Opinion piece phrases Flashcards

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1
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Of course

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Claro que / Por supuesto que

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It’s true that

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Es verdad que / Es cierto que

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It’s obvious that

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Es evidente que

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It’s (very) clear that

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Está claro (clasísimo) que

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There’s no doubt that

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No cabe duda de que

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You/One can’t deny that

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No se puede negar que

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In fact, there are several reasons why I believe it is true.

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De hecho, hay/existen varias razone por las que yo creo que es verdad.

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In fact, there are several reasons why I don’t believe it is true.

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De hecho, hay/existen varias razone por las que yo no creo que sea verdad.

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I don’t at all agree with this statement.

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No estoy en absoluto de acuerdo con esta afirmación.

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It’s not true that

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No es verdad que + subj

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It’s not true that life can be simple.

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No es verdad que la vida pueda ser sencilla.

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12
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I don’t agree or disagree with this statement as in my opinion there are arguments for and against.

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No estoy de acuerdo ni en desacuerdo con esta afirmación ya que a mi parecer hay arguamentos a fovor y en contra.

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I’m in favour of

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Estoy a favor de

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I’m against

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Estoy en contra de

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15
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This is an issue which interests/worries us.

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Éste es un tema que nós interesa/preocupa a todos.

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16
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This is a problem that affects the majority of us.

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Éste es un problema que nós afecta a la mayoría.

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17
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It’s something that affects all social classes.

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Es algo que afecta a todas las clases sociales.

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18
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This topic causes a lot of controversy nowadays.

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Este tema causa mucha controversia hoy en día.

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It’s a matter of global importance.

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Es un asunto de importancia mundial.

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It’s a worrying situation.

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Es una situación preocupante.

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21
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It’s a lot more serious than people think.

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Es mucho más serio de lo que piensa la gente.

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This situation is not as serious as it seems.

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Está situación no es tan grave como parece.

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23
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I think that

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Me parece que / opino que

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24
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Also, I think that

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También, pienso que

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25
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In my opinion

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A mi parecer / A mi juicio / En mi opinión

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26
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From my point of view

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A mi modo de ver / Desde mi punto de vista

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27
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I recognise that

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Reconozco que

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28
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I admit

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Admito que

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29
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I’m convinced that

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Estoy convencido de que

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30
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I’m sure that

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Estoy seguro de que

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It’s obvious that

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Está claro que / Es evidente que

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32
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It’s true that

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Es verdad que / Es cierto que

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33
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There’s no doubt that

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No cabe duda de que

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34
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One can’t deny that

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No se puede negar que

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35
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I don’t think that

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No creo que / No me parece que + subj

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36
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I doubt that

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Dudo que (+ subj)

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37
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It’s not true that

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No es verdad que (+ subj)

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38
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I’m not sure/convinced that

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No estoy seguro/convencido de que (+ subj)

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39
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I hope that (+ other subject)

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Espero que (+ subj)

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40
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Hopefully

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Ojalá (+ subj)

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41
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I’m not surprised that

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No me extraña que (+ subj)

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42
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It surprises me that

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Me extraña/sorprende que (+ subj)

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43
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It annoys me that

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Me fastidia/molesta que (+ subj)

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44
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It saddens me that

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Me da pena / Me apena que (+ subj)

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45
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I’m glad that

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Me alegro de que (+ subj)

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46
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It’s sad that

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Es triste que (+ subj)

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47
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It’s tragic that

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Es trágico que (+subj)

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48
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It’s worrying that

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Es preocupante que (+ subj)

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49
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It’s surprising that

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Es sorpredente que (+ subj)

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50
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It’s incredible that

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Es increíble que (+ subj)

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51
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It’s a pity that

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Es una lástima/pena que (+ subj)

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52
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It’s terrible that

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Es terrible que (+ subj)

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53
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It’s a disgrace that

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Es una vergüenza que (+ subj)

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54
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It’s bad that

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Es malo que (+ subj)

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55
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It’s good that

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Es bueno que (+ subj)

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56
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I think it’s great that

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Me parece estupendo que (+ subj)

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57
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I think it’s inacceptable that

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Me parece inaceptable que (+ subj)

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58
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To begin with

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Para empezar

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59
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Firstly

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Primero

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60
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In the first place

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En primer lugar

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61
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In the second place

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En segundo lugar

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62
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On the one hand

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Por un lado / Por una parte

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On the other hand

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Por otro lado / Por otra parte

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64
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With regard to

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En cuanto a / Con respecto a

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65
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Another aspect of the problem is

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Otro aspecto del problema es

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66
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Currently, the truth is that

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Actualmente, la verdad es que

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67
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I’ve heard that

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Me han dicho que

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68
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Nowadays everyone knows that

