Linking phrases 2 Flashcards

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there’re those who say that

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hay quienes dicen que …

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2
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people think that

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la gente piensa que …

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others maintain that

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otros constatan que …

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the (vast) majority think that

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la (gran) mayoría opina que …

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5
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according to what one hears/reads

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según se oye / se lee

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according to a survey / opinion poll

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según una encuesta

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to sound out opinions

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sondear las opiniones

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8
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the plain truth of the matter is…

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la verdad lisa y llana es …

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9
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anyone can see that

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cualquiera es capaz de ver que …

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from other people’s point of view

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desde el punto de vista alejano

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11
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presumably

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es de presumir que
según cabe presumir

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12
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the figures prove that

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las cifras atestan que

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13
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as is already known

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como ya se sabe

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14
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as far as I know

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que se sepa

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15
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one cannot help thinking that…

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no se puede menos de pensar que …

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16
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we’re kidding ourselves if we believe that…

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es una ilusión creer que … (+subj)

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17
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that would be wildly optimistic

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eso sería tremendamente optimista

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18
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anyone who believes this

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cualquiera que crea esto

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19
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on the contrary

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al contrario

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20
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seen like that

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visto así

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on the one hand / on the other hand

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por un lado / por otro lado

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in any case, anyway

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de todos modos
de todas maneras / formas

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23
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as for

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en lo que concierne
en cuanto a

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24
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instead of that

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en lugar de eso

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25
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there’s no room for doubt that…

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no cabe duda de que …

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25
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whereas

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mientras que

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26
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there’s no denying that

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no se puede negar que …

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27
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it’s certain that

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es cierto que …

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28
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the crux of the matter is that

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el quid de la cuestión (es que …)

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29
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you have to bear in mind

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hay que tener en cuenta (que …)

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30
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you have to emphasise the importance of

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hay que subrayar la importancia de …

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one has to make a special point of

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se tiene que hacer hincapié en …

32
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I confine myself to pointing out

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me limito a señalar …

33
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it’s better to … than …

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más vale … que …

34
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it’s worth considering

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vale considerar

35
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in all probability

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según toda probabilidad

36
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nobody is unaware that …

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nadie ignora que …

37
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just in case

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por si acaso

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there’s no way of knowing whether…

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no hay manera de saber si …

39
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В довершение всего

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para colmo

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and as if that were not enough

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y por si eso fuera poco

41
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judging by…

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a juzgar por …

42
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according to…, in proportion to…

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en función de …

43
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due to…, because of

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en razón de …

44
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let’s consider

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consideremos

45
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let’s take for example the matter of…

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pongamos por caso lo de …

46
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in particular

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en concreto

47
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as the case may be

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según el caso

48
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to illustrate the problem

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para ilustrar el problema

49
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with regard to

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con respecto a …

50
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let’s tackle another aspect

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vamos a abordar otro aspecto

51
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in order to consider the matter in more detail

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para considerar el asunto más detalladamente

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let’s think about it in greater depth

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vamos a profundizar

53
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it’s worth adding that…

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vale agrerar que …

54
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to what extent?

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¿hasta qué punto?

55
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to a certain extent

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hasta cierto punto

56
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extremely

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extremadamente

57
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completely, utterly

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totalmente

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mainly

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principalmente

59
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all the more so

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tanto más

60
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in a certain way

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de cierto modo
de cierta manera / forma

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in no way

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de ningún modo
de ninguna manera

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in one way or another

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de un modo u otro
de una manera u otra

63
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hardly

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apenas

64
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in no circumstance(s)

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en ninguna circunstancia

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simply

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simplemente / sencillamente

66
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purely, merely

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puramente

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practically

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prácticamente

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partly

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parcialmente

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equally

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igualmente

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actually, in fact

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efectivamente

71
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similar to

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parecido a
similar a

72
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for the most part, mostly

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por la mayor parte

73
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in exchange for…

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a cambio de …

74
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without further ado

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sin más ni más

75
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it’s a question of knowing how

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se trata de saber cómo …