Essay/ Oral phrases Flashcards by Jed Allen

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A primera vista

A

At First sight

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Resumir la tema

A

To summarise the issue

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A corto plazo

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In the short term

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In the long term

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A largo plazo

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Una situación inquietante

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A worrying situation

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In other words

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Dicho de otro modo

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Not only… But

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No sólo… sino

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As we already know

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Como ya se sabe

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It’s a question of

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Es una cuestión de

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In spite of this

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A pesar de esto

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This leads me to think that

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Esto me lleva a pensar que

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On the contrary

A

Al contrario

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The crux of the matter

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El quid de la cuestión

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It’s better to… than

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Más vale… que

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In one way or another

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De una manera u otra

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In exchange for

A

A cambio de

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According to the facts

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Según los datos

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For whatever reason

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Por cualquier razón

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We have to bear in mind that

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Debemos tener en cuenta que

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Wouldn’t it be better if…?

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No sería mejor que ? (+imperfect subjunctive)

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To reject an argument

A

Rechazar un argumento

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To sum up

A

Resumir

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Tenemos que preguntamos

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We have to ask ourselves

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Aunque haya habido

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Although there have been

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whatever it takes

cueste lo que cueste

even so

aún así

up to what point

hasta qué punto

it scares me

me da miedo

to give a voice

dar una voz

at the end of the day

al fin y al cabo

you are wrong

usted se equivoca

I don't share your opinion

no comparto su opinión

however

no obstante

perhaps it is true, but

acaso sea verdad, pero

with regard to

a propósito de

as for

en lo que concierne a

we are dealing with

se trata aquí de

as an example

por vía de ejemplo

I am in favour of

soy partidario de

as I have said

como ya he dicho

let us assume

pongamos por caso

let us not forget that

no olvidemos que

consequently

por consiguiente

for the time being

hoy por hoy

in fact

en efecto

in short

en suma

regardless

no importa cuál sea

unless

a menos que

as much as possible

tanto como sea posible

unfortunately

desgraciadamente

the stumbling block

el tropiezo

be that as it may

sea como sea

the plain truth of the matter is...

la verdad lisa y llana es...

the figures prove that...

las cifras atestan que

and as if that were not enough

y por si eso fuera poco

in particular

en concreto

Nowadays

en la actualidad

without delay

sin demora

for the umpteenth time

por enésima vez

the keystone

la piedra angular

it would be a miracle if...

sería un milagro que

to reject an argument

rechazar un argumento

lets turn the argument on its head

pongamos el argumento patas arriba

paradoxically

paradójicamente

immediately

en seguida