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Hoy en día todo el mundo sabe que

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69
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A lot of people think that

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Mucha gente piensa que

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70
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The majority think that

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La mayoría opina que

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71
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There are some people who say

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Hay algunas personas que dicen

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72
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Others think that

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Otras piensan que

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73
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There are those who believe

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Hay quienes creen que

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74
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Some young people think that

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A algunos jóvenes les parece que

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75
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Some friends of mine think it’s

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A algunos amigos míos les parece (+ adj)

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The important/good/best/bad/worst thing is that

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Lo importante/bueno/mejor/malo/peor es que

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77
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Unfortunately

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Por desgracia

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78
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Because of

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A causa de

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79
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In spite of / despite

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A pesar de

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80
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That’s why

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Por eso

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81
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For this reason

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Por esta razón

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82
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……unless…….

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……. a menos que ( + subj)

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83
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Both……….and…….

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Tanto………como….

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84
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However

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Sin embargo,

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85
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Nevertheless

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No obstante

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86
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In fact

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De hecho

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87
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and even so

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y aún así

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88
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As / since

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como / ya que / puesto que

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89
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Apart from that

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Aparte de eso

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90
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Especially

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Sobre todo

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Instead of ………ing

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En vez de (+ infinitive)

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It’s better to……..than to….

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Más vale + inf que + inf

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93
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Fortunately

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Afortunadamente

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94
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Due to

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Debido a

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95
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Therefore / Consequently

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Por lo tanto / Por consiguiente

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96
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For these reasons

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Por estas razones

97
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….. provided that….

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… con tal de que (+ subj)

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Not only

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No solo

99
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But also

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Sino también

100
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What’s more

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Además,

101
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As we as ……..ing

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Además de +inf

102
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As one already knows

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Como ya se sabe

103
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In any case

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De todos modos

104
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That is to say

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Es decir

105
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Having said that

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Dicho eso

106
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In other words

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En otras palabras

107
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It’s worth adding that….

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Vale añadir que…..

108
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It’s just as well that

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Menos mal que

109
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In order to sum up

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Para resumir,

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In conclusion

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Para concluir,

111
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Finally

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Por último

112
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In short…

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En fin….

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The advantages outweigh the disadvantages

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Las ventajas pesan más que las desventajas

114
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After all

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Al fin al cabo

115
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Actually, the situation is more serious than we think

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En realidad, la situcaión es más seria de lo que pensamos

116
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To increase

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Aumentar / incrementar

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To be on the increase

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Ir en aumento

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To go from bad to worse

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Ir de mal en peor

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To run the risk of

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Correr el riesgo de

120
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To ask oneself / wonder why

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Preguntarse por qué

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To realize that

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Darse cuenta de que

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To recognize that

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Reconocer que

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To take into account / bear in mind

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Tener en cuenta

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To be more aware of

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Ser más consciente de que

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To warn

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Prevenir

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To try

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Tratar de / intentar

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To avoid

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Evitar

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To encourage

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Animar (a)

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Promote

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Fomentar

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To convince

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Convencer

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To face up to / confront

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Afrontar / enfrentarse a / hacer frente a

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To depend on

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Depender de

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To blame ………. for

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Culpar a……por…..

134
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To be more and more worrying

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Ser cada vez más preocupante

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To turn a blind eye

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Hacer la vista gorda

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To turn our back on them

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Darles la espalda

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To be willing to

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Estar dispuesto a

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To take urgent measures

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Tomar medidas urgentes

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To rely on

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Contar con

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To develop

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Desarrollar

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To invest

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Invertir

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To waste

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Malgastar

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To solve

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Resolver (o-ue) / solucionar

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To put up with

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Aguantar

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To complain about

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Quejarse de

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To deserve

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Merecer

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To achieve

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Conseguir

148
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To eradicate

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Eradicar

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To stop

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Parar

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To put an end to

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Poner fin a

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To fight for / against

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Luchar por / contra

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To demand

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Exigir

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To prohibit / ban

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Prohibir

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To permit allow

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Permitir

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To offer

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Ofrecer

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To protect

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Proteger

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To support

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Apoyar

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To educate

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Educar

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To set an example

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Dar ejemplo

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To respect others

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Respetar a los demás

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To advise

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Aconsejar

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To behave

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Comportarse

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To suggest

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Sugerir

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To deteriorate

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Empeorar

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To deserve

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Merecer

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To be worthwhile

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Merecer la pena

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in the near future

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en un futuro cercano

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and in the long run

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y a largo plazo

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and the sooner the better

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y cuanto antes mejor

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before it’s too late

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antes de que sea demasiaso tarde

171
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as soon as possible

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lo antes posible

172
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No matter how much + verb

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Por mucho que (+ subj)

173
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Nothing is impossible if we just put our mind to it

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Lo único imposible es aquello que no intentamos.

