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lo primero que viene a la mente al hablar de…es…
the first thing that comes to mind when talking about … is….
Como punto de partida debemos centrarnos en…
To begin we should focus on…
me parece apropiado comenzar por…
i think it is right to start by…
Antes de nada habría que determinar
First of all we must determine…
Según recogen los medios de prensa españoles, el porcentaje de …
According to the Spanish press, the % of…
Este porcentaje puede ser un dato exagerado porque…
This % could be an exageration because…
Los titulares y las estadísticas hablan por sí solos…
Headlines and statistics speak for themselves…
Especialistas del tema afriman que…
Experts declare that…
Dicho lo anterior queda patente que…
Having said that it is clear that…
No me cabe duda de que…
I have no doubt that…
Para mí es innegable que…
For me, its undeniable that…
Aunque haya quien no coincida conmigo para mí está claro que…
Even if others disagree, for me it is clear that…
¿Cómo negar que…?
How could one deny that…?
Resulta chocante que haya tanto / tantísmo / tan poco….
It is shocking that there is so much / so little…``
A mí me parece una gran injustica que haya…
I think it is a great injustice that there is / are…
No creo que sea oportuno…
I don't think it's a good idea...
Si hubiera más concienciación ciudadana…
If there were greater social awareness...
La siguiente razón sería…
The next reason would be…
El siguiente punto de enfoque sería…
The next point to focus on would be…
A continuación ¿por que no hablamos de…? A mí me parece que…
Next, why don't we talk about...? I think that…
Es más, yo soy de las opinan que…
What's more, I am of the opinion that...
Con esto quiero decir que…
With this what I meant is that…
Y finalmente no podemos olvidar que…
And finally we can’t forget that…
Y como punto final reitero que…
And finally I reiterate that…
Mi reflexión final es que…
My final thought is that…
Para resumir diría que…
To summarize I would say that…
asimismo
furthermore
a mi entender
the way I see it
a mi modo de ver
from my point of view
a mi juicio
in my view
para mí
for me
no obstante
nonetheless
a pesar de esto
in spite of this
ya que
given that
dado que
given that
puesto que
given that
por eso
that’s why
por lo cual
whereby
es decir
in other words
debo admitir que
I must admit that
a menos de que
unless (subjunctive)
hasta que
until then (subjunctive)
es increíble que
its incredible that (subjunctive)
es necesario que
its necessary that (subjunctive)
tal vez
perhaps (subjunctive)
quizás
maybe (subjunctive)
dudar que
to doubt that (subjunctive)
no pensar que
not to think that (subjunctive)
querer que
to want that (subjunctive)
desear que
to wish that (subjunctive)
es falso que
it is false that (subjunctive)
es vergonzoso que
its shameful that (subjunctive)
es una lástima que
it is a pity that (subjunctive)
negar que
to deny that (subjunctive)
pedir que
to request that (subjunctive)
es fundamental que
it is key that (subjunctive)
no hay nadie que
there is no one that (subjunctive)`
vale la pena que
it is worth that (subjunctive)
es mejor que
it would be best if (subjunctive)
es trágico que
it is tragic that
ser una paria
to be an outcast
ser desalojado
to be evicted
ser intransigente
to be uncompromising
ser un pez gordo
to be influential and powerful
ser un gallito
to be cocky
ser una pesadilla
to be a nightmare
ser un infierno
to be a living hell
estar desempleado/a
to be unemployed
estar arruinado/a
to be bankrupt
estar de los nervios
to be really stressed
estar casado/a
to be married
estar soltero/a
to be single
estar divorciado/a
to be divorced
estar de rechupete
to be super tasty
estar muerto/a
to be dead
estar orgulloso/a de
to be proud of
estar censurado
to be censored
tener sed
to be thirsty
tener ganas de
to feel like
tener falta de
to be lacking in
tener la impresión de que
to be under the impression that
no haber sido
if it hadn’t been for
tener la necesidad de
to be in need of
tener autonomía
to be autonomous
tener derechos
to have rights
tener obligaciones
to have duties
hacer negocio con
to profit from
hacer añicos
to ruin
hacer como si nada
to pretend something isn’t happening
hacer la vista gorda
to look the other way
dar largas
to give excuses
dar celos
to make someone jealous
dar un paso en firme
to take a bold step
dar un paso hacia adelante
to move forward
dar un paso atrás
to take a step back
ir de aquí para acá
to go here, there and everywhere
ir con pies de plomo
to tread carefully
irse de marcha
to go out clubbing
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