Essay-writing vocabulary Flashcards

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because of

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a causa de

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the action takes place

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la accion ocurre en

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furthermore

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ademas

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let us now continue

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ahora sigamos/continuemos con

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on the contary

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al contrario

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at the same time

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al mismo tiempo

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at the beginning

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al principo

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the atmosphere

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el ambiente

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as the story progresses

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a medida que avanza el relato

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to analyse

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analizar

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likewise

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asimismo

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basically

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basicamente

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it should be stressed that

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cabe destacar que

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as a result

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como consecuencia

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as a starting point

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como punto de partida

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as the director points out

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como senala el director

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with reference to

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con referencia a

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in relation to

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con respecto a

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in the same way

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de manera semejante

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development of the plot

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el desarollo de la trama

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linear development

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el desarollo lineal

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outcome

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el desenlace

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character

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destaca el personaje

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on the other hand

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en cambio

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in some aspects

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en ciertos aspectos

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as a result

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como consecuencia

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these days

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en estos tiempos

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in my opinion one cannot believe that

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en mi opinion no se puede creer que

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briefly

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en pocas palabras

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in the first/second place

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en primer/segundo lugar

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in fact

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en realidad

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to sum up

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en resumen

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on the whole

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en su conjunto

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an exciting/emotional scene

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una escena emocionante

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that is

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es decir

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it is a perfect backdrop

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es un telon de fondo perfecto

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the development of the character

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le evolucion del personaje

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you have to take into acoount

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hay que tomar en cuenta

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nowadays

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hoy en dia

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an effective image

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una imagen eficaz

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you can even say

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incluso se puede decir que

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to interpret

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interpretar

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reader

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el lector

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the truth is that

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lo cierto es que

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then

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luego

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meanwhile

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mientras tanto

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it cannot be denied that

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no se puede negar que

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the flim relfects

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la pelicula refleja

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another example is

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otro ejemplo es

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to begin/finish

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para conmenzar/terminar

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in conclusion

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para concluir

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it seems that

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parece que

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for instance

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pongamos por caso

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on the contrary

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por el contrario

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in gerneral

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por lo general

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therefore

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por lo tanto

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finally

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por ultimo

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on the one hand

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por una parte

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first lets consider

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primero consideramos

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the main purpose

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el proposito principal

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the reason why

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la razon por la que

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to recreate the period

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recrear el periodo

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it is hard to believe that

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resulta dificil creer que

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plot summary

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el resumen del argumento

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a portrait of the main character

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un retrato de la protaganista

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be that as it may

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sea lo que sea

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they are very different in character

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se diferencian mucho en su caracter

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as has been seen

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segun se ha visto

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sense of place

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el sentido de lugar

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you could even say

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se podria incluso decir que

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it is often said

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se suele afirmar que

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without doubt

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sin duda

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especially

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sin duda

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we must also consider that

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tambien debemos considerar que

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background

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el telon de fondo

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the main theme

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el tema principal

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i have the impression that

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tengo la impresion de que

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he is a hard/kind/cheerful character

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tiene un caracter duro/simpactico/alegre

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the characters inner life

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la vida interior de los personajes

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watching the film, you realise that

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viendo la pelicula, uno se da cuenta de que