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Besides ( adems ): Delante de la frase y separado por coma: Besides, she speaks German.
o seguido de un nombre, adjetivo o de un verbo significa adems de: Besides Italian,
she speaks German.
For example/For instance ( por ejemplo ): Delante de la frase y separados pro coma o
acompaando a otra palabra:
We need some things. For instance, we have to buy a new mobile/For instance, a new
mobile.
Whats more ( lo que es ms ): Roses are beautiful and, whats more, they arent very
expensive.
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2. To express a contrast ( para expresar un contraste )
While/Whereas ( mientras que ): This TV program is really boring while/whereas that one is
great.
In spite of/despite ( a pesar de ): In spite of/despite the cold, she went out in shorts.
Although/Even though ( aunque ): Although/Even though it was cold, she went out in shorts.
Instead ( en cambio
): If you don't have olive oil, you can use sunflower oil instead.
Yet ( aunque ): The weather was cold, yet bright and sunny.
Even if: I want to buy it even if I have to save money for a month.
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Another reason for ( otra razn para . es. ): Another reason for the success of
Podemos is peoples dissatisfaction with the government
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In order ( not ) to seguido de infinitive ( para ( no ) ): I'm going to Ireland in order to visit
my family.
So as ( not ) to seguido de infinitivo ( para ( no ) ): I went to the post office so as to buy
some stamps.
So that ( para que ): I am saving money so that I can buy a new car.
To ( para ) seguido de infinitivo: I went to the post office to buy some stamps.
For ( para ) seguido de sustantivo: I work for money.
For ( para ) seguido de gerundio: I use this for cleaning.
Similarly/Likewise ( igualmente ): Cars must stop at red traffic lights. Similarly, bicycles
should stop too.
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In the same way ( de la misma manera ): You need time to learn how to swim. You learn a
foreign language in the same way.
I ( strongly )believe ( that ) ( creo ( firmemente ) ( que ) ): I believe ( that ) the referee
was wrong.
I think/I feel ( that ) ( creo que ): I feel ( that ) the government wont do anything about this
problem.
As a matter of fact /In fact ( de hecho ):Pepe is a good basket player. In fact, he has won a
lot of competitions.
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Actually ( en realidad ): Pepe is very short but, actually, he is a good basket player.
The truth is ( that ) ( la verdad es que ): The truth is that I dont like politicians.
On the whole ( por lo general ): On the whole, the beach in Sanlcar is overcrowded.
To begin with/To start with/In the first place/First/Firstly/First of all ( para empezar ):
First of all, I want to say its great to be here.
Secondly ( en segundo lugar ), Thirdly ( en tercer lugar ): Secondly, I want to thank you
all.
On the one handon the other hand ( por un lado.por otro): On the one hand she is
always late but, on the other hand, she always does her homework.
In contrast ( por contra ): Today, some people have no money to buy basic things. In contrast,
the luxury market is growing.
Contrary to ( en contra de ): Contrary to expectations, people are not buying the new IPhone,