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What’s his/her opinion?

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Quel est son avis?

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In my opinion

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À mon avis

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I have no feelings about it

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Je n’ai vraiment pas d’opinion.

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I have no idea

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Je n’en sais rien

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It’s possible

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C’est possible

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It seems that…

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Il paraît que

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I think…

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Je crois que/Je trouve que….

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I’m (entirely) convinced that…

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Je suis (absolument) convaincu(e) que…

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On the other hand…

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Par contre

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I feel the same as you

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Je suis de votre avis

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I agree

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Je suis (tout à fait / complètement) d’accord

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That’s what I think.

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C’est (exactement) ce que je pense.

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He/She is right

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Il/Elle a raison.

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I disagree

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Je ne suis pas d’accord.

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The author is wrong

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L’auteur a tort

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He/She is exaggerating

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Il/Elle exagère

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I’ve had enough of…

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J’en ai assez de…

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To quote an example

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À titre d’example

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To prefer

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Aimer mieux

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That depends on

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Cela dépend de

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It’s so much easier to

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C’est tellement plus facile de…

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It’s a question of…

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C’est une question de

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What’s certain is that

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Ce qui est sûr, c’est que…

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What strikes one is that…

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Ce qui frappe, c’est…

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First and foremost

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D’abord et avant tout

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As for me

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De mon coté

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In that case

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En ce cas-là

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As far as…is concerned….

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En ce qui concerne

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As a result

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En conséquence

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In the first place

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En premier lieu

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And with good reason

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Et pour cause

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One must also take…into account…

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Il faut compter aussi avec…

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One must not forget that….

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Il ne faut pas oublier que

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It’s a question of/It is about

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Il s’agit de

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It concerns

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Il y va de

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The fact is that

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Le fait est que

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Passion

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La passion

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To lean towards

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Pencher (pour/vers)

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To prefer

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Préférer

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So to speak

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Pour ainsi dire

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As far as I’m concerned..

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Pour ma part

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To sum it up

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Pour marquer une conclusion

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As for me…

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Quant à moi

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Not mention…

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Sans parler de

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First of all

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Tout d’abord

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It all depends on

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Tout dépend de

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Quite the opposite, on the contrary

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Au contraire

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That’s as good as saying

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Autant dire que…

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Aversion to

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L’aversion pour

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To be wrong

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Avoir tort

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Certainly, but…

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Bien entendu, mais…

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That appears to be

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Cela a l’air d’être

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That said…

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Cela dit…

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That has nothing to do with…

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Cela n’a aucun rapport avec…

Cela n’a rien à voir avec…

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That doesn’t mean that…

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Cela ne veut pas dire que…

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That’s absolutely wrong

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C’est totalement faux

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It is in fact the reverse

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C’est plutôt le contraire

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On one hand

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D’une part

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On the other hand

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D’autre part

En revanche

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At the bottom of the list

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En fin de liste

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In reality

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En réalité

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The only thing left to do is to…

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Il ne reste qu’à

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It seems difficult to believe that…

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Il semble difficile de croire que…

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Indifference towards

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L’indifférence envers

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I wonder if…

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Je me demande si…

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I’m not entirely in agreement

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Je ne suis pas tout à fait d’accord

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I don’t think that…

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Je ne trouve que…

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The worst possible situation

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La pire des solutions

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Far from it

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Loin de là

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Dissatisfaction with

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Le mécontentement de

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We would do better to…

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On ferait mieux de…

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There’s no question of

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Pas question de

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To reject

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Rejeter

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All the same

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Tout de même

Quand même

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But

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Mais

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However

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Cependant

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On the other hand

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Par contre

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Although

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Bien que, quoique (+ subjonctif)

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While (time)

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Pendant que

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While (non time)

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Comme

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While (contrast)

