All purpose vocabulary Flashcards

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Malgré

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In spite of

Despite a

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Contrairement à

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Contrary to

Unlike

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D’après

Selon

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According to

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Par opposition à

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As opposed to

In contrast with

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En comparaison de

Par rapport à

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Compared to

In comparison with

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Étant donné

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Considering

Given

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En conséquence de

Par suite de

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As a result of

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Sur le plan de

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In terms of

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Tandis que

Alors que

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Whereas

While

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Bien que

Quoique

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Though
Although
Even though

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Puisque

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As
Since
Considering that

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Si

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Whether

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À supposer que

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Supposing

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À moins que

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Unless

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À mon avis

Selon moi

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In my opinion
In my view
To my mind

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En conséquence

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As a result

As a consequence

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Pourtant
Tout de même
Malgré tout

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Even so

For all that

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Au contraire

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On the contrary

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Par contraste

Par comparaison

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By contrast

By comparison

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Cependant

Dans le même temps

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Meanwhile

In the same time

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Dans l’ensemble

Globalement

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On the whole

By and large

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À première vue

Si l’on y regarde de plus près

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At first sight

On closer inspection

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Certes

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Granted
Admittedly
True

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De la même façon

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Likewise

Similarly

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D’un point de vue politique / économique
Politically / economically speaking
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Paradoxalement
Paradoxically
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De façon surprenante
Surprisingly
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Sans doute
Arguably
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Soutenir que | Avancer que
To argue that
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Prétendre que
To claim that | To maintain that
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Laisser entendre que Sous entendre que Suggérer que
To imply that | To suggest that
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Préciser que
To add that
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Reconnaître que
To admit that
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Souligner | Insister sur le fait que
To stress that To emphasize that To insist that
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Être d’accord sur le fait que
To agree that
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Parler de
To deal with | To be about
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Être confronté à
To be confronted with | To be faced with
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S’attaquer à
To tackle | To combat
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Soulever un problème
To raise an issue
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Débattre d’un problème
To discuss an issue
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Tenir compte de quelque chose
To take something into account | To take something into consideration
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Soutenir
To be in favour To favour To support To back
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Préconiser Prôner Recommender
To advocate | To recommend
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S’opposer à Être contre S’élever contre
To object to | To oppose
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Une polémique Une controverse Un débat
A controversy
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Une pomme de discorde
A bone of contention
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Un avantage | Un bienfait
An advantage | A benefit
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Un désavantage | Un inconvénient
A disadvantage | A drawback
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Les arguments pour / contre
The case for / against
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Le bon côté | Le mauvais côté
The upside | The downside
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Le pour et le contre
The pros and the cons
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Un tollé | Une levée de boucliers
An uproar | An outcry
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Un défenseur | Un partisan
A supporter | An advocate
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Un opposant | Un adversaire
An opponent | A critic
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D’actualité
Topical
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Sujet brûlant
Hot button
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Controversé
Controversial Contentious Divisive
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Discutable | Contestable
Questionable
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Bénéfique
Beneficial
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Préjudiciable | Nuisible
Detrimental