174
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We all have to do our bit.

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Todos tenemos que poner nuestro grano de arena.

175
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There’s still room for improvement.

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Aún hay margen para mejorar.

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It’s pointless.

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Es como echar agua al mar.

177
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Unfortunately, this problem remains to be resolved.

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Por desgracia, aún queda por resolver este problema.

178
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We still have a long way to go.

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Todavía nos queda mucho camino por delante.

179
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There’s still a long way to go.

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Todavía queda un largo camino por recorrer.

180
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It’s time to move on.

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Es hora de seguir adelante.

181
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We have to look to the future.

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Tenemos que mirar al futuro.

182
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Every little helps.

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Todo cuenta aunque sea poco.

183
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At the end of the day…

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Al fin y al cabo….

184
Q

Better late than never.

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Más vale tarde que nunca.

185
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Better safe than sorry.

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Más vale prevenir que curar.

186
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From now on…

A

De ahora en adelante….

187
Q

although it’s easier said than done.

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aunque del dicho al hecho hay mucho trecho.

188
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We can’t turn our backs on them.

A

No podemos darles la espalda

189
Q

We can’t turn a blind eye.

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No podemos hacer la vista gorda.

190
Q

We shouldn’t take it for granted.

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No deberíamos darlo por sentado.

191
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and to make matters worse

A

y para colmo de males

192
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Who knows what the future will bring us?

A

Quién sabe lo que nos depara el futuro?

193
Q

Money isn’t everything.

A

El dinero no lo es todo.

194
Q

Family is everything.

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La familia lo es todo.

195
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You have to live life to the full.

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Hay que vivir a tope.

196
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You only live once.

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Sólo se vive una vez.

197
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Whatever happens,

A

Pase lo que pase,

198
Q

Everything happens for a reason.

A

Todo tiene un porqué.

199
Q

That’s life!

A

Así es la vida!

200
Q

Contrary to popular belief

A

Al contrario de lo que muchos creen

201
Q

Strange as it may seem

A

Por extraña que parezca

202
Q

It continues to be

A

Sigue siendo

203
Q

I still believe

A

Sigo creyendo que

204
Q

The reason why

A

La razón por la que

205
Q

Let’s get to the point. The reality is that…..

A

Vamos al grano! La verdad es que….

206
Q

If this problem didn’t exist …. would

A

Si no existiera este problema…. + conditional

207
Q

If there were more/less

A

Si hubiera más/menos

208
Q

If there wasn’t/weren’t

A

Si no hubiera

209
Q

If we had

A

Si tuviéramos

210
Q

If we didn’t have

A

Si no tuviéramos

211
Q

If we could

A

Si pudiéramos

212
Q

If we were

A

Si fuéramos/estuviéramos

213
Q

If young people/adults did

A

Si los jóvenes/mayores hicieran

214
Q

I wish we didn’t have to

A

Ojalá no tuviéramos que

215
Q

I wish we had

A

Ojalá tuviéramos

216
Q

I wish there weren’t

A

Ojalá no hubiera

217
Q

I wish there were

A

Ojalá hubiera

218
Q

I wish the situation was different

A

Ojalá la situación fuera diferente

219
Q

The outlook will be very optimistic.

A

La perspectiva (no) será muy optimista.

220
Q

It is vital that people realise that

A

Es imprescindible que la gente se dé cuenta de que

221
Q

The government should invest

A

El gobierno debería invertir

222
Q

The ……….. need to

A

Hace falta que el/la (+ subj)

223
Q

To demand that the government

A

Exigir que el gobierno (+ subj)

224
Q

and the sooner the better

A

y cuanto antes mejor

225
Q

before it’s too late

A

antes de que sea demasiado tarde

226
Q

We have no option but to

A

No tenemos más remedio que

227
Q

It’s vital that

A

Es imprescindible que (+ subj)

228
Q

It’s vital to

A

Es imprescindible (+ inf)

229
Q

It’s necessary to

A

Hace falta (+ inf)

230
Q

It’s necessary that

A

Hace falta que el/la (+ subj)

231
Q

We should

A

Deberíamos + inf

232
Q

We must

A

Debemos + inf

233
Q

We have to

A

Hay que + inf

234
Q

In order to solve this problem

A

Para solucionar este problema

235
Q

One has to look for solutions

A

Hay que buscar soluciones

236
Q

We should change the current situation

A

Deberíamos cambiar la situación actual

237
Q

So that the situation doesn’t deteriorate even more

A

Para que la situación no empeore aún más

238
Q

So that the situation continues improving

A

Para que la situación siga mejorando

239
Q

The situation is getting worse/improving

A

La situación va empeorando/mejorando