english expressions Flashcards by Bocquet Clothaire | Brainscape

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I think so

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oui ( ou alors pensez à la reprise par auxiliaire)

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You’re (quite) right !

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je suis d’accord

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you were right in pointing out that

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t’avais raison de souligner que…

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I’ve come to the same conclusion…

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J’en arrive à la même conclusion

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That’s it !

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C’est ça !

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Why not ?

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Pourquoi pas !

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I see eye to eye with you !

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je suis d’accord avec toi !

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We are at one on this subject

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On est d’accord sur ce point là

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Fair enough !

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Pourquoi pas ! Okay !

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You bet !

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tu penses bien

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So be it !

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Soit !

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Quite so …

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tout à fait

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Absolutely !

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je suis d’accord

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I agree with up to a point…

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je suis d’accord jusqu’a un point…

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By all means:

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Mais certainement

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Good point !

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Bien vu !

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Hear ! Hear !

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Bien ! Tres bien !

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unquestionably

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il n’y a pas à discuter

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Please forgive me for not + ing

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excusez moi de ne pas….

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Do excuse me

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Veuillez m’excuser

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I’m terribly sorry

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Je suis terriblement désolé

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I beg your pardon ?

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quoi ?

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I hope you don’t mind if I….

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J’espere que tu ne m’en voudras pas si je…

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Yes, sure enough !

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Oui, c bien vrai !

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For sure !

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bien sur !

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It makes no doubt that …

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Il ne fait aucun doute que…

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It will take a lot to persuade me that…

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ça ne sera pas facile de me convaincre que ….

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Allow me to differ/ I beg to differ ….

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permettez moi de ne pas être d’accord

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Nonsense!

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N’importe quoi !

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You’re off your head

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tu dis n’importe quoi !

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I think otherwise

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je pense autrement

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You must be joking/ kidding ?

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tu rigoles ?

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I don’t quite agree With what you say…

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je ne suis pas d’accord avec ce que tu racontes

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I don’t see the problem in quite the same light….

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je ne vois pas les choses ainsi

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if I may ….

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Si je peux me permettre

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I don’t share your views….

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je ne partage pas ton point de vue

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Far from it !

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loin de là !

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I hold the view that …

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A mon idée….

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It seems to me that

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Il me semble que

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I’m under the impression that …

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J’ai l’impression que

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I want to have my say

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je veux avoir mon mot à dire….

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That’s my way of thinking

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c’est ma façon de voir les choses….

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Speak your mind !

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dis ce que tu penses !

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It’s a matter of opinion

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c’est une question d’opinion

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When you come to think of it …

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à la reflexion/reflexion faite

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I have a notion thaT

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j’en suis venu à penser que …

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What are you driving at ? What ‘s your point ?

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où tu veux en venir ?

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let’s agree to differ then

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chacun restera sur ses positions

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put your thinking cap on !

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Réfléchis !

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It boils down to saying that…

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ça revient à dire que …

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I should think so !

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je crois bien

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it’s all grist to the mill !

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cela apporte de l’eau à mon moulin

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This argument doesn’t hold water

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cet argument ne tient pas la route

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It goes without saying that

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il va sans dire que

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I would like to make one more point !

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je voudrais apporter qqch…

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What do you make of it ?

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qu’en penses tu ?

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It’s a popular misconception

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c’est une idée fausse tres répandue

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if one may put it that way

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s’il on peut s”exprimer ainsi

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I don’t know how to put it

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je ne sais pas comment dire

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granted that you are right

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admettons que tu aies raison

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I take it that

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je suppose que

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take it from me

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crois moi

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Let’s get back to the point

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revenons en à nos moutons

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Let me remind you that

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laisse moi te rappeler que

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allow me to tell you

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permets moi de te dire que …

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Go ahead

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Vas-y !

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What about +ing

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et si l’on

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Personally, i think the best would be to …

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je pense que le mieux serait de …

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the best course of action seems to be to…

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le mieux qu’il y ait à faire semble de

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I’ll tell you what !!

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Je vais vous dire !!

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You’d better + BV

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tu ferais mieux de …