Essay Phrases Flashcards by Emma h

The problem that arises is …

El problema que se plantea es…

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It’s a topic which has been in the media for several years/ months now

Es un tema que ya lleva varios años/ meses apareciendo en los medios

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It’s a topic that has been concerning/ interesting me for some time now

Es un tema que ya me preocupa/ interesa desde hace algún tiempo

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It will be useful to establish the arguments for and against to examine the arguments in more detail

Será conveniente establecer los argumentos en pro y en contra examinar más minuciosamente los argumentos

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A crisis on a world scale

Una crisis a escala mundial

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The main worry/ concern

La preocupación predominante

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In addition to what has been said

Además de lo dicho

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Likewise

Asimismo

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Consequently

Por consiguiente

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Due to this

Debido a esto

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In other words

Dicho de otro modo

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Not only…but…

No sólo…sino…

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In addition

Por añadidura

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This explains why…

Esto explica por qué…

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Unfortunately

Desgraciadamente o por desgracia

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In spite of this

A pesar de esto

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Be that as it may

Sea como sea

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The situation is getting worse

La situación va empeorando

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Bearing in mind the fact that

Teniendo en cuenta el hecho de que

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Given that

Dado que

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In my opinion

A mi parecer o a mi modo de ver

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From my point of view

Desde mi punto de vista

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I am not persuaded that…

No estoy convencido/a de que (+subj)

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This leads me to think that…

Esto me lleva a pensar que…

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I'm neither for nor against

No estoy ni a favor ni en contra de

It's not an opinion/attitude which I share

No es una opinión/ actitud que comparta yo

Although I would like to think otherwise

Aunque quisiera pensar de otra manera

I have to confess to being on the side of the commentator

Tengo que confesarme partidario/a del comentarista

There are those who say that…

Hay quienes dicen que…

According to what one hears/reads

Según se oye/ se lee

According to a survey/opinion poll

Según una encuesta

The plain truth of the matter is…

La verdad lisa y llana es…

Anyone can see that…

Cualquiera es capaz de ver que...

The figures prove that…

Las cifras atestan que...

As is already known

Como ya se sabe

As far as is known

Que se sepa

We kidding ourselves if we believe that…

Es una ilusión creer que… (+ subjunctive)

That would be wildly optimistic

Eso sería tremendamente optimista

On the other hand

Al contrario

There is no denying that…

No se puede negar que...

Let's take for example the matter of…

Pongamos por caso lo de…

In order to consider the matter in more detail…

Para considerar el asunto más detalladamente…

Let us think about it in greater depth

Vamos a profundizar

Short/ long term

A corto/ largo plazo

It's worth adding that…

Vale agregar que…

To a certain extent

Hasta cierto punto

Extremely

Extremadamente

In one way or another

De una manera u otra

In no circumstance(s)

En ninguna circunstancia

A short time/while ago

Haces poco

According to the facts

Según los datos

That explains why…

Eso explica por qué…

I can't explain/don't understand why…

No me explico por qué…

Since/because…

Puesto que…

The main reason

La razón principal

There's no doubt that…

No cabe duda de que…

In fact I'd say that…

En efecto yo diría que…

I want to make it very clear that…

Quiero dejar muy claro que...

70% of those interviewed reckon that…

Un 70% de los entrevistados opina que…

At the moment it is estimated/calculated that…

Actualmente se calcula que…

I find it extraordinary that…

A mí me resulta curioso es que...

It will be a miracle if…

Sería un milagro que...(+ imperfecta subjuntivo)

My preference would be that…

Mi preferencia sería que...(+ imperfecta subjuntivo)

Wouldn't it be better if…?

¿ no sería mejor que?...(+ imperfecta subjuntivo)

If it weren't for the fact that…

Si no fuera porque...(+ imperfecta subjuntivo)

It's a national disgrace that…

Es una vergüenza nacional que…

It's an affront to society that…

Es una afrenta a la sociedad que…

It's even more astonishing that…

Es incluso más sorprendente que…

It has to be unthinkable that…

Tienes que ser inconcebible que…

The main thing should be that…

Lo fundamental debe ser que…

This brings us to be in evitable conclusion ( that…)

Esto nos lleva a la conclusión inevitable (que…)

I wish I conclude by saying that…

Ojalá pudiera concluir diciendo que…

There is no other valid conclusion

No hay otra conclusión que valga

To be well endowed with common sense

Estar bien dotado de sentido común

To think before acting

Reflexionar antes de actuar

To be mature

Ser maduro/a

To be a perfectionist

Ser perfeccionista

To feel a bit insecure

Sentirse algo inseguro/a

To be rebellious

Ser rebelde

To be lazy

Ser vago/a

Behaviour

El comportamiento

To be at the awkward stage

Estar en la edad del pavo

To be at an age to want one is independent

Estar en la edad de querer independizarse

Rebel against authority

Rebelarse contra la autoridad

To come home in the small hours

Llegar de madrugada

My parents insist that I …

Mis padres insisten en que yo (+subj)

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