Essay phrases Flashcards

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dans cette dissertation j’ai l’intention de…

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in this essay I intend to…

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2
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le film parle de…

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the film is about…

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au début de l’histoire/du film…

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at the beginning of the story/the film…

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le film se passe dans les années…/en…

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the film takes place in the years…/in…

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l’action/le film a lieu…/se déroule…

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the action takes place…

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en premier lieu…/tout d’abord…

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to start with…/first of all…

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je suis d’avis que…

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I am of the opinion that…

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8
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à mon avis

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in my opinion

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9
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selon moi/pour ma part

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in my opinion

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10
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un exemple typique/important/un autre exemple

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a typical/interesting example/a further example

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l’exemple le plus important est peut-être…

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the most interesting example is perhaps…

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cet exemple/cette scène illustre/montre que…

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this example/this scene illustrates that/shows clearly that…

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13
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comparé à

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in comparison with

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14
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au contraire

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on the contrary

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15
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contrairement à…

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in contrast to

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d’un côté…de l’autre côté…

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on the one hand…on the other hand…

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17
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on pourrait intérpréter cet aspect…

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this could be interpreted as…

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18
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prendre en compte

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to take into consideration

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19
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en faisant référence à

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with reference to

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20
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on peut aussi ajouter…

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one can also mention…

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21
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à bien des égards

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in many respects

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22
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surtout

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especially

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23
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plus précisément

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more exactly

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de plus/en outre/qui plus est

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furthermore, in addition

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par dessus tout
above all
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la raison pour cela est...
the reason for that is...
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pour cette raison, on peut dire que...
for this reason one can say that...
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sans aucun doute
without doubt
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d'après moi/pour ma part
as I see it
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je suis convaincu(e) que...
I am convinced that...
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nul ne peut nier/douter que...
it can't be denied/doubted that...
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dans l'ensemble
on the whole
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en général
in general
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au fond/en fait
basically
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finalement, on pourrait dit que...
finally, it could be said that...
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en guise de conclusion.../pour conclure...
in conclusion...
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en résumé
put briefly, in a few words
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il apparait donc que...
it therefore appears that...
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pour résumer on pourrait dire que...
in summary, one could say that...
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à la fin du film
at the end of the film
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j'ai l'impression que...
I have the impression that...
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cependant/néanmoins/pourtant
however
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parmi
among
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de plus
what is more
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en outré
furthermore
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également
equally
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en ce qui concerne
as far as...is concerned
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quant à
as for the...
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malgré
despite
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de toute façon
in any case
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en somme
in short
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pour conclure
in conclusion
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il est clair que
it's clear that
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il semble que
it seems
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bien que (+subjunctive)
in spite of