Spanish C1 · Day 32
Day 32: Fiscalidad y deuda — Spanish word order: parentheticals and afterthoughts (part 3)
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- Grammar: Spanish word order: parentheticals and afterthoughts (part 3)
- Reading: La encrucijada de la deuda soberana y la equidad fiscal: dilemas en el siglo XXI
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Grammar point: Spanish word order: parentheticals and afterthoughts (part 3)
At C1 level, you will encounter and want to use sophisticated ways to link ideas and complex clauses in Spanish, particularly in formal, academic, or journalistic contexts. The connective locutions «por lo que», «tras lo cual», and «al tiempo que» are essential structures for this purpose. Rather than linking isolated words or simple nouns, these connectors refer back to an entire preceding proposition or situation, …
Key vocabulary (8 of 25 words)
- la política fiscal – fiscal policy
- la deuda soberana – sovereign debt / national debt
- el déficit presupuestario – budget deficit
- el superávit presupuestario – budget surplus
- la emisión neta de deuda – net debt issuance / new borrowing
- el freno a la deuda – debt brake (constitutional rule)
- el paquete de estímulo económico – economic stimulus package
- las medidas de austeridad (Pl.) – austerity measures
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