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En su conjunto

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As a whole

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What I mean to say is,

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Lo que yo quiero decir

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First of all (5)

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Antes de nada
En primer lugar
Ante todo
Antes que nada
Para empezar

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lastly (3)

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por ultimo
finalmente
para terminar

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speaking of

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hablando de

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Regarding -

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En cuanto que (insofar as)
En relacion con
Con respect a
Por lo que se refiere a
Por lo que respecta a

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Comparing

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Also

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Además de (in addition to, besides)

Asimismo (also, likewise)
Igualmente (likewise)

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At the same time

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al mismo tiempo
a la vez

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Furthermore

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Por otra parte
Además (without de)

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O sea

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that is to say
in other words
(but also just, “i mean..”)

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Considering that

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Considerando que

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it should be stressed
it is worth considering

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conviene subrayar
conviene considerar

convenir - it is advisable

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put another way
that is to say

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dicho de otra manera
en otras palabras

con esto quiero decir (by this, i mean)

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specifically, precisely (5)

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concretamente
expresamente
en concreto
específicamente
precisamente

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in my opinion

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Para mi
En mi opinion
A mi entender
A mi parecer
en mi entendimiento
A mi juicio
Personalmente

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a lo mejor

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maybe

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En cambio

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conversely
instead
on the other hand
whereas

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Ante panoramas como estos

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Faced with scenarios like these

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Y por todo ello

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And with all that said

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Dado que

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Given that

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Como resultado…

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As a result of…

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Through

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A través
Por medio

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Perhaps

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Tal vez

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. en teoría

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What sounds great in theory can be a failure when put it into practice. - Lo que suena bien en teoría puede resultar un fracaso en la práctica.

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es importante darse cuenta de que todo es diferente.

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It is important to realize that everything is different

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ahora la situación se ha revertido. ahora la situación es al revés.

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now the situation has reversed. now the situation is reversed.

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es importante tener en cuenta. debemos tener en cuenta.

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it is important to keep in mind. we should keep in mind.

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Más allá de

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Beyond... politics...etc.

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in spite of

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a pesar de

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Deliberately/on purpose

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A propósito

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Contrary to popular belief,

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Contrariamente / A Pesar al pensamiento popular

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I'm sorry to disagree...

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Lamento disentir con Ud. Lamento estar en desaccuerdo con Ud.

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as a logical consequence

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Como consecuencia lógica

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by chance

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por cuestión del azar (chance) por casualidad

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As a striking example

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como ejemplo llamativo

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As a result, consequently, therefore

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Por consiguiente

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This is due to various factors

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Esto se debe a varios factores:

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Putting that aside

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Dejando eso de lado

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common denominator

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un denominador común

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what do they have in common

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que tienen en común

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this has a strong relationship

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(esto) tiene un fuerte vínculo (tener)

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this has nothing to do with that

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Esto no tiene nada que ver con eso.

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A fin de cuentas

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after all, ultimately

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lo que importa es darse cuenta de que

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What matters/is important, is to realize...

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es especialmente importante señalar

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it is especially important to note

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added to

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sumada a

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the underlying problem

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El problema de fondo

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to make a point

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decir algo importante Haces un buen punto.

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In the day to day

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en el dia a dia