Debate/speaing Vocab Flashcards

(61 cards)

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Es una tema que me interesa/ me preocupa

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It’s a topic that interests/concerns/worries me

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Sería conveniente establecer los argumentos a favor y en contra

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It would be convenient to establish arguments for and against

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Primeramente me gustaría mencionar

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Firstly I would like to mention

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4
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Por un lado…por otro lado

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On one hand…on the other

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En contraposición a

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As opposed to

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Para continuar, quisiera recalar

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In order to continue I would like to put in

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Habría que preguntarse

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One would have asked/ wondered

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Para resumir el tema/la cuestión

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To summarise the topic/question

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9
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A mi modo de ver

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The way I see it

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A mi me parece que

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For me it seems that

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Desde mi punto de vista

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From my point of view of view

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Otros constantan que

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Debemos analizar la otra cara de la moneda

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We must analyse the other side of the debate

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Obviamente es una tema candente

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Obviously this is a fiery topic

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Además de lo dicho

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In addition to what has been said

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Es importante que reconozcamos

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It’s important that we recognise

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Las razones por las que

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The reasons for which

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18
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Está claro que

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It is clear that

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19
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No se puede negar que

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It cannot be denied that

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Es un fenómeno que sigue existiendo en España

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It’s a phenomenon that continues to exist in Spain

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21
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Según se dice

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According to what is said

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22
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Según se oye

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According to what is heard

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Cabe decir que

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It is fair to say that

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Que yo sepa

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As far as i know

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A mi juicio
To my mind
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Estoy convencido/ a de que (+indicativo)
I am convinced that (+indicative)
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No estoy convencido/ a de que (+subjuntivo)
I am not convinced that (+subjunctive)
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Se estima que
It is estimated that
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Por difícil que parezca
As difficult as it may seem
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Por difícil que sea
As difficult as it is to
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Has oído de
Have you heard of
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Sabías que
Did you know that
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Compartes mi punto de vista
Do you share my view
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Es una buena pregunta
That is a good question
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Déjame de ver
Let me see
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Déjame pensar
Let me think
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Esto parece indicar que
This seems to indicate that
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Vale decir que
It is worth noting that
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Seriamos muy ingenuos si pensáramos que
We would be very naive if we thought that
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Es imprescindible que nos demos cuenta de que
It is essential that we realise that
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Lo inquietante del asunto es que
The worrying thing about this issue is that
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No podemos permitirnos ignorar que
We cannot afford to ignore that
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Y por eso fuera poco
And as if that were not enough
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Vale agregar que
It is worth adding that
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Hay que tener en cuenta que
One must bear in mind that
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Es una ilusión creer que (+subjuntivo)
We are kidding ourselves to believe that (+subjunctive)
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Deberíamos preguntarnos si
We should ask ourselves if
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Es vital que tengamos en cuenta que
It is essential that we bear in mind that
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Me parece lógico que (+subjuntivo)
It seems logical to me that (+subjunctive)
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Me resulta curiosos que (+subjuntivo)
It seems strange to me that (+ subjunctive)
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Es importante que consideramos
It’s important that we consider
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Basta con decir que
It is sufficient to say that
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Conviene subrayar
It should be emphasised that
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Con esto quiero decir
With this I mean
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En cuanto a
With regards to
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Es aconsejable que el gobierno tome medidas
It is advisable that the government takes measures
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Es imperativo que analicemos
It is imperative that we analyse
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No creo que (+ subjuntivo)
I don’t believe that (+subjunctive)
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Es dudable que (+subjuntivo)
It is doubtful that (+subjunctive)
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Se podría decir que
It could be said that
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Primero hay que pensar en
Firstly one must think about