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unless

/ənˈles/

Translation

conj
si no
Unless you study harder, you won't pass the exam
Si no estudias más, no aprobarás el examen
a no ser que
Let's go by train, unless you have a better idea
Vayamos en tren, a no ser que tengas una idea mejor
a menos que
I won't tell him, unless he asks me about it
No se lo diré a menos que me lo pregunte
(Definition of unless conj from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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