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Learn Spanish (Spain): de - if before an infinitive

Spanish (Spain)
/Present conditions with infinitives (de)
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de

Word

de

Meaning

if (before an infinitive)

Part of speech

preposition

Pronunciation

Course

Spanish (Spain)

Lesson

Present conditions with infinitives (de)

Usages of de

De cambiar el protocolo, avisad al personal.

If the protocol changes, notify the staff.

De haber una emergencia, mantened la calma.

If there is an emergency, keep calm.

De fallar la máquina, debes permanecer fuera.

If the machine fails, you must stay outside.

De ser el gas tóxico, tomad otra precaución.

If the gas is toxic, take another precaution.

De dolerte la cabeza, deja la mascarilla aquí.

If your head hurts, leave the mask here.

De hundirse el barco, buscad el chaleco salvavidas.

If the ship sinks, look for the life jacket.

De sonar la alarma, el personal tiene que desalojar el edificio.

If the alarm sounds, the staff has to evacuate the building.

De haber previsto la derrota, la reina se habría retirado.

If she had foreseen the defeat, the queen would have retreated.

De haber intervenido el aliado, la invasión habría fracasado.

If the ally had intervened, the invasion would have failed.

De haber intervenido alguien, la victoria habría sido nuestra.

If someone had intervened, the victory would have been ours.

¡Vaya desastre! De haber previsto la traición, no habría ido.

What a disaster! If I had foreseen the betrayal, I wouldn't have gone.

Dado que el cálculo del general fue erróneo, de habernos retirado, estaríamos vivos.

Given that the general's calculation was erroneous, if we had retreated, we would be alive.

De haber fracasado la invasión, el aliado habría vuelto a intentarlo.

If the invasion had failed, the ally would have tried it again.

De haber sido erróneo el plan, la traición habría fracasado.

If the plan had been erroneous, the betrayal would have failed.

Yo vi la derrota; de haber triunfado nosotros, todo sería distinto.

I saw the defeat; if we had triumphed, everything would be different.

De haberse retirado antes, la victoria habría sido imposible.

If they had retreated before, the victory would have been impossible.

De haber intervenido, la emperatriz no habría perdido el trono.

If she had intervened, the empress wouldn't have lost the throne.

Era el aliado más fuerte; de haber triunfado, no habríamos perdido.

He was the strongest ally; if he had triumphed, we wouldn't have lost.

De no salir ahora, la policía os desalojará.

If you don't leave now, the police will clear you out.

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