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entre

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between

[b??twi?n]

preposición

1 entre

between eight and nine o'clock -> entre (las) ocho y (las) nueve
between Edinburgh and London -> entre Edimburgo y Londres
you must choose between them -> tienes que elegir entre ellos
we bought it between us -> lo compramos entre todos
this is strictly between you and me -> esto debe quedar entre tú y yo

adverbio

también:

(in) between -> en medio
the trees in between -> los árboles que están en medio

between [bi-tuin]

preposición

1 Entre, en medio de una y otra cosa (between two points, times, numbers).

Between now and Thursday -> de aquí al jueves
It’s closed between 1 and 3 -> está cerrado de 1 a 3. Nothing can come between us, nada podrá separarnos
Between decks -> (Mar.) entre puentes

2 Entre, perteneciente a dos que están en compañía.

Between whiles -> (Vulg.) a ratos
The space between -> intermedio, espacio, hueco
Between now and then -> de aquí a allá
They divided the money between the two -> se repartieron el dinero entre los dos
This is strictly between you and me -> esto debe quedar entre nosotros
We spent $250 between us -> gastamos 250 dólares entre los dos (jointly, in combination)
Between them they managed to lift it -> entre los dos consiguieron levantarlo
Between working and training I’ve no time for reading -> entre el trabajo y el entrenamiento no tengo tiempo para leer (what with)

adverbio

The one between -> el/la de en medio
There are very large houses and very small apartments and nothing (in) between -> hay casas muy grandes o apartamentos muy pequeños, pero no hay nada entre ambos

between [bɪˈtwiːn]

preposition

1 entre

the shops are shut between two and four o'clock las tiendas cierran de dos a cuatro; between now and May de ahora a mayo; I sat (in) between John and Sue me senté entre John y Sue; it's between five and six metres long mide entre cinco y seis metros de largo

2 (amongst) entre

we shared it between us nos lo repartimos entre los dos

just between you and me just between ourselves entre nosotros

we only had £5 between us teníamos solo 5 libras entre todos; we did it between the two of us lo hicimos entre los dos

adverb

(also in between) (time) mientras tanto; (place) en medio; entre medio;

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