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1
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Primero

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First/ firstly

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Segundo

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Second / secondly

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Tercero

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Third / thirdly

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El tema

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Subject / topic / theme

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El problema

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Problem

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Preparar el terreno

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Preparing the ground

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La crisis

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Crisis

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La cuestión

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Question (for discussion) /issue

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En primer lugar
En segundo lugar
En tercer lugar

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In the first / second / third place

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Al principio

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At first / at the beginning

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De antemano

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Beforehand

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12
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Tenemos que preguntarnos

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We have to ask ourselves

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13
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A primera vista

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At first sight

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14
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A corto plaza

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In the short term

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A largo plazo

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In the long term

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16
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Ordenar los datos

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To get the facts in order

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17
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Despejar el terreno

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To clear the ground

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18
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¿De qué se trata ?

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What is it about?

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19
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Resumir el tema / la cuestión

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To summarise the issue

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20
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Afrontar el tema / la situación

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To face up to the issue / situation

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21
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El problema que se plantea es ..

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The problem to be addressed / the problem that arises is ..

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Es un tema que ya lleva varios años / meses apareciendo en los medios

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It is a topic which has been in the media for several months / years now

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Es un tema que ya me preocupa / interesa desde hace algún tiempo

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It is a topic which has been concerning / interesting me for some time now

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Será conveniente establecer los argumentos en pro y en contra examinar más minuciosamente los argumentos

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It will be useful to establish the arguments for and against to examine the arguments in more detail

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Una crisis a escalera mundial

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A crisis on a world scale

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Una situación inquietante

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A worrying situation

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La preocupación predominante

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The main worry / concern

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28
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Aportar más ideas

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Bringing in more ideas

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Además

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Besides / moreover

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En más

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Moreover

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31
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Además de lo dicho

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In addition to what has been said

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32
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Asimismo

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Likewise

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33
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En principio

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In principle

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En esto

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At this point / stage

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Por consiguiente

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Consequently / therefore

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36
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Por consecuencia

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Consequently / therefore

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37
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Por otra parte

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On the other hand

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38
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Debido a esto

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Due to this / owning

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39
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De hecho

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In fact

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40
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Dicho de otro modo

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In other words

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41
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Dicho eso

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That said / having said that

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42
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O sea ..

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Or to put it another way … / or rather …

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43
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No sólo.. sino ..

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Not only .. but ..

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44
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Como ya se sabe

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As we already know

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Es decir

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That is to say / I.e ..

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46
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En este contexto

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In this context

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47
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Por añadidura

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In addition

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48
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A propósito

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By the way

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Tanto .. como ..

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Both .. and ..

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50
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Como resultado (de)

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As a result (of)

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51
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Resulta que

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It turns out that .. / the result is that ..

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52
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Esto explica por qué..

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This explains why ..

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53
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No me explico por qué..

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I don’t understand why..

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54
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Así

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Thus

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55
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Así es que

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Therefore

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56
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Por supuesto

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Of course

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57
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Claro que (+clause)

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Of course ..

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58
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En realidad

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In reality / in fact

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59
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Aparte de eso

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Apart from that

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60
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Se trata de

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It’s a question of

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Obstáculos

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Obstacles

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62
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Sin embargo

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However

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Desgraciadamente

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Unfortunately

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Por desgracia

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Unfortunately

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65
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No obstante

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Nevertheless

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A pesar de esto

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In spite of this

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67
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El tropiezo

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The stumbling block

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68
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Sea como sea

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Be that as it may / that as it may be

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La situación va empeorando

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The situation is getting worse

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Teniendo en cuenta el hecho de que

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Bearing in mind the fact that

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Dado que

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Given that

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72
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A mi parecer

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In my opinion

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A mi modo de ver

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In my opinion

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A mí me parece que ..

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I think that

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75
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Yo opino que

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I think that

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Por mi parte

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For my part

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Desde mi punto de vista

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From my point of view

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(No) estoy de acuerdo con los que ..

