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in the last few years/months

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durante estos últimos años (meses)

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a short time / while ago

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hace poco

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formely

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anteriormente

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recently

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recientemente

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recently / newly built (born, …)

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recién construido (nacido, …)

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at the moment when

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en el momento que …

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at that very moment

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en aquel mismo momento

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at a given moment

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en un momento dado

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nowadays

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hoy (en) día

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at the present time, nowadays

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en la actualidad

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the current situation

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la situación actual

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meanwhile, in the meantime

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mientras tanto

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afterwards, subsequently

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posteriormente
con posterioridad

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as soon as possible

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cuanto antes
lo más pronto posible

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in a few days’ time

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dentro de unos pocos días

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soon, in a short time

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dentro de poco

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without delay

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sin demora

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some day

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algún día

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from now (on)

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desde ahora

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from this/that moment (on)

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a partir de este (ese) momento

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then, next, below

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a continuación

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never again

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nunca más

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at the time of …

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en la época de …

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during the 90s

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durante los años noventa

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at the turn of the century
al final del siglo
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to take a (very) long time in (doing)
tardar (mucho) tiempo en (+*inf*)
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every so often
cada cuando
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every few days
cada pocos días
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at any time
a cualquier hora
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for the first/second/last time
por primera/segunda/última vez
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for the umpteenth time
por enésima vez
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each/every time (that ...), whenever
cada vez (que ...)
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to wonder why
preguntarse por qué
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we should ask ourselves if/whether
deberíamos preguntarnos si ...
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according to the facts
según los datos
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that explains why
eso explica por qué ...
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I don't understand why
no me explico por qué ...
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it's a question of knowing
se trata de saber por qué ...
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we must try to find out why
debemos tratar de descubrir por qué ...
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in order to understand better
para comprender mejor para que comprendamos mejor
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since/because
puesto que ya que
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for whatever reason
por cualquier razón
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the main reason
la razón principal
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the keystone, the keynot
la piedra clave
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of course it's true that
claro que es verdad que ...
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what is certain is that
lo cierto es que ...
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there's no doubt that
no cabe duda de que ...
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in fact I would say that
en efecto yo diría que ...
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I want to make it very clear that ...
quiero dejar muy claro que ...
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the fact is that ...
el caso es que ...
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another factor is that ...
otro factor es que ...
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it cannot be denied that ...
no se puede negar que ...
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it remains undeniable that ...
queda innegable que ...
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one supposes / presumes that
es de suponer que ...
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it seems that
parece ser que ...
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we have to bear in mind that ...
debemos tener en cuenta que ...
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if we realise that ...
si nos damos cuenta de que
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it turns out that
resulta que ...
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that's the reason why ...
de ahí que ...
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the dilemma is that ...
el dilema es que ...
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at the moment it's estimated that ...
actualmente se calcula que ...
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70% of those interviewed reckon that ...
un 70% de los entrevistados opina que ...
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there're those who maintain that ...
hay quienes afirman que
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to be aware that
ser consciente de que ...
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thank goodness that ...
menos mal que ...
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it seems logical / sensible to me that
a mí me parece lógico que ... (*subj.*)
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I'm not surprised that ...
no me sorprende que ... (*subj.*)
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all this justifies that ...
todo esto justifica que ... (*subj.*)
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It seems unlikely that ...
parece inverosímil que ...(*subj.*)
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it seems incredible that ...
parece mentira que ... (*subj.*)
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I find it extraordinary that ...
a mí me resulta curioso que ... (*subj.*)
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it's better that ...
más vale que ... (*subj.*)
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it doesn't metter to me whether ...
a mí no me importa que ... (*subj.*)
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it's not because
no es porque ... (*subj.*)
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doesn't it seem significant that ...?
¿no parece significativo que ... (*subj.*)?
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that explains why it should be written like that ...
esto explica que se escriba así ... (*subj.*)
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one has to ensure that ...
hay que asegurar que ... (*subj.*)
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it's intolerable that
es intolerable (insoportable) que ... (*subj.*)
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I'm somewhat worried that
me preocupa bastante que ... (*subj.*)
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why should we put up with the fact that ...?
¿por qué tenemos que soportar que ...(*subj.*)?
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it would be a miracle if ...
sería un milagro que ... (*imp. de subj.*)
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my preference would be that ...
mi preferencia sería que ... (*imp. de subj.*)
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wouldn't it be better if ...?
¿no sería mejor que ... (*imp. de subj.*)?
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if it weren't for the fact that ...
si no fuera porque ... (*imp. de subj.*)
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it's of extreme importance that ...
es de suma importancia que ... (*subj.*)
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why don't we all demand that ...?
¿por qué no exigimos todos que ... (*subj.*)?
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it's to be regretted that ...?
es de lamentar que ... (*subj.*)
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it's a national disgrace that ...
es una vergüenza nacional que ... (*subj.*)
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it's an affort of society that ...
es una afrenta a la sociedad que ... (*subj.*)
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it's even more astonishing that ...
es incluso más sorprendente que ... (*subj.*)
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it has to be unthinkable that ...
tiene que ser inconcebible ... (*subj.*)
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the main thing should be that ...
lo fundamental debe ser que ... (*subj.*)
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let us suppose that...
pongamos por caso que ... (*subj.*)