Letter and essay vocabulary/phrases Flashcards

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(formal) Dear Sir

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Estimado señor:

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(formal) Dear…

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Apreciado…:

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(Informal) Hello!

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¡Hola!

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(formal) Dear Sir

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Muy señor mío:

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(Informal) Dear

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Querido…:

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(formal) Dear Sir

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Distinguido señor:

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(informal) how are you?

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¿Qué tal?

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(informal) dear friend

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Estimado amigo:

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(formal) In relation to…

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En relación con…

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(informal) I write to you because

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Te escribo porque…

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(informal) I thought of you and…

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Me he acordado de ti y…

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(formal) I address

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Por la presente me dirijo a…

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(formal) I am pleased to get in contact with…

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Me complace ponerme en contacto con…

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(formal) I am writing to inform…

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Les escribo para comunicarles…

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(informal) Sorry I have not written before but…

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Siento mucho no haberte escrito antes pero…

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(informal) With love

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con cariño

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(informal) regards

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saludos a…

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(formal) attentively

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atentamente

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(formal) Sincerely

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Un atento saludo

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(informal) kisses

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Besos,

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(formal) Yours sincerely

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Reciban un cordial saludo,

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(formal) Thanking you in advance and look forward to your response, Yours sincerely.

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Dándole las gracias de antemano, y en espero de su respuesta, le saluda atentamente.

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(informal) hugs

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un abrazo

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(formal) Without further ado, I remain yours.

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Sin otro particular, se despide atentamente.

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to begin with

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para empezar

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in the first place

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en primer lugar

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in the beginning

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al principio

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as a point of departure

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como punto de partida

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on the one hand

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por un lado

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to continue

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para continuar

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during

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durante

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meanwhile

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mientras tanto

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moreover

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además

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also

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también

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then

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luego

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then

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entonces

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after

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después de (+ infinitivo)

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while

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mientras

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and

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y

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before

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antes de (+ infinitivo)

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nevertheless

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sin embargo

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in spite of

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a pesar de (+ infinitivo)

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even though; even if

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aunque

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but

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pero

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on the other hand

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en cambio; por otra parte, por otro lado

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but (rather)

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sino (que)

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in reality, really

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en realidad

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you have to take into account

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hay que tomar en cuanta

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the important thing is

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lo importante es

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therefore

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por eso; por lo tanto

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unfortunately

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desgraciadamente

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fortunately

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afortunadamente

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to illustrate

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para ilustrar

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for example

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por ejemplo

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because of

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a causa de

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in conclusion

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en conclusión

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in short

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en fin

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finally

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finalmente

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in summary

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en resumen

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to conclude

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para concluir; para terminar

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In the first place

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En primer lugar

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Secondly

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En segundo lugar

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First of all

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ante todo

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also

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asimismo

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so that

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así pues

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In other words

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En otras palabras

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As I have said

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Como he dicho

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In effect

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en efecto

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that is

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O sea/es decir

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It should be highlighted

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Hay que destacar

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Instead

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En cambio

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But (in opposite)

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No obstante

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anyway

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De todas maneras

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however

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ahora bien

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to finish

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para finalizar

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in conclusion

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en conclusión