Conversational Connectors Flashcards

1
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Don’t be upset but (Apologising)

A

No te vayas a enojar pero

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2
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It was a slip of the tongue (Apologising)

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Fué un lapsus

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I said it by mistake (Apologising)

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Lo dije por error

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I am sorry that (Apologising)

A

Lamento que

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One hundred percent (Dis/Agreeing)

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Cien por ciento

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Without question (Dis/Agreeing)

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Sin duda

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7
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Exactly Right (Dis/Agreeing)

A

Exactamente

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Certainly (Dis/Agreeing)

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Ciertamente

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9
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Without a doubt (Dis/Agreeing)

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No hay duda de que

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10
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In no case (Dis/Agreeing)

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Bajo ninguna circunstancia

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That isn’t true at all (Dis/Agreeing)

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Eso no es verdad del todo

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12
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That is an exaggeration (Dis/Agreeing)

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Eso es una exageración

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13
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I really can’t believe that (Dis/Agreeing)

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Realmente no lo puedo creer

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14
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That’s one way to say it (Dis/Agreeing)

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Esa es una forma de decirlo

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15
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Only up to a certain point (Dis/Agreeing)

A

Sólo hasta cierto punto

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16
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Certainly why not? (Dis/Agreeing)

A

Claro. ¿Por qué no?

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17
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I agree (Dis/Agreeing)

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Estoy de acuerdo

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18
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That remains to be seen (Closing)

A

Eso está por verse

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19
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Understandably (Filler)

A

Yo entiendo que

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20
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Frankly speaking (Filler)

A

Honestamente hablando

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21
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Between you and me (Filler)

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Acá entre nos

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22
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Anyway (Filler)

A

Como sea

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23
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Well then (Filler)

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Pues muy bien

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24
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Well as a matter of fact (Filler)

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Bien de hecho

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25
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How can I put it? (Filler)

A

Como te explico?

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26
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I must say that (Filler)

A

Debo decir que

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27
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Firstly (Filler)

A

En primera

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28
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Secondly (Filler)

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Segundo

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29
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I would like you to know that (Filler)

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Quiero que sepas que

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30
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I am afraid that (Filler)

A

Me temo que

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31
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After all (Filler)

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Después de todo

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32
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As far as I am concerned (Filler)

A

Hasta donde yo sé

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33
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More and more (Filler)

A

Más y más

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34
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Actually (Filler)

A

De hecho

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35
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All joking aside (Filler)

A

Hablando en serio

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36
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No seriously (Filler)

A

Ya en serio

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37
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And what’s more (Elaborating)

A

Y qué mejor

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38
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Nevertheless (Elaborating)

A

Sin embargo

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39
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Even though (In spite of) (Elaborating)

A

A pesar de que

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40
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That sounds like (Elaborating)

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Eso suena como si

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41
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And that’s why (Elaborating)

A

y es por eso que

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42
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And now that (Elaborating)

A

Y ya que

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43
Q

That is a good question (Opening)

A

Esa es una buena pregunta

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44
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That is such a difficult question (Opening)

A

Esa es una pregunta muy complicada

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45
Q

Can you tell me please (Passing)

A

Me podrias decir por favor

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46
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And what do you think? (Passing)

A

Y tú que piensas?

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47
Q

To tell the truth (Qualifying)

A

Al decir verdad

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48
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I hope that (Qualifying)

A

Espero que

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49
Q

In my opinion (Qualifying)

A

En mi opinión

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50
Q

I don’t know exactly but (Qualifying)

A

No lo sé exactamente pero

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51
Q

As you may know (Qualifying)

A

Como tal vez sabrás

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52
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If I understand correctly (Qualifying)

A

A lo que yo entiendo

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53
Q

As you already know (Qualifying)

A

Como tú bien sabes

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54
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As far as I know (Qualifying)

A

Hasta donde yo sé

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55
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I have the impression that (Qualifying)

A

Me da la impresión de que

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56
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It is usually true that (Qualifying)

A

Usualmente es cierto que

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57
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You never know (Qualifying) but

A

Nunca se sabe pero

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58
Q

I haven’t thought about it before but (Qualifying)

A

No lo había pensado pero

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59
Q

If I am not mistaken (Qualifying)

