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everyone agrees that

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Tout le monde s’accorde à penser que

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it is a well known fact that

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Il est bien connu que

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we live in a world in which

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Nous vivons dans un monde où

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the question has long been at the heart of…

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Cette question est depuis longtemps

au coeur du débat

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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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firstly let us examine

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en premier lieu examinons

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according to the author

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selon l’auteur

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after studying… let us consider

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Après avoir étudié….considérons

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at the end of this analysis it is however important to point out that

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Au terme de cette analyse, il faut cependant faire remarquer que

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what conclusions can be drawn from this analysis?

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Quelles conclusions tirer de cette analyse ?

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In short…

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En somme

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When all is said and done

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En definitive

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one can put forward

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On peut advancer

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let us examine

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Examinons

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It may be noted that

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On peut noter que

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As we shall see in more detail later

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Comme nous le verrons plus en détail par la suite

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on one hand … on the other hand …

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D’une part….d’autre part

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either … or …

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Soit …..soit

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in the same way that

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De même que

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what is more

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De plus

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furthermore

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En outre

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equally

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Également

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as far as … is concerned

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En ce qui concerne (le/la/les)

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as for the …

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Quant à la/ au/aux

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Firstly

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Premièrement

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Secondly

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Deuxièmement

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Thirdly

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Troisièmement

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nevertheless

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Néanmoins

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however

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Cependant

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despite everything

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Malgré tout

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despite

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En dépit de

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In my opinion

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À mon avis / selon moi

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as far as I’m concerned

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en ce qui me concerne / pour ma part

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personally

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personnellement

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I’m of the opinion that

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je suis d’avis que

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I maintain that

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je soutiens que

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According to the author

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Selon l’auteur

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as (sing.) points out

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Comme le souligne

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as (pl.) points out

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Comme le soulignent

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she claims that

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Elle prétend que

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they claim that

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Ils prétendent que

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According to the official version

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Selon la version officielle

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let us take the case of

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Prenons le cas de

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One needs only take __ as an example

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Il suffit de prendre pour exemple __

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… is a striking example of this

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……en est un exemple frappant

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is a good illustration of

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….illustre(nt) bien

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It is true that

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Il est exact que

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One can see that

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On peut noter que

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One can assume that

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On peut supposer que

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It is certain that

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Il est certain que

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It is clear that / clearly

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Il est clair que

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There is no doubt that

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il ne fait aucun doute que

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It cannot be denied that

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il est indéniable que

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It seems that

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il semble que

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It is possible that

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il est possible que

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probably / no doubt

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sans doute

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the fact remains that

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toujours est-il que

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however

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toutefois

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The least one can say is that

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le moins que l’on puisse dire est que

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no doubt … but

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sans doute ….mais

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It is worth stressing

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il convient de souligner

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It is a question of

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c’est une question de…

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not only … but

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non seulement….mais

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brings to light

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……met en lumière

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let us not forget that

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N’oublions pas que

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I have no wish to criticise … but it seems that

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Sans vouloir critiquer….. il semble cependant que

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it would be unfair to…

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il serait injuste de….

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Without wishing to attach too much importance to these details, it seems however that…

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sans attacher trop d’importance à ces details, il semble pourtant que

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one has, nevertheless, to qualify

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Il faut néanmoins nuancer

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indeed

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En effet

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One has to recognise that

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Il faut reconnaître que

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Everything seems to indicate that

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Tout semble effectivement indiquer que

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It is impossible to accept that…

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il est impossible d’accepter que

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If this isn’t enough, there is also

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Si ce n’est pas assez, il y a encore…

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the most effective response is …

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La réponse la plus efficace est

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in this regard

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à ce propos

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My attitude towards …

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mon attitude envers …

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c’est répandu

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it’s widespread

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Indeed, numerous studies have shown that …

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En effet de nombreuses enquêtes ont montré

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That is not necessarily the case

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ce n’est pas forcement le cas

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in contrast / however

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En revanche

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There’s no denying that

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Nul ne peut nier que

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basically

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au fond / en fait

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to put it briefly

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en résumé

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It therefore appears that

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Il apparait donc (subjunctive maybe)

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in order to summarise

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Pour résumer

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To be on the path of

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être en voi de

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quoi que je fasse

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whatever I do

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quelles que soient les difficultés

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whatever the difficulties may be

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à moins que (pron + ne + subj.)

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unless…

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Je n’y suis jamais allé

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I’ve never gone there

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quoi qu’il en soit

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whatever the case (may be)

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quoi qu’il en arrive

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whatever / no matter what happens

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un thème brûlant de l’actualité

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a hot topic in the news

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si l’on s’en tient à

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based on…

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avec gaité du coeur

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to do something with your heart and soul in it

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l’ère de

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the age of

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Je ne peux pas m’empêcher de penser que

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I can’t help thinking that…

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jeter un oeil sur

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to cast an eye on

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récuperer

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to recuperate

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signe(s) de

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evidence of

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un régle d’or

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the golden rule

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inciter à

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to entice/incite

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par souci d’économie

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due to economic worries

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(c’est) ce dont on a besoin

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(it is) what we need / what is needed

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j’ignore tout de…

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I know nothing about…

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à cet égard

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in that sense

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à l’égard de

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with regards to

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étant donné que

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given that

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et ainsi de suite

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and so on and so forth

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jusqu’à un certain point

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to a certain extent

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à cet effet

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to this end

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ajoutons que

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let us add that

French Advanced Higher Lots of Words (8 decks)

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