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la acción transcurre en (el pasado/presente/futuro)

the action takes place in (the past/present/future)

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a causa de

because of

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además

furthermore/moreover

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además de

in addition to

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ahora sigamos/continuemos con

let us now continue with

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al contrario de/que

contrary to/unlike

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al mismo tiempo

at the same time

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al principio

at the beginning

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el ambiente (de la ciudad, del barrio)

the atmosphere (of the town, district)

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a medida que avanza el relato/la historia

as the story progresses

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asimismo

likewise

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básicamente

basically

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cabe destacar que

it should be stressed that

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como consecuencia (de)

as a result (of)

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como punto de partida

as a starting point

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como señala el director/la directora

as the director points out/shows

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con referencia a

with reference to

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con respecto a

in relation to, regarding

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de manera semejante

in the same way

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el desarrollo de la trama

the development of the plot

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el desarrollo lineal

linear development

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el desenlace

denouement, outcome

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destaca el personaje (x)

the character (x) stands out

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en cambio

on the other hand/instead

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en ciertos aspectos

in some/certain respects

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en/como consecuencia

as a result

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en cualquier caso, hay que decir que

in any case, you have to say that

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en estos tiempos

these days

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en general

in general

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en mi opinión, (no) se puede creer que

in my opinion, one can(not) believe tjat

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en pocas palabras

briefly

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en primer/segundo lugar

in the first/second place

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en realidad

in fact/reality

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en resumen

to sum up, in a nutshell

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en su conjunto

on the whole

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una escena emocionante

an exciting/emotional scene

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es decir

that is (to say)

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es un telón de fondo perfecto

it is a perfect backdrop

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la evolución del personaje

the development of the character

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hay que tomar/tener en cuenta

you have to take into account

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hoy en día

nowadays

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una imagen efectiva

an effective image

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incluso se puede decir que

you/one can even say that

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interpretar

to interpret

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lo cierto es que

the fact/truth is that

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luego

then, next

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mientras tanto

meanwhile

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no se puede negar que

it cannot be denied that/there’s no denying

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la novela/película refleja

the novel reflects

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otro ejemplo es

another example is

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para comenzar/terminar

to begin/finish

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para concluir

in conclusion

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parece que

it seems that

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pongamos por caso

for instance

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por el contrario

on the contrary

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por lo general

in general

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por lo tanto

therefore

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por último

finally, in the end

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por una parte, por otra

on the one hand, on the other

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primero, consideremos

first let’s consider

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el propósito principal

the main purpose

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la razón por la que

the reason why

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recrear el periodo/lugar

to recreate the period/place

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resulta difícil creer que

it is hard to believe that

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un resumen del argumento

plot summary

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un retrato del/de la protagonista

a portrait of the protagonist

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sea lo que sea, hay que decir que

be that as it may, you have to say that

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se diferencian mucho en su carácter

they are very different in character

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según hemos visto/se ha visto

as has been seen

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se podría incluso decir que

you could even say

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se suele afirmar que

it is often said/claimed that

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sin duda

without doubt

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sobre todo

especially

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también debemos considerar que

we must also consider that

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el telón de fondo

background

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el tema principal

the main theme

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tengo la impresión de que

i have the impression that

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tiene un carácter duro/amable/alegre

he/she has a hard/kind/cheerful character

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la vida interior de los personajes

that characters’ inner life

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viendo la película, uno se da cuenta de que

watching the film, you realise that