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

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Estoy convencido/a de que

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I am persuaded / convinced that

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No estoy convencido/a de que

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I am not persuaded / convinced that

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81
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Esto me lleva a pensar que ..

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This leads me to think that ..

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82
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Que yo sepa

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As far as I know

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83
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Yo que tú/ usted/ ellos

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If I were you / them

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No estoy totalmente a favor de

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I am not entirely on favor of

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85
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No estoy no a favor ni en contra de

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I’m neither for or against

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86
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Tengo que confesarme en contra de

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I have to admit that I am against

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87
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No es una opinión/ actitud que comparta yo

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It is not an opinion / attitude which I share

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Aunque quisiera pensar de otra manera

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Although I would like to think otherwise

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Tengo que confesarme partidario/a del comentarista

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I have to confess being on the side of the commentator

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90
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Otros dicen

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Others say

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Hay quienes dicen que ..

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There are those who say that..

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92
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La gente piensa que

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People think that

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Otros constatan que

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Others maintain that

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La (gran) mayoría opina que ..

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The (vast) majority think that ..

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Según se oye / se lee

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According to what one hears / reads

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Según una encuesta

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According to a survey / opinion poll

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Sondear las opiniones

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To sound out options

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98
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La verdad lisa y llana es ..

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The plain truth of the matter is ..

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99
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Cualquier es capaz de ver que ..

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Anyone can see that ..

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100
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Desde el punto de vista ajeno

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From other people’s point of view

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101
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Es de presumir que

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Presumably

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102
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Según cabe presumir

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Presumably

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103
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Las cifras atestan que ..

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The figures prove that ..

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104
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Como ya se sabe ..

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As is already known

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105
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Que se sepa

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As far as is known

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106
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No se puede menos de pensar que ..

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One can not help thinking that …

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107
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Es una ilusión creer que ..

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We are kidding ourselves if we believe that..

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108
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Eso sería tremendamente optimista

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That would be wildly optimistic

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109
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Cualquier que crea esto ..

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Anyone who believes this ..

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110
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La discusión sigue

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The discussion continues

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111
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Al contrario

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On the contrary / on the other hand

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Visto así

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Seen like that

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113
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Por un lado

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On one hand

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114
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Por otro lado

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On the other hand

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115
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De todos modos

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In any case / anyway

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De todos maneras / formas

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In any case / anyway

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117
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En lo que concierne

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As for

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118
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En cuanto a

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As for

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En lugar de eso

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Instead of that

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120
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Mientras que

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Whereas

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121
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No cabe duda de que ..

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There is no room for doubt that ..

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122
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No se puede negar que ..

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There is no denying that ..

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Es cierto que ..

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It is certain that ..

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El quid de la cuestión (es que..)

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The crux of the matter (is that..)

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Hay que tener en cuenta (que..)

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You have to bear in mind (that..)

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Hay que subrayar la importancia de ..

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You have to emphasise the importance of ..

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Se tiene que hacer hincapié en ..

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One has to make a special point of stress ..

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Me limito a señalar

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I confined myself to pointing out

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129
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Más vale .. que ..

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It is better to .. than..

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Vale considerar ..

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It is worth considering ..

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Según toda probabilidad

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In all probability

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132
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Nadie ignora que ..

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Everybody knows that .. / nobody is unaware that ..

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Por si acaso

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Just in case

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No hay manera de saber si ..

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there is no way of knowing whether ..

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Para colmo

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To cap it all

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Y por si eso fuera poco

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And as if that we’re not enough

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A juzgar por ..

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To judge by .. / judging by ..

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En función de ..

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In proportion to ../ according to ..

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En razón de ..

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Because of ../ due to..

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Consideremos

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Let’s consider

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Pongamos por caso lo de ..

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Let’s take for example the matter of..

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En concreto

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In particular

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Según el caso

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As the case may be

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Para ilustrar el problema

A

To illustrate the problem

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Con respecto a..

A

With regard to ..

