Adverbs & adverbial expressions Flashcards

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Here is / here are…

Position

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Voici…

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There is / there are…

Position

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Voilà

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However (x3)

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cependant
toutefois
pourtant

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in particular

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surtout

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also/as well

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aussi

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sometimes (x2)

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parfois

quelquefois

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both

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toutes les deux

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rather (than)
or
rather (small)

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plutôt (que)
ou
plutôt (petit)

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next to / alongside

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à côté de

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on the right of

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à droite de

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on the left of

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à gauche de

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opposite (of)

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en face de

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at the end of

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au bout de

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upstairs

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en haut

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downstairs

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en bas

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on

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sur

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under

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sous

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in

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dans

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in front of

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devant (no preposition)

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behind

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derrière (no preposition)

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on / above / over

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au-dessus de

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under / underneath

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au-dessous de

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around

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autour de

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in front of

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en face de

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to the left (of) / to the right (of)

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à gauche de / à droite de

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to the side (of)

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a côté (de)

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at the corner of

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au coin de

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near to / far from

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près de / loin de

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soon

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bientôt

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around here

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par ici

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first of all (x3)

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d’abord/tout d’abord/premièrement

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then, secondly (x2)

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ensuite/deuxièmement

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then, next, afterwards (x2)

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puis (ensuite)

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finally, eventually

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enfin

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near (in the vicinity of)

alternative to: près de

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à proximité de

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not far from…

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pas loin de…

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to the north
to the south
to the east
to the west

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au nord
au sud
à l’est
à l’ouest

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in the north/south etc

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dans le nord/sud etc

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on the (mediterranian) coast

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sur la côte mediterranée

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it’s about 5km from…

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C’est à environ cinq kilomètres de

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about 10, 12, 15, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 100 of + unit of measurement

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une dizaine / douzaine / quinzaine / vingtaine / trentaine / quarantaine / cinquantaine / soixantaine / centaine + de + unit of measurement

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to say ‘in’ for:
· feminine countries, regions, islands…
· masculine countries…

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En : feminine countries, regions, islands
en France, en Provenc,e en Martinique .

Au : masculine countrie
au Japon, au Canada, au Portugal

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· in Manchester

· to the east/west of…(town)

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À
· à manchester
· à l’est/l’ouest de…

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to say ‘in’ for a region (masc)

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Dans le : masculine region

dans le Languedoc / dans le Yorkshire

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to say ‘in’ for a region (plural)

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Dans les : for regions which are plural
dans les Pyrénées
dans les Cornouailles
dans les Alpes
dans les Midlands
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about (8 o’clock)

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vers (huit heures)

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apparently

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apparemment

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live (as in a live broadcast)

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En direct

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a short while ago / previously / in the past

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naguère

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formerly / it used to be (that) / once (upon a time)

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autrefois

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straight away / immediately

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aussitôt

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also / as well / additionally / similarly

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également

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except / barring

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sauf

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along / alongside

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le long de

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peacefully

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paisiblement

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across

around the world

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à travers

à travers le monde

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abord

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à bord

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towards

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vers

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at dawn

A

à l’aube

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at dusk

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au crépuscule

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indeed

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effectivement

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otherwise

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sinon

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recently

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récemment

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notably

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notamment

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according to… (prep)

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selon

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almost / quite / ‘pretty’ in the sense of nearly

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quasiment

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(another word for) ‘or even’ with the sense of ‘if not’.

Difficult, if not impossible

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voire

difficile, voire impossible

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politely

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poliment

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sufficiently

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suffisamment

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differently

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différemment

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at length / for a long time

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longuement

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formerly

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anciennement

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constantly

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constamment

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severly

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durement

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generously

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généreusement

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carefully

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prudemment

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faintly / weakly

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faiblement

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frankly / honestly

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franchement

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strongly

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fortement

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rarely

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rarement

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intelligently

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intelligemment

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happily

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heureusement

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firstly

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premièrement

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amicably

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aimablement

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slowly

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lentement

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gently / slowly / softly

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doucement

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unpleasantly

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désagréablement

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quickly

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rapidement

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recently

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dernièrement

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frequently

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fréquemment

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unfortunately / sadly

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malheureusement

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foolishly / stupidly

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bêtement

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ditto

A

idem

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thus / in this way

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ainsi

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(alternative word for) when

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lorsque

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as many (of) / as much

A

autant (de)

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surely / (probably)

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sûrement

can also mean probably

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whereas / while

A

alors que

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whereas

A

tandis que

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since because, as, because, for the reason that…

A

puisque…

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free of charge / wantonly

A

gratuitement

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dedicatedly

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assidûment

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briefly / succinctly

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brièvement

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online

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en ligne

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as soon as (possible)

A

dès que (possible)

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since…

A

dès…

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as of now

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dès maintenant

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since the beginning

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dès le départ

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as well as

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ainsi que

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closely / intimately

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étroitement

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lightly / gently

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légèrement

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in order to… (infinitive)

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afin de…

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in the distance

A

au lion

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theoretically

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théoriquement

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also / too / similarly (not aussi)

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également

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with (NB: This is a two word phrase)

other meanings:
near to / to(wards) / against / next to

A

auprès de

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if need be / possibly (this is an false friend)

eg. i we find nothing better, this box could do us if need be.

A

éventuellement

eg. Si nous trouvons rien de mieux, ce bois pourrait éventuellement nous servir.

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at the moment (one word, false friend)

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actuellement

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in relation to / with regard to / (fig) towards / opposite

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vis-à-vis

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within / inside

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dedans

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from now on / by now

‘from then on’ - in the past

A

désormais

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more (this is a higher register alternative to ‘plus’)

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davantage

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elsewhere

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ailleurs

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furthermore (not ‘en plus’)

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par ailleurs

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previously / beforehand

high register

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auparavant

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accidentally / by any chance

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par hasard

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really / actually / genuinely / truly / indeed

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réellement

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nowhere else

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nulle part ailleurs

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barely / hardly / just

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à peine

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internally

A

en interne

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consequently

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conséquemment

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during / at the time of / when

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lors de

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on a grand scale

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à grande échelle

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upstream / upwind (adverb) i.e. beforehand

A

en amont

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necessariy

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forcément

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near / sort-of / kind-of / virtual / quasi

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quasi (ka-zee)

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brilliantly / eminently / brightly

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brillamment