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Vocab 20 - Expresiones Útiles Flashcards

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It depends on who’s eyes you look through.

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Depende de los ojos con los que se mire

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A double-edged sword

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Un arma de doble filo

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We should take into account…

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Deberíamos tener en cuenta

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We must realise that…

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Debemos darnos cuenta de que…+ (Ind)

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To tell the truth…

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A decir verdad…

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Used as a scapegoat

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Usado como un chivo expiatorio/ cabeza de turco

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One can’t deny that…

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No se puede negar que … + (Ind)

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At the end of the day…

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Al fin y al cabo…

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A very controversial topic

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Un asunto muy polémico

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It’s a question of time / money

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Es una cuestión de tiempo/de dinero

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It’s a shame that…

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Es una vergüenza que… +(Subj)

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Everything has pros and cons

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Todo tiene pros y contras

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Everything has advantages and disadvantages

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Todo tiene ventajas e inconvenientes

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That was a real setback

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Eso fue un verdadero revés

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Up to a certain point you are right. However, it’s true that…

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Hasta cierto punto tiene razón, sin embargo es verdad que…+(Ind)

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I understand what you are saying, but…

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Entiendo lo que dice pero….

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As I have said…

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Como he dicho…

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I respect your opinion but I believe that we must be more positive…

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Respeto su opinión pero creo que debemos ser más positivos…

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I have to admit that… but nevertheless…

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Tengo que admitir que… pero, no obstante…

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With all due respect, I don’t share your point of view, basically for two reasons: The first… The second…

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Con todo el debido respeto, no comparto su punto de vista, básicamente por dos razones…la primera,………… y la segunda,…..

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Unlike you, I think that…

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Al contrario que usted, opino que…

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I don’t know if I understand your words, completely. Do you want to say that…?

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No se si comprendo sus palabras completamente, ¿quiere decir que…?

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It’s important that the governments encourage…

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Es importante que los gobiernos fomenten…

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It is essential that people are aware of…

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Es indispensable que las personas tengan conciencia de que…

Es indispensable que las personas sean conscientes de….

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It is important that they understand the risks.

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Es importante que entiendan los riesgos que hay.

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It’s better to help than to hinder

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Es mejor ayudar que obstaculizar

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We have to learn to respect

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Tenemos que aprender a respetar…

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There is no improvement…

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No hay ninguna mejora…

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Society must be more open to the idea of…

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La sociedad debe estar más abierta a la idea de…

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It is vital that they defend human rights and that there is equality.

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Es primordial que defiendan los derechos humanos y que haya igualdad.

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We need to understand the crucial role played by…

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Necesitamos entender el papel crucial que juega…

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There’s much that we can do as individuals

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Hay mucho que podemos hacer como individuos.

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It’s a shame that there are people that…

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Es una vergüenza que haya gente que…

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The more we use, the more we contaminate.

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Cuanto más usamos… más contaminamos… (es una realidad presente)

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The more we use, they more we will contaminate.

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Cuanto más usemos…más contaminaremos (referido más al futuro)

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It’s very important that we don’t forget…

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Es muy importante que no olvidemos…

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I hope that there will be a solution

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Espero que haya una solución

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I hope that you understand my point of view

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Espero que comprenda mi punto de vista

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I don’t think that it’s reasonable…

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No creo que sea razonable…

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In due course

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En su debido momento / A su debido tiempo

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With all due respect, I think that you are making a mistake if you think that…

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Con el debido respeto, creo que está cometiendo un error si piensa que…

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It could backfire

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Puede salir el tiro por la culata

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Needless to say that..

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Ni que decir tiene que

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