Opinion piece phrases Flashcards

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Of course

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Claro que / Por supuesto que

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It’s true that

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Es verdad que / Es cierto que

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It’s obvious that

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Es evidente que

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It’s (very) clear that

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Está claro (clasísimo) que

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There’s no doubt that

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No cabe duda de que

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You/One can’t deny that

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No se puede negar que

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In fact, there are several reasons why I believe it is true.

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De hecho, hay/existen varias razone por las que yo creo que es verdad.

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In fact, there are several reasons why I don’t believe it is true.

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De hecho, hay/existen varias razone por las que yo no creo que sea verdad.

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I don’t at all agree with this statement.

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No estoy en absoluto de acuerdo con esta afirmación.

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It’s not true that

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No es verdad que + subj

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It’s not true that life can be simple.

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No es verdad que la vida pueda ser sencilla.

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I don’t agree or disagree with this statement as in my opinion there are arguments for and against.

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No estoy de acuerdo ni en desacuerdo con esta afirmación ya que a mi parecer hay arguamentos a fovor y en contra.

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I’m in favour of

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Estoy a favor de

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I’m against

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Estoy en contra de

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This is an issue which interests/worries us.

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Éste es un tema que nós interesa/preocupa a todos.

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This is a problem that affects the majority of us.

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Éste es un problema que nós afecta a la mayoría.

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It’s something that affects all social classes.

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Es algo que afecta a todas las clases sociales.

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This topic causes a lot of controversy nowadays.

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Este tema causa mucha controversia hoy en día.

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It’s a matter of global importance.

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Es un asunto de importancia mundial.

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It’s a worrying situation.

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Es una situación preocupante.

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It’s a lot more serious than people think.

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Es mucho más serio de lo que piensa la gente.

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This situation is not as serious as it seems.

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Está situación no es tan grave como parece.

