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Word of the Day: Incluso

By Gerald Erichsen, About.com

La palabra del día:

incluso

Pronunciación aproximada:

eenk-CLUE-soh Listen

Significado:

including; the word also can be used to add emphasis, as does "even" in the following translation

Ejemplo:

La vitamina E y otros antioxidantes probablemente son inútiles para los pacientes de afecciones cardíacas e incluso podrían interferir con los remedios más utilizados para reducir el colesterol, determinó un estudio.

Traducción:

Vitamin E and other antioxidants probably are useless for cardiac patients and can even interfere with the most-used remedies for reducing cholesterol, a study determined.

Aviso:

Grammatically, incluso can function as either an adjective or a preposition. It can also function as an adjective (which means it can change form according to number and gender) meaning "enclosed."

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