LINKING WORDS



LINKING WORDS

Contrast :

a) BUT (pero)

For that reason not everyone was happy, but there is a limit to the unhappiness.

Por este motivo no todos estaban contentos, pero el descontento tiene un límite.

b) HOWEVER (sin embargo)

What is decisive, however, is the attitude of the competent Serbian authorities.

Lo principal, sin embargo, es la actitud de las autoridades serbias competentes.

c) ALTHOUGH (aunque)

It is my conviction that this idea, although subversive, is what is needed here.

Estoy convencido de que esta idea, aunque sea subversiva, es lo que necesitamos.

Condition :

a) AS LONG AS (siempre y cuando)

We can cherish dreams, as long as we know how to translate them into action.

Podemos acariciar sueños, siempre y cuando sepamos llevarlos a la práctica.

b) PROVIDED THAT (con tal que)

I am happy to do so, provided that there is consensus and no opposition.

   Con mucho gusto lo haré, con tal que haya un consenso al respecto y no haya oposición.

Additional:

a) BESIDES (además)

Besides the obligations laid down in the Treaty, the Council requires openness

Además de las obligaciones que impone el Tratado, el Consejo propone apertura.

Result:

a) THEREFORE (por tanto)

Therefore, with my extensive experience, I must warn you to be careful, Mr Marín.

Por lo tanto, con mi larga experiencia, le digo que sea usted prudente, señor Marín.

b) SO (así, así que)

We already have 260 signatures, and we need 80 more, so please let us have yours.

Ya tenemos 260 firmas y necesitamos ochenta más, así que les pido su colaboración.

CONNECTOR OF CONDITION REFERED TO “ if ”

|Unless |

|Unless expresses a condition. |You won't get the job unless you prepare for the interview. |

| |= You will get the job only if you prepare for the interview. |

|We use unless to say that a particular action or situation will | |

|occur only if another specified action happens earlier.   | |

| |Don't do it unless he tells you to. |

| |= Do it only if he tells you to do it. |

Here are some more examples:

• I’m not going to the party unless you come too. I don’t want to go alone.

• We won’t get a table at the restaurant unless we get there early.

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