Essay Phrases

Question 0

that may be true, but…

Answer 0

das mag sein, aber

Question 1

apart from that; moreover

Answer 1

außerdem

Question 2

that’s (not) true

Answer 2

das stimmt (nicht)

Question 3

that’s why

Answer 3

deswegen

Question 4

actually

Answer 4

eigentlich

Question 5

on the one hand / on the other hand

Answer 5

einerseits / anderseits

Question 6

firstly

Answer 6

erstens

Question 7

it’s a question of

Answer 7

es geht um

Question 8

I’m in favour/against (the fact) that

Answer 8

Ich bin dafür / dagegen, daß

Question 9

I think that

Answer 9

Ich meine

Question 10

On the whole

Answer 10

Im Großen und Ganzen

Question 11

in comparison to

Answer 11

im Vergleich zu

Question 12

everyone knows that

Answer 12

jeder weiß, dass

Question 13

of course

Answer 13

natürlich

Question 14

initially

Answer 14

am Anfang / zu Anfang

Question 15

finally

Answer 15

schließlich

Question 16

the pros and cons

Answer 16

das Pro und Kontra

Question 17

from scratch

Answer 17

von vorn

Question 18

in conclusion

Answer 18

zum Abschluss

Question 19

Secondly

Answer 19

zweitens

Question 20

In addition

Answer 20

dazu

Question 21

and, what is more

Answer 21

und dazu kommt noch, dass

Question 22

not only… But also

Answer 22

nicht nur sondern auch

Question 23

incidentally; by the way

Answer 23

übrigens

Question 24

what I actually mean is

Answer 24

was ich eigentlich sagen wollte, ist

Question 25

in addition (II)

Answer 25

weiterhin

Question 26

for example

Answer 26

beispielsweise

Question 27

It is true that

Answer 27

Es stimmt, dass

Question 28

as follows

Answer 28

folgendermaßen

Question 29

with reference to

Answer 29

in Bezug auf (+Acc)

Question 30

in this context

Answer 30

in diesem Zusammenhang

Question 31

namely

Answer 31

nämlich

Question 32

The facts

Answer 32

die Tatsachen

Question 33

amongst other things

Answer 33

unter anderem

Question 34

such as

Answer 34

wie

Question 35

therefore, so

Answer 35

also, daher

Question 36

since, as

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da

Question 37

in that way, because of that, that is why

Answer 37

dadurch, deshalb, deswegen

Question 38

that’s because

Answer 38

das liegt daran, dass

Question 39

The result of this was

Answer 39

das hatte zur Folge, dass

Question 40

consequently; as a result

Answer 40

folglich

Question 41

the very fact that

Answer 41

schon die Tatsache, dass

Question 42

so long as

Answer 42

solange (conj)

Question 43

as far as I know

Answer 43

soweit ich weiß

Question 44

cause and effect

Answer 44

Ursache und Wirkung

Question 45

because of

Answer 45

wegen (+Gen)