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Por ejemplo

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For example

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Vamos a abordar otro aspecto

A

Let us tackle another aspect

148
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Para considerar el asunto más detalladamente

A

In order to consider the matter in more detail

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Vamos a profundizar

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Let us think about it in greater depth

150
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Vale agregar que ..

A

It’s worth adding that ..

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¿Cómo?

A

How?

152
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¿Hasta qué punto?

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To what extent?

153
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Hasta cierto punto

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To a certain extent

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Extremadamente

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Extremely

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Totalmente

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Completely

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Principalmente

A

Mainly

157
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Tanto más

A

All the more so

158
Q

A cierto modo

A

In a certain way

159
Q

De cierta manera / forma

A

In a certain way

160
Q

De ningún modo

A

In no way

161
Q

De ninguna manera

A

In no way

162
Q

De un modo u otro

A

In one way or another

163
Q

De una manera u otra

A

In one way or another

164
Q

Apenas

A

Hardly

165
Q

En ninguna circunstancia

A

In no circumstance(s)

166
Q

Simplemente

A

Simply

167
Q

Sencillamente

A

Simply

168
Q

Puramente

A

Purely

169
Q

Prácticamente

A

Practically / nearly

170
Q

Parcialmente

A

Partially / partly

171
Q

Igualmente

A

Equally / to the same extent

172
Q

Efectivamente

A

Actually / in fact

173
Q

Parecido a ..

A

Like .. / similar to ..

174
Q

Similar a ..

A

Like ../ similar to ..

175
Q

Por la mayor parte

A

For the most part / mostly

176
Q

A cambio de ..

A

In exchange for..

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Q

Son más ni más

A

Without further ado

178
Q

Se trata de saber cómo..

A

It’s a question of knowing how ..

179
Q

¿Cuando?

A

When?

180
Q

Durante estos últimos años/ meses

A

In the last few years / months

181
Q

Hace poco

A

A short time / while ago

182
Q

Anteriormente

A

Formerly

183
Q

Recientemente

A

Recently

184
Q

Recién construido

A

Recently / newly built

185
Q

Recién nacido

A

Recently / newly born

186
Q

En el momento que…

A

At the moment when

187
Q

En un momento dado

A

At a given moment

188
Q

En aquel mismo momento

A

At that very moment

189
Q

Hoy (en) día

A

Nowadays

190
Q

En la actualidad

A

Nowadays / at the present time

191
Q

La situación actual

A

The current situation

192
Q

Mientras tanto

A

Meanwhile / in the meantime

193
Q

Posteriormente

A

Subsequently/ afterwards

194
Q

Con posterioridad

A

Subsequently/ afterwards

195
Q

Cuanto antes

A

As soon as possible

196
Q

Lo más pronto posible

A

As soon as possible

197
Q

Dentro de unos pocos días

A

In a few days time

198
Q

Dentro de poco

A

Soon/ in a short time

199
Q

Sin demora

A

Without delay

200
Q

Algún día

A

Some day

201
Q

Desde ahora

A

From now (on)

202
Q

A partir de este / ese momento

A

From this / that moment (on)

203
Q

A continuación

A

Then / next / below (on page or list)

204
Q

Desde .. hasta ..

A

From .. until ..

205
Q

Nunca más

A

Never again

206
Q

En la Edad Media

A

In the Middle Ages

207
Q

En la época de la dictadura

A

At the time of the dictatorship

208
Q

La década

A

Te decade

209
Q

Durante los años noventa

A

During the (19)90s

210
Q

Al final del siglo

A

At the turn of the century

211
Q

Tardar (mucho) tiempo en ..

A

To take a (very) long time in doing..

212
Q

Cada cuando

A

Every so often

213
Q

Cada pocos días

A

Every few days

214
Q

A cualquier hora

A

At any time

215
Q

Por primer / segunda / última vez

A

For the first / second / last time

216
Q

Por enésima vez

A

For the umpteenth time

217
Q

Cada vez (que)…

A

Each/ every time (that)..

218
Q

¿Por qué?

A

Why?

