afin ☊ 
in order to, so that 
để like: So that → →
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I hurried so that I wouldn't be late. ☊ 
Tôi vội vã để không bị muộn. ☊ 2142
Leave early so that you won't miss the bus. ☊ Đi sớm đi thì cậu sẽ không lỡ xe bus. ☊ 2143
She's learning English so that she can study in Australia. ☊ Cô ấy đang học tiếng Anh để cô ấy có thể học ở Úc. ☊ 2147
We whispered so that nobody could hear our conversation. ☊ Chúng tôi đã nói thầm để không ai có thể nghe thấy cuộc trao đổi của chúng tôi. ☊ 2148
Please arrive early so that we'll be able to start the meeting on time. ☊ Làm ơn đến sớm để chúng ta có thể bắt đầu cuộc họp đúng giờ. ☊ 2149
Sanjit locked the door so that he wouldn't be disturbed. ☊ Sanjit đã khoá cửa để không bị ai làm phiền. ☊ 2150
I slowed down so that the car behind me could pass. ☊ Tôi đi chậm lại để chiếc xe đằng sau tôi vượt qua được. ☊ 2372
I'd like to have a garden so that I could grow my own vegetables. ☊ Tôi muốn có vườn để tôi có thể tự trồng rau cho riêng tôi. ☊ to give blood (= to have blood taken from you so that it can be used in the medical treatment of other people) ☊ blood ☊
to draw blood (= to wound a person so that they lose blood) ☊ blood ☊
to draw/draw back/pull back the curtains (= to open them, so that the window is no longer covered) ☊ curtain ☊
He's drinking himself to death (= so that it will kill him). ☊ death ☊
All important points are numbered for ease of reference (= so that you can find them easily). ☊ ease ☊
Fasten the gates securely so that they do not blow open. ☊ fasten ☊
form sth: Bend the wire so that it forms a 'V'. ☊ form ☊
Houses and a luxury tourist hotel were burned to the ground (= completely destroyed, so that there is nothing left). ☊ ground ☊
The whole idea of going was so that we could meet her new boyfriend. ☊ idea ☊
lesson to sb: Let that be a lesson to you (= so that you do not make the same mistake again). ☊ lesson ☊
I'll give you a key so that you can let yourself in. ☊ let ☊
link A and B (together): When computers are networked, they are linked together so that information can be transferred between them. ☊ link ☊
a rear-view mirror (= in a car, so that the driver can see what is behind) ☊ mirror ☊
I can't wait for this nonsense to end so that we can all be friends again. ☊ nonsense ☊
The men in prison would never cry openly (= so that other people could see). ☊ openly ☊
I need to check that she is all right, just for my own peace of mind (= so that I do not have to worry). ☊ peace ☊
We agreed to pool our resources (= so that everyone gives sth). ☊ resource ☊
Information must be stored so that it is secure from accidental deletion. ☊ secure ☊
Stir the sauce constantly so that it does not separate. ☊ separate ☊
All the materials are on site so that work can start immediately. ☊ site ☊
We are very busy—so much so that we won't be able to take time off this year. ☊ so ☊
Nothing more was heard from him so that we began to wonder if he was dead. ☊ so ☊
She worked hard so that everything would be ready in time. ☊ so ☊
This course is designed so that students can progress at their own speed. ☊ speed ☊
So that's it—the fuse had gone. ☊ that's it ☊
I moved my legs out of the way so that she could get past. ☊ out of the way ☊
She burned the letters so that her husband would never read them. ☊ would ☊
shrink wrapping (= plastic designed to shrink around objects so that it fits them tightly) ☊ wrapping ☊
It was his bad luck to be in the wrong place at the wrong time (= so that he got involved in trouble without intending to). ☊ wrong ☊
afin ☊ fixer des cordes afin de descendre en rappel ☊