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1
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je m’en fiche

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I don’t care

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c’est compliqué de répondre de manière trancheé

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It’s complicated to answer definitively

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Je considère que

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I consider that

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Il me semble que

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It seems to me that

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5
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Je vous concède que

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I grant you that

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Je suis convaincu que

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I’m convinced that

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7
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On va trop loin en disant que

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We go to far by saying that

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Par ailleurs

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Moreover

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Il n’a pas été démontré que

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It has not been demonstrated that

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On a exagéré quand on affirme que

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We exagerate when we say that

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On a tort de croire que

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We are wrong to think that

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Incontestablement

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Incontestably

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13
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Jusqu’a prevue du contraire

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Until proven otherwise

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14
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Il est inexact de dire que

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It’s inaccurate to say that

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15
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Par contre

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On the other hand

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16
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J’estime que

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I estimate that

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17
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Il faut constater que

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it must be noted that

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18
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Il faut aborder la question que

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We must adress the issue that

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19
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Afin de change cette situation, il faudrait

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In order to change this situation, it will be necessary

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20
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Tous ces facteurs semblent indiquer que

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All these factors seem to indicate that

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21
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À titre d’exemple

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For example

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22
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Au niveau de

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at the level of

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23
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Je cite

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I cite

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24
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Il est manifeste que

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It’s obvious that

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Il est nécessaire d’envisager une situation où

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It’s necessary to envision a situation where

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Il faut se débarrasser de ses préjugés

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You should remove any prejudice

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27
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En ce qui me concerne

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As far as I’m concerned

28
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Contrairement

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Contrary to

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En revanche

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On the other hand

30
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Par conséquent

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Consequently

31
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Ainsi

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Thus

32
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En outre

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Besides

33
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Je ne peux m’empêcher de

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I can’t help thinking that

34
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Il me paraît impensable/inconcevable/inimaginable

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It seems inimaganable

35
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Pour ma part/ à mes yeux

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In my view

36
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C’est injustiable

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It’s unjustifiable

37
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Cela s’avère souvent faux/vrai

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This often proves false/true

38
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Je voudrais soulever la question

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I would like to rise the question

39
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Il faut mettre en évidence

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It should be brought into evidence

40
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on se rend vite compte

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you quickly realise that

41
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En fin de compte, ceci amène à conclure que

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at the end of the day, this leads you to conclude that

42
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D’une part.. d’une autre part

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on one hand… on the other

43
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Quoi qu’on en pense, il faut dire que

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Whatever you think, it must be said that

44
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Il s’agit ici de..

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Here it is a matter of..

45
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Ce qui me saute aux yeux

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what strikes me

46
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le realisateur m’amène à croire que

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the director leads me to believe that

47
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Le personnage principal est au cœur de l’inrigue

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the main character is at the heart of the plot

48
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Le realisteur dresse un portrait exhaustif de son personnage principal

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the directeur paints an exhaustive picture of the principal character

49
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Voici un personage complètement sans sentiments, semble t-il

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here is a person completly without feelings, it seems

50
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Ce trait de caractère souligne

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this character feature underlines

51
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L’amour, l’ambition… manquent presque entièrement dans le caractère de ce personnage

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love, emotion is almost entirely missing in (the nature of) this character

52
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L’histoire se déroule

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the story takes place

53
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Ce film est une critique de

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this film is a critique of..

54
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J’ai trouve l’intrigueriez construite/ bien ficilée/ originale/ décevante

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i found the plot well constructed/ well put together/ original/ disappointing

55
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C’est une toile de fond parfaite

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it’s a perfect backdrop

56
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L’espace joue un rôle majeur

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the setting plays a major role

57
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L’environnement intensifie l’histoire de

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the environment intesifies the story of

58
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Au premier plan

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In the foreground

59
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La scène se déroule à l’époque de

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the action takes place at the time of

60
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Le réalisateur ont fait un portrait réaliste de

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the director has portrayed.. in a realistic way

61
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Le metteur en scène a capturé parfaitement l’ambiance

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the director captured the atmosphere perfectly

62
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Cela représent un moment clé du film

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that represents a key moment of the film

63
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Les buitages qu’il a inclus

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the sound effects that he included

64
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Son utilisation de gros plans/plan de dos

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his use of close-ups/shots of the back

65
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Le tourange/ bande originale contribue au succès du film

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the filming. original soundtrack contributes to the success of the film

66
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Beaucoup des spectateurs se mettront dans la peau de..

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many viewers will sympathise with

67
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D’emblée

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Immediately/from the beginning