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You can pay your fees by credit card. You can also Expresan una simple adicin. write a check. Tienen el mismo significado de also y too (tambin, adems)
in addition
Ming has to register for classes today. In addition, he has to pay his course fees.
furthermore
This plant requires sun all day. Furthermore, it needs rich soil. As your mayor, I promise to make this city safe for all. Moreover, I will create more jobs. ADICIN ENFTICA EJEMPLOS
moreover
CONJUNCIN CONECTOR what is more (ms an, y lo que ms) as well (incluso) besides (this) (adems de esto)
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una
idea
que
more, we have made it the cleanest in the entire enfatiza algn aspecto de lo que se ha dicho anteriormente. Su significado es similar a: No Ricardo won the award for athletic achievement. He solo eso (lo que acabo de received academic honors as well. mencionar) sino tambin esto (lo que voy a decir a My brother goes to school full time. Besides this, he continuacin) Not only ... but manages to work twenty hours a week. also ADICIN INTENSIFICADORA EJEMPLOS
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Spokane has a lot of rain lately. In fact, it has been Muestran raining all week.
que
la la
idea
a idea
continuacin fuertemente
apoyar
as a matter of fact
You can take the rest of the pie with you. As a matter mencionada anteriormente. of fact, I wish you would since I am on a diet. (de hecho) Gretchen has never cared for the color magenta.
actually
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Reactions to bee stings can be severe. For example, a Presentan ejemplos de lo que person could experience breathing difficulty. for instance, rugby. se ha mencionado un antes. o Some sports involve considerable body contact. Take, Presentan miembro
especially
Violence in movies seems to be increasing. Action films Presentan especially appear to be getting more violent. grupo.
un
miembro
instancia importante de un
in particular
Learning the use for article use in English can be difficult. In particular, the use of articles with generic nouns may be confusing.
to illustrate
The steps to save your computer files are quite simple. Presentan ejemplos extensos To illustrate, we will save the file you have just que consisten en una narracin created. o un proceso.
as an example
Many great composers have had their share of misery. As an example, consider the life of Mozart.
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There is a very important issue before us; namely, we Identifican algo, sea que se need to decide how to reduce the budget by one fourth. haya mencionado o implicado anteriormente. Presentan una I have a question about connectors; specifically, when elaboracin ms especfica do you use in fact? o detallada.
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The garlic should be minced; that is, you should chop it Sealan que algo va a ser into very small pieces. expresado nuevamente de otra manera You cant go on with this hectic life style. In other aclarado. words, you need to learn to relax. o que va a ser
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The lungs of vertebrates absorb oxygen from the air. Sealan que dos o ms ideas o Similarly, gills, the respiratory organs of many aquatic situaciones son similares. animals, take in oxygen from water.
If you study, you will probably do well in the exam. Likewise, if you write in a journal every day, you will probably become a better writer. Learning to play a musical instrument well requires
practice. In the same way, learning to speak a second language fluently cannot be accomplished without practice. DE CONTRASTE EJEMPLOS
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In some creation myths, the sun exists before people Muestran que dos ideas se do. In other, however, people create the sun. contraponen, segunda idea o no que es la la
The characters in legends may be based on people who esperada en relacin con lo actually lived. In contrast, the characters in fables, expresado en la primera. often animals, are fictional. Otras conjunciones: although, (si bien, aunque) The proposed new hotel complex will benefit our city. even though, (si bien, On the other hand, it will create serious problems aunque), whereas with increased traffic. (mientras que)
This lake is not very good for fishing. Its great for swimming and water skiing, though.
Early civilizations thought the Herat was the center of Sealan sun. que
que se
la
idea
the Universe. In fact, the Earth revolves around the continuacin es contraria a algo mencion anteriormente.
Some people think that whales are fish. However, these animals are actually mammals.
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New York has many urban problems. Even so, it still a Sealan una reserva acerca de great city. algo. La primera idea es cierta, pero la segunda o idea es debera
Most of my meal was excellent. The vegetables, tambin verdad however, were slightly overcooked. considerarse.
nevertheless
sin embargo)
Native Americans have often had difficulties preserving pass down old stories about their cultures to the new generations.
(no obstante, con todo, their traditions. Nevertheless, they had been able to
nonetheless
(no obstante, con todo, sin embargo)
I know mountain climbing can be dangerous. I would like to try it, nonetheless.
Chifumi has to get up at five to get to school on time. despite this (a pesar de sto) in spite of (a pesar de ) Despite this, she has never missed a class.
The day was cold and rainy. In spite of the inclement weather, we decided to take a hike.
Learning a new language can be fun. On the other hand, it can be frustrating. DE RESULTADO O EFECTO EJEMPLOS
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Rain is an important theme in many African religions. Sealan que una idea es in por Accordingly, their rituals often focus on rain-making efecto o resultado de algo. Se and rain stopping. diferencian entre s principalmente por sus grados English spelling rules can be confusing. As a result, de formalidad. some have proposed simplified spelling. Some people suffer from acrophobia. As a result of this phobia, they avoid heights.
due to (this) (debido a (sto)) consequently (en consecuencia) therefore (por lo tanto) thus
(as, de este modo)
A megaphone is a hollow cone. Due to its shape, it can amplify sound. John couldnt get to the library. Consequently, he wasnt able to finish his research. The plot of this book is not very original. The ending, therefore, is easy to predict. Spring water is filtered through permeable rock. Thus, it is usually fairly clean. Fluorocarbons have stable carbon-fluorine bonds;
hence they are inert and heat resistant. The ending of this book is easy to predict because the plot is not very original. DE PROPSITO EJEMPLOS
CONJUNCIN CONECTOR
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in order to (do this) We will test your cholesterol levels tomorrow. In order Presentan el propsito de la (para sto) to check it, we must ask you not to eat anything for idea a continuacin. Tambin four hours. with this in mind
(con sto en mente)
Catherine needed to go to the market after work. With Otras conjunciones: so as to, this in mind, she took her grocery list with her. The candidate for mayor needed to increase her campaign funds. For this purpose, her manager scheduled several fund-raising dinners. (de manera tal que), in order that (para que)
Fuente: FRODESEN, J, EYRING, J: Grammar Dimensions 4, Heinle&Heinle, 2000, pg. 203-220. (adaptado, mi traduccin).