Useful expressions for oral examination Flashcards

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well, let’s see

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a ver

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well

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bueno

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in fact

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de hecho

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really

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de verdad

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let me think

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déjame pensar

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so, then

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entonces

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that is to say, meaning

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es decir

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well, the thing is

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es que

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9
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it’s a difficult question, but

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es una pregunta un poco díficil, pero

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10
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look, listen

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mira, mire

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i mean, or rather

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o sea

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12
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well

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pues

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in the long run

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a la larga

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before

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antes

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although

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aunque

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due to

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debido a / a causa de

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after

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después

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anyway

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de todos modos / de todas maneras

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having said that

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dicho eso

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in a way

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en cierta manera / en cierto modo

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in reality / actually

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en realidad

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22
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finally

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finalmente

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then, next

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luego

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whilst

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mientras

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to start
para comenzar
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in conclusion
para concluir
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to begin
para empezar
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so that
para que / a fin de que
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to sum up
para resumir
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as a result, hence
por consiguiente
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on the contrary / conversley
por el contrario
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so, therefore
por eso / por lo tanto
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lastly
por último
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on one hand...on the other hand
por un lado...por otro lado...
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first
primero / en primer lugar
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secondly
segundo, en segundo lugar
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it's about
se trata de
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however
sin embargo
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as soon as
tan pronto como
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thirdly
tercero / en tercer lugar
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i consider
considero
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i believe / think that
creo / pienso que
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the way i see it is
desde mi punto de vista
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the most worrying issue is
el problema más preocupante es
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in my opinion
en mi opinón / a mi modo de ver / como lo veo lo
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in a recent article / study
en un artículo / un estudio recien publicado
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its of little importance
es de poca importancia
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it's essential / important / interesting...
es imprescindible / importante / interesante
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its clear that
está claro que
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i am sure / convinced
estoy convencido /a
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i agree / don't agree with
estoy / no estoy de acuerdo con
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i've read / i have heard that
he leído / he oído decir que
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what i think is
lo que creo yo es
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it seems that
me parece que
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many people think / believe that
mucha gente piense / cree / opina que
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there is no room for doubt that
no cabe duda de que
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i don't think that
no creo que + subj
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its not very clear whether
no está muy claro si
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i'm not sure that
no estoy seguro / a de que
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it doesn't surprise me that
no me sorprende que + subj
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it is difficult to deny that
no se puede negar que
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as far as i am concerned
por mi parte / en cuanto a mí
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it would seem that
parecería que
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as far as i am aware
que yo sepa
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according to a recent survey / research
según una encuesta / una investigación reciente
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seen that
visto que
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given that / since
ya que / dado que / puesto que