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To introduce in chronological order or order of importance (4)

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  1. primero (segundo, etc.)
  2. En primer lugar
  3. Antes que nada (first of all)
  4. Ante todo (above all/first of all)
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To continue a thought, elaborate on it (3)

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  1. Mientras
  2. Después
  3. A continuación
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To conclude something (6)

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  1. Finalmente
  2. Sobre todo
  3. Lo más importante
  4. En último término
  5. Por último
  6. Por fin
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To introduce an additional idea (6)

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  1. Y, Además (and also)
  2. Asimismo (also, likewise)
  3. Algo semejante occure (something similar happens)
  4. con
  5. al mismo tiempo
  6. también
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To introduce a contrast (7)

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  1. Pero, sin embargo (nevertheless)
  2. Ahora bien (now then, however)
  3. Aunque (even though)
  4. A diferencia (unlike)
  5. Mientras que (whereas)
  6. No obstante (however)
  7. En cambio (instead)
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To introduce an example (4)

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  1. Por ejemplo
  2. Así
  3. Tal como (such as, just as)
  4. Un ejemplo de
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To introduce an explanation (4)

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  1. Es decir (that is to say)
  2. O sea que (in other words)
  3. En otras palabras
  4. Esto es
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To introduce a cause (4)

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  1. porque
  2. puesto que (since)
  3. Debido a lo que (because of what)
  4. Ya que (since)
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To introduce an effect (4)

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  1. En consecuencia
  2. Por consiguiente (therefore)
  3. Por lo tanto (therefore)
  4. De ahí que (that’s why, hence)
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To introduce a condition (4)

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  1. Si
  2. Siempre que (whenever)
  3. A condición de que (on the condition that)
  4. Supongamos (assume, suppose)
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To introduce the purpose/final (4)

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  1. Para que
  2. A fin de que
  3. Con objeto de (in order to)
  4. Con la intención de (with the intention of)
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To introduce a comparison (4)

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  1. Como (as)
  2. Al igual que (just like)
  3. Del mismo modo (the same way)
  4. De modo similar (similarly)
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To introduce a conclusion (4)

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  1. En resumen (in summary)
  2. En síntesis (in summary)
  3. En conclusión
  4. Para concluir
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