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1.- Introduction and addition

Used when you want to introduce an idea or add somethingto 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'treally like parties

In addition to all those arguments, I would like to say that I don'treally trust in people who only think of money.

At least al menys, com a mnim

At least ten people died in roadaccidents last weekend

Above all sobre tot After all desprs de tot Anyway, in any case de tota manera, en qualsevol cas Apart from that a part d'aix At first sight a primera vista, a primer cop d'ull Basically bsicamen t Especially especialment Essentially, in particular essencialment, en particular Finally, lastly finalment, en darrer lloc Generally, in general,on the whole en general In conclusion en conclusi In the first place, firstly, first of all en primer lloc, primer de tot In this case en aquest cas Last but not least per ltim, per no per aix menys important More or less, aproximately ms o menys, aproximadament

Obviously evidentment Secondly, in the second place en segon lloc To begin with, to start with per comenar To sum up per resumir

2.- Concession

Used when you want to admit (concede) something that goesagainst another point.

Of course, certainly

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Although/though encara que, tot i que, malgrat

Although the sun was shining it wasn'tvery warm.

We lost the game, though everyone playedwell

In spite of/despite + noun, pronoun, gerund malgrat

despite without "of"

She didn't get the job in spite of her qualificationsI can't agree with you despite all your

efforts.

: While mentre

While Peter is good at Science, his brother isabsolutely 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 wantto lose their freedom

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In contrast to en contrast, a diferencia de

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

However

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

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7.- Example or illustration Used when the information that follows is a detail or examplethat supports the previous idea.

For instance/for example

What would you do, for instance , if you were the PrimeMinister 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 againstthe 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 theserights are not always respected

Obviously, of course evidentment, per descomptat

Obviously cloning could be of greatbenefit to seriously ill people

Not only.., but also... no solament.... sin tamb

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

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

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

I mean vull dir, em refereixo qu e

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 toexercise for all kind of people

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8.- PurposeTo + infinitivewhen the subject of the two verbs is the same

per

She arrived early to get agood seat

They went into the forest topick 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 Icouldn't leave the house

These men risk their lives inorder that we may live safely

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9.- ResultUsed to point out a cause and effect relationship with theprevious thought.

So, therefore per tant

I wasn't feeling well so I went to see the doctorThere is still much to discuss. Therefore we will come

back to this topic next week

As result

Some of my relatives died asa result of the war

So + noun/adjective/adverb + that + clause

Humans will have so many artificial parts that we won't beable 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 sentsoldiers to the Persian Gulf to fight Iraq

Consequently conseqentment, enconseqncia

Anyway, in any casede tota manera, en qualsevol cas

For this reason per aquesta ra That's why s per aix que Thus aix

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 en resum, en conclusi Finally finalment, en darrer lloc

In brief, in short, in simplerterms,simply put

en poques paraules/en resum, en paraulesms senzilles

In conclusion en conclusi in particular en particular in summary, to summarize en resum. per resumir on the whole en conjunt In other words, to put it differently en unes altres paraules, per dir-ho diferent

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English Catalan Catalan English

A

actual real actual present, current

actually en realitat actualment at present, nowadays,currently

advice consell avs warning, notice

advise (to) aconsellar avisar to warn

advertise anunciar advertir to warn

agenda ordre del dia agenda diary

alternatively d'altra banda alternativament alternately

announcement avs parlat anunci advertisement/ad/ advert

anxious nervis ansis, desitjs eager, willing

arena estadi arena sand

argument discussi argument plot, storyline

assist ajudar assistir a attend

attempt intent atemptat terrorist attack

to attend assistir atendre to pay attention/take careof

avocado alvocat advocat lawyer

B

brave valent brau fierce, rough

C

card tarja, carta de baralla carta letter

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career carrera professional carreradegree (academic), race(sports)

carpet catifa carpeta file

casual informal casual accidental, chance

collar coll (camisa) collaret necklace

college universitat/facultat collegi primary school

commodity mercaderia, article comoditat comfort

compass brixula comps a pair of compasses

conductor cobrador de bus,director d'orquestra conductor driver

conference congrs conferncia lecture

conservatory hivernacle conservatory music school

constipated restret constipar to have a cold

content satisfet contento happy

crime delicte crim murder

current actual corrent ordinary

curse maledicci curs course

D

deception engany decepci disappointment

deputy suplent diputat member of parlament(MP)

discussion debat discussi argument

disgust fstic disgust upset

dispose of desfer-se de disposar have available

diversion desviament diversi entertainment


E

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library biblioteca llibreria bookshop

luxury luxe luxria lust

M

mayor batlle mayor main, bigger, older

miserable molt trist miserable poor

misery tristesa, sofriment misria poverty

molest assetjar, abusar (sexualment) molestar to disturb

notes apunts notes marks

N

notice avs notcia news

O

ordinary normal, corrent ordinari vulgar, rude

P

parcel paquet parcella plot of land

parent pare/mare parent relative

particular determinat particular private

pavement vorera paviment road surface

petrol gasolina petroli oil


preferred past participle verbto prefer preferit favourite

preservative conservant condom condom

presume suposar presumir to show off

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to pretend fingir/fer veure pretendre to expect, seek

to prove demostrar provar to try

Q

quiet callat, silencis quiet still, calm

R

realise adonar-se realitzar to carry out

receipt rebut recepta recipe (food), prescription(medicine)

to record gravar recordar to remember, to remind(fer recordar)

remove treure, eliminar remoure(remenar)

to stir

to rest descansar restar to take away, substract

to resume reprendre resumir summarize

to retire jubilar-se retirar to withdraw, remove

rope corda roba clothes

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sane mentalment normal sa healthy


sensible assenyat sensible sensitive

signature signatura assignatura subject

spade pala espasa sword

spectacles ulleres espectacle show

suburb barri residencial suburbi slum quarter

to succeed sortir-se'n de fer alguna cosa succeir to happen

success xit exit sortida

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sympathetic comprensiu,solidari simptic friendly, nice

sympathy comprensi,solidaritat simpatia friendliness, nicenes

T

taller comparative of tall taller workshop

topic tema tpic clich, common place

translate traduir trasladar to mover

U

ultimate definitiu ltim last

ultimately en ltima instncia ltimament recently

V

vague imprecs, poc clar vaga strike

vicious dolent vicis dissolute

violate transgredir violar rape

we shouldn't make...

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1.- Adjectives, pronouns, adverbs andother particles

1. Actually vs. nowadays

Actually: really. realment, de fetNowadays: 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 lifeYou'll live other wonderful days in your

lifeSome 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 foolit costs something like fifty centsI drink like a fish

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

I usually watch tv serialsYou can't always enjoy yourself

5. Never write two negative words in the same sentence.

He didn't say anything No va dir resHe said nothing 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..

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