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subject / topic / theme |
el tema |
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question / issue for discussion |
la cuestión |
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at first / at the beginning |
al principio |
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beforehand |
de antemano |
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we have to ask ourselves |
tenemos que preguntarnos |
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at first sight |
a primera vista |
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in the short term |
a corto plaza |
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in the long term |
a largo plazo |
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to get the facts in order |
ordenar los datos |
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what is it about |
¿de que se trata? |
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to summarise the issue |
resumir el tema / la cuestión |
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to face up to the issue / situation |
afrontar el tema / la situación |
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the problem which arises is.. |
el problema que se plantea es |
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its a topic which has been in the media for several months now |
es un tema que ya lleva varios meses apereciendo en los medios |
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its a topic which has been worrying / interesting me for some time |
es un tema que ya me preocupa / interesa desde hace algün tiempo |
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it will be useful to establish the arguments for and against |
será conveniente establecer los argumentos en pro y en contra |
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to examine the arguments in more detail |
examinar más minuciosamente los argumentos |
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a crisis on a world scale |
una crisis a escala mundial |
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a worrying situation |
una situación inquietamente |
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the main worry / concern |
la preocupación predominante |
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besides / moreover |
además |
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in addition to what has been said |
además de lo dicho |
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likewise |
asimismo |
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consequently / therefore |
por consiguiente / por consecuencia |
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on the other hand |
por otra parte |
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owing to / due to this |
debido a esto |
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in fact |
de hecho |
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in other words |
dicho de otro modo |
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that said / having said that |
dicho eso |
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or to put it another way / or rather |
o sea |
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not only .. but... |
no sólo...sino |
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as we already know |
como ya se sabe |
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that is to say |
es decir |
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in this context |
en este contexto |
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as a result of |
como resultado de |
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it turns out that / the result is that.. |
resulta que |
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this explains why |
esto explica por qué |
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I don't understand why |
no me explico por qué |
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thus |
asi |
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therefore |
asi es que |
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of course |
por supuesto |
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in reality / in fact |
en realidad |
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apart from that |
aparte de eso |
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however |
sin embargo |
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unfortunately
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por desgracia / desgraciadamente
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in spite of this |
a pesar de esto |
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the stumbling block
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el tropiezo
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the situation is getting worse |
la situación va empeorando |
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bearing in mind the fact that |
teniendo en cuenta el hecho de que |
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given that |
dado que |
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it seems to me |
a mi parecer |
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from my point of view |
a mi modo de ver |
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I think that |
a mi me parece que |
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for my part |
por mi parte |
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from my point of view |
desde mi punto de vista |
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I am not in agreement with those who.. |
no estoy de acuerdo con los que.. |
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I am convinced that |
estoy convencido de que |
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this leads me to think that |
esto me lleva a pensar que |
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as far as I know |
yo que sepa |
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If I were you |
Yo que tú / usted / ellos |
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I am not entirely in favour of |
no estoy totalmente a favor de |
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I am neither for or against |
no estoy ni a favor ni en contra de |
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I have to admit I am against |
tengo que confesarme en contra de |
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its not an opinion which I share |
no es una opinión que comparta yo |
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although I would like to think otherwise |
aunque quisiera pensar de otra manera |
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there are those that say that |
hay quienes dicen que |
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people think that |
la gente piensa que |
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the vast majority think that |
la gran mayoría opina que |
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according to what one hears / reads |
según se oye / se lee |
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according to a survey / opionion poll |
según una encuestra |
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to sound out opinions |
sondear las opiniones |
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anyone can see that |
cualquiera es capaz de ver que |
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from other people's point of view |
desde el punto de vista ajeno |
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presumably |
es de presumir que |
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the figures prove that |
las cifras atestan que |
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as is already known |
como ya se sabe |
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one cannot help thinking that |
no se puede menos de pensar que |
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that would be wildly optimistic |
eso sería tremendamente optimista |
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anyone who believes this |
calquier que crea esto |
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on the contrary |
al contrario |
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one the one hand |
por un lado |
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on the other hand |
por otro lado |
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in any case / anyway |
de todos modos / de todas maneras / formas |
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as for |
en cuanto a |
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instead of that |
en lugar de eso |
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whereas |
mientras que |
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there is no room for doubt that |
no cabe duda de que |
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there is no denying that |
no se puede negar que |
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it is certain that |
es cierto que |
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the crux of the matter is that |
el quid de la cuestión es que |
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you have to bear in mind that |
hay que tener en cuenta que |
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you have to emphasise the importance of |
hay que subrayar la importancia de |
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in all probability |
según toda probibilidad |
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nobody is unaware that (everyone knows that) |
nadie ignora que |
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just in case |
por si acaso |
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there is no way of knowing whether |
no hay manera de saber que |
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to cap it all |
para colmo |
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and as if that were not enough |
y por si eso fuera poco |
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judging by |
a juzgar por |
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because of / due to |
en razón de |
