writing phrases Flashcards

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nowadays

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hoy en día

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currently

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actualmente

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to play a really important role

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ocupar/jugar un papel de suma importancia
desempeña un papel importantísimo

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4
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in todays society

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en la sociedad de hoy

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it cant be denied that

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no se puede negar que

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theres no room for doubt that

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no cabe duda de que

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its essential that

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es imprescindible que

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we consider

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consideramos

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9
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as the motto says

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según dice el lema

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thanks to

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gracias a

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in fact / as a matter of fact

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de hecho

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we must recognise that

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debemos reconocer que

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13
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to start

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para comenzar

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the problem to be addressed is

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el problema que se plantea es

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14
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has more advantages than disadvantages

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tiene mas ventajas que inconvenientes

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one of the issues which the public is particularly concerned about is

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uno de los temas que mas preocupa a la opinión pública es el de

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14
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there are many different opinions about

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existe una gran divergencia de opiniones sobre

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a problem which is often discussed these days is

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se debate con frecuencia en nuestros dias el problema de

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firstly

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en primer lugar/primero

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secondly

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en segundo lugar/segundo

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with regards to

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en cuanto a/ con respecto a

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the other side of the coin is that

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la otra cara de la moneda es que

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on one hand/ on the other hand

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por un lado / por otro lado

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19
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that is to say

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es decir

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20
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in other words

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o sea

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21
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not only… but also

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no sólo… sino también

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on one part/ on the other part

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por una parte/por otra parte

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22
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then

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luego

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23
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then/so

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entonces

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23
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that said

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dicho eso

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24
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therefore

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por lo tanto / por eso

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24
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Because

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porque / ya que / puesto que

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25
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thats why

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por eso

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25
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Not only… but

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no solo… sino que

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So

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Consequently

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como consecuencia

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In addition

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Also

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However

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sin embargo

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Nevertheless

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no obstante

31
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Whereas/however

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On the contrary

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por el contrario

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Due to

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In the view of

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en vista de que

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It’s worth pointing out/adding

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vale la pena señalar/agregar

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You have to recognise tht

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hay que reconocer que

32
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It is often said that

A

se suele decir que

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There are those that say tht

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hay quienes dicen que

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The majority think that

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la mayoría opina que

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Others find that

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otras constatan que

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In my opinion

A

en mi opinion

35
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People think that

A

la gente piensa que

35
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In my opinion

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a mi parecer

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From my point of view

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desde mi punto de vista

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The way I see it

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a mi modo de ver

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(To me) it seems that

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(a mi) me parece que

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I have to say that

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tengo que decir que

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According to

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It’s all the same to me

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me da igual

40
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The good/bad thing about… is that

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lo bueno/malo de … es que

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I don’t mind

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no me importa

40
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It is said that

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se dice que

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The best/worst thing about … is that

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lo mejor / peor de… es que

40
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Today it is a well known fact that

A

Hoy es un hecho bien sabido que + subjunctive

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Many people think that

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mucha gente opina que

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It’s clear that

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esta claro que + subjunctive

40
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It’s certain that

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lo cierto es que + subjunctive

41
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i have been told that

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me han dicho que

41
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nowadays everyone agrees that

A

Hoy en dia todo el mundo esta de acuerdo en que + subjunctive

42
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you have to

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hay que + infinitive

42
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but its worth

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mas vale que + subjunctive

42
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what you should do is

A

los que habria que hacer es + infinitive

42
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you need to/ it is necessary to

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hace falta + infinitive

43
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I’m neither for nor against

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no estoy ni a favor ni en contra de eso

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it wouldnt be a bad idea

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no seria mala idea + infinitive

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i am for/against

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estoy a favor de /en contra de

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i recommend that

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recomiendo que + subjunctive

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i totally agree with

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estoy totalmente de acuerdo con

45
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thinking about it well

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pensándolo bien

45
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in conclusion/in summary/ to conclude

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en conclusión / en resume / para concluir

46
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after all

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al fin y al cabo

47
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at the end of the day

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a fin de cuentas

48
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anyway/anyhow

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de todas maneras

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finally/at last

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to conclude we will say that

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para concluir diremos que