essay writing vocab Flashcards

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la acción transcurre en (el pasado/presente/futuro)

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the action takes place in the (past/ present/ future)

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a causa de

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because of

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además

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furthermore/ moreover

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además de

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in addition to

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ahora sigamos/ continuemos con

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let us now continue with

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al contrario de/ que

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contrary to/ unlike

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al mismo tiempo

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at the same time

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al principio

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at the beginning

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el ambiente de

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the environment of

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a medida que avanza el relato/ la historia

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as the story progresses

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analizar

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to analyse

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asimiso

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likewise

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básicamente

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basically

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cabe destacar que

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it should be stressed that

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como consecuencia de

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as a consequence of

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como punto de partida

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as a starting point

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como señala el director/ la directora

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as the directors points out/ shows

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con referencia a

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with reference to

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con respecto a

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in relation to/ regarding

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de manera semejante

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in the same way

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el desarollo de la trama

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the development of the plot

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el desarollo linear

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linear development

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el desenlace

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denouement, outcome

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destaca el personaje (x)

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the character of (x) sticks out

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en cambio
on the other hand/ instead
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en ciertos aspectos
in some/ certain respects
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en cualquier caso, hay que decir que
in any case, you have to say that
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en estos tiempos
these days
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en general
in general
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en mi opinión, (no) se puede creer que
in my opinion, one can(not) believe that
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en pocas palabras
briefly
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en primer/ segundo lugar
in the first/ second place
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en realidad
in fact, in reality
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en resumen
to sum up, in a nutshell
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en su conjunto
on the whole
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una escena emocionante
an exciting/ emotional scene
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es decir
that is (to say)
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es un fondo perfecto
it is a perfect backcloth/ backdrop
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la evolución del personaje
the development of the character
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hay que tomar/ tener en cuenta
you have to take into account
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hoy en día
nowadays
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una imagen efectiva
an effective image
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incluso se puede decir que
you/ one can say that
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interpretar
to interpret
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el/la lector/a
reader
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lo cierto es que
the truth/ fact is that
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luego
then, next
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mientras tanto
meanwhile
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ne se puede negar que
it cannot be denied that/ there's no denying
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la novela refleja (la realidad de la época)
the novel reflects (the reality of the period)
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otro ejemplo es
another example is
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para comenzar/ terminar
to begin/ finish
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para concluir
in conclusion
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parece que
it seems that
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pongamos por caso
for instance
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por el contrario
on the contrary
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por lo general
in general
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por lo tanto
therefore
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por último
finally/ in the end
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por una parte... por otra
on the one hand... on the other
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primero, consideramos
first let's consider
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el propósito principal
the main purpose
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la razón por la que
the reason why
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recrear el periodo/ lugar
to recreate the period/ place
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es difícil creer que
it is hard to believe that
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un resumen del argumento
plot summary
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un retrato del/ de la protagonista
a portrait of the protagonist
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sea lo que sea, hay que decir
be that as it may, you have to say that
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se diferencian mucho en su carácter
they are very different in character/ temperament
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según hemos visto/ se ha visto
as it has been seen
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el sentido de lugar
sense of place
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se podría incluso decir que
you could even say that
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se suele afirmar que
it is often said/ claimed that
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sin duda
without doubt
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sobre todo
especially
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también debemos considerar que
we must almost consider that
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el telón de fondo
backcloth/ background
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el tema principal
the main theme
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tengo la impresión de que
I have the impression that
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tiene un carácter duro/ amable/ alegre
he/she has a hard/kind/cheerful character
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la vida interior de los personajes
the characters' inner life
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viendo la película, uno se da cuenta de que
watching the film, you realise that