Linking Words Glossary

71 This topic is about words that link or relate two ideas, within a sentence or within a paragraph. terms

Linking words has several functions, such as contrasting information, making comparisons, adding information, or giving reasons or explanations, If we use these words incorrectly we can completely change the meaning of the phrase, and it can cause confusion.

Absolutely
Example: While this method will clearly not be ABSOLUTELY accurate, it is a reasonable approximation and the estimated useful economic life values appear to be reasonable, suggesting that the depreciation adjustments made are fair.
es: Absolutamente
Additionally
Example: DDITIONALLY, a Monte Carlo simulation will considers all possible variable combinations, NPV outcomes and the associated probability distributions for further analysis.
es: Adicionalmente
All the same
Example: Participants learnt the sequence either intentionally, having been told how a change in the colour of the visual cues related to the sequence, or unintentionally, with the visual cues ALL THE SAME colour.
es: Todos iguales
Along with
Example: Human language could not plausibly have evolved solely on its own in isolation; it co-evolved due to selective pressure created by and ALONG WITH a whole bundle of our modern cognitive domains and anatomical designs.
es: Junto con
Also
Example: The future for the barn eggs production is likely to be relatively uncertain ALSO, as demand is relatively low in comparison to the other systems, and more farms are likely to convert their battery buildings into barn systems.
es: También
Alternatively
Example: ALTERNATIVELY, an indirect tax similar to the existing Value Added Tax system could be introduced, where all monies raised would go to the Local Authority.
es: Alternativamente
Altogether
Example: Abolishing the service provided by logging vehicles can lead to some hunting camps shutting down ALTOGETHER (Pearce and Ammann 1995).
es: En total
Apart from this
Example: But APART FROM THIS focus on the speaker writer, limerick culture also has a strong interactive tradition, which accounts for feature P2.
es: Aparte de esto
As a consequence
Example: AS A CONSEQUENCE Aphrodite set in motion the events told in Hippolytus , which led to the brutal death of Hippolytus as a result of his rejection of Phaedra.
es: Como consecuencia
As a result
Example: Consumer surplus will inevitably fall AS A RESULT but so too will producer surplus.
es: Como resultado
As a rule
Example: However, the French were unique in believing in the universality of French values, and the perfectibility of human kind, and this perception was not evident amongst the other European colonial masters, who generally, AS A RULE avoided 'over-education' of the natives.
es: Como una regla
As well as that
Example: Furthermore, in relation to both the Climate and the Biodiversity conventions in Rio de Janeiro in 1992, the EU has been said to have "performed a leadership role" AS WELL AS THAT of a mediator on the Rio Declaration on Environment, Development and Forest principles.
es: Tan bueno como eso
At this time
Example: As stated at the start of this section, there is evidence that exists showing the possibility of a related hominid around AT THIS TIME, and extensive faunal flow between the regions (Lewin & Foley 2004).
es: En este momento
Because of
Example: Similarly, governments may have difficulties to deliver good governance BECAUSE OF a lack of resources such as human capital but also of funds.
es: Porque
Besides
Example: BESIDES, applying the controllability principle is difficult in practice as many areas do not fit neatly into controllable and uncontrollable categories.
es: además
Briefly
Example: BRIEFLY, 100µ l fetuin or PBS control was added to eppendorfs with 100µ l stock PR8 virus and incubated at 35° C for various time points between 0 and 24 hours.
es: Brevemente
But also
Example: he stand against vivisections is not just based in the unreliability of the results from an experiment, BUT ALSO against the manner in which the experiments are conducted.
es: Pero también
Clearly
Example: More extensive use of the intercrop system would CLEARLY be advantageous and a government-funded grant aid scheme for the purchase of low tech mechanical cultivation equipment would help on every level, area of land cultivated, labour constraints and urban demand.
es: Claramente
Conversely
Example: CONVERSELY, a cell layout comprises all transforming resources necessary for completion of the process located in one area of the organisation, resulting in a fast throughput of transformed resources.
es: en cambio
Definitely
Example: To begin with, the economic pressure from the competitive market is DEFINITELY a catalyst for the emergence and prevalence of DEI.
es: Definitivamente
Despite
Example: However, problems are far from over as China continues to develop and DESPITE advances in food security, many more solutions need to be found.
es: A pesar de
Due to
Example: This is DUE TO a change in agricultural systems affecting habitats and feeding site, competition with other native and non-native species, and previous hunting pressures over the previous two centuries.
