English C1: Hedging & nuance · Words

Para matizar y no sonar tajante: tend to (soler), seem / appear to (parecer), arguably (podría decirse que), to some extent (hasta cierto punto), it would seem that (al parecer), be likely to (ser probable), be bound to (ser seguro que). Compara: This is wrong → This would seem to be somewhat inaccurate.

• tend to — soler, tender a
• seem to — parecer
• arguably — podría decirse que
• to some extent — hasta cierto punto
• likely — probable
• bound to — seguro que (va a)
• somewhat — algo, un tanto
• presumably — presumiblemente

• It would seem that we were wrong. — Al parecer, nos equivocábamos.
• That’s bound to happen. — Eso va a pasar seguro.
• Prices tend to rise in summer. — Los precios suelen subir en verano.
• Presumably, they’re still on their way. — Supongo que todavía están de camino.