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i have to confess to being on the side of the commentator

A

tengo que confesarme partidario del comentarista

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there are those that say

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hay quienes dicen que

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people think that

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la gente piensa que

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others maintain that

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otros constatan que

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the (vast) majority think that

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la (gran) mayoría opina que

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according to what one hears/reads

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ségun se oye/se lee

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according to a survey/opinion poll

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según una encuesta

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to sound out opinions

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sondear las opiniones

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the plain truth of the matter is

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la verdad lisa y llana es

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anyone can see that

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cualquiera es capaz de ver que

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from other people’s point of view

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desde el punto de vista ajeno

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presumably

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es de presumir que/según cabe presumir

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the figures prove that

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las cifras atestan que

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as is already known

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como ya se sabe

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as far as is known

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que se sepa

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one cannot help thinking that

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no se puede menos de pensar que

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we’re kidding ourselves if we believe that

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es una ilusión creer que (+ subj.)

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anyone who believes this

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cualquiera que crea esto

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that would be wildly optimistic

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eso sería tremendamente optimista

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on the contrary, on the other hand

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al contrario