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AP Spanish words
AP Spanish Transition Words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Al principio | at the beginning |
| A patir de | beginning with |
| como punto de partida | as a starting point |
| en primer lugar | in the first place |
| en segundo, tercer lugar | in the second, third place |
| para empezar/comenzar | to begin |
| primero | first |
| a causa de | on account of, because of |
| actualmente | presently |
| ahora mismo | right now |
| al considerar | upon consideration of |
| a mi parecer | in my opinion |
| a pesar de todo | in spite of everything |
| claro | of course |
| como | as in, as much as, since |
| de ninguna manera | by no means |
| do todos modos | at any rate |
| en cuanto a | regarding, with respect to |
| en la actualidad | presently |
| en realidad | actually |
| en vista de que | considering that |
| es cierto que | it is true that, it is certain that |
| es seguro que | it is certain that |
| hace poco | a short while ago |
| hasta el momento | until now |
| hasta la fecha/hay que tomar en cuenta que | one must realize that |
| hoy día | nowadays |
| la verdad es | the truth is |
| lo esencial es | what is essential is |
| lo importante es | what is important is |
| lo que importa es | what matters is |
| sin duda | without a doubt |
| sobre todo | above all |
| además (de) | furthermore, in addition |
| a la (misma) vez | at the same time |
| al mismo tiempo | at the same time |
| asimismo | likewise |
| con respecto a | with respect to |
| conforme a | according to |
| constar que | to make known that, to certify that |
| de aquí (ahora, hoy) en adelante | from now on |
| de hecho | in fact |
| el caso es | the fact is |
| el hecho de que | the fact that |
| en otras palabras | in other words |
| enotnces | then |
| es decir (que) | that is to say, in other words |
| específicamente | specifically |
| igualmente | equally |
| las razones por las que | the reasons for which |
| mientras | while |
| mientras tanto | meanwhile, in the meantime |
| o sea | that is to say, in other words |
| para continuar | to continue |
| para ejemplificar | to exemplify |
| para ilustrar | to illustrate |
| por añadidura | as well, besides, in addition |
| por eso | therefore |
| por ejemplo | for example |
| principalmente | firstly, especially |
| también | also |
| tampoco | neither, nor either |