Essay Phrases Flashcards

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I’m very interested in this theme because…

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Me interesa mucho este tema porque…

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I would like to approach this theme because…

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Quisiera abordar este tema ya que…

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As far as I’m aware, this director…

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Que yo sepa, este director…

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In this essay I would like to emphasise…

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En éste ensayo quisiera enfatizar…

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I have special predilection for this scene/aspect/character…

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Tengo especial predilección por ésta escena/este aspecto/este personaje…

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I find it fascinating that…

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Me parece fascinante que (+subj)…

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It appears to me that…

In my opinion…

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Me parece que…

A mi parecer…

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As I understand…

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Según tengo entendido…

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To be honest…

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Para ser sincera…

Para ser honesta…

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I feel that…

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Presiento que…

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From my point of view…

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Desde mi punto de vista…

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This aspect intrigues me…

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Éste aspecto me intriga…

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It strikes me…

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Me llama la atención (+INF)…

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My personal opinion is that…

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Mi opinión personal es que…

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As a viewer, I would have to confirm that…

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En mi calidad de espectadora, tendría que afirmir que…

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16
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There’s no need to ignore the fact that…

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No hay que hacer la vista gorda al hecho de que…

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I cannot help but think that…

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No puedo menos que pensar que…

18
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It is undoubtedly…

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Se trata indudablemente de…

19
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It is worth noting…

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Vale la pena notar…

20
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Needless to say…

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Sobra decir…

21
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The first thing one must say is that…

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Lo primero que hace falta decir es que…

22
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To summarise, I would like to add…

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Para resumir, quisiera añadir…

23
Q

As viewers we cannot help but think that…

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Como espectadores, no podemos más que pensar que…

24
Q

As I said before…

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Como lo he dicho con anterioridad…

25
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If I had to write an ending for this movie, I would give each character the power to…

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Si tuviera que escribir un final para ésta película, le daría a cada personaje el poder de (+INF)…

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I want to get to the point and conclude that…

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Quiero ir al grano y concluir que…

27
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If I was director of the film, I would have included a scene where Paula discovers the truth about her biological father.

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Si fuera la directora de la película habría incluído una escena donde Paula hubiera descubierto la verdad sobre su padre biológico.

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If I was Almodóvar I would like to add a conversation about what happened to the mother of Agustina and show her reaction.

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Si fuera Almodóvar, me hubiera gustado añadir una conversación sobre lo sucedido con la madre de Agustina y hubiera mostrado su reacción.

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If I was director I would have included a scene that shows the life of the characters a few years later…

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Si fuera directora hubiera incluído una escena donde se mostrara la vida de los personajes unos años después.