/sin/
Translation
without
Word origin
From Latin sine ('without').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- sine
- English cognates
- sinecure
Examples
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I cannot live without you.
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He left without saying a word.
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I do not like coffee without sugar at all.
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He was left without a job at fifty.
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Without your help I could not have finished.
Where this fits
Used in
Stories
(18)A Paula le duele todo
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Cinco mil palabras después
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El correo a la jefa
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Le hice arreglar el coche
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Lleva toda la mañana
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Lo que de verdad importa
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Más vale tarde que nunca
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Menudo desastre
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No creo que sea grave
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Pasen y siéntense
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Preparando la visita
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Se me cayó todo
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Tú y tu hermano
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Una organización imposible
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El primer día de Laura
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La cena de los Pereira
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Palabras de cocina
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Grammar articles
(20)Spanish Advanced Grammar (C1-C2): The Constructions That Sound Native
Spanish Text Cohesion and Style: signposting, avoiding repetition, en resumen
Spanish Correlative Comparison: cuanto más... más, cada vez más, el doble
Spanish Compound Tenses: the Future Perfect and Past Anterior (habré hablado, hube hablado)
Conjugating Spanish Reflexive Verbs in the Present Tense
Spanish Verb Conjugation: The Complete Rules with Examples
How to Say However, Even Though and Despite in Spanish: sin embargo, aunque, a pesar de
The Spanish Gerund (-ndo): Adverbial Uses and the Mistakes to Avoid (salió corriendo)
Spanish Fixed Similes: dormir como un tronco, más bueno que el pan, terco como una mula
The Spanish Infinitive as a Noun and After Prepositions (antes de salir, al llegar)
Spanish Intermediate Grammar (B1-B2): The Things That Stop You at the Plateau
The Spanish Neuter lo (lo bueno, lo que, lo de)
Spanish Negative Commands: Why no hables Borrows the Subjunctive
Spanish Nosotros Commands: the 'Let's...' Form
The Passive se and the Impersonal se in Spanish (se venden casas, se habla español)
The Spanish Pluperfect Subjunctive and Conditional Perfect (hubiera hablado, habría hablado)
Spanish Prepositional Pronouns (para mí, conmigo, entre tú y yo)
Spanish Reciprocal Verbs (se quieren, nos ayudamos - each other)
The Spanish Subjunctive in Adverbial Clauses: Rules and Practice
Spanish Verbal Periphrases: acabar de, llevar, volver a, seguir + verb
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