A

Si no me equivoco

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60
Q

I am not certain whether (Qualifying)

A

No estoy seguro si

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61
Q

Like every other man (Qualifying)

A

Como cualquier otro hombre

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62
Q

I have my own opinion on it but (Qualifying)

A

Tengo mi propia opinión sobre eso pero

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63
Q

I am not such an expert but (Qualifying)

A

No soy ningún experto pero

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64
Q

She said something like (Quoting)

A

Ella dijo ago como

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65
Q

My friend pointed out that (Quoting)

A

Mi amigo me señaló que

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66
Q

Recently I heard that (Quoting)

A

Recientemente escuché que

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67
Q

Now it occurs to me that

A

Se me ocurre que

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68
Q

By the way

A

Por cierto

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69
Q

And besides that

A

Y encima de eso

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70
Q

Oh I nearly forgot

A

Oh casi lo olvido

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71
Q

And one more thing

A

Y una cosa más

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72
Q

On the other hand

A

Por otro lado

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73
Q

What you need to understand is (Insisting)

A

Lo que tienes que entender es

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74
Q

This is the important thing (Insisting)

A

Lo importante es

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75
Q

Do you see what I mean (Requesting)

A

¿Ves lo que quiero decir?

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76
Q

What are you thinking (Requesting)

A

¿Qué estás pensando?

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77
Q

You look friendly (Opening)

A

Pareces amistoso

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78
Q

I don’t mean to interrupt but (Opening)

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No pretendía interrumpirte pero

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79
Q

I really like your style (Opening)

A

Realmente me gusta tu estilo

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80
Q

One hundered percent.

A

al cien por cien

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81
Q

Without question

A

sin dudarlo

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82
Q

Most certainly

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seguramente

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83
Q

Without a doubt

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sin duda

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84
Q

In no case

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ni de coña

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85
Q

That isn’t true at all

A

para nada eso no es cierto

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86
Q

That is an exaggeration

A

eso es una exageración

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87
Q

That’s one way to say it

A

esa es una manera de decirlo

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88
Q

Certainly why not?

A

claro ¿por qué no?

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89
Q

We agreed that …

A

quedamos en que…

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90
Q

I absolutely agree …

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estoy totalmente de acuerdo…

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91
Q

It is up to you whether …

A

depende de ti si…

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92
Q

I completely agree with you but …

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estoy totalmente de acuerdo contigo pero…

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93
Q

That would be a good idea

A

eso sería una excelente idea

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94
Q

That’s an interesting thought

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esa es una idea interesante

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95
Q

I fully agree with you

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estoy totalmente de acuerdo contigo

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96
Q

Provided that …

A

siempre y cuando

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97
Q

I don’t like to complain but …

A

no me gusta quejarme pero…

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98
Q

I am against it

A

estoy en contra

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99
Q

Don’t be upset but …

A

no te enfades pero…

100
Q

It was a slip of the tongue

A

fue un lapsus

101
Q

I said it that way by mistake

A

fue una equivocación decirlo de esa manera

102
Q

I am sorry but …

A

lo siento pero…

103
Q

I am afraid to say that …

A

siento decirte que….

104
Q

I am afraid that …

A

me temo que…

105
Q

I hope you won’t be offended if …

A

espero que no te ofendas si…

106
Q

To my shame I must admit that …

A

para mi desgracia debo admitir que…

107
Q

I blame myself that …

A

me culpo de…

108
Q

I would like to but unfortunately

A

me gustaría pero desafortunadamente…

109
Q

I am sorry to interrupt but …

A

perdona que interrumpa pero…

110
Q

I am sorry to bother you but …

A

perdona que te moleste pero…

111
Q

I must admit that I really don’t know the answer

A

debo admitir que no conozco la respuesta

112
Q

Unfortunately I can’t answer that

A

desafortunadamente no puedo contestar a eso

113
Q

Unfortunately there is no easy answer to that question

A

desafortunadamente no hay una respuesta sencilla a eso

114
Q

I am sorry if my English is a little difficult to understand

A

siento que mi español sea difícil de entender

115
Q

I am sorry but I don’t know the exact expression for it in English

A

lo siento pero no sé la frase exacta en español

116
Q

It is clear that …

A

está claro que…

117
Q

The matter of the fact is that …

A

el hecho es que…

118
Q

It is nonsense to claim that …

A

es una tontería decir que…

119
Q

This shows that …

A

esto demuestra que…

120
Q

The question is …

A

la cuestión es…

121
Q

Strange as it may seem …

A

por extraño que parezca…

122
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It is surprising that …

A

es sorprendente que…

123
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I don’t have the slightest idea about it …

