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at first site

A

a primera vista

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it’s a topic that has been in the media for several years/months now

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es un tema que lleva varios anos /meses apareciendo en los medios

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a crisis on a world scale

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una crisis a escala mundial

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a worrying situation

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una situación inquietante

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the main worry/concern

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la preocupación predominante

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therefore (4 answers)

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por lo tanto/por consiguiente/por eso/por consecuencia

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on the other hand

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por otra parte

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due to this

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debido a esto

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having said that

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dicho eso

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or rather…

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o sea…

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not only … but

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no solo…sino

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as we already know

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como ya se sabe

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in addition

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por anadidura

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as a result of

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como resultado de

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it’s a question of

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se trata de

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however

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sin embargo

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nevertheless

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no obstante

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in spite of this

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a pesar de esto

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unfortunately (2 answers)

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por desgracia/afortunadamente

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the situation is getting worse

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la situación va empeorando

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given that

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dado que

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in my opinion (2 answers)

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a mi modo de ver/a mí me parece que

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there are those who say that

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hay quienes dicen que

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people think that

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la gente piensa que

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others maintain that

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otros constatan que

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according to what one hears/sees

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según se oye/se lee

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according to a survey

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según una encuesta

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anyone can see that

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cualquier es capaz de ver que

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as far as is known

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que se sepa

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on the contrary

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al contrario

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whereas

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mientras que

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it can’t be denied that

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no se puede negar que

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it’s better to … than…

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es más vale … que…

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because of

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en razón de

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to illustrate the problem

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para ilustrar el problema

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with regard to

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con respecto a

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in order to consider the matter in more detail

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para considerar el asunto más detalladamente

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to a certain extent

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hasta cierto punto

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for the most part

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por la mayor parte

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in the last few years/months

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durante estos últimos anos/meses

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a short time ago

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hace poco

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formerly

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anteriormente

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recently

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recientemente

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the current situation

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la situación actual

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subsequently

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posteriormente

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as soon as possible

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lo más pronto posible

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from…until

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desde…hasta

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at the turn of the century

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al final del siglo

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so that we can understand better

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para que comprendamos mejor

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one has to ensure that

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hay que asegurar que

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it would be a miracle if

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sería un milagro que

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the reasoning

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el razonamiento

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the solution which stands out

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la solución que se destaca

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to take urgent measures

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tomar medidas urgentes

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we can deduce that

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podemos deducir que

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although with certain doubts/reservations

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aunque con ciertas dudas/reservas

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so that the situation continues to improve

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para que la situación siga mejorando

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so that the situation does not deteriorate

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de modo que la situación no empeore