poco después(
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koh
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pwehs
)A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g once upon a time).
phrase
1. (general)
b. soon afterward
Guadalupe acabó la carrera y encontró trabajo poco después.Guadalupe finished her degree and found a job soon afterward.
c. not long after
La actriz se divorció de su primer marido en 2000, y se casó con el segundo poco después.The actress divorced her first husband in 2000, and married her second husband not long after.
d. not long afterward
El examen se celebrará el día 15 de marzo, y las notas se publicarán poco después.The exam will take place on March 15th, and the grades will be published not long afterward.
e. shortly after
Me fui a vivir a Berlín y, poco después, mi hermana se fue a vivir a Munich.I went to live in Berlin, and shortly after my sister went to live in Munich.
f. shortly afterward
Perdió el trabajo, pero poco después le tocó la lotería.He lost his job but won the lottery shortly afterward.
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