sin

=

without

preposition

sin
preposition
1. without
  • buscan gente sin experiencia previa -> they are looking for people with no o without previous experience
  • sin alcohol -> alcohol-free
  • ha escrito cinco libros sin (contar) las novelas -> he has written five books, not counting his novels
  • está sin hacer -> it hasn't been done yet
  • estamos sin vino -> we're out of wine
  • muchos se quedaron sin casa -> a lot of people were left homeless, a lot of people lost their homes
  • lleva tres noches sin dormir -> she hasn't slept for three nights
  • sin que -> without
  • sin que nadie se enterara -> without anyone noticing
  • sin más (ni más) -> just like that
sin embargo
conjunctive phrase
1. however

sin [seen]
preposition
1. Without, besides.
  • Sin embargo -> notwithstanding, nevertheless, however
  • Sin pies ni cabeza -> without head or tail, without order
  • Almendras sin cáscara -> shelled almonds
  • Salió sin abrigo -> he went out without a coat
  • Sin qué ni por qué -> without cause or motive
  • Sin afeitar -> unshaven
  • Sin lavar -> unwashed
  • Sin saberlo ella -> without her knowing it
Joined to a verb it is a negative or privative.

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