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desde mi punto de vista

from my point of view

en lo que a mí respecta

as far as I am concerned

a decir verdad

to tell the truth

sin lugar a dudas

without a doubt

no cabe duda de que

there is no doubt that

vale la pena señalar que

it is worth pointing out that

lo que más me llama la atención es

what strikes me the most is

bueno, se podría decir que

well, one could say that

a fin de cuentas

at the end of the day / after all

por un lado… por otro lado

on one hand… on the other hand

mientras que

whereas / while

a pesar de que

despite the fact that

por lo tanto

therefore

hoy en día

nowadays

desempeñar un papel fundamental

to play a fundamental role

tener un impacto significativo

to have a significant impact

dar por sentado

to take for granted

a lo largo de los años

over the course of the years

no creo que sea

I don't think that it is (+ subjunctive)

dudo que sea

I doubt that it is (+ subjunctive)

es esencial que tengamos

it is essential that we have (+ subjunctive)

que yo sepa

as far as I know (+ subjunctive)

ojalá pudiera

I wish I could (+ subjunctive)

si tuviera la oportunidad, me gustaría

if I had the opportunity, I would like to

si fuera posible, preferiría

if it were possible, I would prefer

si tuviera más tiempo, iría

if I had more time, I would go

me cuesta entender por qué

I find it hard to understand why

a medida que pase el tiempo

as time goes by

pongamos por caso que

let's suppose that

para ser sincero/a

to be honest