Vocabulario argumentation Flashcards by Mark Green

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not take into account that

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no tomar en cuenta que

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not consider that

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no considerar que

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ignore (that)

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ignorar (que)

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forget that

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olvidar que

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distort the facts or data

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tergiversar los hechos o los datos

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interpret something to your own end

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interpretar algo a su conveniencia

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draw a false conclusion

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sacar una falsa conclusión

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the fact that … doesn’t mean that …

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el hecho de que (+subj) no implica que (+subj)

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create controversy

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generar o levantar polémica

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divide

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dividir

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polarise

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polarizar

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to be tactful
Taktgefühl haben

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tener tacto

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debate (an idea)

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debatir

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argue/dispute (an idea)

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discutir

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defend (an argument, thesis)

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defender

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refute (an argument, thesis)

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refutar

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formulate (a thesis, argument, central idea)

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formular (una tesis)

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support/back up (an idea, argument)

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sustentar

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take sth for granted/assume

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dar por sentado (decline sentado)

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intent/intention

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propósito

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premise

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premisa

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claim/assertion

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aseveración

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public opinion

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opinión pública

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opinion/position

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opinión, posición, punto de vista, postura

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standpoint, perspective, approach

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enfoque o perspectiva

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controversial

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polémico

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conciliatory

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conciliador

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partial/biased

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parcial

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impartial/neutral

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imparcial, neutral

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dubious/suspect

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dudoso

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solid/strong

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sólido

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heated (debate)

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acalorado (debate acalorado)

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sensitive (topic)

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sensible

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convincing (argument)

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contundente

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increase

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aumentar

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reduce

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reducir

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amass (a fortune)

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amasar (una fortuna)

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stimulate, encourage, motivate (development, growth, policies)

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incentivar (desarrollo, crecimiento, políticas)

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promote, provoke (development, growth, policies)

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promover (desarrollo, crecimiento, políticas)

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obtain (equality, justice)

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procurar (igualdad, justicia)

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formulate (a thesis, question)

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formular (tesis, pregunta)

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outline, pose (thesis, question)

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plantear (una tesis, pregunta)

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reveal something

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poner en evidencia

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assume (responsibility, a task)

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asumir (responsabilidad, tarea)

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evade (responsibility, a task)

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evadir (responsabilidad, tarea)

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award (subsidy, grant, allowance)

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otorgar (subsidio)

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put in a subsidy

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poner un subsidio

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raise taxes

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aumentar impuestos

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reduce taxes

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reducir impuestos

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evade taxes

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evadir impuestos

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to tax (someone/something)

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poner impuestos

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a corrupt fortune

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un fondo mal habido

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pose a danger

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representar un peligro

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constitute a threat

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constituir una amenaza

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threaten to/somebody with something

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amenazar con (intransitivo)

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its roots are in…

A

sus raíces están en

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have its origin in…

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tener su origen

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carry consequences for

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traer consecuencias para

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affect/have an effect on

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repercutir en

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be detrimental to something

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ir en detrimento de algo

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call something into question

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poner algo en tela de juicio

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imply

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implicar

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be in accordance with something

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estar en función

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have repercussions

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tener repercusión

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question (critically)

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cuestionar

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equate/compare

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equipararse

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problematisieren

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problematizar