Essay Writing Phrases Flashcards

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consider first of all

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réfléchissons d’abord à

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It’s a matter of

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il s’agit de

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it’s a question of opinion

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c’est un question d’opinion

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other criticisms relate to

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d’autres critiques portent sur

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a foretaste of what might occur

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un avant-goût de ce qui pourrait survenir

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to post a crucial problem

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poser un problème crucial

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the question is

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la question est de savoir

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this may be explained by several factors

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cela peut être expliqué par plusieurs facteurs

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suggest a line of thought

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proposer une piste de réflexion

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we must question the meaning of

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il faut s’interroger sur le sens de

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it is worth asking

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il convient de se demander

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it can be seen that

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on peut constater que

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emphasise the importance of

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souligner l’importance de

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14
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most striking here is

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le plus frappant ici est

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it is to be noted that

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il est à noter que

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it should be noted that

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il faut tenir compte de fait que

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it is likely that

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il y a de fortes chances que [+ subj.]

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it seems clear that

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cela me paraît évident que

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this leads me to believe

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cela me conduit à penser

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it is not surprising that

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il ne faut pas s’étonner que [+ subj.]

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it’s obvious

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cela saute aux yeux

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it goes without saying that

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il va de soi que

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it allows us to have

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il nous permet d’avoir

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it gives us an idea

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il nous donne une idée

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it makes us see
il nous fait voir
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in the scenario where
se trouve dans le scénario où
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the scene in which
le scène dans laquelle
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this means that
cela signifie que
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assuming that
tenant pour acquis que
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since (2)
étant donné que / puisque
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seen as
vu que
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because of (2)
en raison de / à cause de
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it appears that
il s'avère que
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judging by
à en juger par
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what's more
en/de plus
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in addition (2)
en addition / a cela s'ajoute
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yet
pourtant
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however
cependant
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nevertheless
néanmoins
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on the contrary
par contre
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in contrast (2)
a l'inverse / en revanche
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in terms of
en matière de
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regarding
en ce qui concerne
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as for
quant à
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with respect to
a l'égard de
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it is possible that
il est possible que [+ subj.]
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an overview
un aperçu
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without doubt
sans doute
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this suggests that
cela suggère que
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ignoring
ne tenant aucun compte
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I must admit that
il faut que je l'admette que
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first of all
tout d'abord
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on one hand...on the other hand
d'une part...d'autre part
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although that
bien que [+ subj.]
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in order that
pour que [+ subj.]
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provided that
pourvu que [+ subj.]
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it is therefore a question of
il est donc question de
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it appears, therefore, clear that
il paraît donc évident que
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at the (international) level
au niveau (international)
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it is necessary to remember that
il faut se rappeler que
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it is certain that
il est certain que
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the important thing is
l'important, c'est
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you must not forget that
il ne faut pas oublier que
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in conclusion
en conclusion
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all things considered
tout bien considéré
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at the end of the day
en fin de compte
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what I am saying, in fact, is
ce que je dis, en fait, c'est
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whilst
en [+ present participle]
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after having
après avoir
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I have just / recently
je viens de [+ infinitive]
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it is better to
il vaut mieux
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if you consider
se l'on considère
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either...or
soit...soit
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neither...nor
ne...ni...ni
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supposing that
supposé que