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further1

Pronunciation: /ˈfɜːrðər; ˈfɜːðə(r)/

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Spanish translation of further

adv

  • 1comp offar1 1 a (in distance) they live even further away = ellos viven aún más lejos how much further is it? = ¿cuánto camino nos queda por hacer? further on, there's another set of traffic lights = más adelante, hay otro semáforo b (in progress) the legislation should have gone further = la legislación debería haber ido más lejos have you got any further with that essay? = ¿has adelantado ese trabajo? c (in time) we must look back even further = tenemos que retroceder aún más en el tiempo this vase dates back even further = este jarrón es aún más antiguo d (in extent, degree) I'll look further into that possibility = voy a estudiar esa posibilidad más a fondo the situation is further complicated by her absence = el hecho de que ella no esté complica aún más la situación
  • 2

    further to

    [Corresp] (as prep) further to your letter of June 6, … = con relación a su carta del 6 de junio, …

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