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pues

/ˈpwes/, [ˈpwes]

for, then, well

Conjunction pues

  1. so, then; in that case
    Pues me voy.
    I'll go, then.
  2. because, since
    Es el mismo gato, pues tiene la misma apariencia.
    It is the same cat, because it has the same appearance.

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Examples

  • Si se ve un pato y grazna como un pato, pues probablemente no es una ardilla.

    If it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck, then it's probably not a squirrel.

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  • Pues, me encantó.

    Well, I loved it.

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  • Si tiene hambre, pues coma.

    If you're hungry, then eat.

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  • Pues paré de leer.

    So I stopped reading.

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  • Si tienen hambre, pues coman.

    If you're hungry, then eat.

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  • Si él viene, pues mucho mejor.

    If he comes, so much the better.

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  • Las discusiones son extremadamente vulgares, pues todos en una buena sociedad sostienen la misma opinión.

    Arguments are extremely vulgar, for everyone in good society holds exactly the same opinion.

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  • Pues, ¿es todo por hoy?

    Well, shall we call it a day?

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  • Si tienes hambre, pues come.

    If you're hungry, then eat.

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  • Si es cierto que los griegos les prohibieron a las mujeres ir a las obras, ellos actuaron correctamente; pues en ninguna medida podrían escuchar algo.

    If it is true that the Greeks forbade women to go to the play, they acted in a right way; for they would at any rate be able to hear something.

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