since

since  (sns)

adv.

1. From then until now or between then and now: They left town and haven't been here since.

2. Before now; ago: a name long since forgotten.

3. After some point in the past; at a subsequent time: My friend has since married and moved to California.

prep.

1. Continuously from: They have been friends since childhood.

2. Intermittently from: She's been skiing since childhood.

conj.

1. During the period subsequent to the time when: He hasn't been home since he graduated.

2. Continuously from the time when: They have been friends ever since they were in grade school.

3. Inasmuch as; because: Since you're not interested, I won't tell you about it.

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[Middle English sinnes, contraction of sithenes : sithen, since (from Old English siththan : sth, after + than variant of thm, dative of thæt, that; see that) + -es, adv. suff.; see -s³.]

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since [sɪns]

prep

during or throughout the period of time after since May it has only rained once

conj (subordinating)

1. (sometimes preceded by ever) continuously from or starting from the time when since we last met, important things have happened

2. seeing that; because since you have no money, you can't come

adv

since that time he left yesterday and I haven't seen him since

[Old English sīththan, literally: after that; related to Old High German sīd since, Latin sērus late]

Usage: See at ago

Translations

since [sɪns]

A. ADV → desde entonces
I haven't seen him since → desde entonces no lo he vuelto a ver
ever since → desde entonces
not long since; a short time since → hace poco
a long time since → hace mucho(tiempo)
her parents have long since died → sus padres hace tiempo que fallecieron, sus padres fallecieron tiempo ha(frm)
the time for talking has long since passed → la hora de hablar ya pasó hace tiempo

B. PREP → desde
since Monday → desde el lunes
since Christmas → desde Navidad
since then → desde entonces
I've been waiting since ten → espero desde las diez
ever since then → desde entonces ...
ever since that → desde aquello ...
since that day he has been a changed man → desde or a partir de ese día es un hombre nuevo
how long is it since the accident? → ¿cuánto tiempo ha pasado desde el accidente?
since arriving → desde que llegué, desde mi llegada

C. CONJ

1. (= from the time that) → desde que
since I arrived → desde que llegué
I haven't seen her since she left → no la he visto desde que se fue
I've been wearing glasses since I was three → llevo gafas desde los tres años
it's a week since he left → hace una semana que se fue, se fue hace una semana
it's a few years since I've seen them → hace varios años que no los veo
ever since I've been here → desde que estoy aquí

2. (= as, because) → ya que, puesto que, como
since you can't come → ya que no puedes venir, como no puedes venir, puesto que no puedes venir
since you're tired, let's stay at home → ya que or puesto que or como estás cansado vamos a quedarnos en casa
since he is Spanish → ya que or como or puesto que es español, siendo él español(frm)

SINCE

Time

• When since is followed by a noun or noun phrase, you can usually translate it as desde:

Spain has changed a lot since Franco's death España ha cambiado mucho desde la muerte de Franco

• When since is followed by a verb phrase, use desde que instead:

Since I saw you a fortnight ago a lot of things have happened Desde que te vi hace quince días han pasado muchas cosas

! Use the present tense in Spanish to describe a situation that started in the past and has continued up to now (present perfect or present perfect continuous in English):

I have been here since this morning Estoy aquí or Llevo aquí desde esta mañana They've been waiting since nine o'clock Están esperando or Llevan esperando desde las nueve He has been taking more exercise since he talked to his doctor Hace más ejercicio desde que habló con el médico

NOTE But the perfect tense is used in Spanish when the verb is in the negative:

I haven't seen her since she left No la he visto desde que se fue

• Translate since then or ever since using desde entonces:

She came home at five and has been studying ever since Llegó a casa a las cinco y está estudiando desde entonces

• Translate long since using hace tiempo (+ que + ((PAST TENSE))) or hacía tiempo (+ que + ((PAST/PAST PERFECT))) as relevant:

His wife has long since died Hace tiempo que murió su mujer, Su mujer murió hace tiempo
Meaning "as", "because"

• In formal contexts you can usually translate since using ya que or puesto que. In more everyday Spanish, use como, which must go at the beginning of the sentence:

They could not afford the house since they were not earning enough No podían pagar la casa puesto que or ya que no ganaban bastante Since I hadn't heard from you, I decided to give you a call Como no sabía nada de ti, decidí llamarte

