por cortesía

por cortesía
A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
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a. to be polite
Solo por cortesía, le pregunté a Laura cómo estaba y estuvo media hora quejándose de su vida.Just to be polite, I asked Laura how she was and she was complaining about her life for half an hour.
b. as a courtesy
Le ofrecí ayuda a Pol por cortesía pero no esperaba que aceptara.I offered to help Pol as a courtesy but I wasn't expecting him to take me up on it.
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