Debate Vocab Flashcards

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1
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il y a

A

Il existe

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2
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il y a

A

Certaines personnes

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3
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dire (claim)

A

Il prétend que

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4
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dire (claim)

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Il avance que

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5
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dire (state)

A

Il affirme que

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6
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dire toujours

A

Il répète que

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7
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dire toujours

A

Il maintient que

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8
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dire toujours

A

Il martèle que

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9
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c’est

A

Il s’agit de

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10
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c’est

A

Nous avons affaire à

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11
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c’est

A

Il est question de

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12
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consider the following case

A

Considérons par exemple le cas suivant

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13
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if you take the case of

A

Si l’on prend le cas de

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14
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for instance

A

À titre d’exemple

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15
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get to heart of matter

A

Pour aller au coeur du sujet

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16
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for introductions, I will say that

A

En introduction, je dirai que

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17
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I entirely agree

A

Je suis entièrement de ton avis

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18
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I agree with you on this point

A

Sur ce point, je suis tout à fait d’accord

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19
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I share a similar view

A

Je partage cet avis

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20
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we don’t see eye to eye

A

Nous ne voyons pas le problème du même oeil

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21
Q

I totally disagree

A

Je suis en désaccord total avec vous

22
Q

Contrary to what you’re suggesting

A

Contrairement à ce que vous êtes en train de suggérer

23
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I only agree to a certain point

A

Je suis d’accord jusqu’a un certain point

24
Q

yes, in a way, but

A

Out, en un certain sens, mais

25
Q

in my opinion

A

Selon moi

26
Q

as far as I’m concerned

A

En ce qui me concerne

27
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as for me

A

Pour ma part

28
Q

in my view

A

À mon sens

29
Q

from my point of view

A

De mon point de vue

30
Q

our opponents just said

A

Nos adversaires viennent de dire que

31
Q

the opposing side is claiming that

A

L’équipe adverse prétend que

32
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if I understood you well

A

Si je vous ai bien compris

33
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to illustrate my point

A

Pour illustrer mes propos

34
Q

beaucoup de

A

Un grand nombre de

35
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beaucoup de

A

De nombreuses

36
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mais (notwithoutstanding)

A

Toutefois

37
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mais (however)

A

Cependant

38
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mais (nevertheless)

A

Néanmoins

39
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in the case that

A

Dans la mesure où

40
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due to

A

À cause de

41
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because of

A

En raison de

42
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moreover

A

De plus

43
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furthermore

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En outre

44
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in addition

A

Par ailleurs

45
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in other words

A

En d’autres mots

46
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I would like to add something to this topic

A

Je vous en dire un peu plus à ce sujet

47
Q

to add to what has been said

A

Je voudrais ajouter un mot à ce qui vient d’être dit

48
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in addition to what has been said previously

A

Outre ce qui a été dit précédemment

49
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I have the feeling that

A

J’ai le sentiment que

50
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I am convinced that

A

J’ai la conviction que

51
Q

that is not related in any way

A

Ça n’a aucun rapport

52
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on the contrary

A

Bien au contraire