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- Introduction and addition

Used when you want to introduce an idea or add something to a previous argument. Besides, in addition to a ms I don't think I'll come on Friday. I have a lot to do. Besides I don't really like parties In addition to all those arguments, I would like to say that I don't really trust in people who only think of money. At least al menys, com a mnim At least ten people died in road accidents last weekend

Above all After all Anyway, in any case Apart from that At first sight Basically Especially Essentially, in particular Finally, lastly Generally, in general,on the whole In conclusion In the first place, firstly, first of all In this case Last but not least More or less, aproximately Obviously Secondly, in the second place To begin with, to start with To sum up

sobre tot desprs de tot de tota manera, en qualsevol cas a part d'aix a primera vista, a primer cop d'ull bsicament especialment essencialment, en particular finalment, en darrer lloc en general en conclusi en primer lloc, primer de tot en aquest cas per ltim, per no per aix menys important ms o menys, aproximadament evidentment en segon lloc per comenar per resumir

2.- Concession
Used when you want to admit (concede) something that goes against another point. Of course, certainly

While I do not believe in God myself, I will, of course, admit the importance of religions Certainly, the early learning years are crucial to a child's educational development.

3.- Cause
When we want to to tell the reason why something happens Because, as, since, for I am happy because the sun is shining As it was a public holiday, all the shops were shut Since you asked, I am going to tell the truth I believed her, for she would not lie to me.

4.- Comparison
Used to point out a similarity with another idea. Similarly, in a similar way Paris has some great museums of art. Similarly London has some wonderful museums

As Speaking English fluently is not as easy as people think it is As well as As well as being over seven feet tall, Manute Bol is an enthusiastic basketball player Like Getting money from him is like getting blood from a stone Than I prefer to say too little than to say too much I think it is more interesting to read a novel than to watch a film

5.- Condition
If I didn't mind if you wouldn't want to discuss this topic with me Even if

fins i tot si, encara que

Even if you are born rich, life is still difficult

As long as, provided (that)

if

Children are allowed to use the pool as long as they are with an adult Theyll buy everything you produce, provided the price is right. Unless

if not
You can't come with me unless you promise to be quiet He hasnt got any hobbies unless you call watching TV a hobby.

Wether if generally used when you can choose among two options I don't know wether you have met him or not In case

per si de cas , en cas de que

Take an umbrella in case it rains

6.- Contrast
Used to point out a difference from the preceding thought

Although/though

encara que, tot i que, malgrat

Although the sun was shining it wasn't very warm. We lost the game, though everyone played well In spite of/despite + noun, pronoun, gerund malgrat despite without "of" She didn't get the job in spite of her qualifications I can't agree with you despite all your efforts.

: While

mentre
While Peter is good at Science, his brother is absolutely hopeless

On the one hand.... on the other hand Per una banda.... per una altra

On the one hand they'd love to have kids, but on the other they don't want to lose their freedom

In contrast to en contrast, a diferencia de

In contrast to all these arguments, most of scientists don't agree with State regulations.

However

We thought the problems were correct. However, we have now discovered somer errors

7.- Example or illustration

Used when the information that follows is a detail or example that supports the previous idea. For instance/for example What would you do, for instance , if you were the Prime Minister of your country?

In fact de fet, actually, really, As a matter of fact, The fact is

de fet, realment
The truth is that

la veritat s que...

The truth is that you can find very few people who are against the family as institution Theoretically en teoria Theoretically light would infinitely bounce in a room made of perfect mirrors.

In practice

a la prctica

Prisoners have legal rights but in practice these rights are not always respected

Obviously, of course evidentment, per descomptat Obviously cloning could be of great benefit to seriously ill people

Not only.., but also...

no solament.... sin tamb

The countryside varies greatly, not only from place to place but from season to season.

As far, in relation to. As far as......... is concerned en relaci a , pel que fa a

As far as my opinion is concerned , I would like to say...

I mean

vull dir, em refereixo que

I mean technology is definitely a good part of our lives

In other words, that is (to say)

s a dir

In other words jogging is becoming a extremely popular way to exercise for all kind of people

8.- Purpose
To + infinitive when the subject of the two verbs is the same

per

She arrived early to get a good seat They went into the forest to pick mushrooms So that , in order that + will/would or can/could or may/might + verb

per que, per tal que

She took my shoes so that I couldn't leave the house These men risk their lives in order that we may live safely

9.- Result
Used to point out a cause and effect relationship with the previous thought. So, therefore per tant I wasn't feeling well so I went to see the doctor There is still much to discuss. Therefore we will come back to this topic next week As result Some of my relatives died as a result of the war So + noun/adjective/adverb + that + clause Humans will have so many artificial parts that we won't be able to distinguish them from cyborgs The song was so beautiful that we had to buy the record Thus

aix, per aquesta ra

Americans always want to fight for oil, and thus they sent soldiers to the Persian Gulf to fight Iraq

conseqentment, en conseqncia de tota manera, en qualsevol Anyway, in any case cas For this reason per aquesta ra That's why s per aix que Thus aix Consequently

10.- Summary
Used to conclude or condense a thought. In conclusion/to conclude

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In conclusion, I would like to say that I am in favour of death penalty in some cases, such as...