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I think that

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Me parece que / opino que

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Also, I think that

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También, pienso que

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In my opinion
A mi parecer / A mi juicio / En mi opinión
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From my point of view
A mi modo de ver / Desde mi punto de vista
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I recognise that
Reconozco que
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I admit
Admito que
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I'm convinced that
Estoy convencido de que
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I'm sure that
Estoy seguro de que
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It's obvious that
Está claro que / Es evidente que
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It's true that
Es verdad que / Es cierto que
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There's no doubt that
No cabe duda de que
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One can't deny that
No se puede negar que
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I don't think that
No creo que / No me parece que + subj
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I doubt that
Dudo que (+ subj)
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It's not true that
No es verdad que (+ subj)
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I'm not sure/convinced that
No estoy seguro/convencido de que (+ subj)
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I hope that (+ other subject)
Espero que (+ subj)
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Hopefully
Ojalá (+ subj)
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I'm not surprised that
No me extraña que (+ subj)
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It surprises me that
Me extraña/sorprende que (+ subj)
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It annoys me that
Me fastidia/molesta que (+ subj)
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It saddens me that
Me da pena / Me apena que (+ subj)
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I'm glad that
Me alegro de que (+ subj)
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It's sad that
Es triste que (+ subj)
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It's tragic that
Es trágico que (+subj)
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It's worrying that
Es preocupante que (+ subj)
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It's surprising that
Es sorpredente que (+ subj)
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It's incredible that
Es increíble que (+ subj)
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It's a pity that
Es una lástima/pena que (+ subj)
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It's terrible that
Es terrible que (+ subj)
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It's a disgrace that
Es una vergüenza que (+ subj)
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It's bad that
Es malo que (+ subj)
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It's good that
Es bueno que (+ subj)
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I think it's great that
Me parece estupendo que (+ subj)
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I think it's inacceptable that
Me parece inaceptable que (+ subj)
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To begin with
Para empezar
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Firstly
Primero
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In the first place
En primer lugar
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In the second place
En segundo lugar
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On the one hand
Por un lado / Por una parte
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On the other hand
Por otro lado / Por otra parte
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With regard to
En cuanto a / Con respecto a
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Another aspect of the problem is
Otro aspecto del problema es
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Currently, the truth is that
Actualmente, la verdad es que
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I've heard that
Me han dicho que
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Nowadays everyone knows that
Hoy en día todo el mundo sabe que
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A lot of people think that
Mucha gente piensa que
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The majority think that
La mayoría opina que
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There are some people who say
Hay algunas personas que dicen
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Others think that
Otras piensan que
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There are those who believe
Hay quienes creen que
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Some young people think that
A algunos jóvenes les parece que
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Some friends of mine think it's
A algunos amigos míos les parece (+ adj)
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The important/good/best/bad/worst thing is that
Lo importante/bueno/mejor/malo/peor es que
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Unfortunately
Por desgracia
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Because of
A causa de
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In spite of / despite
A pesar de
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That's why
Por eso
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For this reason
Por esta razón
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......unless.......
....... a menos que ( + subj)
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Both..........and.......
Tanto.........como....
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However
Sin embargo,
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Nevertheless
No obstante
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In fact
De hecho
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and even so
y aún así
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As / since
como / ya que / puesto que
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Apart from that
Aparte de eso
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Especially
Sobre todo
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Instead of .........ing
En vez de (+ infinitive)
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It's better to........than to....
Más vale + inf que + inf
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Fortunately
Afortunadamente
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Due to
Debido a
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Therefore / Consequently
Por lo tanto / Por consiguiente
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For these reasons
Por estas razones
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..... provided that....
... con tal de que (+ subj)
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Not only
No solo
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But also
Sino también
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What's more
Además,
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As we as ........ing
Además de +inf
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As one already knows
Como ya se sabe
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In any case
De todos modos
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That is to say
Es decir
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Having said that
Dicho eso
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In other words
En otras palabras
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It's worth adding that....
Vale añadir que.....
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It's just as well that
Menos mal que
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In order to sum up
Para resumir,
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In conclusion
Para concluir,
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Finally
Por último
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In short...
En fin....
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The advantages outweigh the disadvantages
Las ventajas pesan más que las desventajas
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After all
Al fin al cabo
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Actually, the situation is more serious than we think
En realidad, la situcaión es más seria de lo que pensamos
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To increase
Aumentar / incrementar
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To be on the increase
Ir en aumento
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To go from bad to worse
Ir de mal en peor
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To run the risk of
Correr el riesgo de
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To ask oneself / wonder why
Preguntarse por qué
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To realize that
Darse cuenta de que
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To recognize that
Reconocer que
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To take into account / bear in mind
Tener en cuenta
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To be more aware of
Ser más consciente de que
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To warn
Prevenir
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To try
Tratar de / intentar
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To avoid
Evitar
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To encourage
Animar (a)
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Promote
Fomentar
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To convince
Convencer
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To face up to / confront
Afrontar / enfrentarse a / hacer frente a
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To depend on
Depender de
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To blame .......... for