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Tandis que

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On one side, on the other…

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D’un côté….d’un autre côté

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Nevertheless

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Pourtant, Toutefois

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Nonetheless

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Néanmoins

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In relation to

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Par rapport à

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Not at all

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Pas du tout

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So to speak

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Pour ainsi dire

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Assuredly

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Certainement

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Consequently (it is thus that)

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C’est ainsi que

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Basically, in effect

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Dans le fond

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Therefore, hence

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Donc

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Due to something

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Dû à quelque chose

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In short

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En bref

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Accordingly

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En conséquence

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In other words

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En d’autres termes

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Indeed

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En effet

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Ultimately

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En fin de compte

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In summary

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En résumé

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Overall

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En tout

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Obviously

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Évidemment

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All in all

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Globalement

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In spite of everything,

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Malgré tout

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No doubt that

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Nul doute que

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To conclude

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Pour conclure

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For all these/those reasons

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Pour toutes ces raisons

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Definitely

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Sans aucun doute

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Truly

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Vraiment

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Never give up (ex. One’s dreams)

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N’abandonner jamais (ex. Ses rêves)

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To Achieve a goal

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Atteindre un but

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Compliment

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Compliment

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Congratulations!

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(Tous) mes compliments!

Félicitations!

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To Do the impossible (lit: take down the moon)

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Décrocher la lune

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(Good/bad) attitude

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La (bonne/mauvaise) disposition

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To set a goal

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Fixer un objectif

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Inspiration (for)

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L’inspiration (pour)

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I believe in you

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Je crois en tes possibilités

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To push someone to do something

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Pousser quelqu’un à faire quelque chose

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Power

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Le pouvoir

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Purpose in life

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La raison d’être

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To Apply oneself to something, put one’s mind to something

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S’appliquer à quelque chose

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To step outside one’s comfort zone

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Sortir de sa zone de confort

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You did a good job

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Tu as bien joué

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You made a good try

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Tu as fait un bel effort.

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You did your best

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Tu as fait de ton mieux

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You have a natural ability (ex: for comedy)

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Tu as le don (ex: de la comédie)

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You’re a born artist (replace artist with any occupation)

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Tu es un artiste-né

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At that time

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À ce moment-là

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Except for

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À l’exception de

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In my opinion

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À mon avis

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First

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Tout d’abord

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Besides

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D’ailleurs

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Moreover

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De plus

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In that case

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Dans ce cas-là

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From now on

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Désormais

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In fact

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En fait

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In return

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En revanche

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Finally

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Enfin

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Roughly, without going into details

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Grosso modo

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Therefore, consequently

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Par conséquent

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For that reason

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Pour cela

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However

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Pourtant, cependant, toutefois

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Even though, anyway

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Quand même

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As for (something)

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Quant à (quelque chose)

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Without a doubt

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Sans doute

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According to someone

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Selon quelqu’un

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When all is said and done

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Tout compte fait

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To intend to do something

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Avoir l’intention de faire quelque chose

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Goal

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Le but

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Word of advice

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Le petit conseil

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Advisor (to someone)

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Le conseiller/La conseillère (auprès de quelqu’un)

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I advise that

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Je conseille de (+infinitive)

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I consult someone (about something)

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Je consulte quelqu’un (sur quelque chose)

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I give good advice

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Je donne des bons conseils

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I support you

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Je vous épaule

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I’m paying attention to something

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Je fais attention à quelque chose

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I insist that (subjunctive clause)

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J’insiste pour que (+ subjonctif)

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I’m hinting that….

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Je laisse entendre que…

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I’m not meddling in it

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Je ne m’en mêle pas.

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I recommend that

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Je recommande de (+ infinitif)

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I suggest that you do something

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Je vous suggère de faire quelque chose

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I’m following someone’s advice

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Je suis suivre les conseils de quelqu’un.

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I am heeding something

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Je tiens compte de quelque chose

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Plan of action

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La ligne de conduite

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What should I do?

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Qu’est-ce qu’il faut faire?

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To fall on deaf ears

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Tomber dans l’oreille d’un sourd

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