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since [ˈsɪns]

adv

prep → depuis
I've been here since the end of July → Je suis ici depuis la fin juillet.
We hadn't seen each other since that time → Nous ne nous étions pas vus depuis.
since then → depuis lors
since Monday → depuis lundi
since Christmas → depuis Noël

conj

(time) → depuis que
since I have been here → depuis que je suis ici
It was a month since he had arrived in Greenwich → Il était à Greenwich depuis un mois.
I've been wearing glasses since I was three → Je porte des lunettes depuis que j'ai trois ans.
I haven't seen her since she left the company → Je ne l'ai pas vue depuis qu'elle a quitté l'entreprise.
ever since I arrived → depuis mon arrivée, depuis que je suis arrivé

(= because) → puisque
Since you're tired, let's stay at home → Puisque tu es fatigué, restons à la maison.

adv → depuis
I haven't seen him since → Je ne l'ai pas vu depuis.
ever since → depuis ce moment là
We met ten years ago and we have been friends ever since
BUT Nous nous sommes rencontrés il y a dix ans et sommes toujours restés amis.

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since

adv (= in the meantime) → inzwischen; (= up to now) → seitdem; ever since → seither; a long time since, long since → schon lange; he died long since → er ist schon lange tot; not long since → erst vor Kurzem; I’ve never heard it before or since → ich habe das weder vorher noch nachher je wieder gehört

prep → seit; ever since 1900 → (schon) seit 1900; he had been living there since 1900 → er lebte da schon seit 1900; I’ve been coming here since 1992 → ich komme schon seit 1992 hierher; he left in June, since when we have not heard from him → er ging im Juni fort und seitdem haben wir nichts mehr von ihm gehört; it’s a long time since then → das ist schon lange her; how long is it since the accident? → wie lange ist der Unfall schon her?; since when? (inf) → seit wann denn das? (inf)

conj

(time) → seit(dem); ever since I’ve known him → seit(dem) ich ihn kenne

(= because) → da

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since [sɪns]

1. adv → da allora
ever since → da allora (in poi)
(not) long since → da (non) molto (tempo)

2. prep → da
since Monday → da lunedì
(ever) since then/that ... → da allora....
since leaving → da quando sono (or è ) partito/a
how long is it since his last visit? → da quanto tempo non viene?

3. conj

a. (time) → da quando
(ever) since I arrived → (fin) da quando sono arrivato
how long is it since you last saw him? → da quando non lo vedi?, quant'è che non lo vedi?

b. (because) → siccome, dato che

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since [sɪns]

1. adv → da allora
ever since → da allora (in poi)
(not) long since → da (non) molto (tempo)

2. prep → da
since Monday → da lunedì
(ever) since then/that ... → da allora....
since leaving → da quando sono (or è ) partito/a
how long is it since his last visit? → da quanto tempo non viene?

3. conj

a. (time) → da quando
(ever) since I arrived → (fin) da quando sono arrivato
how long is it since you last saw him? → da quando non lo vedi?, quant'è che non lo vedi?

b. (because) → siccome, dato che

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since

conj since

1 (often withever) from a certain time onwards I have been at home (ever) since I returned from Italy. sedert مُنْذُ откакто od té doby siden seit από τότε που, αφότου desde que sellest ajast peale kui از آن وقت تا siitä lähtien kun depuis (que) מֵאָז (तब, उस समय) से अब तक otkad azóta, hogy; amióta sejak síðan da quando ～以来ずっと (~)한 이래 죽 nuo tada, kai kopš sejak itu sinds siden od czasu kiedy desde que de când с тех пор как odvtedy, čo odkar otkako []sedan ตั้งแต่ ...-den beri 從那時以來，自從 з того часу як; відколи کسی خاص وقت سے اب تک từ khi 从...以来

2 at a time after Since he agreed to come, he has become ill. nadat مُنذُ، في الوقْت الذي откакто poté efter at seitdem από τον καιρό που después que pärast seda kui بعد از آن sen jälkeen kun depuis que מֵאָז के बाद otkako (kasnije) miután setelah síðan da quando ～の後で (~)한 후에 po to, kai pēc tam kad semenjak sinds etter at po tym, jak depois que după ce после того как potom, čo odkar otkako efter att ตั้งแต่ ...-den beri 從那時起 відколи جب سے kể từ 自...以后

