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Spanish academic & formal spanish vocabulary

46 words at level C1, with English translations and example sentences. Spain's words come first, with Latin American alternatives where they differ.

Spanish	English	Example
cabe destacar que	it should be pointed out that, it is worth noting that	Cabe destacar que los datos son provisionales. It should be noted that the data are provisional.
cabe señalar que	it should be noted that	Cabe señalar que no hubo heridos. It should be noted that no one was injured.
en lo que respecta a	as regards, with respect to	En lo que respecta a la financiación, no hay cambios. As regards funding, there are no changes.
en este sentido	in this respect, in this regard	En este sentido, el informe es claro. In this respect, the report is clear.
por consiguiente	consequently, therefore	Por consiguiente, se suspende la sesión. Consequently, the session is suspended.
en consecuencia	as a result, consequently	En consecuencia, los precios subieron. As a result, prices rose.
dicho / dicha	(the) said, (the) aforementioned (formal)	Dicho proyecto empezará en enero. The said project will begin in January.
el ámbito	field, sphere, area	En el ámbito educativo hay mucho por hacer. In the field of education there is much to do.
el planteamiento	approach; proposal	Su planteamiento es muy original. Her approach is very original.
plantear	to raise (a question); to pose; to propose	La autora plantea una pregunta interesante. The author raises an interesting question.
abordar	to tackle, deal with; to board	El artículo aborda el problema de la vivienda. The article tackles the housing problem.
analizar	to analyse	Hemos analizado los resultados. We have analysed the results.
el análisis	analysis; (medical) test	El análisis muestra una tendencia clara. The analysis shows a clear trend.
la hipótesis	hypothesis	Partimos de la hipótesis de que... We start from the hypothesis that...
la tesis	thesis	Está escribiendo la tesis doctoral. She's writing her doctoral thesis.
el marco teórico	theoretical framework	El marco teórico se basa en varios autores. The theoretical framework draws on several authors.
la metodología	methodology	La metodología es cualitativa. The methodology is qualitative.
la muestra	sample; sign, show	La muestra incluye a mil personas. The sample includes a thousand people.
el resultado	result	Los resultados confirman la hipótesis. The results confirm the hypothesis.
la conclusión	conclusion	Llegamos a la conclusión de que... We came to the conclusion that...
concluir	to conclude (irreg.: concluyo)	El estudio concluye que el método funciona. The study concludes that the method works.
señalar	to point at, point out; to indicate	Como señala la autora, el tema es complejo. As the author points out, the issue is complex.
destacar	to highlight, to stand out	Hay que destacar su contribución. Her contribution should be highlighted.
subrayar	to underline, to emphasise	El ministro subrayó la importancia del acuerdo. The minister emphasised the importance of the agreement.
afirmar	to state, to claim, to affirm	Los expertos afirman que la situación mejorará. Experts state that the situation will improve.
sostener	to hold; to support; to maintain (irreg.: sostengo)	El autor sostiene que el modelo ha fracasado. The author maintains that the model has failed.
cuestionar	to question, challenge	Varios estudios cuestionan esta idea. Several studies question this idea.
aportar	to contribute, to provide	El estudio aporta datos nuevos. The study provides new data.
la aportación	contribution	Es una aportación valiosa al debate. It's a valuable contribution to the debate.
llevar a cabo	to carry out	Se llevó a cabo una encuesta nacional. A national survey was carried out.
a raíz de	as a result of, following	A raíz de la crisis, cambió la ley. Following the crisis, the law changed.
en virtud de	by virtue of, under (a law)	En virtud del artículo 3, se concede la ayuda. Under article 3, the grant is awarded.
con respecto a	with respect to, regarding	Con respecto a su solicitud, le informamos de que... With regard to your application, we inform you that...
no cabe duda de que	there is no doubt that	No cabe duda de que es un avance. There is no doubt that it's a step forward.
a modo de conclusión	by way of conclusion	A modo de conclusión, resumiremos los datos. By way of conclusion, we will summarise the data.
en definitiva	in short, ultimately	En definitiva, el proyecto ha sido un éxito. In short, the project has been a success.
la índole	nature, kind (formal)	Son problemas de índole económica. They are problems of an economic nature.
el auge	boom, rise	El auge del turismo ha transformado la costa. The tourism boom has transformed the coast.
la tendencia	tendency; trend	Se observa una tendencia al alza. An upward trend can be seen.
el fenómeno	phenomenon; (colloq.) star, genius	Es un fenómeno reciente. It's a recent phenomenon.
pertinente	relevant, appropriate	No me parece pertinente la pregunta. I don't think the question is relevant.
relevante	relevant	Es un dato muy relevante. It's a very significant figure.
estimado / estimada	dear (in letters); estimated; esteemed	Estimada señora García: Dear Ms García,
atentamente	attentively; Yours sincerely (letters)	Atentamente, Lucía Romero Yours sincerely, Lucía Romero
adjunto / adjunta	attached; deputy, assistant	Adjunto le envío el formulario. Please find attached the form.
la solicitud	application, request	Su solicitud ha sido aceptada. Your application has been accepted.

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