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1
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Desde mi punto de vista

A

From my point of view

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A mi modo de ver

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The way i see it

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3
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En cuanto a

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With respect to…/Regarding…

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Por consiguiente

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Consequently

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5
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Entonces

A

Therefore/Thus

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6
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Por lo tanto

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Therefore

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7
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if i had had

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si hubiera tenido

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8
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ojalá sea

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if only it was

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9
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lo que es seguro es que

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what is certain is that

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por fin

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at last

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11
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se han sido

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they have been

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12
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hay tantos

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there are so many

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13
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dado que

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given that

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14
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sino que además…

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but that therefore…

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15
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el hecho de que…

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the fact that…

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16
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pero sobre todo

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but especially, but above all…

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17
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como se ver por…

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as seen by…

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18
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No obstante

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Nevertheless/However

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19
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para que

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so that…

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20
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dar un gran paso

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to (to give) take a big step

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21
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la ley dio un gran paso hacia los homosexuales convirtiéndose más aceptados de los españoles

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the law took a big step towards homosexuals becoming more accepted by the spaniards

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22
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a pesar de esto…

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despite this…

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23
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sigue aumentando hasta cierto punto

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is still increasing to a degree

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24
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ya no

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no longer

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25
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Menos mal que tengo

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It‘s a good job i have

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a pesar de

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in spite of…

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a lo largo de

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throughout

28
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Pensándolo bien, no creo que + subjuntivo

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On further consideration, i don’t think that…

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According to a survey/report

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Según una encuesta

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others maintain that

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otros contestan que

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The plain truth of the matter is

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La verdad lisa y llaana es

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According to what one hears

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Según se oy

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Presumably

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Según cabe presumir

34
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The keystone

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La piedra clave

35
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It’s about knowing why

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Se trata de saber por qué

36
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There’s no doubt that

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No cabe duda de que

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It’s undeniable that

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Queda innegable que

38
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I’m not surprised that

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No me sorprende que

39
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If it weren’t for the fact that

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si no fuera porque

40
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the reasoning

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el razonamiento

41
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Reject an argument

A

Rechazar un argumento

42
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Taking into account…

A

Teniendo en cuenta…

43
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I wish I could conclude by saying that

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Ojalá pudiera concluir diciendo que

44
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to meet, to encounter

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encontrarse

45
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to be in a certain place/condition

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hallarse

46
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to be located

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situarse

47
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to appear, to be placed

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ubicarse

48
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we have to ask ourselves

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tenemos que preguntarnos

49
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to clear the ground

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despejar el terreno

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the problem to be addressed is

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el problema que se plantea es

51
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it’s a topic which has been interesting me for some time now

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es un tema que ya me preocupa desde hace algún tiempo

52
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A worrying situation

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una situación inquietante

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in addition to what has been said

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además de lo dicho

54
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consequently, therefore

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por consiguiente

55
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in other words

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dicho de otro modo

56
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be as that may be

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sea como sea

57
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I’m convinced that…

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estoy convencido/a de que…

58
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this leads me to think that

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esto me lleva a pensar que

59
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as far as i know

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que yo sepa

60
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it revolves around

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gira en torno

61
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almost

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casi