3 because Since you are going, I will go too. omdat بِسَبَب след като protože eftersom da εφόσον, αφού ya que, puesto que kuna چون koska puisque מִכֵּיווַן שֶׁ- क्योंकि budući da, jer mivel karena þar sem siccome ～だから (~)이기 때문에 kadangi tā kā oleh kerana aangezien da, siden, ettersom ponieważ já que pentru că так как, поскольку keďže ker pošto eftersom เนื่องจาก çünkü, ...-diği için 因為 через те що; оскільки کیونکہ bởi vì, vì lẽ rằng 因为

adv

1 (usually withever) from that time onwards We fought and I have avoided him ever since. daarna مُنذُ ذلِكَ الحين оттогава od té doby lige siden seitdem έκτοτε desde entonces sealt peale, sestsaadik از آن زمان تا siitä lähtien depuis מֵאָז के बाद से odonda attól fogva sejak itu frá þeim tíma da allora 以来ずっと 그 이후 죽 nuo tada kopš tā laika semenjak itu sindsdien siden, fra da av od tego czasu desde então de atunci с тех пор odvtedy odtlej od tada []sedan dess เมื่อหลายปีมาแล้ว o zamandan beri 從那時以後 після; з того часу اس وقت سے từ lúc ấy 从...时起

2 at a later time We have since become friends. daarna في وَقْتٍ لاحِق от някакво събитие в миналото od té doby sidenhen inzwischen από τότε desde entonces hiljem پس از آن sen jälkeen depuis מֵאָז के बाद otada (kasnije) azóta kemudian síðan þá da allora その後 그 후 po to pēc tam sejak dari itu intussen siden (da) potem desde então apoi после (того) od tej doby medtem od tada sedan dess จากนั้นมา sonradan 後來 з того часу; відтоді اس وقت کے بعد سے từ đó 后来

prep

1 from the time of (something in the past) until the present time She has been very unhappy ever since her quarrel with her boyfriend. vandat من الوَقْت الذي، مُنْذُ أن оттогава насам od lige siden seit από desde (mingist ajast) saadik از آن زمان تا امروز lähtien depuis מֵאָז से के बाद से, के बाद sve odonda, sve otada (do sada) óta sejak allar götur síðan da ～以来ずっと (~)부터 지금까지 죽 nuo tada, kai kopš; pēc tam kad semenjak sinds helt fra od czasu desde de la с, со od od od []sedan ตั้งแต่ ...-den beri 自從... після کسی خاص وقت سے اب تک từ một thời điểm trong quá khứ đến nay 自从...

2 at a time between (something in the past) and the present time I've changed my address since last year. sedertdien منذ ذلك الوَقْت от od siden seit από desde alates, peale در خلال اين مدت sitten depuis מֵאָז וְעַד עָתָה अतीत में किसी समय से अभी के बीच u međuvremenu, od (prošle godine) óta sejak frá því í da ～以降に (~)이후 지금까지 사이에 nuo kopš sejak dari sinds siden od desde în с, после od od od sedan เวลาระหว่างอดีตถึงปัจจุบัน ...-den bu yana 自...至今 з ماضی کے کسی وقت سے اب تک کے درمیان kể từ 自...至今

3 from the time of (the invention, discovery etc of) the greatest invention since the wheel. sedert مُنذُ، من الوَقْت الذي от времето на od siden seit από τον καιρό desde pärast, alates از وقتيكه jälkeen depuis מָאז के बाद से od (vremena) óta sejak penemuan frá því að dopo ～以来の (~) 이후 nuo tada, kai kopš selepas sinds siden od czasu, po depois de după после od od od sedan นับแต่ ...-den bugüne 自...以來 з; після کسی وقت سے kể từ khi 自...

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since → قديماً, منذ, مُنْذ jelikož, od, od té doby siden seit, seitdem από, αφότου, έκτοτε desde, desde entonces, desde que jostakin lähtien, sen jälkeen depuis, puisque dakle, kako, otada da, da allora, da quando ･･･して以来, ･･･以来, その時以来 … 이후에, …한 후에, 그 이래 aangezien, sinds, sindsdien fra, siden od, odkąd, odtąd desde, desde então, desde que с, с тех пор как sedan, sedan dess เนื่องจาก, จากนั้นมา, ตั้งแต่ den beri, o zamandan beri suốt từ lúc, từ, từ đó 由于, 自从