Key Connectors and Useful Phrases 191117 Flashcards

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Sin embargo

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nevertheless

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Por desgracia

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unfortunately

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En el extranjero

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abroad

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Con facilidad

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easily

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Me enteré de

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I heard / found out that

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A menos que

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unless

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¡Dale!

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go for it / go ahead!

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Con antelación

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beforehand

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Majo/a

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nice/great (thing or person) - esta cama es muy maja; ¡hola majo!

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Ya que

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since / seeing that

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Entonces

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therefore / then

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De ahora en adelante

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from now on

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Por lo que a mí me concierne

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as far as I am concerned

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A no ser que

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unless

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Que yo sepa

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to my knowledge / as far as I know

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En otra parte

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elsewhere

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Desde luego

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certainly / of course

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Dado que

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given that

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Por suerte

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luckily

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Dicho eso

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that said

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O por ahí

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or there abouts

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En resume

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in conclusion

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A largo plazo

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in the long term

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Con tal de que

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provided that - con tal de que haya fondos suficientes

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En vez de
instead of
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Incluso
even
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Poco a poco
little by little
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El caso es que...
the fact is that...
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¡Ojalá!
I hope so / hopefully
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Tal y como
just as / just like
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Oye, que tal?
hey, what's up?
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A escondidas
secretly
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Me pone contento / nervioso / de buen humor / de mal humor
It makes me happy / I get nervous / It puts me in a good mood / It puts me in a bad mood
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A corto plazo
in the short term
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Nada que ver con... 
nothing to do with...
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Lo que es más
what is more
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Puesto que
since
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Me da mucha rabia
it really annoys me
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No pasa nada
don’t worry about it
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Desde me punto de vista
from my point of view
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Genial
great / brilliant
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Por lo que yo sé
from what I know
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A lo mejor
maybe / perhaps
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Por lo cual
which is why / therefore 
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Por fin / por último
at last
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Todo apunta a que
everything indicates that 
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A pedido
on request
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Igual
same (as in same here)
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A mi juicio
in my judgment
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Exacto
exactly
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De esta manera
in this way
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Me muero de 
I'm dying of - me muero de hambre 
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A diferencia de
unlike
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Para ilustrar
to illustrate 
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De memoria
by heart
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¿En serio?
seriously?
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Para colmo
to cap it all
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Sin duda
without doubt
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Sin control
uncontrollably
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¡Menos mal! 
thank goodness!
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Junto con
along with
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Ya sea
whether
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De lo contrario
otherwise
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Si bien
while / although
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Me hace pensar en / que
it makes me think of / that
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Lo antes posible / cuanto antes
as soon as possible
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Ni hablar de
not to mention
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En pocas palabras
in short 
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Más o menos
more or less
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Y tal
and such
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La verdad es que
the truth is that - la verdad es que no hay suficiente profesores en nuestro país
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Al menos
at least
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Tan pronto como
as soon as
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Valoro
I appreciate
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Parece mentira
it doesn't seem possible
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De antemano
beforehand
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En cuanto
as soon as
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A propósito
speaking of which / by the way / on purpose
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Es decir
that is to say / I.e.
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Al cabo de un rato
after a while
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Total
all in all / in the end / in short
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No me importa
I don't mind
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Por si acaso 
just in case 
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Me marcho
I'm off
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Por eso
that's why / so  AVOID USING
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Con tristeza
sadly
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Pero, dicho esto,...
but, having said that,...
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A veces
sometimes / occasionally - A veces quiero voy al cine con mis amigos
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Se trata de...
it is about.. (subject)
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El quid de la cuestión es que...
the crux of the matter is that... el quid de la cuestión es que hay una escasez de recursos
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Tal vez
maybe
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De modo que
so that / in such a way
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Dentro de
inside / within
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Es más
furthermore
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Para variar
for a change
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Con fluencia
fluently
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Ahora bien
however
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Ahora mismo
right now
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Según 
according to
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No me puedo quejar
I can't complain 
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Sin falta
without fail
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De ahí que
that’s why / hence
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En concreto
in particular
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De arriba a bajo
from top to bottom
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Además
besides
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Depende (de)
it depends (on)
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Con rapidez
quickly / with speed
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¿Qué me cuentas?
what's new?
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Con razón 
no wonder
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Con respeto a
with respect to 
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Por lo tanto
as a result / therefore / consequently
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El tropiezo es que...
the stumbling block is that...
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Por equivocación 
by mistake
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Hoy en dia
nowadays
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Ni siquiera
not even
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A ver
let's see
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Acaso
perhaps
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Sin medida
in excess
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Con alegría
happily
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Sin darse cuenta
without realising
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Vale considerar
it’s worth considering
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De igual forma
in the same way / similarly
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En marcha
ongoing
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A la ligera
lightly / casually / flippantly
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A pesar de
despite
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Con naturalidad
naturally
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Al principio
at first / at the beginning
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O sea
in other words
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Resulta que
it turns out that / as it turns out
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No entiendo nada de esta algarabía
I don't understand this gibberish
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Independientemente de
regardless of
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De vez en cuando
occassionally
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Sobre todo
above all
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Para entonces
by that time
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Por lo visto
apparently / I have heard
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No se puede negar que
there is no denying that 
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Por medio de
by means of
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Para que
so that
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¡Ni hablar!
nothing compares to it / there's nothing like it
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Enseguida
right away / immediately
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No obstante
however
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Por lo menos
at least
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A ciegas
blindly
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Me mola
I think (something or someone) is cool / great
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¡Qué chorrada!
bullshit!
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Y punto
and nothing more / full stop
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Lo que más me gusta
what I like most - Lo que más me gusta en todo el mundo es correr
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Sea cual sea 
whatever it is (e.g. sea cual sea la excusa, sea cual sea su precio, sea cual sea el motivo)
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Para serte sincero
to be honest with you
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Para siempre
forever
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De pronto / de repente
suddenly
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Para empezar 
to begin with
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A partir de ahora
from now on
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Por casualidad
coincidentally / by chance
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A lo largo de
throughout 
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Donde sea
wherever
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Así que
so (therefore)
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En cuanto a
with regard to
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Aunque
although
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Cada vez mas
increasingly
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Conste que
note that
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Asimismo
likewise, as well
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Como si fuera
as if I / he / she / it were - lo puedo ver como si fuera ayer
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Por ahora
for now
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Pues nada
well, anyway (to change the subject)
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De hecho
in fact
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De todas formas / De todas maneras / De todos modos
anyway
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A partir de
starting from
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Sin querer
unintentionally
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A menudo
often
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Me da igual
I don't care / I'm not bothered
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Tiene que ver con...
it has to do with...
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Por separado
separately