A Level Spanish essay writing vocab/phrases [Also useful for orals]

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este tema nos interesa a todos

this topic is of interest to all of us

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este tema provoca mucha controversi

this issue is provokes a lot of controversy

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este no es un problema nuevo

this isn’t a new problem

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el problem es mucho más serio de loque la gente piensa

the problem is much more serious than what people think

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voy a analizar

i’m going to analyse

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vamos a examinar los argumentos a favor y en contra

we’re going to examine the arguments for and against

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mi objectivo principal es

my principal objective is

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para tener una visión más clara de la situación

to have a more clear idea of the situation

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a primera vista

at first sight

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en primer / segundo / tercer lugar

in first / second / third place

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a corto plazo

short term

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a la larga

long term

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a lo largo

throughout

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a fin de cuentas

at the end of the day

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así mismo x2

in the same way / also

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por otra parte

on the other hand

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de hecho

in fact

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a mi parecer / a mi modo de ver

to me / from my point of view

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el problema que se plantea es

the main stated problem is

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no es opinión que comparta yo

I don’t share that opinion

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voy a abordar otro aspecto

i’m going to talk about another aspect

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establecer un hecho

state a point

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no cabe duda de que

there is no doubt that

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no se puede negar que

you can’t deny that

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lo que es cierto es que

what is for sure is that

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la verdad es que

the truth is that

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un 50% de los entrevistados opinan que

50% of the people interviewed think that

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según algunos estudios

according to some research

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durante los últimos años

during the last few years

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se ha dicho que

it has been said that

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es sabido que

it is known that

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es claro que

it is clear that

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actualmente se calcula que

nowadays it is known/estimated that

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es escandaloso

it is a scandal

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sería una locura

it would be crazy

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es intolerable que

it’s intolerable that

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me parece lógico que

it seems normal that

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a mi parecer

to me

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estoy a favor / en contra de

I’m for / against

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a nadie le importa si

nobody cares if

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parece mentira que

I can’t beleive that

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es lamentable que

it’s sad that

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es inútil

it’s useless

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es dificil de imaginar que

it’s difficult to imagine

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si no fuera porque

if it wasn’t because of

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es de suma importancia

it’s so important

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es de lamentar que

it’s a pity/shame that

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lo fundamental debe ser que

the most important is that

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todo parece indicar que

everything seems to point at

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de esto se decude que

from this we deduce that

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teniendo un cuenta todos los puntos de vista

according to all the points of view

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para resumir

to summarise

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a fin de cuentas

at the end of the day

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este es un tema que ya aparece mucho en los medios

this is a theme which appears often in the media

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es un tema que me interesa mucho

it’s a topic that interests me a lot

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si consideramos los datos a nuestra disposición

if we consider the facts available

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a primera vista

at first sight

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en principo

in principle

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debido a esto

due to this

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o sea

or rather

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para ilustrar el problema

to illustrate the problem

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no hay manera de saber si

there’s no way of knowing if

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considero que

I consider

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opino que

it’s my opinion that

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no cabe la menor duda de que hay una solucin

there’s no doubt that there’s a solution

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es evidente que

it’s evident that

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es probable que + subjunctive

it’s probable that + subjunctive

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se supone que

one supposes that

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es necesario

it’s necessary

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se dice que

it’s said that

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bien puede decirse que

it can be easily said that

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según la opinión general

according to the general opinion

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ne me extraña nada que

it is no surprise that

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cabe destacar

it remains to outline

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es indespensible mencionar

it’s impossible not to mention

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por último

lastly

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de igual forma que

in the same way

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ésto no se explica sin tener una cuenta

this can’t be explained without taking into account

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no se puede decir que

it can’t be said that

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lo que pasa es que

what happens is that

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es muy dificil encontrar un equilibrio entre

it’s difficult to find a balance between

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no es del todo cierto

it’s not all certain that

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es preocupante que

it’s worrying that

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está muy claro que

it’s very clear that

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la prueba es que

the test is that

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es de vital importancia que

it’s of vital importance that

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es un argumento a favor / en contra

it’s a point in favour / against

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es contrario a

it’s the opposite to

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es preferible

it’s preferable

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no es facil llegar a un acuerdo respecto a

it’s not easy to arrive at an agreement on

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es imposible llegar a una conclusión sobre

it’s impossible to arrive at a conclusion about

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es la opinión de muchos

it’s many people’s opinion

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se problemático encontrar una solución

it’s difficult to find a solution

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teniendo en cuenta los puntos de vista

taking into account the points of view

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la conclusión inevitable es

the inevitable conclusion is

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cualquiera es capaz de ver

anyone can see

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no hay otra conclusión que valga

there’s no other valid conclusion

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soy partidario de la opinión de

i’m on the side of the opinion of

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estoy completamente a favor / en contra

I’m completely in favour / against

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me siento inclinado a pensar que

i feel inclined to think that