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à l’heure actuelle

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at this moment in time

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à première vue

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at first sight

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à titre d’exemple

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to quote an exeample

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C’est pareil avec …

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It’s just the same with

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C’est tellement plus facile de …

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It’s so much easier to

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C’est une question de

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It’s a question of

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Ce qui est sur, c’est que …

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What’s certain is that …

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Cela est dû surtout à …

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That is due above all to

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d’abord et avant tout

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first and foremost

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d’après les sondages

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according to the polls

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d’autant plus que

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all the more so because

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de mon côté

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as for me

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en ce qui concerne …

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as far as … in concerned

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en conséquence

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as a result

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en premier lieu, tout d’abord

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in the first place

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Il ne faut pas oublier que …

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It must not be forgotten that …

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il s’agit de …

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it’s a question of …

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le fait est que …

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the fact is that …

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Je ne pourrais pas m’en passer (de Patrick)

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I couldn’t do without it

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pour ainsi dire

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so to speak

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pour ma part

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as far as I’m concerned

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sans parler de …

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not to mention …

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si besoin

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if necessary

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tout dépend de

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it all depends on

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autant dire que …

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that’s as good as saying that …

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avoir tort

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be wrong

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bien entendu, mais …

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certainly, but …

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Ce sont les aspects négatifs

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Those are the negative points

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Cela a l’air d’être …

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That appears to be …

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cela dit

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that said

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Cela n’a aucun rapport avec / cela n’a rien à voir avec

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That has nothing to do with

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Cela ne sert pas à grand chose

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That’s not very useful

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Cela ne veut pas dire que …

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That doesn’t mean that ..

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ce n’est pas ça

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that’s not it

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certes, mais …

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it’s true that, but …

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c’est totalement faux

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it’s absolutely wrong

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c’est plutôt le contraire

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it’s rather the reverse

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d’autre part / en revanche

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on the other hand

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en réalité

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in reality

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étant donné que

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given that

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Je me demande si …

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I wonder if …

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Je ne suis pas tout à fait d’accord

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I’m not entirely in agreement

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Je trouve que c’est un peu dommage, parce que

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I think it’s rather a pity, because

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la pire des solutions

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the worst possible solution

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loin de là

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far form it

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Nous devons faire autre chose

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We should do something else

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On ferait mieux de …

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We would do better to …

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Pas question de …

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There’s no question of …

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Pas tant que cela …

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Not as much as all that

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Tout de même

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All the same

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à condition que …

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on condition that …

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alors / par contre

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Whereas on the other hand

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à mi-chemin entre

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half-way between

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bref

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in short

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Ca ne pose pas de problème

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That doesn’t oresent any problems

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Ce qui est clair c’est …

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What’s clear is …

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C’est ainsi que …

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That’s why …

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Comment faire ?

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What is to be done ?

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Dans la mesure où …

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To the extent that …

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De toute façon / en tous cas

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at all events

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d’une manière générale

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in general terms

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en fin de compte

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in the end

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en somme

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to sum up

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en un mot

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in a word

65
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Il faut faire en sorte que …

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We should arrange it so that …

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Je terminerai en citant …

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I will end by quoting …

67
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surtout que …

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above all because