Exprésate - Express yourself

Vocabulario y frases

to regard considerar
They regard it as the best possible La consideran la mejor opción posible en
option right now. estos momentos.

to assume asumir
I assume you know what you are Asumo que sabes sobre lo que estás
talking about. hablando.

to imagine imaginarse
I imagine people will lose their jobs Me imagino que habrá gente que pierda
because of the merger. su trabajo por causa de la fusión.

to maintain mantener
I maintain that she was right all along. Mantengo que ella siempre estuvo en lo
cierto.

to suppose suponer
I suppose he is going to cancel his trip Supongo que va a cancelar su viaje la
next week. próxima semana.

to recommend recomendar
I recommend you take some time off Te recomiendo que te tomes unos días
and rest. libres y que descanses.

to consider considerar
I consider this to be the most Considero que esta es la cuestión más
important issue on the agenda. importante del orden del día.

to concur coincidir
I concur with everything you are Coincido con todo lo que estás diciendo.
saying.

to agree estar de acuerdo

I agree with you whole heartedly. Estoy completamente de acuerdo contigo.

to recognize reconocer
They recognized the fact that they had Reconocieron el hecho de que habían
made a mistake. cometido un error.

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to acknowledge admitir
We acknowledge that we have signed Admitimos que hemos firmado el
the contract. contrato.

to admit confesar
I admit that you have a point. Confieso que tienes razón.

to approve aprobar
The proposal was approved La propuesta se aprobó inmediatamente.
immediately.

to be in favour of estar a favor de

I have never been in favour of the Nunca he estado a favor de la prohibición
smoking ban in bars. de fumar en los bares.

to tend to tender a
I tend to side with the other political Tiendo a ponerme de parte del otro
party. partido político.

to regret lamentar
I regret having said what I did. Lamento haber dicho lo que hice.

to disagree discrepar
I disagree with the second point that Discrepo con el segundo punto que
you made. propusiste.

to argue argumentar
She argued her point right up until the Ella argumentó su postura hasta el final.
end.

to decline rechazar
His offer was declined. Su oferta fue rechazada.

to be opposed to oponerse a
She was opposed to the death penalty. Se opuso a la pena de muerte.

to object objetar
I don't object to what you are doing. No objeto lo que estás haciendo.

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to doubt dudar
I doubt that it will rain today. Dudo que hoy vaya a llover.

to challenge retar
Don't challenge me. You know I always No me retes, sabes que siempre gano.
win.

to insinuate insinuar
Are you insinuating that I shouldn´t ¿Estás insinuando que no me deberían
have gotten the job? haber dado el trabajo?

to suspect sospechar
I suspect that they may have been Sospecho que han estado amañando las
cooking the books. cuentas.

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 Exprésate - Express yourself
Diálogo
Paul and Maria are discussing today’s
meeting.
Paul: I tend to think it was a good move to
sack the office manager.
Maria: I would be in favour of firing the
advertising manager too.
Paul: I disagree. He has always done an
excellent job.
Maria: I admit he has done an excellent job,
but he was caught stealing!
Paul: I maintain he was tricked by the office
manager.
Maria: I suspect that too but he was stupid
to do it. The way I see it he should have
been sacked.
Paul: I don't know. I feel sorry for him.
Maria: Well, in my opinion, you are too soft.
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Pablo y María comentan la reunión de hoy.
Pablo: Tiendo a pensar que despedir al
director de la oficina ha sido una buena
decisión.
María: Yo estaría a favor de que
despidieran también al director de
publicidad.
Pablo: Yo no estoy de acuerdo. Siempre ha
hecho un trabajo excelente.
María: Confieso que ha hecho un trabajo
excelente ¡Pero le cogieron robando!
Pablo: Mantengo que fue engañado por el
director de la oficina.
María: Yo sospecho lo mismo, pero fue un
estúpido por hacerlo. Según lo veo yo,
deberían haberle despedido.
Pablo: No lo sé. Lo siento por él.
María: Bueno, en mi opinión, eres
demasiado compasivo.
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Elige la respuesta correcta

1. What does Paul tend to think was a good move?

a. Sacking the office manager.
b. Sacking the advertising manager.
c. Sacking the sales manager.

2. Who would Maria be in favor of firing?

a. Paul.
b. The office manager.
c. The advertising manager.

3. What does Paul maintain happened to the advertising manager?

a. He felt sorry for him.
b. He was tricked by the office manager.
c. He did an excellent job.

Respuestas: 1(a): 2(c): 3(b)

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