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hence
conclusão/consequência
“sendo assim”/”portanto”
He was the eldest son, hence the heir to the state
Ele era o filho mais velho, portanto o herdeiro da propriedade
The secretary was caught stealing and hence must be fired
furthermore
adição
“ademais”/”além disso”
The food was cold. Furthermore, it was tasteless
what is more
adição (loc adverbial)
“e mais”
She speaks 5 languages. What is more, she learned all that by herself
likewise
semelhança (advérbio)
“da mesma forma”/”igualmente”
She loves jazz. Likewise, her brother enjoys the genre
for instance
exemplificação (loc adverbial)
“por exemplo”
There are many ways to have fun. For instance, you can watch movies
on the whole
generalização (loc adverbial)
“em geral”
On the whole, the trip was a success
conversely
contraste (advérbio)
“on the other hand”/”em contraste”
She is very outgoing. Conversely, her sister is shy
for
explicação (conjunção)
“porque”/”uma vez que”
He must be tired, for he has been working all day (pois ele trabalhou…)
moreover
adição (advérbio)
“além disso”/”furthermore”
The product is affordable. Moreover, it is sustainable
besides
adição (advérbio)
“além de”/”além do mais”/”furthermore”
She does not like pizza. Besides, she is alergic to cheese
beyond that
adição (loc adverbial)
“além disso”/”fora isso”
The project is over budget. Beyond that, the deadline has been delayed
so as to
finalidade (loc conjuntiva)
“para que”/”a fim de”/”in order that”
She spoke slowly so as to be understood
She lives in a big house so as to have many dogs
so that
finalidade (loc conjuntiva)
“a fim de que”/”para que”
I lowered my voice so that no one could hear us
thus
conclusão/consequência (advérbio)
“portanto”/”deste modo”/”so”/”therefore”
he did not study; thus, he failed the exam
ergo
conclusão/consequência (advérbio)
“logo”/”portanto”/”so”
He did not complete the assigment; ergo, he failed the course
therefore
conclusão/consequência (advérbio)
“portanto”/”so”
He did not have enough experience; therefore, he was not hired
inasmuch as
explicação (loc conjuntiva)
“uma vez que”/”na medida em que”/”since”/”because”
Inasmuch as the evidence is not complete, we cannot proceed
*não confundir com unless (a menos que)
owing to
explicação (preposição)
“devido a”/”due to”
seguido por:
ING
noun
The fact that…
The flight was delayed owing to the bad weather
whether
alternância ou condição (conjunção)
é bem parecido com “if”, mas geralmente usado quando se tem várias possibilidades
I don’t know whether she will come (I don’t know if she will come)
She could not decide whether she goes or stays (nesse caso, de alternância, o if não fica tão legal)
provided/providing (that)
condição (conjunção)
“desde que”/”contanto que”
You can go out tonight, provided (that) you finish your work
yet
contraste (conjunção)
“porém”/”contudo”/but”
She is young, yet very wise
nevertheless / nonetheless
contraste (advérbios)
“contudo”/”but”
It was raining; nevertheless, they went to work
Estava chovendo; entretanto, eles foram trabalhar
notwithstanding
concessão
“não obstante”/”embora”/”although”
Notwithstanding the rain, the event happened
Notwithstanding that it was raining, the event happened
although / even though / though
concessão
“embora”
Altough it was raining, we went out
Even though it was raining, we went out
Though it was raining, we went out
It was raining. We went out, though (só pode colocar pro fim se for o though)
*fora esse detalhe, todos se usam da mesma forma, só susbtituir pelo embora!
