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Linking phrases 3 Flashcards

1
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in the last few years/months

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durante estos últimos años (meses)

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a short time / while ago

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hace poco

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formely

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anteriormente

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recently

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recientemente

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recently / newly built (born, …)

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recién construido (nacido, …)

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at the moment when

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en el momento que …

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at that very moment

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en aquel mismo momento

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at a given moment

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en un momento dado

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nowadays

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hoy (en) día

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at the present time, nowadays

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en la actualidad

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the current situation

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la situación actual

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12
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meanwhile, in the meantime

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mientras tanto

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13
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afterwards, subsequently

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posteriormente
con posterioridad

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14
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as soon as possible

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cuanto antes
lo más pronto posible

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15
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in a few days’ time

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dentro de unos pocos días

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soon, in a short time

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dentro de poco

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17
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without delay

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sin demora

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18
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some day

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algún día

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19
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from now (on)

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desde ahora

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20
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from this/that moment (on)

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a partir de este (ese) momento

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21
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then, next, below

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a continuación

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22
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never again

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nunca más

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23
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at the time of …

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en la época de …

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24
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during the 90s

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durante los años noventa

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25
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at the turn of the century

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al final del siglo

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26
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to take a (very) long time in (doing)

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tardar (mucho) tiempo en (+inf)

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27
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every so often

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cada cuando

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28
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every few days

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cada pocos días

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29
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at any time

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a cualquier hora

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30
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for the first/second/last time

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por primera/segunda/última vez

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31
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for the umpteenth time

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por enésima vez

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32
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each/every time (that …), whenever

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cada vez (que …)

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33
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to wonder why

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preguntarse por qué

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34
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we should ask ourselves if/whether

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deberíamos preguntarnos si …

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35
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according to the facts

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según los datos

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36
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that explains why

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eso explica por qué …

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37
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I don’t understand why

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no me explico por qué …

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38
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it’s a question of knowing

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se trata de saber por qué …

39
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we must try to find out why

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debemos tratar de descubrir por qué …

40
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in order to understand better

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para comprender mejor
para que comprendamos mejor

41
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since/because

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puesto que
ya que

42
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for whatever reason

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por cualquier razón

43
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the main reason

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la razón principal

44
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the keystone, the keynot

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la piedra clave

45
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of course it’s true that

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claro que es verdad que …

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what is certain is that

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lo cierto es que …

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there’s no doubt that

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no cabe duda de que …

48
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in fact I would say that

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en efecto yo diría que …

49
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I want to make it very clear that …

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quiero dejar muy claro que …

50
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the fact is that …

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el caso es que …

51
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another factor is that …

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otro factor es que …

52
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it cannot be denied that …

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no se puede negar que …

53
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it remains undeniable that …

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queda innegable que …

54
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one supposes / presumes that

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es de suponer que …

55
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it seems that

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parece ser que …

56
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we have to bear in mind that …

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debemos tener en cuenta que …

57
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if we realise that …

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si nos damos cuenta de que

58
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it turns out that

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resulta que …

59
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that’s the reason why …

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de ahí que …

60
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the dilemma is that …

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el dilema es que …

61
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at the moment it’s estimated that …

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actualmente se calcula que …

62
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70% of those interviewed reckon that …

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un 70% de los entrevistados opina que …

63
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there’re those who maintain that …

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hay quienes afirman que

64
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to be aware that

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ser consciente de que …

65
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thank goodness that …

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menos mal que …

66
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it seems logical / sensible to me that

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a mí me parece lógico que … (subj.)

67
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I’m not surprised that …

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no me sorprende que … (subj.)

68
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all this justifies that …

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todo esto justifica que … (subj.)

69
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It seems unlikely that …

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parece inverosímil que …(subj.)

70
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it seems incredible that …

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parece mentira que … (subj.)

71
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I find it extraordinary that …

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a mí me resulta curioso que … (subj.)

72
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it’s better that …

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más vale que … (subj.)

73
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it doesn’t metter to me whether …

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a mí no me importa que … (subj.)

74
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it’s not because

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no es porque … (subj.)

75
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doesn’t it seem significant that …?

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¿no parece significativo que … (subj.)?

76
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that explains why it should be written like that …

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esto explica que se escriba así … (subj.)

77
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one has to ensure that …

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hay que asegurar que … (subj.)

78
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it’s intolerable that

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es intolerable (insoportable) que … (subj.)

79
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I’m somewhat worried that

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me preocupa bastante que … (subj.)

80
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why should we put up with the fact that …?

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¿por qué tenemos que soportar que …(subj.)?

81
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it would be a miracle if …

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sería un milagro que … (imp. de subj.)

82
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my preference would be that …

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mi preferencia sería que … (imp. de subj.)

83
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wouldn’t it be better if …?

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¿no sería mejor que … (imp. de subj.)?

84
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if it weren’t for the fact that …

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si no fuera porque … (imp. de subj.)

85
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it’s of extreme importance that …

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es de suma importancia que … (subj.)

86
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why don’t we all demand that …?

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¿por qué no exigimos todos que … (subj.)?

87
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it’s to be regretted that …?

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es de lamentar que … (subj.)

88
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it’s a national disgrace that …

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es una vergüenza nacional que … (subj.)

89
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it’s an affort of society that …

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es una afrenta a la sociedad que … (subj.)

90
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it’s even more astonishing that …

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es incluso más sorprendente que … (subj.)

91
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it has to be unthinkable that …

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tiene que ser inconcebible … (subj.)

92
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the main thing should be that …

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lo fundamental debe ser que … (subj.)

93
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let us suppose that…

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pongamos por caso que … (subj.)

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