que
Translation
conj.
›
⇨ that
Liam me dijo que había llamado a las nueve menos cuarto Liam said that he had rung at a quarter to nine
› (con valor comparativo)
⇨ than
■ Se dice taller than me. Incorrecto: taller that meMi hermana es más alta que yo My sister is taller than me
› (con valor consecutivo)
⇨ that
Hace tanto frío que no quiero salir a la calle It's so cold that I don't want to go out
› (con valor causal)
⇨ because
Ahora no puedo hablar, que estoy trabajando I can't talk now because I'm working
Vamos, que es tarde Come on, it's late
› (con valor final)Ven, que te voy a dar algo
Come here, I'm going to give you something
› (con valor distributivo)
⇨ whether... or...
Que vaya yo, que vengas tú, el resultado será el mismo Whether you go or I go, the result will be the same
› (con valor enfático)Sí que quiero ir
I do want to go
para que
⇨ so that
Les di caramelos, para que se callaran I gave them some sweets, so that they would be quiet
(Definition of que conj. from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact Español-Inglés
© Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)
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