Writing Expressions Flashcards

1
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In the long run

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A la larga

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Anyway

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De todos modos

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3
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In a way

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En cierta manera/ en cierto modo

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4
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Then/ next

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Luego

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5
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Whilst

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Mientras

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In conclusion

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Para concluir

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7
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To begin

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Para empezar

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8
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So that

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Para que / a fin de que

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9
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On the other hand

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Por el contrario

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10
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So / therefore

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Por eso

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11
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First of all

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En primer lugar

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12
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Secondly

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En segundo lugar

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13
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As soon as

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Tan pronto como

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14
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It seems to me that

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A mí parece que

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15
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The way I see it is

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Desde mi punto de vista

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16
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In my opinion

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A mi modo de ver / como lo veo yo

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17
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It’s essential that

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Es imprescindible que

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18
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It’s clear that

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Está claro que

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19
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I have heard that

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He oído que

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20
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I have read that

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He leído que

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21
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What I think is

A

Lo que creo yo es

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22
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I have been told that

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Me han dicho que

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23
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I’m not sure that

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No estoy segura de que

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24
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It’s difficult to deny that

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No se puede negar que

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25
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It would seem that

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Parecería que

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26
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As far as I am concerned

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Por mi parte / en cuanto a mí

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27
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In the past

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De antaño

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28
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Before I wasn’t doing anything

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Antes no hacía nada

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29
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As a result (of)

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Como consecuencia (de)

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30
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On the other hand

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En cambio

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31
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These days

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En estos tiempos

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32
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Nowadays

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Hoy en día

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33
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One can believe

A

Se puede creer

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34
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In fact

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En realidad

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35
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To sum up

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En resumen

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36
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To begin

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Para comenzar

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37
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To finish

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Para terminar

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38
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Finally

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Por último

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39
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On the one hand

A

Por una parte

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40
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First let’s consider

A

Primero consideremos

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41
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It’s often said that

A

Se suele afirme que

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42
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We must also consider

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También debemos considerar

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43
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One can even say that

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Incluso se puede decir que

44
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The fact/ truth is that

A

Lo cierto es que

45
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It’s difficult to deny that

A

No se puede negar que

46
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For instance

A

Pongamos por caso

47
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It’s difficult to believe that

A

Resulta difícil creer que

48
Q

You could even say that

A

Se podría decir incluso que

49
Q

By way of example

A

Sirva de ejemplo

50
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Well, the truth is that

A

Bueno, la verdad es que

51
Q

Let me think

A

Déjame / déjeme pensar

52
Q

Let’s say

A

Digamos

53
Q

It’s a difficult question, but

A

Es una pregunta un poco difícil, pero

54
Q

I don’t know, but

A

No sé, pero

55
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In fact

A

De hecho

56
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Really

A

De verdad

57
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Then / so

A

Entonces

58
Q

Look

A

Mira

59
Q

Listen

A

Mire

60
Q

I mean

A

O sea

61
Q

Well

A

Pues

62
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Thanks to

A

Gracias a

63
Q

The last time that

A

La última vez que

64
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Unfortunately

A

Por desgracia

65
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Above all

A

Sobre todo

66
Q

Because of

A

A causa de

67
Q

It seems to me that

A

Me parece que

68
Q

My mum loves

A

A mi madre le encanta

69
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I liked

A

Me gustó

70
Q

What I liked most was

A

Lo que más gusto fue que

71
Q

In order to

A

Para

72
Q

I have the intention to

A

Tengo la intención de

73
Q

I have just

A

Acabo de

74
Q

I usually

A

Suelo

75
Q

I used to

A

Solía

76
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I hope that

A

Espero que

77
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I want to

A

Quiero que

78
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No creo que

A

I don’t believe that

79
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It bothers me that

A

Me molesta que

80
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It’s not right that

A

No es justo que

81
Q

When I was younger I liked

A

Cuando era más joven me gustaba

82
Q

But now I prefer

A

Pero ahora prefiero

83
Q

When I am older

A

Cuando sea mayor

84
Q

When I go

A

Cuando vaya

85
Q

I have done

A

He (verb) hecho

86
Q

Instead of

A

En vez de

87
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In order to be

A

Para ser

88
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In order to

A

Así que

89
Q

I still do

A

Todavía hago

90
Q

I have eaten

A

He comido

91
Q

I have played

A

He jugado

92
Q

I have watched

A

He observado

93
Q

I have seen

A

He visto

94
Q

I have not seen it yet

A

no lo he visto todavía

95
Q

I no longer do

A

Ya no hago

96
Q

I still

A

Todavía

97
Q

I have bought

A

He comprado

98
Q

When I am older, I will take a gap year

A

Cuando sea mayor, me tomaré un año sabático

99
Q

It’s important that we do not waste energy

A

Es importante que no malgastemos la energía

100
Q

In other words

A

En otras palabras

101
Q

That is to say

A

Es decir

102
Q

Above all

A

Sobre todo

103
Q

Due to

A

Debido a

104
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A lack of

A

Una falta de

105
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I know that

A

Sé que

106
Q

Others say that

A

Algunos dicen que