Essay Phrases Flashcards by Hannah Mudd | Brainscape

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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

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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

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Néanmoins

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Regardless of that

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N’empêche que

Q

The fact remains that

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Il n’en reste pas moins que

Q

Sheer lunacy

A

Du pur délire

Q

A senseless idea

A

Use idée dépourvue de sens

Q

An absurd idea

A

Une idée aberrante

Q

Let’s get beyond these childish ideas

A

Dépassons ces enfantillages

Q

It is fanciful to imagine that

A

Il est illusoire de s’imaginer que…

Q

It is in the nature of things

A

C’est dans l’ordre des choses

Q

Nevertheless

A

Néanmoins

Q

Regardless of that

A

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

Q

An absurd idea

A

Une idée aberrante

Q

Let’s get beyond these childish ideas

A

Dépassons ces enfantillages

Q

It is fanciful to imagine that

A

Il est illusoire de s’imaginer que…

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It is in the nature of things

A

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

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Conversely it can be maintained that

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On peut à l’inverse soutenir que…

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As a consequence of which

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D’où

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Whether one likes it or not

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Qu’on le veuille ou non

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Entitled (called)

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Intitulé

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Relatively speaking

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Toute proportion gardée

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At the end of the day

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En fin de compte

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I come to the conclusion that

A

J’en viens à conclure que