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a propsito de by the way, concerning en cuanto a as for, in regards to tocante a in reference to, with regards to acerca de about, concerning (preposition) tiene que ver con it has to do with

Transitions
a lo largo in the long run en efecto as a matter of fact, in reality, in fact a ver let's see al parecer apparently adems de besides, in addition to claro clearly, of course conforme a according to del mismo modo likewise a lo menos at least en efecto in effect por lo visto apparently, evidently en serio seriously es decir that is to say

mejor dicho better said, in other words, rather ni siquiera not even por ejemplo for example por supuesto of course, naturally por lo dems furthermore por lo menos at least por lo mismo for that very reason desde luego of course por un lado on one hand por otro lado on the other hand tambin additionally, also

State an Opinion
a mi (tu, su, nuestro) juicio in my (your, his, our) opinion a favor de in favor of, in behalf of al contrario on the contrary de ninguna manera by no means, no way de ningn modo by no means en mi (tu, su, nuestra) opinin in my (your, his, our) opinion la ventaja de the advantage of

a mi (tu su nuestro) parecer in my (your, his, our) opinion anda de boca en boca is generally known de acuerdo in agreement estar* (en) harto de to be fed up with en virtud de by virtue of poner* en ridculo to make look ridiculous la desvantaja de the disadvantage of llevar* la contraria to contradict, take an opposite point of view no hay remedio que it can't be helped that no importa que it's not important that no tener* razn to be wrong por mi parte as far as I'm concerned tanto mejor so much better no tiene pies ni cabeza it makes no sense tener* la culpa de to be to blamed or blameworthy for culpa de or blameworthy for no tiene arreglo it can't be fixed por lo que a mi me toca as far as I'm concerned por desgracia unfortunately tener(le) por to take (someone) for tener* razn to be right

Conclusions
a fin de cuentas after all al fin y al cabo in short de todos modos anyway, at any rate en resumidas cuentas in short en breve in short en fin in short por ltimo finally en suma in short, in a word

en contra de contrary to en lugar de instead of por otra parte on the other hand no obstante nevertheless por contraste in contrast to

Cause and Effect


a causa de due to/because of por eso therefore a fuerza de by the efforts of por motivo de on account of por consiguiente accordingly para que so that a fin de que so that, in order that de esta manera thus por culpa de the fault of por consecuencia consequently por lo tanto consequently

Contrasts
a diferencia de unlike a excepcin de with the exception of al contrario, on the contrary de otro modo otherwise en cambio on the other hand en vez de instead of, rather than sin embargo nevertheless no obstante however por lo contrario on the contrary a pesar de in spite of a la vez at the same time an cuando even though

por todas partes everywhere de arriba abajo from top to bottom en ninguna parte nowhere a lo lejos in the distance a los cuatro vientos in all directions por all around there, that way por todos lados all over, everywhere por dentro y por fuera inside and outside a campo raso in the open al aire libre outside en todas partes everywhere de arriba upstairs a la vuelta de la esquina around the corner al final de la calle at the end of the street a lo largo de alongside of a pocos pasos at a short distance por aqu around here, this way por todas partes on all sides, all over, everywhere

Location
a bordo on board a casa home en casa at home

Time
a cada instante at every moment a la vez at the same time a la madrugada at daybreak

a la semana per week a eso de about (a certain time, date, etc) a primera luz at dawn al anochecer at nightfall al da up to date al principio at first a ms tardar at the very latest a(l) medioda at midday (noon) al da siguiente on the next day al mismo tiempo at the same time de atemano ahead of time de aqu en adelante from now on de cabo a rabo from beginning to end de da a da from day to day de noche at (during the) night en adelante from now on en este momento at this moment en punto sharp (telling time) en eso at that point en la actualidad at this time por aquel entonces at that time a fines de at the end of (day, week, month etc.)

a principios de at the beginning of al amanecer at dawn al cabo finally of al fin finally a tiempo on time a medianoche at midnight al cabo finally, at last al cabo de at the end of al mes a month, per month de da by day de ayer en ocho (das) a week from yesterday de vez en cuando from time to time de madrugada at dawn de sol a sol from sunrise to sunset en cuanto as soon as en el momento preciso in the nick of time en seguida at once, immediately por ahora for now por esa poca at that time por lo pronto for the time being en esto at this point

Manner
a ciegas

blindly a la espaola in the Spanish way a escondidas stealthily, on the sly a espaldas treacherously a pierna suelta without a care a regaadientes reluctantly a todo correr at full speed al odo confidentially de buena fe in good faith de buena gana willingly de algn modo in some way de esta manera in this way de esa manera in that way de golpe suddenly de otra manera in another way de otro modo in another way de repente suddenly en voz alta in a loud voice en voz baja in a soft voice poca a poco little by little sin aliento breathless sin novedad the same as usual a fondo thoroughly a la francesa

in the French way de memoria by heart (memory) a gatas on all fours a mano by hand a sabiendas knowingly a solas alone al azar by chance de broma jokingly en broma jokingly de mala gana unwillingly de este modo in this way de ese modo in that way de pie standing de prisa in a hurry de puntillas on tiptoe de rodillas kneeling de sbito suddenly paso a paso step by step por separado separately sin cuidado carelessly uno a uno one by one

de boca en boca by word of mouth a fuerza de by dint of a pie on foot por correo electrnico by e-mail por barco by boat en bicicleta by bike en autobs by bus por computadora by computer por escrito in writing por ferrocaril by train por telfono by phone en coche by car por avin by plane por correo by mail por fax by fax por medio de by means of

Helpful Expression s
a medio hacer half done a lo mejor maybe (used like tal vez or quizs) a menudo often a propsito

Means
a caballo on horseback

on purpose a saltos by leaps and bounds al contrario on the contrary al menos at least al pie de la letra to the letter a la larga in the long run de mal humor in a bad mood con tal de que provided that de acuerdo in agreement de mal en peor from bad to worse de moda in style (fashion) de todos modos anyway, at any rate de veras honestly, really, truly de un golpe once and for all en breve in short a lo menos at least darse* cuenta de (que) to realize, become aware (that) a oscuras in the dark a ver let's see al da current, up to date al contado cash al parecer apparently aparte de aside from

de manera que so that caer* en cuenta to realize de modo que so that de hecho in fact de nuevo again de odos hearsay de todas maneras anyway, at any rate en cambio on the other hand de una vez por todas once and for all en balde in vain en caso de (que) in case of en lugar de (que) instead of en marcha under way, on the way en otros trminos in other words en pleno da in broad daylight en resumen in brief ir* al grano to get straight to the point por completo completely sin disputa without question llevar* a cabo to accomplish, carry out, complete, finish en cuanto a in regards to en vez de instead of

en suma in short, in a word en pro y en contra for and against en pro de on behalf of sin falta without fail en efecto as a matter of fact por poco almost sin duda without a doubt dar* vueltas a algo to think something over thoroughly

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