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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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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

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il nous fait voir

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in the scenario where

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se trouve dans le scénario où

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the scene in which

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le scène dans laquelle

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this means that

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cela signifie que

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assuming that

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tenant pour acquis que

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since (2)

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étant donné que / puisque

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seen as

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vu que

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because of (2)

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en raison de / à cause de

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it appears that

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il s’avère que

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judging by

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à en juger par

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what’s more

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en/de plus

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in addition (2)

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en addition / a cela s’ajoute

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yet

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pourtant

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however

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cependant

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nevertheless

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néanmoins

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on the contrary

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par contre

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in contrast (2)

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a l’inverse / en revanche

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in terms of

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en matière de

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regarding

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en ce qui concerne

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as for

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quant à

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with respect to

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a l’égard de

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it is possible that

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il est possible que [+ subj.]

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an overview

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un aperçu

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without doubt

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sans doute

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this suggests that

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cela suggère que

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ignoring

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ne tenant aucun compte

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I must admit that

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il faut que je l’admette que

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first of all

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tout d’abord

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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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although that

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bien que [+ subj.]

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in order that

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pour que [+ subj.]

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provided that

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pourvu que [+ subj.]

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it is therefore a question of

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il est donc question de

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it appears, therefore, clear that

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il paraît donc évident que

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at the (international) level

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au niveau (international)

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it is necessary to remember that

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il faut se rappeler que

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it is certain that

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il est certain que

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the important thing is

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l’important, c’est

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you must not forget that

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il ne faut pas oublier que

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in conclusion

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en conclusion

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all things considered

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tout bien considéré

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at the end of the day

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en fin de compte

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what I am saying, in fact, is

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ce que je dis, en fait, c’est

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whilst

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en [+ present participle]

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after having

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après avoir

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I have just / recently

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je viens de [+ infinitive]

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it is better to

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il vaut mieux

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if you consider

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se l’on considère

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either…or

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soit…soit

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neither…nor

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ne…ni…ni

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supposing that

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supposé que