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Opinion Piece
Leaving Cert
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| también | also |
| tampoco | neither |
| de hecho | in fact |
| la mayoría | the majority |
| así | hence/therefore |
| aunque | although |
| sin embargo | however |
| el gobierno | the government |
| la falta de | the lack of |
| afortunadamente | fortunatelly |
| desafortunadamente | unfortunately |
| sin duda | without doubt |
| la verdad es que | the truth is that |
| el problema verdadero | the true problem |
| a la otra cara de la moneda | on the other side of the coin |
| por un lado | on the one hand |
| todavía | yet |
| en el caso de que | in the case that |
| pienso que | I think that |
| creo que | I believe that |
| reflexionar | to think over |
| pensar en | to think about |
| drugadicto | drug addict |
| enseguida | immediately |
| parecido | similar |
| la pobreza | poverty |
| el paro / el desempleo | unemployment |
| un alto índice | a high rate |
| estoy de acuerdo | I agree |
| estoy en contra | I disagree |
| no comparto esta opinión | I don't share this opinion |
| es un problema grave | it's a serious problem |
| ha ido en aumento | it has increased |
| hay un sinfín de | there is an endless amount of |
| consiste de | it consists of |
| algo tiene que ceder | something has to give |
| examinamos la situación | we'll examine the situation |
| por lo que sé | as far as I know |
| que yo sepa | as far as I know |
| hay una falta de | there's a lack of |
| por eso | because of this |
| debido a | because of |
| no hay que buscar lejos para encontrar ejemplos de esto | you don't have to look too far to find examples of this |
| las consecuencias siempre son negativas | the consequences are always negative |
| demasiado | too much |
| puede perjudicar la salud mental | it can damage your mental health |
| la prensa | the press |
| cada día hay un artículo en la prensa sobre | every day there is an article in the press about |
| puede causar | it can cause |
| la depresión | depression |
| la violencia | violence |
| lesiones | injuries |
| él que tiene boca se equivoca | we all make mistakes |
| hay que (+ infinitivo) | it is necessary that |
| es necesario que (+ subjuntivo) | it's necessary that |
| cambiamos los actitudes | we change our attitudes |
| deben asumir la responsabilidad | they must assume responsibility |
| pase lo que pase | whatever happens happens |
| es la responsabilidad de todo | it is everyone's responsability |
| ojalá las cosas cambien | if only things would change |
| hay que arreglarlo | it must be fixed |
| antes de que sea demasiado tarde | before it's too late |