ESSAY VOCAB Flashcards by Ross Corcoran

Q

as a starting point……

A

como punto de partida

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

IN THE FIRST PLACE….

A

EN PRIMER LUGAR….

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

secondly…..

A

segundo…..

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

in addition……

A

además…..

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

thirdly..

A

tercero….

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

to discuss

A

discutir

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

the statement

A

la afirmación/declaración

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

the problem

A

el problema

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

this problem

A

este problema

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

the situation

A

la situación

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

this situation

A

esta situación

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

the reality

A

la realidad

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

i think that…..

A

pienso que……

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

i believe that……

A

creo que……

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

i consider that ………

A

considero que ….

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

in my opinion

A

en mi opinón

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

i agree with……

A

estoy de acuerdo con ….

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

therefore i believe that ….

A

por eso yo creo que……

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

without a doubt

A

sin ninguna duda

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

i dont agree with …..

A

no estoy de acuerdo con ……

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

but there are others who think the opposite

A

pero hay algunos que opinan lo contrario

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

those reasons don´s convince me at all

A

a mí esas razones no me convencen nada

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

it´s not true to say that ……

A

no es verdad decir que …..

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

it´s not certain that…

A

no es cierto que ….

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

on the one hand...

por un lado....

on the other hand

por otra parte..../ en cambio....

the advantages of.....

las ventajas de.....

the disadvantages of......

las desventajas de.......

the benefits of ....

los beneficios de ....

before

antes

nowadays

por en día

lately / recently

Últimamente

in favour of....

a favor de......

it seems that .....

y es que ...

unlike .....

a diferencia de ....

although / while

aunque / mientras

we have to ....

tenemos que .....

we need to ....

necesitamos ....

however / nevertheless / still

sin embargo / no obstante

in fact / in reality / to tell the truth

en realidad / realmente

the fact is ....

es que ...

without a doubt .....

sin duda ...

of course

por supuesto

fortunately

afortunadamente

unfortunately

desafortunadamente

people

la gente

the government

el gobierno

there is no doubt that .....

no cabe duda de que

it goes without saying that .....

ni que decir tiene que .....

it´s never too late to ...

nunca es tarde para....

to face

afrontar

to fight

combatir

to legalise

legalizar

to warn

advertir

to promote

promover

to change

cambiar

to reduce

reducir

to increase

aumentar

leads to ....

conduce a .....

in short/too sum up

en resumen / en suma

finally

en fin/ por último/ finalmente

to conclude ......

en conclusión.......

an exam

un examen

results

los resultados / las notas

to pass an exam

aprobar

the leaving cert

el bachillerato