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de no ser

Principal Translations
Spanish		English
de no ser porque [+ indicativo] loc conj	(si no fuera porque)	if it weren't for, if it hadn't been for v expr
	(formal)	had it not been for, were it not for v expr
	De no ser porque había un autobús nocturno, habríamos tenido que volver a casa caminando.
	If it hadn't been for the night bus, we would have had to walk home.

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Compound Forms:
Spanish		English
de no ser por loc prep	(de no contar con)	if it hadn't been for expr
		if it weren't for expr
		if it wasn't for expr
	De no ser por ustedes, nunca habría salido adelante. Les debo mucho.
	If it hadn't been for you, I never would have gotten by. I owe you big time.
de no ser por, a no ser por loc prep	(persona, cosa que evita algo)	had it not been for expr
		without prep
	De no ser por la ayuda de Pablo, este proyecto habría fracasado.

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