1.1 Preparar el terreno Flashcards
first, firstly
primero
second, secondly
segundo
third, thirdly
tercero
problem
el problema
subject, topic, theme
el tema
crisis
la crisis
question (for discussion), issue
la cuestion
in the first/second/third place
en primer/segundo/tercer lugar
at first, at the beginning
al principio
beforehand
de antemano
we have to ask ourselve
tenemos que preguntarnos
at first sight
a primera vista
in the long term
a corto plazo
in the short term
a largo plazo
to get the facts in order
ordenar los datos
to clear the ground
despejar el terreno
what is it about?
de que se trata
to summarise the issue
resumir el tema/la cuestion
to face (up to) to issue/situation
afrontar el tema/la situacion
the problem to be addressed, the problem that arises is…
el problema que se plantea es
it’s a topic which has been in the media for several years/months now
es un tema que ya lleva varios anos/meses apereciendo en los medios
it’s a topic that has been concerning/interesting me for some time now
es un tema que ya me preocupa/interesa desde hace algun tiempo
it will be useful to establish the arguments for and against
sera conveniente establecer los argumentos en pro y en contra
to examine the arguments in more detaiil
examinar mas minuciosamente los argumentos
a crisis on a world scale
una crisis a escala mundial
a worrying situation
una situacion inquieta
the main worry/concern
la preocupacion predominante