219
Q

Preguntarse por qué

A

To wonder why

220
Q

Deberíamos preguntarnos si ..

A

We should ask ourselves whether / if ..

221
Q

Según los datos

A

According to the facts

222
Q

Eso explica por qué ..

A

That explains why ..

223
Q

No me explico por qué ..

A

I can’t explain why../ I don’t understand why ..

224
Q

Se trata de saber por qué ..

A

It’s a question of knowing why..

225
Q

Debemos tratar de descubrir por qué..

A

We must try and find out why ..

226
Q

¿Para qué?

A

What for ? / for what purpose ?

227
Q

In order to understand better

A

Para comprender mejor

228
Q

In order / so that we can understand better

A

Para que comprendamos mejor

229
Q

Since / because ..

A

Puesto que ..

230
Q

Since / because ..

A

Ya que ..

231
Q

For whatever reason ..

A

Por cualquier razón

232
Q

The main reason

A

La razón principal

233
Q

The keystone / the key note

A

La piedra clave

234
Q

The truth is that ..

A

La verdad es que ..

235
Q

Of course it’s true that ..

A

Claro que es verdad que ..

236
Q

What’s certain is that ..

A

Lo cierto es que ..

237
Q

There’s no doubt that ..

A

No cabe duda de que ..

238
Q

In fact I’d say that ..

A

En efecto yo diría que..

239
Q

I want to make it very clear that ..

A

Quiero dejar muy claro que ..

240
Q

The fact is that …

A

El caso es que ..

241
Q

Another fact is that ..

A

Otro factor es que ..

242
Q

It can not be denied that …

A

No se puede negar que …

243
Q

It remains ../ it is undeniable that …

A

Queda innegable que ..

244
Q

One presumes / supposes that …

A

Es de suponer que ..

245
Q

It seems that ..

A

Parece ser que …

246
Q

We have to bear in mind that …

A

Debemos tener en cuenta que …

247
Q

If we realise that …

A

Si nos damos cuenta de que …

248
Q

The result is ../ it turns out that …

A

Resulta que ..

249
Q

That’s the reason why ..

A

De ahí que ..

250
Q

The dilemma is that …

A

El dilema es que ..

251
Q

At the moment it is estimated / calculated that …

A

Actualmente se calcula que ..

252
Q

70% of those interviewed think that …

A

Un 70% de los entrevistadores opina que ..

253
Q

There are those who maintain that ..

A

Hay quienes afirman que …

254
Q

To be conscious / aware that …

A

Ser consciente de que ..

255
Q

It’s a good job that ../ thank goodness that ..

A

Menos mal que ..

256
Q

It seems logical / sensible to me that …

A

A mí me parece lógico que …

257
Q

I am not surprised that …

A

No me sorprende que ..

258
Q

All this justifies (the fact) that ..

A

Todo esto justifica que ..

259
Q

It seems unlikely that ..

A

Parece inverosímil que ..

260
Q

It seems incredible that ..

A

Parece mentira que ..

261
Q

I find it extraordinary that ..

A

A mí me resulta curioso que ..

262
Q

It is better / best that ..

A

Más vale que ..

263
Q

It is not of concern to me / it doesn’t matter to me whether/ that …

A

A mí no me importa que ..

264
Q

It’s not because ..

A

No es porque ..

265
Q

Doesn’t it seem significant that..?

A

¿No parece significativo que …?

266
Q

That explains why it should be written like that …

A

Esto explica que se escriba así..

267
Q

One has to ensure that ..

A

Hay que asegurar que ..

268
Q

It’s intolerable that ..

A

Es intolerable / insoportable que …

269
Q

I’m somewhat worried that …

A

Me preocupa bastante que …

270
Q

Why should we put up with the fact that?

A

¿Por qué tenemos que soportar que ..?

271
Q

It would be a miracle if ..

A

Sería un milagro que ..

272
Q

My preference would be that …

A

Mi preferencia sería que..

273
Q

Wouldn’t it be better if ..?

A

¿No sería mejor que ..?

