Dan PPP Vocab 1.2-1.6 Flashcards

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Besides / Moreover

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Además

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Moreover

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Es más

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In addition to what has been said

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Además de lo dicho

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Likewise

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Asimismo

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In principle

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En principio

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At this point/stage

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En esto

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Consequently / Therefore

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Por consiguiente

Por consecuencia

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On the other hand

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Por otra parte

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Owing/due to this

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Debido a esto

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In fact

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de hecho

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in other words

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dicho de otro modo

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12
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that said / having said that

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dicho eso

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or to put it another way…

or rather…

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o sea…

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14
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no only… but…

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no sólo… sino…

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15
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as we already know

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como ya se sabe

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that is to say / i.e.

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es decir

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in this context

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en este contexto

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in addition

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por añadidura

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by the way

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a propósito

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20
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both… and…

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tanto,,, como…

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as a result (of)

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como resultado (de)

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it turns out that… the result is that,,,

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resulta que…

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this explains why…

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esto explica por qué…

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24
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I don’t understand why…

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no me explico por qué…

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25
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thus

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así

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26
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therefore

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así es que

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27
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of course

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por supuesto

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of course….

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claro que… (+clause)

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29
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in reality, in fact

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en realidad

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apart from that

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aparte de eso

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it’s a question of…

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se trata de…

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however

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sin embargo

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33
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unfortunately

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desgraciadamente

por desgracia

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34
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nevertheless

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no obstante

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35
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in spite of this

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a pesar de esto

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36
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the stumbling block

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el tropiezo

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37
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be that as it may

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sea como sea

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38
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the situation is getting worse

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la situación va empeorando

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39
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bearing in mind the fact that

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teniendo en cuenta el hecho de que

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40
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given that

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dado que

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41
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in my opinion (2)

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a mi parecer

a mi modo de ver

42
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I think that (2 not obvious!)

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a mi, me parece que..

yo opino que…

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for my part

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por mi parte

44
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from my point of view

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desde mi punto de vista

45
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I am (not) in agreement with those who…

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(No) estoy de acuerdo con los que…

46
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I am persuaded/convinced that

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estoy convencido de que (+ indic)

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I am not convinced that…

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no estoy convencido de que (+ subj)

48
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this leads me to think that

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esto me lleva a pensar que…

49
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as far as I know

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que yo sepa

50
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if I were you/them

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yo que tú/usted/ellos

51
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I’m not entirely in favour of

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no estoy totalmente a favor de (+noun or infinitive)

52
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I’m neither for nor against

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No estoy ni a favor ni en contra de (+ noun or infinitive)

53
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I have to admit I am against

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Tengo que confesarme en contra de (+ noun or infinitive)

54
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It’s not an opinion/attitude which I share

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no es una opinión/actitud que comparta yo

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although I would like to think otherwise

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aunque quisiera pensar de otra manera

56
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I have to confess to being on the side of the commentator

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tengo que confesarme partidario del comentarista

57
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there are those who say that…

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hay quienes dicen que…

58
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people think that..

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la gente piensa que

59
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others maintain that…

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otros constatan que…

60
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the (vast) majority think that…

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la (gran) mayoria opina que…

61
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according to what one hears/reads

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según 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 matters 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

67
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presumably (2)

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es de presumir que…

según cabe presumir

68
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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

70
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as far as is known

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que se sepa

71
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on cannot help thinking that…

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no se puede menos de pensar que..,

72
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we’re kidding ourselves if we believe that…

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es una ilusión creer que… (+subj)

73
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that would be wildly optimistic

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eso sería tremendamente optimista

74
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anyone who believes this…

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cualquiera que crea esto…

75
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on the contrary / on the other hand

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al contrario

76
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seen like that

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visto así

77
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on the one hand

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por un lado

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on the other hand

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por otro lado

79
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in any case (3)

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de todos modos

de todas maneras

de todas formas

80
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as for

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en lo que concierne

en cuanto a

81
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instead of that

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en lugar de eso

82
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whereas

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mientras que

83
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there is no room for doubt that

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no cabe dudo de que

84
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there is no denying that

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no se puede negar que

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it’s certain that

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es cierto que

86
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the crux of the matter (is that)

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el quid de la cuestión (es que)

87
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you have to bear in mind that

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hay que tener en cuenta que

88
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you have to emphasise the importance of

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hay que subrayar la importancia de…

89
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one has to make a special point of /

one has to stress

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se tiene que hacer hincapié en…

90
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I confine myself to pointing out

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me limito a señalar

91
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it’s better to… than…

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mâs vale… que…

92
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it’s worth considering…

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vale considerar…

93
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in all probability

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según toda probabilidad

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everybody knows that…

nobody is unaware that…

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nadie ignora que…

95
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just in case

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por si acaso

96
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there is no way of knowing whether…

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no hay manera de saber que…

97
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to cap it all

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para colmo

98
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and as if that were not enough

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y por si fuera poco

99
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to judge by…

judging by…

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a juzgar por…

100
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in proportion to…

according to (in that sense),,,

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en función de…

101
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by reason of…

because of…

due to…

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en razón de…

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