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First / First of all

First of all, I’d like to thank you for being here. Then, let me introduce you my business partner.

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primero, antes que nada.

Suele seguir una enumeración o una idea.

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In / At the beginning

At the beginning we thought to work as a team.

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En, al principio

Se usa para empezar a explicar un suceso

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To begin

To begin I’d like to talk about what we want to achieve

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Para empezar

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Secondly

First, you did a good job. Secondly, you delivered in time.

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Segundo

Obviamente se usa después de first.

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Then/Next

I went to the bar, then I met him. Next thing I remember, we were drunk.

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Después, luego, siguiente

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Also/too

You should wear a scarf too.

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También

Also se usa al principio de la frase, después del sujeto. Mientras que too se usa al final de la frase

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As well as

She brought me a cake as well as a present.

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Además de

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Moreover / furthermore

Moreover, Grace broke a glass too!

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«además» o «es más»

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In fact / as a matter of fact:

You misunderstood, as a matter of fact.

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de hecho

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Actually

After all these texts, I can’t wait to actually meet John.

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de verdad, en realidad

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Anyway

I didn’t mean to be harsh with Kevin anyway.

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en cualquier caso, de todas formas

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Besides

The movie was bad. Besides, I don’t like that director.

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Además

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By the way

By the way: a propósito, por cierto

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a propósito, por cierto

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In the same way

The braidsmaids were dressed in the same way.

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de la misma manera

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In other words

I’m very busy these days; in other words, I can’t help you anymore.

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en otras palabras, dicho de otro modo

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That is to say

That dress is very particular. That is to say, I won’t never wear it.

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o sea, es decir

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In addition

Paul brought some ice cream in addition.

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Además

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18
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Such as

I like flowers, such as roses and sunflowers.

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como, por ejemplo

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Like

he bar has a lot of sandwiches, like with egg salad, tuna, ham and cheese.

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por ejemplo

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20
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Above all

I want the party to be fun above all.

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sobretodo

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21
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Or rather

You should listen to them more, or rather you should actually do what they say.

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«o» o «o mejor»

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However

I hear you. However, I disagree.

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sin embargo

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While

While this works for me, I can see why it’s not good for you.

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Mientras

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Instead of

Fred should be studying more, instead of hanging out so often.

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en lugar de

25
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Nevertheless / nonetheless

I don’t agree with you completely, nevertheless I’ll help you.

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sin embargo, aún así

26
Q

If not

If it’s a sunny day tomorrow we can go to the sea. If not, let’s make a nice dinner at home.

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si no

27
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Whereas

My father likes to sky whereas my mother is a good swimmer.

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mientras que

28
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Unlike

Unlike my brother, I like vegetables.

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a diferencia de

29
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Contrary to

Contrary to the weather forecast, it was a beautiful day today.

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contrariamente a

30
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In comparison (to)

Greg’s a genius; my grades are bad in comparison.

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en comparación, comparado con

31
Q

In spite of

In spite of your efforts to explain me, I didn’t understand, sorry.

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a pesar de, pese a

32
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If

If you really like pizza, you should try Mario’s.

A

Si

33
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Unless

I can come with you, unless you want to go alone.

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a menos que, a no ser que.

34
Q

As long as / so long as

Her mother told him he could play soccer as long as his grade were good.

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siempre y cuando, en tanto que, mientras que

35
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Otherwise

Behave, otherwise you won’t go to the concert.

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si no

36
Q

In case

In case you get hungry, there’s a meatlof in the fridge.

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por si, por si acaso

37
Q

Supposing

Supposing they accepted our invitation, what will we have for dinner?

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suponiendo que, en caso de que

38
Q

Because

Hillary was promoted because she worked very hard.

A

porque

39
Q

Because of

We can’t sell our home easily because of the plumbing problems.

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por esto, a causa de

40
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Due to

Sally was late due to tube strike.

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debido a

41
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Thanks to

My party was a blast thanks to this great DJ.

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gracias a

42
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For

Tom brought her a doughnut to make up for he knew her very well.

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Para

43
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As

he dog ran away as it fears pigeons.

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mientras, porque, aunque

44
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Since

Since Ben knows her well, he will toast her at her birthday party.

A

desde

45
Q

This is the reason why

His new novel is very different from the previous ones. This is the reason why it’s selling bad.

A

esta es la razón por la que, por esto

46
Q

This is why

Erin you look great! Thanks, this is why I love my hairdresser!

A

esto es porque lo que.

47
Q

For this reason

Those trees have some disease, for this reason they will be cut down.

A

por esta razón

48
Q

So

Kate will move to France so she’s learning French.

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Entonces

49
Q

So as to

Let me know when you decide so as to I can organize my schedule.

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para, con el objetivo de

50
Q

Thus / Therefore

The student didn’t like his teacher therefore he didn’t study.

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así, por consiguiente

51
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In consequence / consequently

Lisa forgot to set an alarm, consequently she’s late for work

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entonces

52
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As a result

I spent my weekend sleeping. As a result I was very active on Monday.

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como resultado, como consecuencia.

53
Q

Though

The waiter was impeccable though his clients were very annoying.

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sin embargo, aunque.

54
Q

In this/ that case

It’s getting cloudy, maybe it will rain. In that case, we have umbrellas.

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en este/ en ese caso.

55
Q

That is why

I need a shoulder to cray on, that is why I called you, my friend.

A

por esto

56
Q

In order to

In order to have a good harvest, the farmer has to protect his field from crows.

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para, con el fin de

57
Q

Finally

Finally the mechanic fixed my car.

A

finalmente

58
Q

At the end / in the end

In the end, my grandmother was right.

A

Al final

59
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In conclusion / to conclude

n conclusion, our firm has had a great year.

A

en conclusión, para concluir

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