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cómo es que

Principal Translations
Spanish		English
¿cómo es que...? expr	informal (pregunta razón)	how is it that...? expr
		what do you mean...? expr
	¿Cómo es que no vas a ir a la fiesta de Julia? ¡Nos está esperando a todos!

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Compound Forms:
Spanish		English
todo es como tiene que ser expr	(indica conformidad)	everything is as it should be. v expr
		everything is the way it should be v expr
	La situación está difícil, pero hay que tener esperanza y seguir adelante porque todo es como tiene que ser.
	The situation is difficult, but we must have hope and move forward because everything is as it should be.

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