Culpar a......por.....
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To be more and more worrying
Ser cada vez más preocupante
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To turn a blind eye
Hacer la vista gorda
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To turn our back on them
Darles la espalda
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To be willing to
Estar dispuesto a
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To take urgent measures
Tomar medidas urgentes
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To rely on
Contar con
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To develop
Desarrollar
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To invest
Invertir
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To waste
Malgastar
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To solve
Resolver (o-ue) / solucionar
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To put up with
Aguantar
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To complain about
Quejarse de
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To deserve
Merecer
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To achieve
Conseguir
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To eradicate
Eradicar
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To stop
Parar
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To put an end to
Poner fin a
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To fight for / against
Luchar por / contra
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To demand
Exigir
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To prohibit / ban
Prohibir
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To permit allow
Permitir
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To offer
Ofrecer
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To protect
Proteger
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To support
Apoyar
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To educate
Educar
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To set an example
Dar ejemplo
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To respect others
Respetar a los demás
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To advise
Aconsejar
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To behave
Comportarse
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To suggest
Sugerir
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To deteriorate
Empeorar
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To deserve
Merecer
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To be worthwhile
Merecer la pena
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in the near future
en un futuro cercano
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and in the long run
y a largo plazo
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and the sooner the better
y cuanto antes mejor
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before it's too late
antes de que sea demasiaso tarde
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as soon as possible
lo antes posible
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No matter how much + verb
Por mucho que (+ subj)
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Nothing is impossible if we just put our mind to it
Lo único imposible es aquello que no intentamos.
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We all have to do our bit.
Todos tenemos que poner nuestro grano de arena.
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There's still room for improvement.
Aún hay margen para mejorar.
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*It's pointless.*
Es como echar agua al mar.
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Unfortunately, this problem remains to be resolved.
Por desgracia, aún queda por resolver este problema.
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We still have a long way to go.
Todavía nos queda mucho camino por delante.
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There's still a long way to go.
Todavía queda un largo camino por recorrer.
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It's time to move on.
Es hora de seguir adelante.
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We have to look to the future.
Tenemos que mirar al futuro.
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Every little helps.
Todo cuenta aunque sea poco.
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At the end of the day...
Al fin y al cabo....
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Better late than never.
Más vale tarde que nunca.
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Better safe than sorry.
Más vale prevenir que curar.
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From now on...
De ahora en adelante....
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although it's easier said than done.
aunque del dicho al hecho hay mucho trecho.
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We can't turn our backs on them.
No podemos darles la espalda
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We can't turn a blind eye.
No podemos hacer la vista gorda.
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We shouldn't take it for granted.
No deberíamos darlo por sentado.
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and to make matters worse
y para colmo de males
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Who knows what the future will bring us?
Quién sabe lo que nos depara el futuro?
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Money isn't everything.
El dinero no lo es todo.
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Family is everything.
La familia lo es todo.
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You have to live life to the full.
Hay que vivir a tope.
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You only live once.
Sólo se vive una vez.
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Whatever happens,
Pase lo que pase,
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Everything happens for a reason.
Todo tiene un porqué.
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That's life!
Así es la vida!
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Contrary to popular belief
Al contrario de lo que muchos creen
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Strange as it may seem
Por extraña que parezca
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It continues to be
Sigue siendo
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I still believe
Sigo creyendo que
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The reason why
La razón por la que
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Let's get to the point. The reality is that.....
Vamos al grano! La verdad es que....
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If this problem didn't exist .... would
Si no existiera este problema.... + conditional
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If there were more/less
Si hubiera más/menos
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If there wasn't/weren't
Si no hubiera
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If we had
Si tuviéramos
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If we didn't have
Si no tuviéramos
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If we could
Si pudiéramos
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If we were
Si fuéramos/estuviéramos
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If young people/adults did
Si los jóvenes/mayores hicieran
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I wish we didn't have to
Ojalá no tuviéramos que
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I wish we had
Ojalá tuviéramos
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I wish there weren't
Ojalá no hubiera
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I wish there were
Ojalá hubiera
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I wish the situation was different
Ojalá la situación fuera diferente
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The outlook will be very optimistic.
La perspectiva (no) será muy optimista.
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It is vital that people realise that
Es imprescindible que la gente se dé cuenta de que
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The government should invest
El gobierno debería invertir
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The ........... need to
Hace falta que el/la (+ subj)
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To demand that the government
Exigir que el gobierno (+ subj)
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and the sooner the better
y cuanto antes mejor
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before it's too late
antes de que sea demasiado tarde
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We have no option but to
No tenemos más remedio que
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It's vital that
Es imprescindible que (+ subj)
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It's vital to
Es imprescindible (+ inf)
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It's necessary to
Hace falta (+ inf)
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It's necessary that
Hace falta que el/la (+ subj)
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We should
Deberíamos + inf
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We must
Debemos + inf
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We have to
Hay que + inf
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In order to solve this problem
Para solucionar este problema
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One has to look for solutions
Hay que buscar soluciones
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We should change the current situation
Deberíamos cambiar la situación actual
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So that the situation doesn't deteriorate even more
Para que la situación no empeore aún más
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So that the situation continues improving
Para que la situación siga mejorando
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The situation is getting worse/improving
La situación va empeorando/mejorando