All in all Finally In brief, in short, in simpler terms,simply put In conclusion in particular in summary, to summarize on the whole In other words, to put it differently

en resum, en conclusi finalment, en darrer lloc en poques paraules/en resum, en paraules ms senzilles en conclusi en particular en resum. per resumir en conjunt en unes altres paraules, per dir-ho diferent

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11.- Time sequence

Used to describe when an action happens in relation to another. As The thief was seen as she was climbing over the wall. By the time By the time I get home, she will be sleeping

Meanwhile He talked only of love. Meanwhile, she was only thinking of sex. When I was working on the computer, when she came in.

While You may watch a film while I go shopping

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English

Catalan

Catalan

English

A
actual actually advice advise (to) advertise agenda alternatively announcement anxious arena argument assist attempt to attend avocado real en realitat consell aconsellar anunciar ordre del dia d'altra banda avs parlat nervis estadi discussi ajudar intent assistir alvocat actual actualment avs avisar advertir agenda present, current at present, nowadays, currently warning, notice to warn to warn diary

alternativament alternately anunci ansis, desitjs arena argument assistir a atemptat atendre advocat advertisement/ad/ advert eager, willing sand plot, storyline attend terrorist attack to pay attention/take care of lawyer

B
brave valent brau fierce, rough

C
card tarja, carta de baralla carta letter

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English career carpet casual collar college commodity compass conductor conference conservatory constipated content crime current curse

Catalan carrera professional catifa informal coll (camisa) universitat/facultat mercaderia, article brixula

Catalan carrera carpeta casual collaret collegi comoditat comps

English degree (academic), race (sports) file accidental, chance necklace primary school comfort a pair of compasses driver lecture music school to have a cold happy murder ordinary course

cobrador de bus, conductor director d'orquestra congrs hivernacle restret satisfet delicte actual maledicci conferncia conservatory constipar contento crim corrent curs

D
deception deputy discussion disgust dispose of diversion English engany suplent debat fstic desfer-se de desviament Catalan decepci diputat discussi disgust disposar diversi Catalan disappointment member of parlament (MP) argument upset have available entertainment English

E
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educated embarrassed embarrassement eventually exhibition exit

culte avergonyit vergonya finalment exposici sortida

educat embarassada embars eventualment exhibici xit

polite pregnant pregnacy temporarily, by chance display, show, performance succes

F
fabrics figure firm teixit, tela xifra, nombre, quantitat empresa fbrica figura firma factory, plant appearance, figure signatura

I
idiom indicated institute introduce frase feta, locuci assenyalat fundaci presentar (persones) idioma indicat institut introduir language appropiate secondary school put in(to)

J
journal revista jornal wages

L
large English lecture gran Catalan conferncia o classe a la universitat llarg Catalan lectura reading long English

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library luxury

biblioteca luxe

llibreria luxria

bookshop lust

M
mayor miserable misery molest notes batlle molt trist tristesa, sofriment assetjar, abusar (sexualment) apunts mayor miserable misria molestar notes main, bigger, older poor poverty to disturb marks

N
notice avs notcia news

O
ordinary normal, corrent ordinari vulgar, rude

P
parcel parent particular pavement petrol English preferred preservative presume paquet pare/mare determinat vorera gasolina Catalan parcella parent particular paviment petroli Catalan favourite condom to show off plot of land relative private road surface oil English

past participle verb preferit to prefer conservant suposar condom presumir

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to pretend to prove

fingir/fer veure demostrar

pretendre provar

to expect, seek to try

Q
quiet callat, silencis quiet still, calm

R
realise receipt to record remove to rest to resume to retire rope adonar-se rebut gravar treure, eliminar descansar reprendre jubilar-se corda realitzar recepta recordar remoure
(remenar)

to carry out recipe (food), prescription (medicine) to remember, to remind (fer recordar) to stir to take away, substract summarize to withdraw, remove clothes

restar resumir retirar roba

S
sane English sensible signature spade spectacles suburb to succeed success mentalment normal sa Catalan assenyat signatura pala ulleres barri residencial sortir-se'n de fer alguna cosa xit Catalan sensible assignatura espasa espectacle suburbi succeir exit 17 sensitive subject sword show slum quarter to happen sortida healthy English

sympathetic sympathy

comprensiu, solidari comprensi, solidaritat

simptic simpatia

friendly, nice friendliness, nicenes

T
taller topic translate comparative of tall taller tema traduir tpic trasladar workshop clich, common place to mover

U
ultimate ultimately definitiu ltim last recently en ltima instncia ltimament

V
vague vicious violate imprecs, poc clar dolent transgredir vaga vicis violar strike dissolute rape

we shouldn't make ...

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1.- Adjectives, pronouns, adverbs and other particles

1. Actually vs. nowadays Actually: really. realment, de fet Nowadays: present time, these days, currently, at the moment 2. Another/other another is always a singular adjective other as an adjective never ends by "s" I'ts another wonderful day in your life You'll live other wonderful days in your life Some designs are bettter than others 3. As/like As I've already said... he works as a waiter he was respected both as a professional and as a person She acts like a fool it costs something like fifty cents I drink like a fish

4. Frequency adverb position: before, a lexical verb and usually after, a

modal verb

I usually watch tv serials You can't always enjoy yourself 5. Never write two negative words in the same sentence. He didn't say anything He said nothing

No va dir res No va dir res

6. Once, twice, three times, four times I practise aerobic once a week, but I go to the gym five times a week. Don't think twice, its all right.. 19

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