IB Higher Spanish - Advanced phrases

sea como sea

be that as it may

pase lo que pase

whatever happens

que yo sepa

as far as I know

para que sea

so that it is

a lo mejor

probably

me aburr� como una ostra

I got really bored

de tal palo tal astilla

he's a chip off the old block

no pidas peras al olmo

don't ask for the impossible

sumamente

extremely

desde mi punto de vista

from my point of view

a�n as�

even so

es imprescindible que todo el mundo entienda

it's vital that everyone understands

lo bueno es que

the good thing is that

al fin y al cabo

at the end of the day

es alucinante

it's amazing

despu�s de haber le�do el texto

after having read the text

al pensar sobre el asunto

upon thinking about the issue

pol�mico

controversial

parad�jico

paradoxical

del dicho al hecho hay mucho trecho

easier said than done

al entender eso

upon understanding that

si fuera �l

if I was him

por fin

finally

despu�s de pensar mucho he llegado a la conclusi�n de que

after thinking a lot I've arrived at the conclusion that

lamento que la gente no sea as�

it makes me sad that people are not like this

dudo que mucha gente sepa

I doubt many people know

es imprescindible que hablemos sobre

it's vital we talk about

seg�n

according to

no hace falta

it's not necessary

es evidente

it's obvious