Usages of o sea
Nunca debes traducir esta expresión literalmente, o sea, palabra por palabra.
You must never translate this expression literally, in other words, word for word.
Lo que me has dicho es muy ambiguo, o sea, podemos interpretarlo mal.
What you have told me is very ambiguous, in other words, we can interpret it badly.
Antes no entendía la expresión, o sea, no comprendía el contexto.
Before I didn't understand the expression, in other words, I didn't comprehend the context.
Te enviaré el primer borrador, o sea, la versión menos precisa.
I will send you the first draft, in other words, the least precise version.
Yo usaría un sinónimo, o sea, la palabra es muy ambigua.
I would use a synonym, I mean, the word is very ambiguous.
Explíquemelo, por favor, o sea, use un sinónimo.
Explain it to me, please, I mean, use a synonym.
El problema es complejo, o sea, difícil de resolver.
The problem is complex, in other words, difficult to solve.
Eso es un hecho, o sea, es verdad.
That is a fact, in other words, it's true.
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