Linking words Flashcards
As well as (neutral)
Así como…
As well as being clever, she does a lot for charity
In addition (neutral)
Además…
In addition to the above complaints, I wish to mention the poor service
What is more (formal)
Cuál es más…
The holiday was disappinting. What is more we spent a great deal of money
Another pint is that (neutral)
Otro punto es que…
Children spend a lot of time playing computer games. Another point is that they can be said to promote violence.
On top of that (informal)
Encima de eso…
We waited seven hours at the airport. On top of that, once we were on the plane the service was appalling
Besides (neutral)
Además…
Besides being a good teacher, she is also kind to everyone
Take the case of (neutral)
Tome el caso de…
Take the case of President Obama. No one expected him to win.
On the whole (neutral)
En general…
On the whole, he makes a strong case for his proposal
In most cases (neutral)
En la mayoría de los casos…
In most cases, the vaccine has proved to be a great success
Mostly (informal)
Generalmente…
Mostly, I just ignore people like that
To summarise/sum up (neutral)
Para resumir…
To summarise/ To sum up, the world is changign and we need to keep up.
Lastly (neutral)
Por último..
Lastly, I hope you will carefully consider the pints I have raised.
In short/ In brief (neutral)
En resumen…
In short/ in brief, the sale was excellent
Overall (neutral)
En conjunto…
Overall, the case for the defence was definitely stronger.
Nevertheless (formal)
Sin embargo…
The company has improved. Nevertheless there are still problems.