es: Debido a
Equally
Example: Additionally in matrix design "different line managers are EQUALLY and jointly responsible for the same decisions and are therefore forced to reconcile between themselves the differences that arise".
es: Igualmente
Especially
Example: ESPECIALLY agricultural and food policies have been heavily influenced by the process of EU accession.
es: Especialmente
Even if
Example: He also said it would not worry him if his partner earned more than him but later said that he would want to be the main breadwinner of the household EVEN IF in the same position as a partner.
es: Incluso si
Even so
Example: EVEN SO, adequate use of grids, minimizes 'rectanglitis', and minimal scrolling makes for better browsing; yet little 'white space' and packed line width complicates reading.
es: Aún así
Even so
Example: EVEN SO, a market share of over 30% in just four years is still impressive, but Virgin Blue hasn't 'stolen ' over 10million passengers from Qantas - It established a new market and only recently began targeting Qantas' business travellers.
es: Aún así
Finally
Example: Chemical industry FINALLY advocates to the extensive use of pesticides.
es: Finalmente
First
Example: Countryside Stewardship was one of the FIRST agri-environment schemes available to the majority of farmers to join.
es: Primera
Furthermore
Example: FURTHERMORE, another concern is that decisions made by NGOs may be greatly influenced by the powerful countries such as USA with a majority voting powers.
es: es más
Hence
Example: Increased world trade of both fresh produce and plant material, combined with the likelihood of increased temperatures may lead to increased numbers of exotic pests in UK horticulture and HENCE a need to find effective controls for these pests.
es: De ahí
If
Example: IF both animal enterprises are operating organically it will make it easier for working and there won't be issues of the organic animals eating non-organic food or becoming infected with diseases that the non-organic animals have been vaccinated against.
es: Si
Importantly
Example: Most IMPORTANTLY, a digital image of the passport applicant and their signature would be captured and stored in the system, to be reproduced electronically on the new passports to provide superior security.
es: Importante
In addition
Example: IN ADDITION, determination and removal of paraphyletic taxa is particularly problematic when dealing with such forces as convergent evolution.
es: Además
In addition to this
Example: IN ADDITION TO THIS, a preferential treatment of such far family members seems to be very escapist.
es: Además de esto
In case
Example: The possibility of subsidy limitation was to be discussed IN CASE a threat of serious negative effects occurred.
es: En caso
In contrast
Example: In many cases examination of the axial skeleton will clarify the situation through recognition of additional symptoms; IN CONTRAST, a lack of additional pathology may suggest the presence of artificially modified crania.
es: A diferencia de
In fact
Example: Located outside the Eastern boundary of the Roman city, the cemetery is so large (encompassing 12 sites, with upwards of 29 burial plots) that archaeologists have been hesitant to confirm that it is IN FACT a single cemetery.
es: De hecho
In general
Example: Pollards paper ends with a final important reminder of the importance of the domestic arena as it "is after all where people would have spent most of their lives" This is IN GENERAL a very well written and argued paper, it lacks the theoretical 'blurb' that some papers are weighed down by, which adds to it success.
es: En general
In this case
Example: The partially aligned, well-healed, oblique midshaft fracture of both the radius and ulna (fig 11) suggest a parry fracture (a defensive action) either against impact with, IN THIS CASE, a blunt instrument due to a lack of blade injury to the bone, or accident.
es: En este caso
Including
Example: This is frequently observed in fast food restaurants, which often use a tactics of INCLUDING a small gift in children's meals for reinforcing the child, who in turn reinforces parents.
es: Incluso
Indeed.
Example: Even the argument, that the depressed prices are indeed favourable from the point of view of the small food-importing economies.
es: En efecto.
It should be noted
Example: I feel that IT SHOULD BE NOTED here that the evidence we have of youth in ancient Rome consists of mainly literary sources written by the male elite, we have no female opinions on this matter, and therefore we have little to no information concerning the youth of females and also how the youth of males differed between the rich and the poor.
es: Se debería notar
Just like
Example: He makes an analogy to ethics, saying that JUST LIKE a car may be "good" in virtue of certain factual properties; a belief may be "justified" because of certain properties such as its being coherent, rational, "indubitable" or logically deducible from another "indubitable" belief and so on.
es: Al igual que
Likewise
Example: It could be argued that if biological factors did play the vital role in gender identities, would not all males and LIKEWISE all females be socially the same?
es: igualmente
Moreover
Example: MacClancy (1992: 17-23) interprets this as the beginning to assume personalities in own right by attaching to certain foods, MOREOVER a strong attachment to particular foods is a peculiarly human habit.
