that story?
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1 (indicando proximidad) (de aquí o allí) near; nearby; (entre objetos, personas) close
no había un hospital cerca there wasn't a hospital near there o nearby;está aquí cerca it's very o just near here;¿está cerca la estación? is the station near here o nearby?;está tan cerca que puedo ir andando it's so near here o so close I can just walk;las casas están tan cerca que se pueden oír las conversaciones de los vecinos the houses are so close (to each other) that you can hear what the neighbours are saying;quería tener más cerca a los amigos he wanted to be nearer (to) o closer to his friends;las vacaciones están ya cerca the holidays are nearly here; the holidays are not far off now
cerca de near (to); close to
viven cerca de la playa they live near (to) o close to the beach
estaba sentada cerca de mí she was sitting near me;se sentía muy cerca de su familia she felt very close to her family
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de cerca
(a poca distancia) [+ver] close up; [+seguir, observar, vigilar] closely
no veo bien de cerca I can't see things close up; I'm long-sighted;visto de cerca, parece mayor when you see him close up o at close quarters, he seems older;pudo ver de cerca la pobreza she got to see poverty close at hand o at close quarters;el coche iba a gran velocidad, seguido de cerca por su escolta the car was travelling at a high speed, followed closely by its escort
seguí de cerca la guerra a través de los periódicos I followed the war closely in the newspapers
(en persona) in person
para todos aquellos que no puedan ver la exposición de cerca for all those unable to see the exhibition in person;he tenido la oportunidad de conocer de cerca a muchos famosos I have had the opportunity of meeting many famous people personally o in person;los que lo conocen de cerca hablan muy bien de él those who know him well speak very highly of him
la crisis me ha afectado muy de cerca the crisis has affected me personally;no conoce de cerca los problemas de la población he does not have first-hand opersonal knowledge of the people's problems
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cerca de (casi) nearly
hay cerca de ocho toneladas there are nearly eight tons of it;cerca de 2.500 personas nearly 2,500 people;son cerca de las seis it's nearly six o'clock
estar cerca de hacer algo to come close to doing sth
he estado cerca de tirar el libro por la ventana I've come close to throwing that book out of the window;estuvimos tan cerca de conseguir la victoria ... we were so close to obtaining victory ...
4 especialmente (S. Cone)
cerca nuestro/mío near us/me
1 (aspecto)
tiene buen cerca it looks all right close up
2 cercas (Arte) foreground
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1. (to enjoy)
a. to like
Me gusta la comida mexicana.I like Mexican food.
b. to please
A ella le gustó ver a su hijo tan contento. It pleased her to see her son so happy.
2. (to be attracted to)
a. to like
¿Crees que le gusto?Do you think she likes me?
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3. (to want)
a. to like
¿Les gustaría algo más?Would you like anything else?
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next (en el tiempo, espacio)
- me llamó al día siguiente she called me the next o following day
- eso está explicado en el capítulo siguiente that is explained in the next chapter
- el día siguiente a la catástrofe the day after the disaster
following (a continuación)
- me contó la siguiente historia he told me the following story
- lo siguiente the following
MASCULINE OR FEMININE NOUN
also:
- el siguiente the next one
- ¡el siguiente! next, please!
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(comparativo) less (cantidad) ; fewer (número)
- menos aire less air
- menos manzanas fewer apples
- menos… que… less/fewer… than…
- tiene menos experiencia que tú she has less experience than you
- hace menos calor que ayer it's not as hot as it was yesterday
- hay dos libros de menos there are two books missing
- me han dado 10 euros de menos they've given me 10 euros too little
(superlativo) the least (cantidad) ; the fewest (número)
- el que compró menos acciones the one who bought the fewest shares
- lo que menos tiempo llevó the thing that took the least time
- la que menos nota sacó en el examen the girl who did (the) worst o got the worst marks in the exam
(informal) (peor)
- éste es menos coche que el mío that car isn't as good as mine
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(comparativo) less
- menos de/que less than
- son menos de las diez it's not quite ten o'clock yet
(superlativo)
- el/la/lo menos the least
- el menos interesante/difícil the least interesting/difficult
- él es el menos indicado para criticar he's the last person who should be criticizing
- es lo menos que puedo hacer it's the least I can do
minus (expresa resta)
- tres menos dos igual a uno three minus two is one
to (con las horas) (peninsular Spanish, RP)
- son las dos menos diez it's ten to two
- son menos diez it's ten to
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- ¡menos mal! just as well!, thank God!
- es lo de menos that's the least of it, that's of no importance
- hacer de menos a alguien to snub somebody
- lo menos at least (como mínimo)
- nada menos (que) no less (than)
- ni mucho menos nor anything like it
- no es para menos not without (good) reason
- venir a menos to go down in the world
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minus (sign) (Mat)
PREPOSITION
except (for) (excepto)
- todo menos eso anything but that
a menos que
CONJUNCTIVE PHRASE
unless
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por encima de (physically)
- above sea level sobre el nivel del mar
- the Ebro above Zaragoza el Ebro, antes de llegar a Zaragoza
(with numbers)
- above twenty por encima de veinte
- above $100 más de 100 dólares
- the temperature didn't rise above 10°C la temperatura no pasó de or superó los 10 grados
(in importance, rank)
- above all por encima de todo, sobre todo
- he is above me está por encima de mí
(not subject to)
- to be above suspicion estar libre de sospecha
- she thinks she's above criticism cree que está por encima de las críticas
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past (terminado)
- pasado, -a un año a year later
- lo pasado, -a, pasado, -a está let bygones be bygones
last (último)
- el año pasado, -a last year
off, bad (podrido)
well done (muy hecho) (filete, carne)
MASCULINE NOUN
past (tiempo) ; past (tense) (grammar)
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