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ya que

A

because (since) ex: ya que es muy rico, no tiene que trabajar

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Como

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Since (because) ex: Como era muy nina, siempre hacia muchas pequenas travesuras.

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Puesto que

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Since (because) *same as “como”

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porque

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because (not at the beginning of sentence)

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por

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because of

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cuestion

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matter, subject, topic of discussion

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pregunta

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a question of interrogation

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fecha

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calendar date

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cita

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appointment, social arrangement

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los/las dos

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both

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ambos/as

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both

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tanto…como…

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both…and…

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dato

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findings, results, data

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hecho

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proven fact, deed, event

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realizar

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to achieve a goal, to accomplish something

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darse cuenta de

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to be aware of, to understand

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perder

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to miss an opportunity or deadline

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faltar a

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to miss an appointment or event by not attending

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19
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echar de menos

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to miss a person

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extranar

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to miss a person

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ahorrar

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to save (money)

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salvar

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rescuing or saving a person from danger

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guardar

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to set aside, to keep

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llevar

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to take someone or something from one place to another

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tomar

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to take something in one’s hands, to take a bus (train, etc), to take an exam, to take a vacation

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hacer un viaje

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to take a trip

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tardar en

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to take a certain amount of time to do something

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grande

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large or big

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largo

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long

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gran

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precedes a noun

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dejar de

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+ infinitive means to stop doing something.

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impedir

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to get in the way or prevent, to stop someone from doing something

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detener

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to slow down or to hold up progress

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detenerse

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to stop moving, to pause

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doler

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to ache (physically, mentally emotionally) to grieve; to distress

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lastimar

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to cause someone bodily injury

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hacer daño

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to cause someone bodily injury or to hurt someone’s status

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ofender

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to hurt somone’s feelings

39
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pero

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but-used when the element preceding is affirmative or when contrasting

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sino

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only used to contradict and replace the first element in sentence

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sino que

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connects a negative clause

42
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no soló….sino (que)

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not only…but (also)

43
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intentar

A

to try or to make an attempt

44
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tratar de

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to make an attempt followed by an infinitive OR to deal with

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tratar

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to treat someone or something in a particular way

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probar

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to try or taste something, to try someone by testing them

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probarse

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to try on (clothing)

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preguntar (hacer una pregunta)

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to ask a question

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pedir

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to ask-requesting someone or something