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y

and, y

Letter y (lower case, upper case Y)

  1. The twenty-sixth letter of the Spanish alphabet, called ye or i griega and written in the Latin script.

Conjunction y

  1. and
  2. (in names of number) and
    setenta y seis
    seventy-six
  3. (in arithmetic) plus, and
    uno y uno son dos
    one plus one is two
  4. (informal) well
    ¡Y por supuesto!
    Well, of course!
  5. (informal) what about, how about, where is/are the
    Pero, ¿y el concierto? ¿Ya no vamos?
    But what about the concert? Are we not going anymore?
    ¿Y la niña? ¿Está a salvo?
    How about the girl? Is she safe?
    ¿Y los archivos? Debo echarles un vistazo.
    Where are the files? I should take a look at them.

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Examples

  • Hay café y café.

    There's coffee, and then there's COFFEE.

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  • Pongan fin al monocultivo de maíz, y restablezcan el cultivo combinado, para combatir la pérdida de paisajes y la diversidad de terrenos.

    Stop maize monoculture, and reestablish multiple cropping, to combat the loss of landscape and soil diversity.

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  • ¿Por qué no entras y hablamos de ello mientras tomamos una taza de café?

    Why don't you come in and we'll talk about it over a cup of coffee.

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  • Tom y yo trabajamos juntos.

    Tom and I work together.

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  • La previsión es la forma de decir lo que va a pasar y después explicar por qué no ocurrió.

    Forecasting is the way of saying what will happen and then explaining why it didn't.

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  • El acusado habló con ambigüedades y no quiso ir al grano

    The accused spoke equivocally and didn't want to talk turkey.

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  • Los animales no son capaces de distinguir entre lo que está bien y lo que está mal.

    Animals cannot distinguish right from wrong.

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  • Ajo y cebolla son buenos remedios contra el resfriado común.

    Garlic and onion are good remedies against the common cold.

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  • El parqueadero del centro comercial tiene siete pisos y cada uno está marcado con un color específico para que la gente recuerde más fácilmente dónde dejó el vehículo.

    Parking at the Mall has seven floors and each one is marked with a specific color so that people remember more easily where they left the car.

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  • Ahí, la araña espera a que insectos pequeños como mariposas y libélulas caigan en la trampa.

    There the spider waits for small insects like butterflies and dragonflies to be trapped.

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