| Spanish > English |
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| a no ser que |
| 1. conj. (followed by a subjunctive clause) unless |
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| No voy a ver Broadway a no ser que vaya alguna vez a Nueva York. - I'm not going to see Broadway unless I go to New York one day. |
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| No se podía comunicarse con los vecinos, a no ser que hubiera aprendido la lengua. - She couldn't have talked with the neighbours unless she'd learned the language. |
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| Analysis |
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| a |
| 1. prep. to |
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| 2. prep. by |
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| 3. prep. at |
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| 4. prep. ng-lite, Used before words referring to people, pets, or personified objects or places that function as direct objects: personal a. |
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| Lo busca a usted. - He is looking for you. |
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| no |
| 1. adv. no |
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| 2. adv. not |
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| 3. interj. eh? (used as a tag question, to emphasise what goes before or to request that the listener express an opinion about what has been said) |
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| 4. n-m. no |
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| 5. n-m. abbreviation of número; no. |
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| ser |
| 1. v. to be (essentially or identified as) |
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| Yo soy de los Estados Unidos. - I am from the United States. |
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| Errar es humano. - To err is human. |
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| 2. v. to be (in the passive voice sense) |
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| La guitarra fue tocada. - The guitar was played. |
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| que |
| 1. conj. that |
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| Él dice que está triste. - He says that he is sad. |
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| 2. conj. than |
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| Llego más tarde que tú. - I am arriving later than you. |
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| 3. conj. (indicating a reason); because, for |
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