I’ll cut to the chase.

Say what happened

B2
Unidad 10
4 m
Lección 2

Lecciones

I’ll cut to the chase.

  • Intro

    Say exactly what you saw or heard instead of using ‘blur words’.

  • Mów teraz

    Here’s what I observed/ noticed…

  • Mów teraz

    I’ll cut to the chase.

  • Mów teraz

    I noticed that you were around twenty minutes late three days this week.

  • Mów teraz

    Would it be fair to say..?

  • Powtórz ze słuchu

    ______ ____ _ _________ ________

  • Powtórz ze słuchu

    ____ ___ __ ___ _____.

  • Powtórz ze słuchu

    _ _______ ____ ___ ____ ______ ______ _______ ____ _____ ____ ____ ____.

  • Powtórz ze słuchu

    _____ __ __ ____ __ ___..?

  • Przetłumacz teraz

    Esto es lo que observé/noté...

  • Przetłumacz teraz

    Iré al grano

  • Przetłumacz teraz

    Noté que llegaste unos veinte minutos tarde tres días de esta semana

  • Przetłumacz teraz

    ¿Sería justo decir...?

Frases clave

let me get straight to the point

déjame ir directo al grano

from my perspective

desde mi perspectiva

to the best of my knowledge

según mi leal saber y entender

Vocabulario

Palabra
Traducción
event
evento
situation
situación
explanation
explicación

Frases clave

Here’s what I observed/noticed about the project.

Aquí está lo que observé/acerca del proyecto.

I’ll cut to the chase and tell you the facts.

Iré directo al grano y te diré los hechos.

Would it be fair to say that we need more time?

¿Sería justo decir que necesitamos más tiempo?

From my perspective, the meeting went well.

Desde mi perspectiva, la reunión fue bien.

Let me get straight to the point about the delays.

Déjame ir directo al grano sobre los retrasos.

To the best of my knowledge, everything is on schedule.

Según mi leal saber y entender, todo está en horario.

Diálogo práctico

Person A

Here’s what I observed about your attendance this week.

Aquí está lo que observé sobre tu asistencia esta semana.

Person B

I’ll cut to the chase. I had some personal issues.

Iré directo al grano. Tuve algunos problemas personales.

Person A

Would it be fair to say you could inform us next time?

¿Sería justo decir que podrías informarnos la próxima vez?

Person B

From my perspective, I thought it was understood.

Desde mi perspectiva, pensé que estaba entendido.

Person A

To the best of my knowledge, we all need to communicate better.

Según mi leal saber y entender, todos necesitamos comunicarnos mejor.

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Preguntas frecuentes

Esta frase significa hablar directamente sobre el tema principal sin detalles innecesarios.
Puedes usar esta frase para expresar tu opinión o punto de vista sobre una situación.
Esto significa que estás compartiendo información basada en lo que sabes.

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B2⭐ Giving and receiving feedback 🕊️

Can we have a chat about your timekeeping?

Giving feedback

I’ll cut to the chase.

Say what happened

It meant that

Say how it affected you

Would you be open to…?

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