language learning center · C1 · Lesson 2
Calibrating certainty
Practice this topic in Spanish: Calibrating certainty.
Understand and learn
Work from a natural example to useful language, one small pattern, a spoken attempt, and a response that is relevant to your life.
Lucía
Todo apunta a que la tendencia continuará.
Everything points to the trend continuing.
Mateo
Es muy probable que intervengan otros factores.
It is highly likely that other factors are involved.
Lucía
No puede descartarse que los datos estén incompletos.
It cannot be ruled out that the data are incomplete.
Mateo
Hasta donde sabemos, no existe una relación directa.
As far as we know, there is no direct relationship.
Notice, try, and speak
Understand a natural example and learn a small set of useful words, phrases, and patterns.
Useful words and phrases
These items were selected by the lesson curriculum for practical use—not extracted as an every-word list.
Todo apunta a que la tendencia continuará.
Everything points to the trend continuing.
Todo apunta a que la tendencia continuará.
Es muy probable que intervengan otros factores.
It is highly likely that other factors are involved.
Es muy probable que intervengan otros factores.
No puede descartarse que los datos estén incompletos.
It cannot be ruled out that the data are incomplete.
No puede descartarse que los datos estén incompletos.
Hasta donde sabemos, no existe una relación directa.
As far as we know, there is no direct relationship.
Hasta donde sabemos, no existe una relación directa.
Afirmarlo con certeza iría más allá de la evidencia disponible.
Stating it with certainty would go beyond the available evidence.
Afirmarlo con certeza iría más allá de la evidencia disponible.
Notice, try, and speak
Which Spanish sentence has this meaning: “Everything points to the trend continuing.”
Make it yours
Say the five Spanish turns aloud, then connect two of them naturally.
Change one detail so the message is true for your own life or opinion.
Use it with someone
Use this Spanish in a real conversation
- 1. Todo apunta a que la tendencia continuará.
- 2. Es muy probable que intervengan otros factores.
- 3. No puede descartarse que los datos estén incompletos.
- 4. Hasta donde sabemos, no existe una relación directa.
- 5. Afirmarlo con certeza iría más allá de la evidencia disponible.