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il y en a qui pensent que

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some people think that

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on entend souvent dire que

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it is often said that

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tout le monde s’accord à penser

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everyone agrees that

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il est généralement admis que

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it is generally agreed that

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il convient donc examiner

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we should therefore examine

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il est bien connu que

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it is well known that

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la question est donc de savoir

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the question therefore is

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on ne peut pas renier le fait que

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one can’t deny the fact that

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il est évident que

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it is obvious that

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examines à présent

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let’s now examine

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la première constatation qui s’impose c’est que

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the first point to note is that

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la première remarque importante que l’on peut faire est

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the first important remark one can make is that

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commençons d’abord par examiner

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let us begin by examining

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en premier lieu examinons

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first of all let us examine

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prenons comme point de départ

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Let us start with

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Il convient tout d’abord de se pencher sur

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let us first of all turn our attention to

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pour illustrer l’étendue du problème, il suffit de

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to illustrate the extent of the problem, we only need to

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il est à noter que

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it is to be noted that

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on sait déjà que

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we already know that

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plus important encore

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more important still

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à noter également que

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it should also be noted that

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il faut compter aussi avec

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one should also mention

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si on ajoute à cela le fait que

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if we add to the fact that

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on voit bien l’intérêt que l’on peut avoir à

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one can see the benefits there are in

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l’un des autres risques est que

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one of the other risks is that

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toud d’abord

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first of all

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en premier lieu

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in the first place

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pour commence

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to start off with

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premiè­rement

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firstly

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dans un premier temps

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at first, to begin with

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donc

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therefore

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ensuite

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next

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de plus

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in addition (de)

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en outre

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furthermore

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qui plus est

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what is more

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de surcroît

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moreover

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à ceci s’ajoute

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to this can be added

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encore

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also

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en deuxième lieu

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secondly

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par ailleurs

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in addition (p)

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d’ailleurs

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besides, moreover

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pour finir

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to finish up with

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en dernier lieu

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lastly

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enfin

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finally

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pour terminer

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to finish up with

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quant à

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as for

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finalement

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finally

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car

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for, because

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parce que

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because

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à cause de

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because of

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grâce à

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thanks to

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puisque

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since

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être dû à

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to be due to

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avoir pour origine

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to be a result of

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être la conséq­uence de

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to be a consequence of

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provenir de

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to stem from

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résulter de

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to result from

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cela expliquerait

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that would explain

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en effet

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this is because

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c’est pour cette raison que

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this is why

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c’est pour cela que

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that is why

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par conséquent

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consequently

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en conséq­uence

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as a consequence

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comme

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as, since

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mais

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but

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en fait

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in fact

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cependant

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however (C)

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toutefois

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however (T)

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à l’inverse

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by contrast (à l’)

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par contre

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by contrast (P)

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néanmoins

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nevertheless (N)

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quand même

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nevertheless (Q)

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pourtant

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yet

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pour autant

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for all that

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quoi qu’il en soit

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be that as it may

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je pense que

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I think that

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à mon avis

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in my opinion

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selon moi

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according to me

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pour ma part

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as far as I am concerned

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à mon sens

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as I see it

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il me semble que

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it seems to me that

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j’estime que

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I consider that

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je soutiens que

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I maintain that

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je suis d’avis que

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I’m of the opinion that

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je suis persuadé que

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I am convinced that

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je suis d’accord avec l’idée que

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I agree with the idea that

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en guise de conclusion, je dirais

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in conclusion, I would say that

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tout bien réfléchi

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all in all (r)

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tout bien considéré

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all in all (c)

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somme toute

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in short

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en fin de compte

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at the end of the day

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en conclusion

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in conclusion

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pour conclure

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to conclude

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après avoir pesé tous les arguments, il me semble que

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having weighed up all the arguments, it seems to me that

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etant donné ces arguments, je pense que

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given these arguments, it seems to me that

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some people think that

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il y en a qui pensent que

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it is often said that

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on entend souvent dire que

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everyone agrees that

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tout le monde s’accord à penser

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it is generally agreed that

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il est généralement admis que

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we should therefore examine

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il convient donc examiner

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it is well known that

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il est bien connu que

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the question therefore is

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la question est donc de savoir

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one can’t deny the fact that

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on ne peut pas renier le fait que

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it is obvious that

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il est évident que

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let’s now examine

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examines à présent

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the first point to note is that

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la première constatation qui s’impose c’est que

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the first important remark one can make is that

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la première remarque importante que l’on peut faire est

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let us begin by examining

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commençons d’abord par examiner

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first of all let us examine

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en premier lieu examinons

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Let us start with

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prenons comme point de départ

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let us first of all turn our attention to

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Il convient tout d’abord de se pencher sur

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to illustrate the extent of the problem, we only need to

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pour illustrer l’étendue du problème, il suffit de

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it is to be noted that

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il est à noter que

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we already know that

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on sait déjà que

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more important still

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plus important encore

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it should also be noted that

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à noter également que

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one should also mention

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il faut compter aussi avec

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if we add to the fact that

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si on ajoute à cela le fait que

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one can see the benefits there are in

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on voit bien l’intérêt que l’on peut avoir à

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one of the other risks is that

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l’un des autres risques est que

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first of all

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toud d’abord

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in the first place

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en premier lieu

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to start off with

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pour commence

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firstly

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premiè­rement

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at first, to begin with

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dans un premier temps

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therefore

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donc

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next

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ensuite

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in addition (de)

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de plus

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furthermore

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en outre

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what is more

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qui plus est

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moreover

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de surcroît

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to this can be added

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à ceci s’ajoute

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also

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encore

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secondly

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en deuxième lieu

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in addition (p)

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par ailleurs

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besides, moreover

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d’ailleurs

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to finish up with

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pour finir

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lastly

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en dernier lieu

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finally

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enfin

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to finish up with

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pour terminer

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as for

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quant à

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finally

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finalement

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for, because

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car

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because

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parce que

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because of

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à cause de

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thanks to

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grâce à

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since

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puisque

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to be due to

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être dû à

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to be a result of

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avoir pour origine

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to be a consequence of

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être la conséq­uence de

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to stem from

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provenir de

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to result from

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résulter de

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that would explain

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cela expliquerait

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this is because

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en effet

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this is why

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c’est pour cette raison que

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that is why

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c’est pour cela que

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consequently

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par conséquent

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as a consequence

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en conséq­uence

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as, since

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comme

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but

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mais

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in fact

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en fait

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however (C)

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cependant

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however (T)

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toutefois

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by contrast (à l’)

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à l’inverse

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by contrast (P)

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par contre

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nevertheless (N)

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néanmoins

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nevertheless (Q)

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quand même

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yet

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pourtant

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for all that

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pour autant

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be that as it may

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quoi qu’il en soit

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I think that

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je pense que

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in my opinion

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à mon avis

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according to me

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selon moi

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as far as I am concerned

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pour ma part

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as I see it

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à mon sens

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it seems to me that

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il me semble que

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I consider that

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j’estime que

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I maintain that

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je soutiens que

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I’m of the opinion that

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je suis d’avis que

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I am convinced that

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je suis persuadé que

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I agree with the idea that

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je suis d’accord avec l’idée que

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in conclusion, I would say that

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en guise de conclusion, je dirais

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all in all (r)

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tout bien réfléchi

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all in all (c)

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tout bien considéré

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in short

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somme toute

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at the end of the day

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en fin de compte

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in conclusion

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en conclusion

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to conclude

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pour conclure

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having weighed up all the arguments, it seems to me that

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après avoir pesé tous les arguments, il me semble que

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given these arguments, it seems to me that

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etant donné ces arguments, je pense que