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Everybody knows that

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Tout le monde sait que

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On the one hand

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D’une part

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On the other hand

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D’autre part

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It is true that

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Il est vrai que

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At the same time

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En même temps

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To tell the truth

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À vrai dire

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It goes without saying

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Il va de soi que

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In fact

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En effet

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9
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And so on/etc

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Et ainsi de suite

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10
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However

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Cependant

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Even though

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Bien que + (subjonctif)

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You don’t think that

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On ne pense pas que + (subjonctif)

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You must

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Il faut + (infinitif)

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14
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The government has to/should

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Le gouvernement doit/devrait + (infinitif)

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It is necessary that

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Il faut que + (subjonctif)

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16
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I’m led to believe that

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Je suis porté à croire que

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17
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To resolve the problem

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Pour résoudre le problème

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18
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There is the for and against

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Il y a le pour et le contre

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19
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There are 2 sides to this story

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Il y a deux côtés de cette histoire

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20
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There’s a lot of talk at the moment about

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On parle beaucoup en ce moment de

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21
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It’s a big problem nowadays

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C’est un grand problème de nos jour

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22
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We must improve the situation

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Il faut améliorer la situation

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23
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You must do something to fight this injustice

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Il faut faire quelque chose pour combattre cette injustice

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24
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We must do

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Il faut qu’on fasse

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25
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To finish

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Enfin/pour finir

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I completely agree with this statement

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Je suis tout à fait d’accord avec cette affirmation.

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27
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There are those

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Il y en a qui

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28
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Every little helps

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Petit à petit, l’oiseau fait son nid.

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29
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I wonder why

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Je me demande pourquoi

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30
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What I find shocking here is

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Ce qui me choque ici, c’est

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31
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I don’t share such views

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Je ne partage pas de telles idées

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32
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I can’t understand why

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Je n’arrive pas à comprendre pourquoi

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33
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To a certain pont/ to some degree

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Jusqu’à un certain point

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34
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We could also say

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On pourrait dire aussi

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35
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One should not forget that

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Il ne faut pas oublier que

36
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Some experts maintain

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Certains experts soutiennent

37
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According to official figures

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Selon les chiffres officiels

38
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That is to say

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C’est-à-dire

39
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Such as/namely

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Tel que

40
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Consider the case of

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Prenons le cas de

41
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The obvious solution

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La solution qui s’impose

42
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It is better to…than to

A

Mieux vaut….que de

43
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It would be better if

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Il vaudrait mieux que

44
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In short/ in a nutshell

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En un mot.

45
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Whereas

A

Alors que

46
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In other words

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Autrement dit

47
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Although I can understand that

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Bien que je puisse comprendre que

48
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It is a matter of

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Il est donc question de

49
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It must be recognised that

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Il faut bien reconnaître que.

50
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It seems the advantages outweigh the disadvantages.

A

Il semble que les avantages l’emportent sur les inconvenients

51
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It is a disgrace that

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C’est und honte que

52
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People tend to

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Les gens ont tendance à

53
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People tend to believe that…

A

Les gens ont tendance à croire que

54
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People end up/ will end up

A

Les gens finissent/ finiront par

55
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People should… Instead of

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Les gens devraient….au lieu de

56
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It is a way to

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C’est un moyen/un façon/une manière de

57
Q

I am surprised that

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Je suis étonné que

58
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Whether we like it or not

A

Qu’on le veuille au non.

59
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I am afraid that

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J’ai peur que

60
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People are meant to

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Les gens sont censés

61
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I was meant

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J’étais censés

62
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Even though the situation has improved, there’s still a long way to go.

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Bien que la situation se soit amélioré, il y a toujours beaucoup à faire.

63
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After all

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Après tout

64
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All things considered.

A

Tout compte fait

65
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It is time that

A

Il est temps que

66
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Although I can understand that

A

Bien que je puisse comprendre que

67
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More or less

A

Plus ou moins

68
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We live in a world where..

A

Nous vivons dans un monde où

69
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It seems to me the best solution wold be to…

A

Il me semble que la meilleure solution serait de (infin)

70
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The question therefore is how to make people/young people aware of the risk they are running

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La question est donc de savoir comment faire prendre conscience aux gens/jeunes du danger qu’ils courent

71
Q

People find it hard to…

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Les gens ont du mal à….

72
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It would be surprising if….

A

Il serait étonné si…

73
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I must admit that…

A

Je dois avouer que..

74
Q

It makes me furious/sad

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Cela me rend furieux/triste

75
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They are closing their eyes to reality

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Ils ne veulent pas regarder la réalité en face

76
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Before it is too late…

A

Avant qu’il ne soit trop tard

77
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….must take steps to punish/reduce/arrest/patrol….

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…doit prendre des mesures pour punir/réduire/arrêter/surveiller…

78
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What strikes me the most is that…

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Ce qui me frappe le plus, c’est que..

79
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We have to work together in order to…

A

Il faut que nous travaillions ensemble afin de…

80
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They do no realise the consequences or…on their health

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Ils ne se rendent pas compte des conséquences de…sur leurs santé.

81
Q

It is sometimes a lack of…that pushes people towards…

A

C’est parfois un manque de…qui pousse les gens à..

82
Q

They deserve our health

A

Ils méritent notre soutien

83
Q

Even if..

A

Même si..

84
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One should never…

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On ne devrait jamais..

85
Q

People’s attitude towards…has changed a lot.

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L’attitude des gens envers…a beaucoup changé

86
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In spite of all the progress…

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Malgré tous les progrès..