complex structures and phrases Flashcards

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in my opinion

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selon moi, quant a moi, a mon avis

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2
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whereas

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alors que

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3
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thus

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ainsi

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4
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before concluding

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avant de conclure

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5
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although i can understand that

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bien que je puisse comprendre que

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6
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however / nevertheless

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cependant

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7
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this is why

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c’est pour cela que

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8
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besides

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d’ailleurs

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9
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therefore

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donc

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10
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according to me

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d’apres moi

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11
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on one hand / on the other hand

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d’un part d’autre part

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12
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as far as one is concerned

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ence qui concerne

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13
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furthermore / moreover

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enoutre

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14
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finally

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enfin

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15
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on the other hand

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enrevanche

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16
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thanks to

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grace a

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17
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it is obvious that

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il est evident que

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18
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it must be recognised that

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il faut connaitre que

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19
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it seems that the advantages outweigh the disadvantages

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il semble que les avantages l’emportent sur les inconvenients

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20
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it would be interesting/useful

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il serait utile / interessant

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21
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it is better to

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il vaut mieux

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22
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i am convinced that

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je suis persuadée que

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23
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I’d like to say that

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je voudrais dire que

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I am for/ against

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je suis contre / pour

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the first thing that i would like to say
le premiere chose que je voudrais dire
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despite everything
malgre tout
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neither....nor
ne...ni....ni
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nevertheless
neanmoins
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and yet
et pourtant
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by contrast
par contre
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not necessarily the fault of
pas forcement le faute de
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more important still
plus importante encore
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to start with
pour commencer
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as far as i am concerned
pour ma part
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a for (me you him)
quant a moi , il , elle etc
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after doing
apres avoir fait
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after seeing
apres avoir vu
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after finishing
apres avoir fini
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because
``` etant donne que vue que puisse que parce que car ```
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first of all
tout d'abord / toutefois
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besides
par ailleurs
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however
toutefois
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on the contrary
au contraire
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we can see that
nous venons de voir que
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therefore
en effet
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consequently
par conséquent
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in the first place
en premier lieu
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since/like
comme
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the figures show that
les chiffres indiquent que
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the gap between
l'écart entre
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the high number of
le nombre élevé de
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the rising number of
le nombre croissant de | l'augmentation du nombre de
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the percentage of
le pourcentage de
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the proportion of
la proportion de
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according to the statistics
selon les statistiques
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the decrease in
la diminution de
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a sharp increase
une forte augmentation/diminution de
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a drop in the number of
une chute du nombre de