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Sentence Frames 537 chunks

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Lo que me lleva a...

Which leads me to... / That brings me to...

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Transition frame for moving from one point to the next in a logical argument or presentation. Very common in speeches …

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Ni mucho menos...

Not by a long shot... / Much less...

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Emphatic negative denial.

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Por lo que sé...

As far as I know... / From what I know...

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Signals that what follows is based on your knowledge, which may be incomplete. Hedges the statement responsibly.

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En absoluto...

Absolutely not... / Not at all...

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Strong formal negation.

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En mi opinión...

In my opinion... / I think...

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Direct and clear frame for stating a personal opinion. More formal than creo que or me parece. Common in academic …

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De acuerdo...

Okay... / Agreed...

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Expression of consent or agreement.

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Desde mi punto de vista...

From my point of view... / From where I stand...

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Introduces a personal perspective while acknowledging others may differ. Slightly more formal than en mi opinión.

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Por un lado...

On one hand...

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First part of a contrasting argument.

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A mi modo de ver...

The way I see it... / In my view...

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Slightly more personal and conversational than desde mi punto de vista. Signals a subjective perspective on something.

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Me da igual...

I don't mind... / It's all the same to me... / I don't care...

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Expresses indifference. Me da igual + noun/infinitive. Me da igual que = I don't mind if. Can sound dismissive depending …

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