but - pero
however - sin embargo
nonetheless / nevertheless - sin embargo
yet / even so - sin embargo, aun así
still - sin embargo
instead - en su lugar, en lugar de ello
on the contrary - por el contrario

but - pero

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• He spoke clearly, but I didn't understand him.
  Habló claramente pero no lo entendí
• She saw me, but she didn't recognize me.
  Ella me vió pero no me reconoció.

however - sin embargo

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• They were not having fun; however they stayed until the party was over.
  Ellos no se estaban divirtiendo; sin embargo se quedaron hasta que la fiesta terminó.
• He doesn't study much; however he gets good grades at school.
  El no estudia mucho; sin embargo obtiene buenas notas en la escuela.

nonetheless / nevertheless - sin embargo

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• It was very stormy; nevertheless we went fishing.
  Estaba muy tormentoso; sin embargo fuimos de pesca.
• She had no experience; nonetheless she got the job.
  Ella no tenía experiencia; sin embargo consiguió el trabajo.

yet / even so - sin embargo, aun así

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• He was a very good swimmer; even so, he drowned.
  El era un muy buen nadador; aún así, se ahogó.
• He wanted to reply to that accusation, yet he didn't.
  El quería contestar a esa acusación; sin embargo no lo hizo.

still - sin embargo

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• Jack didn't study for the test; still he managed to pass it.
  Jack no estudió para la prueba, no obstante, logró aprobarlo.
• He can not speak very well; still he understands everything.
  No puede hablar muy bien, sin embargo, entiende todo.

instead - en su lugar, en lugar de ello

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• I was invited to a party on Saturday, but went to bed instead.
  Fui invitado a una fiesta el sábado, pero me fui a dormir en lugar de ello.
• I am not going out tonight. Instead, I will stay home and cook something.
  No saldré esta noche. En cambio, me quedaré en casa y cocinaré algo.

on the contrary - por el contrario

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• The boy is not dumb; on the contrary, he's very smart for his age.
  El muchacho no es tonto; al contrario él es muy inteligente para su edad.
• Condors are solitary birds. On the contrary, seagulls live in flocks.
  Los cóndores son aves solitarias. Por el contrario, las gaviotas viven en bandadas.