Linking phrases 2 Flashcards

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there’re those who say that

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hay quienes dicen que …

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people think that

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la gente piensa que …

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others maintain that

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otros constatan que …

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the (vast) majority think that

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la (gran) mayoría opina que …

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according to what one hears/reads

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según se oye / se lee

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according to a survey / opinion poll

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según una encuesta

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to sound out opinions

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sondear las opiniones

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the plain truth of the matter is…

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la verdad lisa y llana es …

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anyone can see that

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cualquiera es capaz de ver que …

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from other people’s point of view

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desde el punto de vista alejano

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presumably

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es de presumir que
según cabe presumir

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the figures prove that

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las cifras atestan que

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as is already known

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como ya se sabe

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as far as I know

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que se sepa

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one cannot help thinking that…

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no se puede menos de pensar que …

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we’re kidding ourselves if we believe that…

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es una ilusión creer que … (+subj)

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that would be wildly optimistic

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eso sería tremendamente optimista

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anyone who believes this

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cualquiera que crea esto

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on the contrary

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al contrario

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seen like that

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visto así

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on the one hand / on the other hand

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por un lado / por otro lado

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in any case, anyway

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de todos modos
de todas maneras / formas

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as for

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en lo que concierne
en cuanto a

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instead of that

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en lugar de eso

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there's no room for doubt that...
no cabe duda de que ...
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whereas
mientras que
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there's no denying that
no se puede negar que ...
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it's certain that
es cierto que ...
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the crux of the matter is that
el quid de la cuestión (es que ...)
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you have to bear in mind
hay que tener en cuenta (que ...)
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you have to emphasise the importance of
hay que subrayar la importancia de ...
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one has to make a special point of
se tiene que hacer hincapié en ...
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I confine myself to pointing out
me limito a señalar ...
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it's better to ... than ...
más vale ... que ...
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it's worth considering
vale considerar
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in all probability
según toda probabilidad
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nobody is unaware that ...
nadie ignora que ...
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just in case
por si acaso
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there's no way of knowing whether...
no hay manera de saber si ...
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В довершение всего
para colmo
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and as if that were not enough
y por si eso fuera poco
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judging by...
a juzgar por ...
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according to..., in proportion to...
en función de ...
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due to..., because of
en razón de ...
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let's consider
consideremos
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let's take for example the matter of...
pongamos por caso lo de ...
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in particular
en concreto
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as the case may be
según el caso
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to illustrate the problem
para ilustrar el problema
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with regard to
con respecto a ...
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let's tackle another aspect
vamos a abordar otro aspecto
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in order to consider the matter in more detail
para considerar el asunto más detalladamente
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let's think about it in greater depth
vamos a profundizar
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it's worth adding that...
vale agrerar que ...
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to what extent?
¿hasta qué punto?
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to a certain extent
hasta cierto punto
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extremely
extremadamente
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completely, utterly
totalmente
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mainly
principalmente
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all the more so
tanto más
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in a certain way
de cierto modo de cierta manera / forma
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in no way
de ningún modo de ninguna manera
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in one way or another
de un modo u otro de una manera u otra
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hardly
apenas
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in no circumstance(s)
en ninguna circunstancia
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simply
simplemente / sencillamente
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purely, merely
puramente
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practically
prácticamente
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partly
parcialmente
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equally
igualmente
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actually, in fact
efectivamente
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similar to
parecido a similar a
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for the most part, mostly
por la mayor parte
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in exchange for...
a cambio de ...
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without further ado
sin más ni más
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it's a question of knowing how
se trata de saber cómo ...