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firstly, secondly, thirdly

primero, segundo, tercero…

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тема, предмет дискуссии

el tema

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проблема

el problema

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кризис

la crisis

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issue, question of discussion

la cuestión

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in the first/second/third place

en primer/segundo/tercer lugar

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at the beginning

al principio

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beforehand, заранее

de antemano

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мы должны спросить себя

tenemos que preguntarnos

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на первый взгляд

a primera vista

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Краткосрочно, долгосрочно
In the short / long term

a corto/largo plazo

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упорядочивать данные
to get the facts in order

ordenar los datos

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to clear the ground

despejar el terreno

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to summarise the issue

resumir el tema / la cuestión

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О чем это?

¿De qué se trata?

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to face (up to) the issue/situation

afrontar el tema / la situación

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the problem that arises is

el problema que se plantea es…

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it’s a topic which has been in the media for several years/months now

es un tema que ya lleva varios años (meses) apareciendo en los medios

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it’s a topic that has been concerning/interesting me for some time now

es un tema que ya me preocupa (interesa) desde hace algún tiempo

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it will be useful to estabilish the arguments for and against

será conveniente establecer los argumentos en pro y en contra

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to examine the arguments in more detail

examinar más minuciosamente los argumentos

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a crisis on a world scale

una crisis a escala mundial

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a worrying situation

una situación inquietante

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the main worry/concern

la preocupación predominante

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besides, moreover

además

moreover

es más

in addition to what has been said

además de lo dicho

likewise

asimismo *Afinaron sus delicados instrumentos las tañedoras de laúd. Comparecieron asimismo las danzarinas, los equilibristas y el narrador de historias fantásticas*

in principle

en principio

at this point

en esto

consequently, therefore

por consiguiente / por consecuencia

on the other hand

por otra parte

owing / due to this

debido a esto

in fact

de hecho

in other words

dicho de otro modo

that said, having said that

dicho eso *Como sea, dicho eso, la odontología me marea un poco*

or rather

o sea... *Terraza se puede situar bajo el techo o sea abierta*

not only ... but ...

no sólo ... sino...

as we already know

como ya se sabe

id est, i.e.

es decir

in this context

en este contexto

in addition

por añadidura

by the way

a propósito

both ... and ...

tanto ... como ...

as a result (of)

como resultado (de)

it turns out that...

resulta que ...

this explains why ...

esto explica por qué ...

I don't understand why

no me explico por qué ...

thus

así *Además, llevo sandalias así que voy un poco de iconoclasta.*

therefore

así es que

of course

por supuesto

it's clear that / of course ...

claro que ( +*clause*)

in fact? in reality

en realidad

apart from that

aparte de eso

it's a question of

se trata de

however

sin embargo

unfortunately

desgraciadamente / por desgracia

nevertheless

no obstante *Hay mucha gente fuera, no obstante, el restaurante es tranquilo*

in spite of this

a pesar de esto

the stumbling block камень преткновения, запинка

el tropiezo, la piedra de tropiezo

как бы то ни было, в любом случае

sea como sea

the situation is getting worse

la situación va empeorando

bearing in mind the fact that

teniendo en cuenta el hecho de que

учитывая что

dado que

in my opinion

a mi parecer *Por cierto, fue un evento muy bonito, a mi parecer*

I think that

a mi modo de ver a mí me parece que yo opino que

for my part

por mi parte

from my point of view

desde mi punto de vista

I am (not) in agreement with those who...

(no) estoy de acuerdo con los que ...

I am persuaded/convinced that

estoy convecido/a de que (+*indic*)

I am not persuaded/convinced that

no estoy convecido/a de que (+*subj*)

this leads me to think that

esto me lleva a pensar que ...

as far as I know

que yo sepa

if I were you/them

yo que tú/usted/ellos

I'm not entirely in favour of

no estoy totalmente a favor de (+*n* o *inf*)

I'm neither for nor against

no estoy ni a favor ni en contra de (+*n* o *inf*)

I have to admit I am against

tengo que confesarme en contra de (+*n* o *inf*)

it's not an opinion/attitude which I share

**no es una opinión / actitud que comparta yo**

although I would like to think otherwise

**aunque quisiera pensar de otra manera**

I have to confess to being on the side of the commentator

**tengo que confesarme partidario/a del comentarista**

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