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| por lo tanto |
| 1. adv. thus, so, as such (in this way or manner) |
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| 2. adv. consequently, thereby, accordingly |
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| 3. adv. therefore, hence |
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| Spanish > Spanish |
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| por lo tanto |
| 1. adv. Por ende, en consecuencia, por eso, por ende, por tal razón, dado que, por consiguiente, como resultado, por el motivo o las razones antes mencionadas, a causa de lo que antes de ha dicho. |
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| "el concepto de belleza es indefinido y ambiguo y, por lo tanto, no sirve para la ciencia". |
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| "Se rebeló contra sus padres; por lo tanto, ahora vive solo". |
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| Analysis |
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| por |
| 1. prep. by (indicates the creator of a work) |
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| La novela Cien años de soledad fue escrita por Gabriel García Márquez. - The novel One Hundred Years of Solitude was written by Gabriel García Márquez. |
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| 2. prep. for (indicates something given in an exchange) |
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| Lo compré por cincuenta euros. - I bought this for fifty euros. |
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| 3. prep. through, out, via (indicating movement) |
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| lo |
| 1. pron. accusative of él, ello, and usted (when referring to a man); him, it, you (formal) |
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| lo veo - I see it |
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| 2. pron. impersonal neuter pronoun (clitic form of ello); it, that |
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| lo es - That’s it |
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| 3. art. neuter definite article used to make abstract nouns from adjectives; the |
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| tanto |
| 1. det. so much, as much, that much |
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| 2. det. (in the plural) so many, as many, that many |
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| 3. adv. so much, long, hard, often, etc. |
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| Te amo tanto. - I love you so much. |
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| De tanto hacerlo, se me irrita. - It gets irritated because I do it so much/so often. |
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