83 Débattre - Debating

Question 1

En guise d’introduction, je dirais que…

Answer 1

As an introduction I’d say that…

Question 2

Pour commencer…

Answer 2

To start with / To begin with…

Question 3

Tout d’abord… / En premier lieu…

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First of all… / For a start… / In the first place…

Question 4

En tout premier lieu…

Answer 4

First and foremost…

Question 5

Dès le début du texte…

Answer 5

From the beginning / the outset (of the text)…

Question 6

Le thème principal est…

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The main theme / topic is…

Question 7

Pour présenter ce thème…

Answer 7

To introduce this topic…

Question 8

Le coeur du sujet

Answer 8

The heart / the crux of the matter

Question 9

Premièrement, deuxièmement, troisièmement

Answer 9

First(ly)… Second(ly)… Thrid(ly)

Question 10

Dans tout le passage

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Throughout the passage

Question 11

Du début à la fin

Answer 11

From start to finish / from beginning to end

Question 12

Par-dessus tout

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Above all

Question 13

Évoquer

Answer 13

To evoke, to conjure up

Question 14

Rappeler qqch

Answer 14

To bring sth to mind

Question 15

Il convient de noter que…

Answer 15

It should be noted that…

Question 16

Ce qui me frappe le plus ici…

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Whats strikes me most here…

Question 17

L’argument de l’auteur est que…

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The author’s argument is that…

Question 18

Elle exprime son opinion de manière convaincante

Answer 18

Se expresses her opinion convincingly

Question 19

**Argumenter**

Answer 19

**Arguing**

Question 20

Déclarer, affirmer

Answer 20

To state / to affirm / to allege / to claim

Question 21

Peser le pour et le contre (de qqch), évaluer qqch

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To weigh up sth

Question 22

Maintenir

Answer 22

To maintain

Question 23

Soutenir, défendre (une idée)

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To uphold / to support / to defend

Question 24

Présenter une idée

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To put forward an idea

Question 25

Faire allusion à qqch

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To indicate, to hint at, to allude to

Question 26

Clarifier, justifier

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To clarify, to justify

Question 27

Expliquer, justifier qqch

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To account for sth

Question 28

Tenir compte de qqch

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To take sth into account

Question 29

Négliger, ignorer

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To disregard, to ignore

Question 30

Dénoncer

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To expose, to denounce

Question 31

Distinguer entre… et…

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To distinguish between… and…

Question 32

Établir un parallèle entre… et…

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To draw a parallel between… and…

Question 33

Cet élément a besoin d’être développé

Answer 33

This point needs developing

Question 34

Il faut creuser la question

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Further examination is needed

Question 35

On peut se demander si…

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One can wonder whether / if…

Question 36

J’aimerais approfondir cette question

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I’d like to go further into the matter

Question 37

Selon lui / eux…

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According to him / them…

Question 38

D’après moi, à mes yeux

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To me / To my mind / In my eyes

Question 39

En d’autres termes

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In other words

Question 40

Pour autant que je puisse en juger

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As far as I can judge / tell

Question 41

Je crois fermement que…

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It is my firm belief that…

Question 42

J’irais même jusqu’à dire que…

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I would go as far as to say that…

Question 43

Je me sens concerné par ce sujet parce que…

Answer 43

I feel concerned about this issue because…

Question 44

**Conclure**

Answer 44

**Concluding**

Question 45

En conclusion / Pour conclure

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To conclude / As a conclusion / By way of conclusion

Question 46

Finalement / En fin de compte

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Eventually / Finally / Lastly

Question 47

Dans l’ensemble

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On the whole, overall

Question 48

Tout bien considéré

Answer 48

When all is said and done

Question 49

**Introduction**

Answer 49

**Introducing**