Advanced Spanish Phrases: contrast, opposition and concession
Here is a list of basic and useful Spanish phrases to learn for conversation, with their English translations.
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| ENGLISH | SPANISH |
| And yet / And then again / But then… | Y/pero aún asÃ,… |
| Despite / In spite of… | A pesar de / A pesar de |
| Even if… | Aunque |
| For all that / Even so,… | A pesar de eso / A pesar de todo |
| However / Still,… | Sin embargo / Sin embargo / Sin embargo |
| In contrast / By contrast / On the other hand… | Por otro lado… |
| Instead | Más bien / Por el contrario… |
| Instead of… | En lugar de |
| Nevertheless | Sin embargo, |
| On the contrary | Por el contrario |
| Or rather… | O más bien /O más exactamente … |
| Quite the opposite! | Al contrario. |
| Still,… | Incluso asà / Tout de même,… |
| Though / Although / Even though | Aunque / Aunque… |
| Whereas… | Mientras que / Mientras que… |
| While… | Mientras… |
| Yet,… | Sin embargo / A pesar de todo / A pesar de todo… |
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