How is the word acto seguido translated from Spanish to English

English translation
In the same breath
phrase

Dicho casi a la vez, a menudo junto a una afirmación contradictoria.

Said almost simultaneously, often with a contradictory statement.

Examples with “acto seguido”

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  • Elogió su trabajo, pero acto seguido criticó su actitud. — She praised his work, but in the same breath, she criticized his attitude.

  • ¿Te puedes creer que la felicitó y en la misma frase le dijo que podía hacerlo mejor? — Can you believe he congratulated her and in the same breath told her she could do better?

  • Me encanta la ciudad, pero al mismo tiempo a veces me agobia. — I love the city, but in the same breath, I find it overwhelming sometimes.

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