Sentence Starters Flashcards

(100 cards)

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Primero tenemos que preguntarnos

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First we have to ask ourselves

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Resumir el tema/ la cuestión

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To summarise the issue

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Éste is un tema que ya lleva algunos años apareciendo en los medios

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This is a topic which has been in the media for some years now

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Es un tema que me tiene muy interesada

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It’s a topic which interests me a great deal

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A primera vista

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At first sight

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A corto plazo

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In the short term

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A largo plazo

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In the long term

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A fin de cuentas

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When all is said and done/ after all

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En principio

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In principle

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Por otro parte

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What’s more

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Además de lo dicho

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In addition to what has been said

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Es más

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Moreover

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No sólo… sino

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Not only… but

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De hecho

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In fact

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Debido a esto

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Owing/ due to this

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O Sea

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Or rather/ or to put it another way

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Es decir

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That is to say

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En este contexto

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In this context

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A propósito

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In addition

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Tanto… both…

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Both… and…

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Como resultado (de)

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As a result (of)

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Esto explica por qué

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This explains why

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Así

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Thus

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Así es que

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Therefore

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Se trata de
It's a question of
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La clave del problema
The key to the problem
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La situactión va empeorando
The situation is getting worse
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Dado que
Given that
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Teniendo en cuenta el hecho de que
Bearing in mind the fact that
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Es de presumir que
Presumably
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Por mi parte
For my part
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Estoy de acuerdo con los que
I am in agreement with those who
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Estoy persuadida de que
I am persuaded that
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El problema que se plantea es...
The problem to be addressed...
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Aparte de eso
Apart from that
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A pesar de esto
In spite of this
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Al contrario
On the contrary
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En cuanto a
As for
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Mientras que
Whereas
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No se puede negar que
There's no denying that
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Es cierto que...
It's certain that...
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Hay que tener en cuenta que...
You have to bear in mind that...
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Vale considerar...
It's worth considering...
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No hay manera de saber si...
There is no way of telling whether...
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Eso sería locamente optimista
That would be widely optimistic
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Tengo que confesarme en contra de
I have to admit I am against
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Hay quienes dicen que
There are those who say that
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La verdad lisa y llana es...
The plain truth of the matter is...
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Hasta cierto punto
To a certain extent
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Por la mayor parte
For the most part
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Se trata de saber cómo
It's a question of knowing how
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Durante estos últimos años
In the last few years
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Según los datos
According to the facts
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Eso explica por qué
That explains why
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La razón principal
The main reason
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El caso es que
The fact is that
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Otro factor es que
Another fact is that
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No se puede negar que
It cannot be denied that
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No cabe duda de que
There's no room for doubt that
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Es de suponer que
One presumes/ supposes that
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Si nos damos cuenta de que
If we realise that
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Parece ser que
It seems that
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Por fin
Finally, at last
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Ojalá pudiera concluir diciendo que
I wish I could conclude by saying that
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Estar felizmente casados
To be happily married
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La vida sexual
Sex life
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Andar en relaciones con
To have an affair with
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Volver a casarse
To remarry
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Interrumpir el embarazo
To terminate pregnancy
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El control de la natalidad
Birth control
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El aborto
Abortion
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Jubilarse
To retire
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Los jubilados
Retired people
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El/ la pensionista
Pensioner
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Tener que depender de otros
To have to depend on others
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La falta de oportunidades
Lack of opportunities
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Asumir una actitud provocativa
To adopt a provocative attitude
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Sentirse
To feel persecuted and harassed
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Sentirse/ estar marginado/a
To feel/ to be marginalised
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Lanzar improperios
To hurl abuse
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El comportamiento
Behaviour
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El centro docente
Educational establishment
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La escolaridad
Period of schooling
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El rendimiento escolar
School performance
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El sistema universitario
The university system
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Acceder a la enseñanza universitaria
To gain access to university education
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Ingresar en la universidad
To get into university
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La selectividad
Selection procedure
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Conseguir una beca
To get a grant
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El préstamo gubernamental
Government loan
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Reembolsar un préstamo
To repay a loan
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Una experiencia enriquecedora
An enriching experience
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Ser ambicioso
To be ambitious
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Apuntar alto
To aim high
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Conseguir un trabajo por enchufe
To get a job through connections, by pulling strings
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Tener que algunos años de experiencia pero no es posible para los jóvenes
You have to have some years of experience but this is not possible for young people
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La población obrera
Working population
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El trabajo a pleno tiempo
Full time work
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El trabajo a tiempo parcial
Part-time work
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El sueldo
Pay/ salary