Speaking Dosier Linguístico

lo primero que viene a la mente al leer a esta informacion es…

the first thing that comes to mind when reading this information 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