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for the sake of

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
for the sake of [sb/sth] prep	(for the good of)	por el bien de loc prep
		por prep
	(formal)	en aras de loc prep
	Some couples stay together for the sake of their children.
	She gave up smoking for the sake of her health.
	Algunas parejas están juntas por el bien de sus hijos. // Dejó de fumar por el bien de su salud.
for the sake of [sth] prep	(because of, for)	por prep
	The mugger attacked the old man for the sake of a few pounds.
	El ladrón asaltó al anciano por unos pocos pesos.

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Compound Forms:
Inglés		Español
for the sake of argument expr	(hypothetically)	sólo como hipótesis expr
	Let us imagine, for the sake of argument, that the Prime Minister decided to resign.
		en pro del argumento expr
		en beneficio del argumento expr

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