es: es más
Namely
Example: Their overall spending is higher than average, and this tendency is not sustained only in one expenditure category, NAMELY 'meat'.
es: A saber
Never
Example: Her mother pointed out to her that she would offer Taphu to Kenge's younger sister but she warned Yambabo that "she would NEVER be able to make a respectable marriage, for she had no brothers".
es: Nunca
Nevertheless
Example: NEVERTHELESS, as it can be seen by the simple example of the European dairy policy, even the sheer subsidy elimination would have a domino effect on all the other instruments of the old-style CAP it is logically linked with.
es: sin embargo
nonetheless
Example: NONETHELESS, 'the dividing line between scientific and artistic tastes was a shadowy one."
es: sin embargo
Obviously
Example: It is necessary to describe the actual situation the Sandinistas faced after gaining the rule of the country, as it OBVIOUSLY affected their decisions.
es: Obviamente.
On the other hand
Example: ON THE OTHER HAND, 'decisions taken closest to a local constituency are expected to better reflect the preferences of citizens and especially the poor' (ODI, 2002).
es: Por otra parte
Out the whole
Example: Amy's attempt was a complete one (meaning that she carried OUT THE WHOLE act, but simply did not reach the outcome she had desired).
es: Fuera del todo
Overall
Example: Its OVERALL aim is to make tradable goods and services flow as freely as possible between nations and markets, the complexity of which made the former General Agreement of Tarriffs and Trade (GATT) (introduced in 1947 and still remains in force) outdated and called for a new system that resulted in the foundation of WTO.
es: En general
Particularly
Example: Legume crops are PARTICULARLY advantageous that those plants help regenerate soil fertility.
es: Particularmente / En particular
Proof of this
Example: PROOF OF THIS is evident as soon as one switches on the television and is accosted by American sitcoms all based on the idea of a group of friends and their relationships with one another, and the support structure they build for themselves.
es: Prueba de esto
Similarly
Example: Retroviruses are species-specific, which means that a feline retrovirus will infect only cats and SIMILARLY, a human retrovirus, such as HIV will only infect humans 5 .
es: Del mismo modo
Subsequently
Example: SUBSEQUENTLY, a good reputation of a company can further strengthen sales in which corporate brand promise is kept.
es: posteriormente
Such as
Example: Many information sheets are available in regard to the various specific health and safety legislation throughout the industry, providing advice and information on topics SUCH AS 'handling and housing cattle', an issue relevant to CEDAR.
es: Tal como
Therefore
Example: Sheep's milk is THEREFORE a smaller market than goat's milk and is struggling on the market.
es: Por lo tanto
To sum up
Example: TO SUM UP, 'global economic integration has increased but nation states have themselves played and continue to play a key role in this process' (Fulcher, 2000: 532).
es: Para resumir
To summarise
Example: TO SUMMARISE is analogous to the integral we have just considered.
es: Resumir
Too
Example: This objective, although very noble and far-sighted, may be TOO ambitious, as problem of over-employment in agriculture is TOO big to be solved just by realising the said strategy.
es: Tambien
Undoubtedly.
Adverb
Example: It could be illustrated for example by introduction of a new, potentially unhealthy (but also potentially profitable) product on the market, which is UNDOUBTEDLY a circumstance that should be avoided in the name of public interest.
es: indudablemente
Unless
Example: In his analysis Kotter suggested that UNLESS a "minimum mass is achieved early in the effort, nothing much worthwhile happens" (Kotter, 1995).
es: A no ser que
Unlike
Example: UNLIKE animal sources of protein, soy does not vary widely in amino acid content and availability (Purina, 2006).
es: diferente a
Up to a point
Example: "As for Syria and Iran, Mr Putin's policies have a logic, UP TO A POINT.
es: Hasta cierto punto
Whereas
Example: In general, carbon stable isotope data in human bone represents -11 or -12‰ for marine based diets, WHEREAS -20 or -21‰ for terrestrial protein diets.
es: Mientras que
While
Example: Subsidies to farmers' pension and health insurance scheme The pension and early retirement scheme as well as a health insurance scheme are at 97 % subsidized by the state budget, WHILE 7 % is contributed by farmers.
es: Mientras
With this in mind
Example: WITH THIS IN MIND, a linear model for the series is not a good choice for the data - a linear model takes no account of volatility in the series, assuming that the variation is constant throughout.
es: Teniendo esto en cuenta
Without a doubt
Example: The cave environment was WITHOUT A DOUBT a central point for our ancestors.
es: Sin duda