Oscar Ivan Rios Tole
The use of the word "though" How I can translate this into Spanish? If She's asleep, though, don't interrupt her. I don't quite understand the use of "though"
Sep 22, 2014 11:32 PM
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The use of the word "though"

How I can translate this into Spanish?

If She's asleep, though, don't interrupt her.

I don't quite understand the use of "though"

 

I think you want to say "Si está durmiendo, sin embargo, no interrumpirla."

 

In this case, "though" means "however" or "sin embargo" in Spanish.

 

The sentence makes more sense if there's something that precedes it such as "Ask your mother to come to eat dinner.  If she's sleeping, though, don't interrupt her (sleep)." 

 

"Though" can also mean "although".

 

Examples:

Though many people take the entrance exam, few are able to score high enough to be admitted.

Aunque muchas personas toman el examen de ingreso, pocos son capaces de anotar lo suficientemente alto como para ser admitidos.

 

Although she's tired, she must wake up.

Aunque está cansada, ella debe despertar.

 

I'm not sure that this is a rule but my instinct is that you should use "however" and "although" instead of "though" when writing and that you should use "though" mostly in spoken English, partly because it is only one syllable and flows off the tongue more easily.

September 23, 2014

If she's asleep though  don't interrupt her no tiene sentido 

Though y although indican opinion contraria 

 

The party was horrible, the food was great although 

I'm still playing soccer, though I don't play as good as I was young

 

Learn more about "if clause"



 

 

September 23, 2014

En primer lugar nunca traduscas español a ingles pues al ser un lenguage mas complicado te complicas tienes que entender que though es una palabra que indica opinion contraria al igual que although, pueden ir al comienzo medio o al final , en el ingles hablado se usa mas al final

 

Por ejemplo the party was horrible, although the food was great o   

The party was horrible, the food was great though o 

though the party was horrible, the food was great

September 23, 2014
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