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al

Translation

to the
ir al cine
to go to the cinema
(seguida de infinitivo)
when
constr. Nunca va seguido de un verbo en futuro
as
constr. Nunca va seguido de un verbo en futuroAl salir de casa me encontré al vecino
I met my neighbour as I was going out
on
Me llevé un susto al abrir la puerta
I got a shock on opening the door
upon
(intervalo de tiempo)
a
dos veces al año
twice a year
(Definition of al from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact Español-Inglés © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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