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tener sentido

Principal Translations
Spanish		English
tener sentido loc verb	(ser lógico)	make sense v expr
	Con la explicación del profesor, el tema de la clase anterior comenzó a tener sentido.
	When the professor explained it, the subject of the previous class began to make sense.
tener sentido loc verb	(ser útil)	make sense v expr
		be useful vi + adj
		be a point v expr
	Un castigo solo tiene sentido si ayuda a la persona a reflexionar sobre lo que hizo.
	No tiene sentido discutir con Juan: no entiende razones.
	A punishment only makes sense if it helps the person reflect on what they did.
	ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. There's no point trying to convince him because he's very stubborn and will never change his mind.

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Compound Forms:
Spanish		English
no tener sentido que se haga algo loc verb	(carecer de finalidad)	be no point in doing [sth] v expr
		make no sense for [sth] v expr
	No tenía sentido que siguiéramos juntos; siempre nos heríamos.

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