A14. Je ne suis pas d'accord

Question 1

nothing is less certain

Answer 1

rien n’est moins sûr

Question 2

far from it

Answer 2

loin s’en faut

Question 3

exactly the opposite is true

Answer 3

c’est tout le contraire

Question 4

I react negatively

Answer 4

ma réaction est négative

Question 5

I call into question

Answer 5

je remets en cause

Question 6

I condemn outright

Answer 6

je condamne nettement

Question 7

I protest against

Answer 7

je m’élève contre

Question 8

I am firmly opposed to

Answer 8

je suis fermement opposée à

Question 9

I take the opposite view

Answer 9

je prends le contre-pied

Question 10

it is unlikely that

Answer 10

il est peu probable que (subj)

Question 11

nobody imagines that

Answer 11

personne n’imagine en effet que (subj)

Question 12

its not acceptable that

Answer 12

il n’est pas normal que (subj)

Question 13

it is fanciful to imagine that

Answer 13

il est illusoire de s’imaginer que (subj)

Question 14

it is improbably/unlikely that

Answer 14

il est invraisemblable que (subj)

Question 15

there is not much likelihood that

Answer 15

il y a peu de chances que (subj)

Question 16

it is even less certain that

Answer 16

il est encore moins certain que (subj)

Question 17

it is somewhat excessive to state that

Answer 17

il y a quelque exagération à affirmer que

Question 18

the mistake would be to think that

Answer 18

l’erreur serait de croire que

Question 19

we must be wary of concluding that

Answer 19

il faut se garder de conclure que

Question 20

contrary to claims made by…

Answer 20

contrairement à ce que prétend(ent)…

Question 21

who could maintain that…?

Answer 21

qui pourrait soutenir que… (subj)?

Question 22

do people really believe that…?

Answer 22

croit-on vraiment que…(subj)?