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Pues

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Well, so

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A ver

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Let’s see

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O sea

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I mean / In other words

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Este

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Um (pause)

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Entonces

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So, then

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Así que

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So, therefore

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Bueno

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Well, okay

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Eh

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Uh

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Ya

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Already, now (used as a filler for emphasis)

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¿Sabes?

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You know?

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Claro

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Of course

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Por supuesto

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Naturally, of course

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Ya veo

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I see

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Ajá

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Uh-huh

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Vale (Spain) / Sale (Mexico)

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Okay

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Sí, sí

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Yes, yes (reassuring)

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Desde luego

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Certainly

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Total

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In the end / Ultimately

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Obvio

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Obviously

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No sé

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I don’t know

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Bueno… no sé

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Well… I’m not sure

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Creo que

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I think that…

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Tal vez / Quizás

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Maybe

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Supongo que

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I suppose that

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A lo mejor

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Maybe / Perhaps

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¿Será?

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Could it be?

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Es posible

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It’s possible

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Podría ser

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Could be

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Déjame pensar

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Let me think

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Lo que pasa es que…

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The thing is…

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Es que…

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It’s that…

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Lo que quiero decir es que…

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What I mean is…

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Entonces, lo que pasa es que…

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So, what happens is…

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A decir verdad

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To tell the truth

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En realidad

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Actually / In reality

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Por lo tanto

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Therefore

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Fíjate

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Look / Imagine this

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La verdad es que

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The truth is…

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Digamos

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Let’s say…

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Resulta que

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It turns out that…

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De hecho

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In fact

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En fin

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Anyway / In short

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Por cierto

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By the way

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Es decir

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That is to say

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Ni modo

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Oh well / Can’t be helped

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Como que

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Like / Sort of

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Tipo

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Like (similar to English “like” as a filler)

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Ya sabes

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You know

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Así como que

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Sort of like

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Más o menos

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More or less

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Cosas así

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Things like that

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O algo así

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Or something like that

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Y nada

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And that’s it / So yeah

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Y eso

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And that

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Es obvio

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It’s obvious

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Exacto

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Exactly

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Claro que sí

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Of course (with emphasis)

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Sin duda

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No doubt

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No hay de otra

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There’s no other way

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Al final de cuentas

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At the end of the day

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Well, so

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Pues

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Let’s see

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A ver

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I mean / In other words

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O sea

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Um (pause)

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Este

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So, then

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Entonces

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So, therefore

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Así que

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Well, okay

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Bueno

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Uh

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Eh

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Already, now (used as a filler for emphasis)

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Ya

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You know?

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¿Sabes?

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Of course

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Claro

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Naturally, of course

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Por supuesto

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I see

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Ya veo

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Uh-huh

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Ajá

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Certainly

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Desde luego

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Okay

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Vale (Spain) / Sale (Mexico)

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Yes, yes (reassuring)

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Sí, sí

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In the end / Ultimately

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Total

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Obviously

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Obvio

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I don’t know

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No sé

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Well… I’m not sure

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Bueno… no sé

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I think that…

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Creo que

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Maybe

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Tal vez / Quizás

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I suppose that

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Supongo que

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Maybe / Perhaps

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A lo mejor

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Could it be?

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¿Será?

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It’s possible

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Es posible

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Could be

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Podría ser

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Let me think

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Déjame pensar

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The thing is…

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Lo que pasa es que…

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It’s that…

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Es que…

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What I mean is…

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Lo que quiero decir es que…

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So, what happens is…

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Entonces, lo que pasa es que…

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To tell the truth

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A decir verdad

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Actually / In reality

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En realidad

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Therefore

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Por lo tanto

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Look / Imagine this

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Fíjate

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The truth is…

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La verdad es que

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Let’s say…

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Digamos

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It turns out that…

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Resulta que

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In fact

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De hecho

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Anyway / In short

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En fin

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By the way

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Por cierto

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That is to say

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Es decir

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Oh well / Can’t be helped

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Ni modo

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Like / Sort of

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Como que

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Like (similar to English “like” as a filler)

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Tipo

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Sort of like

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Así como que

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You know

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Ya sabes

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Things like that

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Cosas así

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More or less

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Más o meno

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Or something like that

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O algo así

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And that’s it / So yeah

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Y nada

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And that

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Y eso

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It’s obvious

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Es obvio

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Exactly

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Exacto

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Of course (with emphasis)

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Claro que sí

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There’s no other way

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No hay de otra

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No doubt

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Sin duda

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At the end of the day

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Al final de cuentas

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¿Me entiendes?

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Do you understand?

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Es como…

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It’s like…

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Entonces, mira…

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So, look…

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¿Sabes a lo que me refiero?

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You know what I mean?