A

no tengo ni la más remota idea de lo que es eso…

124
Q

The only trouble is (in that) that …

A

el único problema de eso es que…

125
Q

The only trouble is (with that) that …

A

el único problema con eso es que…

126
Q

It seems very unlikely that …

A

parece poco probable que…

127
Q

It is obvious that …

A

es obvio que…

128
Q

It is incorrect that …

A

es incorrecto que…

129
Q

It makes sense that …

A

tiene sentido eso de que…

130
Q

I don’t see any reason why …

A

no veo ninguna razón por la cual…

131
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I don’t understand at all why …

A

no entiendo para nada por qué…

132
Q

The snag with that is that …

A

la pega de todo eso es que…

133
Q

That might be one of the reasons why …

A

esa puede ser una de las razones por las que…

134
Q

I bet that …

A

me apuesto a que…

135
Q

It is necessary …

A

hay que…

136
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In spite of the fact that …

A

a pesar del hecho de que…

137
Q

I will see to it that …

A

me encargaré de que…

138
Q

There is still a chance that …

A

todavía hay posibilidades de que…

139
Q

I am totally certain that …

A

estoy totalmente segura de que…

140
Q

You should know that …

A

deberías saber que….

141
Q

That remains to be seen

A

eso hay que verlo

142
Q

Before I finish …

A

antes de acabar…

143
Q

Allow me to thank you very much for everything.

A

permíteme que te dé las gracias por todo

144
Q

So goodbye and thanks again

A

así que adiós y gracias otra vez

145
Q

I hope we see each other again soon

A

espero que nos volvamos a ver pronto

146
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To be more precise …

A

para ser más precisos…

147
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And what’s more …

A

y lo que es más…

148
Q

While I am already talking about it …

A

ya que estoy hablando de eso…

149
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Allow me to say it another way …

A

déjame que lo explique de otra manera….

150
Q

That is to say …

A

o sea es decir…

151
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And more specifically …

A

y más concretamente…

152
Q

Nevertheless …

A

sin embargo…

153
Q

Even though …

A

incluso…

154
Q

That sounds like …

A

eso suena a que…

155
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And that is why …

A

y esa es la razón por la que…

156
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In other words …

A

en otras palabras…

157
Q

To say it another way …

A

diciéndolo de otra manera….

158
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Moreover …

A

más aún….

159
Q

Another advantage is that …

A

otra ventaja es que…

160
Q

Another disadvantage is that …

A

otra desventaja es que…

161
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What interests me the most is …

A

lo que más me interesa es…

162
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The interesting thing about it is that …

A

lo interesante de eso es que…

163
Q

Like I have just mentioned …

A

tal y como acabo de decir…

164
Q

I would like to explain to you how …

A

me gustaría explicarte cómo..

165
Q

It happened like this …

A

ocurrió de la siguiente manera…

166
Q

Putting it briefly …

A

para abreviar…

167
Q

Like I just said …

A

como acabo de decir….

168
Q

And to make matters worse …

A

y para empeorar las cosas…

169
Q

A good example of this is …

A

un buen ejemplo de esto sería…

170
Q

What I am trying to say is that …

A

lo que intento aqui decir es que…

171
Q

I must emphasise that …

A

debo enfatizar que…

172
Q

I would like to add something …

A

me gustaría añadir algo…

173
Q

Another way of saying it is …

A

otra manera de decirlo es…

174
Q

I was amazed that …

A

me asombró que…

175
Q

It amused me when …

A

me divirtió cuando…

176
Q

I hate when …

A

odio cuando…

177
Q

I am pleased that …

A

me alegra que…

178
Q

What a pity

A

que pena

179
Q

That is really surprising

A

eso es realmente sorprendente

180
Q

That is unbelievable

A

es increíble

181
Q

I am very encouraged

A

estoy muy motivada

182
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It is disgraceful

A

es una desgracia

183
Q

It is rather (enough) boring

A

es bastante aburrido

184
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Understandably …

A

comprensiblemente…

185
Q

Frankly speaking …

A

hablando francamente….

