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something against the case + explanation of the real reason

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no (verb conj.) … sino que (verb conj.) …

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let (noun) be…

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sea (noun) …

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… in a (adj.) way

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… de manera (adj.)

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how did (x) come to be used?

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¿cómo llegó a usarse (x)?

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… was named …

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… tenía por nombre …

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this is how … (how something happened gradually)

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fue así (gerund) …

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7
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so it is not surprising that…

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así no es de extrañar que… (subjunctive)

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no (verb conj.) … sino que (verb conj.) …

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something against the case + explanation of the real reason

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sea (noun) …

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let (noun) be…

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… de manera (adj.)

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… in a (adj.) way

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¿cómo llegó a usarse (x)?

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how did (x) come to be used?

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… tenía por nombre …

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… was named …

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fue así (gerund) …

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this is how … (how something happened gradually)

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así no es de extrañar que… (subjunctive)

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so it is not surprising that…

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in the beginning of (time ref.)

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a principales de (time ref.)

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in the middle of (time ref.)

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a mediados de (time ref.)

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at the end of (time ref.)

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a finales de (time ref.)

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a principales de (time ref.)

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in the beginning of (time ref.)

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a mediados de (time ref.)

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in the middle of (time ref.)

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a finales de (time ref.)

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at the end of (time ref.)

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inspired by…

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inspirado por…

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at (x) years old…

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a los (x) años…

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… of having him/her (past participle) …

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… de haberle/la (past participle) …

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… of having him/her (past participle) … (caused by someone)

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… de haberle/la (hecho) (past participle) …

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a few hours later

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pocas horas más tarde

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it was then that…

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fue entonces cuando…

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inspirado por…

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inspired by…

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a los (x) años…

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at (x) years old…

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… de haberle/la (past participle) …

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… of having him/her (past participle) …

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… de haberle/la (hecho) (past participle) …

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… of having him/her (past participle) … (caused by someone)

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pocas horas más tarde

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a few hours later

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fue entonces cuando…

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it was then that…

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and so (verb conj.) …

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y así lo (verb conj.) …

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… the vast majority of which is/are (noun)

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… en su gran mayoría (noun)

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… with the one that …

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… con el / la que …

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… (verb conj.) (did) it out of…

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lo (verb conj.) por…

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… in matters of …

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… en temas de …

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… having (past participle) …

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… haber / habiendo (past participle) …

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y así lo (verb conj.) …

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and so (verb conj.) …

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… en su gran mayoría (noun)

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… the vast majority of which is/are (noun)

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… con el / la que …

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… with the one that …

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lo (verb conj.) por…

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… (verb conj.) (did) it out of…

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… en temas de …

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… in matters of …

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… haber / habiendo (past participle) …

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… having (past participle) …

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they are spread across …

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que se reparte por … / que se extienden a través de …

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que se reparte por … / que se extienden a través de …

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they are spread across …

47
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in the short term…

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a corto plazo…

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as for / with regards to …

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en cuanto a…

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consists of…

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compuesta por…

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a corto plazo…

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in the short term…

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en cuanto a…

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as for / with regards to …

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compuesta por…

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consists of…

53
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well in their thirties…

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hasta bien entrados los 30…

54
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hasta bien entrados los 30…

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well in their thirties…

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in general terms…

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en términos generales

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en términos generales

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in general terms…