83 Débattre - Debating

Question 0

En guise d’introduction, je dirais que…

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As an introduction I’d say that…

Question 1

**Introduction**

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**Introducing**

Question 2

Pour commencer…

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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…

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First and foremost…

Question 5

Dès le début du texte…

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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…

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To introduce this topic…

Question 8

**Décrire les thèmes**

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**Describing the issues**

Question 9

Le coeur du sujet

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The heart / the crux of the matter

Question 10

Premièrement, deuxièmement, troisièmement

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First(ly)… Second(ly)… Thrid(ly)

Question 11

Dans tout le passage

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Throughout the passage

Question 12

Du début à la fin

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From start to finish / from beginning to end

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Par-dessus tout

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Above all

Question 14

Évoquer

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To evoke, to conjure up

Question 15

Rappeler qqch

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To bring sth to mind

Question 16

Il convient de noter que…

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It should be noted that…

Question 17

Ce qui me frappe le plus ici…

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Whats strikes me most here…

Question 18

L’argument de l’auteur est que…

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The author’s argument is that…

Question 19

Elle exprime son opinion de manière convaincante

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Se expresses her opinion convincingly

Question 20

**Argumenter**

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**Arguing**

Question 21

Déclarer, affirmer

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To state / to affirm / to allege / to claim

Question 22

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

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To weigh up sth

Question 23

Maintenir

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To maintain

Question 24

Soutenir, défendre (une idée)

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To uphold / to support / to defend

Question 25

Présenter une idée

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To put forward an idea

Question 26

Faire allusion à qqch

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To indicate, to hint at, to allude to

Question 27

Clarifier, justifier

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To clarify, to justify

Question 28

Expliquer, justifier qqch

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To account for sth

Question 29

Tenir compte de qqch

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To take sth into account

Question 30

Négliger, ignorer

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To disregard, to ignore

Question 31

Dénoncer

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To expose, to denounce

Question 32

Distinguer entre… et…

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To distinguish between… and…

Question 33

Établir un parallèle entre… et…

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To draw a parallel between… and…

Question 34

Cet élément a besoin d’être développé

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This point needs developing

Question 35

Il faut creuser la question

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Further examination is needed

Question 36

On peut se demander si…

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One can wonder whether / if…

Question 37

J’aimerais approfondir cette question

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I’d like to go further into the matter

Question 38

Selon lui / eux…

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According to him / them…

Question 39

D’après moi, à mes yeux

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To me / To my mind / In my eyes

Question 40

En d’autres termes

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In other words

Question 41

Pour autant que je puisse en juger

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As far as I can judge / tell

Question 42

Je crois fermement que…

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It is my firm belief that…

Question 43

J’irais même jusqu’à dire que…

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I would go as far as to say that…

Question 44

Je me sens concerné par ce sujet parce que…

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I feel concerned about this issue because…

Question 45

**Conclure**

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**Concluding**

Question 46

En conclusion / Pour conclure

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To conclude / As a conclusion / By way of conclusion

Question 47

Finalement / En fin de compte

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Eventually / Finally / Lastly

Question 48

Dans l’ensemble

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On the whole, overall

Question 49

Tout bien considéré

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When all is said and done