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¿Verdad?

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Right?

117
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¿Te das cuenta?

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Do you realize?

117
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Es que…

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It’s just that…

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¿Qué opinas?

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What do you think?

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Eso es

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That’s it / Exactly

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Por cierto…

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By the way…

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Cierto

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True

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Sin duda alguna

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Without a doubt

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Eso sí

A

That’s true / Definitely

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Tienes razón

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You’re right

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Así es

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That’s how it is / Exactly

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Aha, claro

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Uh-huh, of course

119
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Como tú dices

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Like you said

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Cuéntame más

A

Tell me more

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Sigue, sigue

A

Go on, go on

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Y después…

A

And then…

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¿Y qué más?

A

And what else?

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Eso me interesa

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That interests me

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¿En serio?

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Seriously?

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¿De verdad?

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Really?

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Como quien dice

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So to speak

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Podría ser, pero…

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It could be, but…

129
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A lo que voy es…

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What I mean is…

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Por decir algo

A

Just saying / For example

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Más o menos

A

More or less

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Digamos que…

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Let’s say…

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A propósito…

A

Speaking of… / By the way…

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Para resumir

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To sum up

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De cualquier forma

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Either way

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En fin, la cosa es que…

A

Anyway, the thing is…

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Por último…

A

Lastly…

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Cambiando de tema…

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Changing the subject…

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Y hablando de eso…

A

And speaking of that…

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Bueno, hasta cierto punto

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Well, to a certain extent

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No sé si me explico bien

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I don’t know if I’m explaining myself well

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Solo una idea

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Just an idea

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Sin ánimo de ofender

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No offense intended

144
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Es mi opinión, nada más

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That’s just my opinion

145
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Podría estar equivocado

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I could be wrong

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Si no te importa…

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If you don’t mind…

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¿Puedo añadir algo?

A

May I add something?

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Quería decirte que…

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I wanted to tell you that…

149
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Con tu permiso…

A

With your permission…

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Para ser honesto/a

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To be honest

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A mi parecer

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In my view

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Y lo mejor de todo…

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And the best part…

153
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Lo increíble es que…

A

The incredible thing is…

154
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La verdad es que…

A

The truth is…

155
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En pocas palabras

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In short

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Ni te imaginas…

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You can’t even imagine…

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Do you understand?

A

¿Me entiendes?

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So, look…

A

Entonces, mira…

159
Q

You know what I mean?

A

¿Sabes a lo que me refiero?

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It’s like…

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Es como…

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Right?

A

¿Verdad?

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Do you realize?

A

¿Te das cuenta?

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It’s just that…

A

Es que…

164
Q

What do you think?

A

¿Qué opinas?

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By the way…

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Por cierto…

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That’s it / Exactly

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Eso es

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True

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Cierto

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Without a doubt

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Sin duda alguna

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You’re right

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Tienes razón

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Uh-huh, of course

A

Aha, claro

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That’s how it is / Exactly

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Así es

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That’s true / Definitely

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Eso sí

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Tell me more

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Cuéntame más

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Go on, go on

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Sigue, sigue

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And then…

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Y después…

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And what else?

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¿Y qué más?

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That interests me

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Eso me interesa

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Seriously?

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¿En serio?

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Really?

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¿De verdad?

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So to speak

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Como quien dice

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It could be, but…

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Podría ser, pero…

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What I mean is…

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A lo que voy es…

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Like you said

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Como tú dices

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Just saying / For example

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Por decir algo

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More or less

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Más o menos

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Let’s say…

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Digamos que…

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Speaking of… / By the way…

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A propósito…

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No offense intended

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Sin ánimo de ofender

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To sum up

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Para resumir

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Anyway, the thing is…

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En fin, la cosa es que…

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Lastly…

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Por último…

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Well, to a certain extent

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Bueno, hasta cierto punto

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And speaking of that…

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Y hablando de eso…

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I could be wrong

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Podría estar equivocado

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If you don’t mind…

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Si no te importa…

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May I add something?

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¿Puedo añadir algo?

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I don’t know if I’m explaining myself well

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No sé si me explico bien

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Either way

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De cualquier forma

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Changing the subject…

A

Cambiando de tema…

178
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Just an idea

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Solo una idea

178
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I wanted to tell you that…

A

Quería decirte que…

178
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That’s just my opinion

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Es mi opinión, nada más

178
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To be honest

A

Para ser honesto/a

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With your permission…

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Con tu permiso…

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In my view

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A mi parecer

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And the best part…

A

Y lo mejor de todo…

181
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The incredible thing is…

A

Lo increíble es que…

182
Q

The truth is…

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La verdad es que…

183
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In short

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En pocas palabras

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You can’t even imagine…

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Ni te imaginas…