Some useful phrases for discursive/persuasive essays in Spanish!! [french here]
INTRODUCTION
- Voy a escribir sobre el tema de… — I am going to write about the topic of…
- Voy a discutir — I am going to discuss
- No hay [noun] que se pueda comparar a [noun] — No [noun] can be compared to [noun]
- Debido la influencia de… — Due to the influence of…
- En nuestra sociedad — In our society
- Hoy en día — Nowadays
- Como nunca antes — Like never before
- Ha desarollado considerablemente durante los últimos # años — Has developed considerably over the last # years
- Ventaja — Advantage
- Desventaja — Disadvantage
ANALYSIS
- A raíz de — As a result of
- Se extienden desde … hasta … — Range from … to …
- La razón por la que… — The reason why…
- Algunas investigaciones han mostrado que… — Some studies have shown that…
- Formar parte clave de — To form a key part of
- Esto apunto a — This points to
- Las tasas de — The rate of
- Aumentar
— To increase
- Se caracteriza por — Is characterised by
- Se fundamenta en — Is founded upon
- Un repunte de — A rise in/surge in (the quantity of sth)
EVALUATION
- Estoy de acuerdo — I agree
- Si tuviera que decir, diría que… — If I had to say, I’d say that…
- Si debiera elegir, elegiría… — If I had to choose, I’d pick…
- Que yo sepa — As far as I know
- Que yo recuerde — As far as I remember
- Si yo fuese ell@s — If I were them
- Si estuviese en su pellejo — If I were in their position
- Vale la pena agregar que… — It’s worthwile adding that…
- … aparte, — Aside from …/…aside
CONCLUSION
- Para concluir — To conclude
- En suma — To summarise
- Es (crucial/esencial/importante) que [+subjunctive] — It is (crucial/essential/important) that
- Lo ideal sería que [+imperfect subjunctive] — Ideally
ADJECTIVES
Expressing importance and benefit: Importante, crucial, esencial, vital, influyente, concluyente, decisivo, beneficioso, eficaz (plural: eficaces)
Expressing risk/disapproval: Peligroso, perjudicial, erróneo, arriesgado, equivocado
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“ Some useful phrases for discursive/persuasive essays in Spanish!! [french here]
INTRODUCTION
• Voy a escribir sobre el tema de… — I am going to write about the topic of…
• Voy a discutir — I am going to discuss
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