186
Q

Between you and me …

A

entre tú y yo…

187
Q

Anyway …

A

de todas maneras…

188
Q

Well then …

A

bueno entonces…

189
Q

Well as a matter of fact …

A

bueno de hecho…

190
Q

How can I put it?

A

¿cómo puedo decirlo?

191
Q

I must say that …

A

debo decir que…

192
Q

Firstly …

A

primeramente (primero)…

193
Q

Secondly …

A

segundo…

194
Q

I am afraid that …

A

me temo que…

195
Q

Now and then it seems to me that …

A

de vez en cuando parece que…

196
Q

As far as I am concerned …

A

en lo que a mí respecta…

197
Q

More and more …

A

cada vez más…

198
Q

Actually …

A

de hecho…

199
Q

All joking aside …

A

bromas aparte…

200
Q

It is remarkable that …

A

tiene gracia que…

201
Q

Thank you heartily

A

gracias de todo corazón…

202
Q

That is such a good question

A

esa es una pregunta muy buena

203
Q

That is a difficult question

A

esa es una pregunta difícil

204
Q

Once upon a time long ago …

A

érase una vez hace mucho tiempo…

205
Q

I must first say that …

A

primero debo decir que…

206
Q

Could you tell me …

A

me podrías decir…

207
Q

To tell the truth …

A

para serte sincera…

208
Q

I presume that …

A

asumo que…

209
Q

I hope that …

A

espero que…

210
Q

In my opinion …

A

en mi opinión…

211
Q

If that is true …

A

si eso es cierto…

212
Q

I don’t know exactly …

A

no sé exactamente…

213
Q

The way I see it is that …

A

la manera en la que yo lo veo es que…

214
Q

I would like to think that …

A

me gustaría pensar que…

215
Q

As you may know …

A

como puede que sepas…

216
Q

I don’t have a big interest in that

A

no tengo mucho interés en eso

217
Q

If I understand correctly …

A

si te estoy entendiendo bien…

218
Q

As far as I know …

A

hasta lo que yo sé…

219
Q

I suppose that …

A

supongo que…

220
Q

If all goes well …

A

si todo va bien….

221
Q

One never knows but …

A

nunca se sabe pero…

222
Q

Recently I heard that …

A

hace poco oí que…

223
Q

As they say …

A

como se suele decir…

224
Q

Judging by what he said …

A

a partir de lo que ellos dicen…

225
Q

I found out that …

A

me enteré de que…

226
Q

It started to be evident that …

A

empezó a ser evidente que…

227
Q

I soon realised that …

A

pronto me di cuenta de que…

228
Q

I never realised that …

A

nunca me di cuenta del hecho de que…

229
Q

Eventually I realised that …

A

en un momento dado me di cuenta de que….

230
Q

It seemed to me that …

A

me parecía que…

231
Q

I recollect that …

A

recuerdo que…

232
Q

As far as I remember …

A

hasta lo que yo recuerdo…

233
Q

I vaguely remember that …

A

recuerdo vagamente que…

234
Q

An idea flashed through my mind that …

A

se me pasó por la cabeza la idea de que…

235
Q

I don’t recall exactly …

A

no lo recuerdo exactamente…

236
Q

The one thing which I recall is that …

A

la única cosa que sí recuerdo es…

237
Q

It struck me that …

A

me chocó que…

238
Q

Later I learned that …

A

más tarde supe que…

239
Q

It started to become soon clear that …

A

empezó pronto a estar claro que..

240
Q

It occurred to me that …

A

se me ocurrió que…

241
Q

And so it happened that …

A

entonces lo que pasó fue que…

242
Q

Now it occurs to me that …

A

ahora se me ocurre que…

243
Q

By the way …

A

por cierto…

244
Q

And besides that …

A

y aparte de eso

245
Q

Oh I nearly forgot …

A

uy casi se me olvida…

246
Q

And one more thing …

A

y otra cosa…