274
Q

If it weren’t for the fact that ..

A

Si no fuera porque …

275
Q

It is if extreme importance that ..

A

Es de suma importancia que ..

276
Q

Why don’t we all demand that .. ?

A

¿Por qué no exigimos todos que ..?

277
Q

It is to be regretted that…

A

Es de lamentar que ..

278
Q

It is a national disgrace that..

A

Es una vergüenza nacional que ..

279
Q

It’s an affront to society that …

A

Es una afrenta a la sociedad que ..

280
Q

It’s even more astonishing that …

A

Es incluso más sorprendente que ..

281
Q

It has to be unthinkable that …

A

Tiene que ser inconcebible que …

282
Q

The main thing should be that …

A

Lo fundamental debe ser que…

283
Q

Let us suppose that …

A

Pongamos por caso que …

284
Q

The validity of the argument

A

La validez del argumento

285
Q

To reason

A

Razonar

286
Q

The reasoning

A

El razonamiento

287
Q

A watertight case

A

Un caso irrebatible

288
Q

A strong / robust argument

A

Un argumento de peso

289
Q

This approach to the question

A

Este modo de enfocar la cuestión

290
Q

If we accept this point of view

A

Si aceptamos este punto de vista

291
Q

The argument is no good because ..

A

El argumento no vale porque ..

292
Q

To reject an argument

A

Condenar argumento

293
Q

I condemn roundly

A

Condenar rotundamente

294
Q

To see / miss the point

A

Ver / no ver lo esencial del asunto

295
Q

The argument won’t hold water

A

El argumento no está bien fundado

296
Q

It’s all at sixes and sevens

A

No tiene pies ni cabeza

297
Q

It lacks sense / meaning

A

Carece de sentido

298
Q

It lacks consistency

A

Carece de consistencia

299
Q

The weak point of the argument

A

El punto flaco del argumento

300
Q

It has nothing to do with reality

A

No tiene nada que ver con la realidad

301
Q

Turn a blind eye to

A

Hacer la vista gorda a

302
Q

Let’s turn the argument on it’s head

A

Pongamos el argumento patas arriba

303
Q

Solutions and conclusions

A

Soluciones y conclusiones

304
Q

Agreed

A

De acuerdo

305
Q

To be in agreement with

A

Estar de acuerdo con

306
Q

After all..

A

A fin de cuentas

307
Q

To sum up ..

A

En resumen

308
Q

To sum up

A

Resumir

309
Q

The key to the problem has to be

A

La clave del problema tiene que ser

310
Q

The solución which stands out ..

A

La solución que se destaca

311
Q

Tomar medidas urgentes

A

To take urgent measures

312
Q

I return to my first statement

A

Vuelvo a mi primera observación

313
Q

We have already stated that

A

Ya hemos constatado que

314
Q

Let us return to the starting point

A

Volvamos al punto de partida

315
Q

Bearing in mind all points of view

A

Teniendo en cuenta todos los puntos de vista

316
Q

We can deduce that

A

Podemos deducir que

317
Q

The outlook is

A

Es una perspectiva..

318
Q

Optimistic / bright

A

Optimista

319
Q

Not very optimistic

A

Poco optimista

320
Q

Pessimistic / gloomy

A

Pesimista

321
Q

Favourable

A

Favourable

322
Q

Although with certain doubts / reservations

A

Aunque con ciertas dudas / reservas

323
Q

Finally / at last

A

Por fin

324
Q

In conclusion

A

En conclusión

325
Q

In conclusion

A

Para concluir

326
Q

So that the situation continues to improve

A

Para que la situación siga mejorando

327
Q

So that the situation does not deteriorate

A

De modo que la situación no empeore

328
Q

That brings us to the inevitable conclusion that ..

A

Esto nos lleva a la conclusión inevitable que ..

329
Q

I wish I could conclude by saying that ..:

A

Ojalá pudiera concluir diciendo que ..

330
Q

There is no other valid conclusion ..

A

No hay otra conclusión que valga