Essay Phrases Flashcards by Hannah Mudd

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To shed light on the matter

A

Tirer l’affaire au clair

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An insurmountable obstacle

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Un obstacle insurmontable

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The situation is threatening to go on forever

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La situation menace de s’éterniser

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A crisis is raging

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Une crise sévit

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How can one avoid…

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Comment éviter que… (+Verbe)

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We must not draw a veil over…

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Il ne faut pas passer sous silence
Ou
Il ne faut pas tirer le rideau sur

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People now presuppose that…

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Il est d’ores et déjà acquis que…

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Rightly or wrongly…

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À tort ou à raison

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My line of thought

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Ma piste de réflexion

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I am a vigorous defender of…

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Je suis un ardent défenseur de…

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Ill conceived

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Mal conçu(e)

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Remote from the realities of life

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Coupé(e) des réalités du terrain

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Beforehand

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Préalablement

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Sheer lunacy

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Du pur délire

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A senseless idea

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Use idée dépourvue de sens

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An absurd idea

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Une idée aberrante

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Let’s get beyond these childish ideas

A

Dépassons ces enfantillages

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It is fanciful to imagine that

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Il est illusoire de s’imaginer que…

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It is in the nature of things

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C’est dans l’ordre des choses

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Nevertheless

A

Néanmoins

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Regardless of that

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N’empêche que

Q

The fact remains that

A

Il n’en reste pas moins que

Q

Sheer lunacy

A

Du pur délire

Q

A senseless idea

A

Use idée dépourvue de sens

An absurd idea

Une idée aberrante

Let's get beyond these childish ideas

Dépassons ces enfantillages

It is fanciful to imagine that

Il est illusoire de s'imaginer que...

It is in the nature of things

C'est dans l'ordre des choses

Nevertheless

Néanmoins

Regardless of that

N'empêche que

The fact remains that

Il n'en reste pas moins que

Sheer lunacy

Du pur délire

A senseless idea

Use idée dépourvue de sens

An absurd idea

Une idée aberrante

Let's get beyond these childish ideas

Dépassons ces enfantillages

It is fanciful to imagine that

Il est illusoire de s'imaginer que...

It is in the nature of things

C'est dans l'ordre des choses

Nevertheless

Néanmoins

Regardless of that

N'empêche que

The fact remains that

Il n'en reste pas moins que

Conversely it can be maintained that

On peut à l'inverse soutenir que...

As a consequence of which

D'où

Whether one likes it or not

Qu'on le veuille ou non

Entitled (called)

Intitulé

Relatively speaking

Toute proportion gardée

At the end of the day

En fin de compte

I come to the conclusion that

J'en viens à conclure que