Essay Phrases

Question 0

Primero

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Firstly

Question 1

Ante todo

Answer 1

First and foremost

Question 2

En segundo lugar

Answer 2

Secondly

Question 3

Pero antes de examinar esta cuestión, veamos primeramente

Answer 3

Before examining this question in detail,let us look at

Question 4

Por último

Answer 4

Lastly

Question 5

Hay que destacar que

Answer 5

We should point out that

Question 6

Tanto….como….

Answer 6

Both….and….

Question 7

No sólo…..sino que también

Answer 7

Not only…..but also….

Question 8

Bien….bien….

Answer 8

Either…..or…..

Question 9

Por otra parte

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Moreover

Question 10

Otro dato a tener en cuenta es

Answer 10

Another factor to take into account is

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En cuanto a

Answer 11

As for

Question 12

Otro acontecimiento que tuvo también gran importancia fue

Answer 12

Another important event was

Question 13

Soy de la opinión de

Answer 13

I’m of the opinion that

Question 14

Podemos afirmar que

Answer 14

It is true to say that

Question 15

Desde mi punto de vista

Answer 15

As I see it

Question 16

Veamos un ejemplo

Answer 16

Let’s look at an example

Question 17

Es un hecho que

Answer 17

It’s a fact that

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Podio interpretarse como

Answer 18

Could be interpreted like

Question 19

Hace suponer que

Answer 19

Suggests that

Question 20

Lo cierto es que

Answer 20

One thing is certain

Question 21

Todavía está por ver

Answer 21

It still remains to be seen

Question 22

Pone en cuestión

Answer 22

Raises doubts about

Question 23

Cabria preguntarse si

Answer 23

The question arises as to whether

Question 24

Sin embargo

Answer 24

Nevertheless

Question 25

Aunque

Answer 25

Although

Question 26

Aunque & subj

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Even if

Question 27

No obstante

Answer 27

However

Question 28

De hecho

Answer 28

In fact

Question 29

Debido a

Answer 29

Owing to

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Lo cual explica

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Which explains

Question 31

Gracias a

Answer 31

Thanks to

Question 32

A mí, me parece que

Answer 32

I think that

Question 33

Ya,pero

Answer 33

That's true but

Question 34

Que yo sepa

Answer 34

As far as I'm aware

Question 35

No estoy persuadido

Answer 35

Im not convinced that that's the case

Question 36

No creo que sea así

Answer 36

I don't think that's true

Question 37

Es de presumir,sí,pero

Answer 37

Yes,presumably,but

Question 38

Pues,resulta que

Answer 38

Well,it turns out that

Question 39

Si,es cierto que

Answer 39

Yes,it's true that

Question 40

Efectivamente,de hecho

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Exactly,in fact

Question 41

No,todo lo contrario

Answer 41

No,quite the opposite

Question 42

A primera vista,sí,pero

Answer 42

At first sight,that's true,but

Question 43

A largo plazo,es otra cosa

Answer 43

In the long run,it's different

Question 44

Ya,pero tenemos que preguntamos si

Answer 44

Yes, but we have to ask ourselves if

Question 45

Eso no puede ser,puesto que

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That can't be the case,since

Question 46

O sea

Answer 46

In other words

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Lo que pasa es que Lo que ocurre es que Lo que sucede es que

Answer 47

The thing is that

Question 48

Como ya se sabe

Answer 48

As we already know

Question 49

La verdad es que

Answer 49

The truth of the matter is that

Question 50

Así es que

Answer 50

Therefore

Question 51

No sólo eso,sino también

Answer 51

Not just that but also

Question 52

Sí,claro ,y eso explica por qué

Answer 52

Yes,of course,and that explains why

Question 53

A lo major si pero

Answer 53

Yes,probably, but

Question 54

Es decir

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That is to say

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A pesar de eso

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In spite of that

Question 56

No se me ocurrió, pero si

Answer 56

I didn't think of that,but yes

Question 57

Pues,por mi parte

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Well,as far as I'm concerned

Question 58

Ya,pero nadie ignora que

Answer 58

Of course,but everyone knows that

Question 59

Bueno,no dińa que

Answer 59

Well,I would say that

Question 60

Lo que sí es cierto es que

Answer 60

What can be said is that

Question 61

Hay quienes afirman que

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Some would say that

Question 62

La verdad es que me resulta curioso que

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Actually,it seems strange to me that

Question 63

Ya,pero ¿no sería mejor que & subj?

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Yes,but wouldn't it be better if

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Me preocupa bastante que

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I'm quite worried that

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Ya he constado que

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I've already made the point that

Question 66

La razón principal,claro,es eso

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That's the main reason,clearly

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Bueno,por cualquier razón,pero

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Well for whatever reason,but

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Y se trata también de saber como

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And it's also a question of knowing how

Question 69

Y de ahí que

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And that's the reason why

Question 70

Un adoquín

Answer 70

A jerk,fool

Question 71

Un aguafiestas

Answer 71

A party-pooper

Question 72

Un besugo

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An idiot

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Un burro

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A jerk,fool

Question 74

Un chisme

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A juicy piece of gossip

Question 75

Un cuatroojos

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A four eyes

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Un latón

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An annoying person

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Un reventón

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A party

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Un cita sorpresa

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A blind date

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Un pachanga

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A party

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Una trupe

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A group of friends

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Un merengue

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A beautiful woman

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Un bobo

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An idiot

Question 83

Un buitre

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A cheapskate

Question 84

Una lata

Answer 84

Pain in the neck

Question 85

Un empollón

Answer 85

A geek,nerd

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Un amíguete

Answer 86

A friend

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Un tío

Answer 87

A guy

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Una tía

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A girl

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Un galón

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A hunk

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Un cachas

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A hunk

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Un caramelo

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A beautiful woman

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Ir de pachanga

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To go out and have a good time

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Chismear

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To gossip

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Estar amuermado/a

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To be out of it

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Vacilar

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To joke around

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Comerse el coco

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To be worked up about something

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Chulear

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To act cool,show off

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Enrollarse

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To get involved romantically with someone

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Estar bebido/a

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To be drunk/wasted

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Arreglarse

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To make oneself look attractive

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Charlar

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To chat

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Menearse

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To dance/move

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Echar un piropo

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To pay a compliment

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¡Caramba!

Answer 104

Holy cow!

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¡Qué rollo!

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What a drag

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Chocante

Answer 106

Annoying,unpleasant

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Chungo

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Uncool

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Chulo

Answer 108

Cool

Question 109

Caradura

Answer 109

Arrogant

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Guay

Answer 110

Cool

Question 111

Narizón

Answer 111

Big-nosed

Question 112

Morrocotudo

Answer 112

Cool

Question 113

Un montón de

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A lot of