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In my opinion

En mi opinión

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From my point of view

Desde mi punto de vista

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From my mode of viewing

A mi modo de ver

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I estimate that

estimo que

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I consider that

considero que

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I have to admit that

tengo que admitir que

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I would like to add that

quisiera añadir que

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As is known

Como se sabe

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Taking into account/consideration that

teniendo en cuenta/consideración que

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As it is well known to all

como es bien conocido por todos

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Considering that

considerando que

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Alternatives to “problem” - the issue in question

El tema en cuestión

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Alternatives to “problem” - topic

tópico

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Alternatives to “problem” - Debate

polémica

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Alternatives to “problem” - the matter/topic

asunto

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Sentence starter - You/it can notice that

se puede notar que

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Sentence starter - It cannot be denied that

no se puede negar que

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Sentence starter - It’s obvious that

Es obvio que

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Sentence starter - The first thing that needs to be said is that

lo primero que hace falta decir es que

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Sentence starter - There’s no doubt that

no cabe duda de que

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Linking phrases - That being so

siendo eso así

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Linking phrases - That said

Dicho eso

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Linking phrases - It should not be forgot that

no se debe olvidar que

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Linking phrases - Which shows that

lo que demuestra que

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Alternatives to causar

provocar/acarrear/producer/llevar a

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Alternatives to hay

existe/se encuentra

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Alternatives to mucho

un buen número de/una cantidad importante de

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favourable

favorable

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Alternative to mal, harmful

dañino

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Alternatives to interesante

persuasivo, fascinante, indispensable, beneficioso

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The question I’d like to address is

La pregunta que me gustaría abordar es

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It’s necessary that we question

Es necesario que nos preguntemos

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What I find most interesting is

Lo que encuentro más interesante es

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It is well known

De todos es sabido

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As far as I am concerned

En lo que a mí me concierne

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For my part

Por mi parte

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As for me

En mi caso

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From my point of view

Desde mi punto de vista

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I find (that)

Encuentro que

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It seems to me that

Me parece que

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I am sure that

Estoy segura que

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I am convinced that

Estoy convencido/a que

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I am inclined to believe that

Me inclino a creer que

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Diría que

I would say that

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It is necessary to specify that...

Es necesario precisar que

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One must point out that...

Se debe resaltar que

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There is ground for thinking that...

Nos hace pensar que

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It seems clear that

Parece claro/evidente que

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Suffice (it) to say that...

Basta decir que

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Por consiguiente

Therefore

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Así que

So

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Por lo tanto

Consequently

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Por esta razón

For this reason

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Es decir

That is to say

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Además

Furthermore

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Entonces

Then

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Esta es la razón por la que

This is the reason why

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Se deduce que

It is deduced that

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Se piensa que

It is thought that

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Se puede entender que

It can be understood that

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Podemos interpretar que

We can interpret that

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Este estudio revela que

This study reveals that

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Este ejemplo prueba que

This example proves that

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Este párrafo nos muestra que

This paragraph shows us that

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No hace falta decir que

It goes without saying that

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On the contrary

Por el contrario

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Actually

En realidad

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Rather

más que

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although

aunque

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Even if/though

Incluso si

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Despite the fact that

A pesar del hecho de que / a pesar de

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In fact

De hecho

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In short

Brevemente

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All things considered

Habiendo considerado todos los aspectos

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All in all

En conjunto

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As it was explained/stated

Como hemos explicado/dicho

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As was pointed out earlier

Como hemos resaltado / subrayado antes

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This demonstrates that

Esto demuestra que

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We have reached the following conclusion that

Hemos llegado a la conclusión de que

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It doesn’t seem to be the proper way to tackle the problem..

No me parece que es/sea la manera adecuada de abordar el problema

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I agree up to a point, however..

Estoy de acuerdo hasta cierto punto, pero en contrapartida

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It would be silly

Sería una locura

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Another important argument

Otro argumento notable que me gustaría destacar es

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I appose the proposal

Me opongo a la propuesta

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I somewhat agree, however

Estoy de acuerdo en cierto modo, no obstante

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a guy/girl

tío/tía

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a jerk/fool/moron

un burro

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Idiot

bobo/besugo

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A pain in the neck

una lata

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To be a party pooper

es un aguafiestas

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to explain in minute detail

con pelos y señales

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To turn everything upside down

meter patas arriba

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to not care less

importar un bledo

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with one thing and another

Entre pitos y flautas

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to have just done something

acabar de

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Not only, but also

No sólo…. sino que también

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like two drops of water/ to be alike

como dos gotas de agua

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Getting pears from an elm tree/ asking for the impossible

como pedir peras al olmo

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on the razor edge/ be on the edge or danger

el filo de la navaja

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