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1
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Pour commencer j’aimerais dire

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First of all I’d like to say

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2
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peser la situation, je pense

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weighing up the situation, I think

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Pour ê honnête, je pense

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To tell you the truth, I think

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4
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Je pense que ca vaut la peine

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I think it worth

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J’ai le sentiment que

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I have a feeling that

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Sur ce point, je suis d’accord

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On this point, I agree completely

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Je suppose que oui, cependant

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I suppose so, however

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Tu penses vraiment ?

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Do you really think so ?

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9
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Eh bien, ça depend

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Well, it depends

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10
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On ne vois pas les choses de la mm manière

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We don’t see it the same way

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Nous ne sommes pas sur la même longueur d’onde

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We’re not on the same page

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12
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Contrairement à ce que tu suggère

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Contrary to what you’re suggesting

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13
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Je suis totalement d’accord

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I totally agree

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14
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Contrairement à toi, je pense

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Unlike you, I think

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15
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J’aurais aimé être d’accord avec toi mais

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I wish I could agree with you but

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16
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Ça n’a aucun sens

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Nonsense

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17
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Tu rigoles ?

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You must be joking

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18
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Je suis entièrement contre cela

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I’m dead against it

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19
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Conclure un accord

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To close a deal

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20
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Je ne pourrai pas être plus d’accord

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I couldn’t agree more

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21
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Je suis d’accord avec toi sur ce point

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I concur with you on this point

22
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Je suis entièrement d’accord avec toi

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I am entirely of your opinion

23
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Oui, dans un sens mais

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Yes, in a way, but

24
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Je ne suis d’accord que sur un point

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I agree up to a point

25
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Personnellement, je pense que le mieux serait de dire

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Personally I think the best would be to say

26
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J’ai bien peur que ce ne soit pas entièrement vrai

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I’m afraid it isn’t perfectly right

27
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En guise de conclusion

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To reach a conclusion

28
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Tout bien considéré

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All things considered

29
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En pensant le pour et le contre

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To weight up the pros and cons

30
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En admettant que cela soit vrai

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Assuming this to be true

31
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En fait

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As a matter of fact

32
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Ce que j’essaye de dire

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What I am trying to say is that

33
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Comment dois-je le formuler

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Well, how shall I put it

34
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On ne peut pas nier que

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There’s no denying that

35
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Après

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Afterwards

36
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Cependant

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However

37
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Parallèlement

A

Paralleling that

38
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Après réflexion

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On second thoughts

39
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Cela nous ramène à se demander si… ou…

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This brings us to the question of wether… or…

40
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Il serait pertinent de diviser la question en

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It would be convenient to divide the question into

41
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Beaucoup de problème clef surgissent

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Lots of key issues arise

42
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Devrions nous commencer ?

A

Shall we start ?

43
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mettons nous au travail

A

let’s get down to business

44
Q

faire une proposition

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make a proposal

45
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Pourrais tu clarifier ce point ?

A

Would you like to clarify this point ?

46
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j’ai tendance à penser que

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I trend to think that…

47
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En résumé, tu dis que

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In a nutshell, you’re saying that

48
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on n’a plus de temps

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we’re running out of time

49
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revenons en au sujet

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let’s go back on track

50
Q

c’est terminé pour aujourd’hui

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that conclude our business today

51
Q

nous avons fait le tour

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We’ve covered everything

52
Q

les jeunes vont en abuser et l’utiliser à mauvais escient

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young people will abuse it and misuse it