sepse (in this context)

English translation: since

09:41 Feb 6, 2018
Albanian to English translations [PRO]
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Albanian term or phrase: sepse (in this context)
I wonder, based on the context, why Meta used the word 'sepse'. I expected 'edhe pse', 'in spite of'. Could 'sepse' have this meaning too?

Ilir Meta:
>>Nuk dua të kthehem në rastet e të kaluarës, sepse ky është rast i përsëritur, por sot në ditën e zgjedhjeve në festën e demokracisë, këta banditë me armë secili, [name], i dënuar dhe në kërkim sipas informacionit tim, [another name] a i kërkuar dhe në kërkim, dhe [third name] sot në Shëngjin kanë sulmuar me armë...
larserik
Sweden
Local time: 00:06
English translation:since
Explanation:
It is because this case is repetitive of past cases that he doesn't want to deal with it; he nonetheless says something about it when he says 'por...' which would be 'however' in English, to make the contrast more evident.
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MSc Jonis Buzi
Albania
Local time: 00:06
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Faleminderit shumë
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4 +1since
MSc Jonis Buzi
5because
Klementina Shahini
5Since
Rezon Barbullushi


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since


Explanation:
It is because this case is repetitive of past cases that he doesn't want to deal with it; he nonetheless says something about it when he says 'por...' which would be 'however' in English, to make the contrast more evident.

MSc Jonis Buzi
Albania
Local time: 00:06
Native speaker of: Albanian
PRO pts in category: 48
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Faleminderit shumë

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agree  Ledja
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because


Explanation:
He is giving the reason why he does not want to go back in the past. We use "because" when we want to give the reason.

Klementina Shahini
United States
Local time: 18:06
Native speaker of: Native in AlbanianAlbanian
PRO pts in category: 72

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neutral  MSc Jonis Buzi: 'Because' is not the only word whereby one gives reasons.
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Since


Explanation:
When since introduces an action or event at a point of time in the past, we can use the past simple or present perfect after since and the present perfect.

Rezon Barbullushi
Albania
Local time: 00:06
Native speaker of: Native in AlbanianAlbanian
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