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47 Cards in this Set
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to summarise
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resumir
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to face up to
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afrontar
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at first sight
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a primera vista
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in the short term
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a corto plazo
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in the long term
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a largo plazo
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when all is said and done
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a fin de cuentas
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therefore/consequently
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por consecuencia
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in addition to what's been said
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ademas de lo dicho
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owing to this
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debido a esto
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that said...
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dicho eso
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or rather...
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o sea
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as we already know
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como ya se sabe
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as a result of...
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como resultado de...
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it turns out that/the result is
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resulta que
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there's no point..
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no sirve de nada
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to take urgent measures
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tomar medidas urgentes
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the key to the problem
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la clave del problema
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one a world scale
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a escala mundial
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worrying
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inquietante
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..is getting worse
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va empeorando
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..continues to improve
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sigue mejorando
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given that
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dado que
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for my part...
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por mi parte
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this brings me to think that...
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esto me lleva a pensar que..
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the figures prove...
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las cifras atestan que
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in any case...
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de todos modos/maneras
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as for...
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en cuanto a
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we can't deny that
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no se puede negar que..
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to keep in mind
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tener en cuenta
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it's better to/than
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mas vale que
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it's worth considering
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vale considerar
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everybody knows that...
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nadie ignora que
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to turn a blind eye
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hacer la vista gorda
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just in case
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por si acaso
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it's not well founded
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no esta bien fundado
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we're kidding ourselves...
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es una ilusion creer que
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there's no way of knowing if
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no hay manera de saber si
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judging by...
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juzgar por
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according to what one hears
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segun se oye
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with regard to...
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con respeto a
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from my point of view
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desde mi punto de vista
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i'm persuaded by...
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estoy persuadida de que
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it's a good job that...
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menos mal que
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it's a question of knowing how...
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se trata de saber como
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the fact is that
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el caso es que
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it's a national disgrace
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una verguenza nacional
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the sure thing is..
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lo cierto es que
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