El Ensayo - The Essay

Question 1

I’d like to begin by saying that I completely agree with this statement

Answer 1

Me gustaría empezar diciendo que estoy totalmente de acuerdo con esta afirmación

Question 2

I’d like to begin by saying that I do not agree with this statement

Answer 2

Me gustaría empezar diciendo que no estoy de acuerdo con esta afirmación

Question 3

Unfortunately

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Desgraciadamente

Por desgracia

Question 4

Fortunately

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Afortunadamente

Question 5

We have to admit that

Answer 5

Tenemos que reconocer que

Question 6

Let’s examine the situation

Answer 6

Examinemos la situación

Question 7

In our daily life

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En la vida cotidiana

Question 8

In society in general

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En la sociedad en general

Question 9

I admit that

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Admito que

Question 10

There’s an endless amount of

Answer 10

Hay un sinfín de

Question 11

Whatever happens/ come what may

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Pase lo que pase

Question 12

That is to say

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O sea

Question 13

The reality is that

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La realidad es que

Question 14

I usually

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Suelo + infinitive

Question 15

You don’t have to look far to find examples of this

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No hay que buscar lejos para encontrar ejemplos de esto

Question 16

Inexplicable

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Inexplicable

Question 17

What I want to examine is …

Answer 17

Lo que quiero examinar es

Question 18

We live in a … world

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Vivimos en un mundo…

Question 19

I refer to

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Me refiero a

Question 20

Year after year

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Año tras año

Question 21

We don’t know how to prevent

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No sabemos prevenir

Question 22

…is frightening

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… da miedo

Question 23

I spoke about

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Hablé de

Question 24

I’m sorry to say it

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Lamento decirlo

Question 25

Unpredictable

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Imprevisible

Question 26

I don’t want to be completely pessimistic

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No quiero ser del todo pesimista

Question 27

Currently

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Actualmente

En la actualidad

Question 28

Centuries ago

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Hace siglos

Question 29

Years ago

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Hace años

Question 30

If only it were this way

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Ojalá fuera así

Question 31

If only things would change

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Ojalá las cosas cambien

Question 32

If only the situation would improve

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Ojalá la situación mejor

Question 33

I would like to conclude by saying

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Quiero concluir diciendo que

Question 34

To finish, I’d like to state that

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Para terminar me gustaría afirmar que

Question 35

Of course

Answer 35

Desde luego