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even though/although/even if

  1. Even though it’s raining, the scenery is beautiful.
  2. Although there was not much time left, they finished the race.
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aunque

  1. Aunque está lloviendo, el paisaje está precioso.
  2. Aunque no quedaba mucho tiempo, terminaron la carrera.
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finally/at last

  1. I finally found my car keys. They were in my pocket.
  2. At last I have finished writing my 800-page autobiography!
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por fin

  1. Por fin encontré las llaves del coche. Estaban en mi bolsillo.
  2. ¡Por fin he terminado de escribir mi autobiografía de 800 páginas!
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nowadays

  1. These days, people pay more attention to their cell phones than to other people.
  2. There is an important ideological component to this today.
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hoy en día

  1. Hoy en día, la gente le presta más atención a sus celulares que a la otra gente.
  2. Hay un importante componente ideológico de esto hoy en día.
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the understanding

  1. Elena’s understanding of math is unusual.
  2. During the exam, I realized that the reading comprehension of my students was awful.
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la comprensión

  1. La comprensión de las matemáticas que demuestra Elena es inusual
  2. En el examen me di cuenta de que la comprensión lectora de los alumnos era pésima.
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the challenge

  1. Not a threat, but a challenge for the European Union.
  2. The challenge: to ensure that confidential information is well protected.
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el reto

  1. No una amenaza, sino un reto para la Unión Europea.
  2. El reto: asegurar que la información confidencial está bien protegida
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as soon as possible + the measure

  1. The aim is to help victims as quickly as possible.
  2. The police want a preliminary report as soon as possible.
  3. We need the Commission’s measures now, as soon as possible.
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lo antes posible + la medida

  1. El objetivo es ayudar a las víctimas lo antes posible.
  2. La policía quiere un informe preliminar lo antes posible.
  3. Necesitamos las medidas de la comisión ya, lo antes posible.
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the advice + to invest

  1. Our advice is that the company invest in new equipment.
  2. They said the best advice is to invest in gold.
  3. This advice is as important today as it was then.
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el consejo + invertir (invirtiendo, invertido)

  1. Nuestro consejo es que la empresa invierta en nuevo equipamiento.
  2. Dijeron que el mejor consejo es invertir en oro.
  3. Este consejo es tan importante hoy como lo era entonces.
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the delay / die Verspätung

  1. But I fail to see why there is a delay.
  2. They can begin to provide services immediately without any unnecessary delay.
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el retraso

  1. Pero no alcanzo a comprender por qué hay un retraso.
  2. Pueden empezar a prestar sus servicios inmediatamente sin ningún retraso innecesario.
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to get involved in/with

  1. It must be strange getting involved with the police again.
  2. But if we involve ourselves in the process, we appreciate freedom more.
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involucrarse en/con (involucrando;involucrado)

  1. Debe ser extrano involucrarse con la policía de nuevo.
  2. Pero si nos involucramos en el proceso, apreciamos más libertad.
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right now/right away/just now

  1. Clean up your bedroom right now!
  2. I’ll do it right away.
  3. Jacob called just now and asked to talk to you.
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ahora mismo

  1. ¡Limpia tu recámara ahora mismo!
  2. Lo haré ahora mismo.
  3. Ahora mismo llamó Jacob y pidió hablar contigo.
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