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Expressions Utiles Pour Le Débat Flashcards

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You just said that…

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Vous venez de dire que…

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You’re saying that…

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Vous dites que…

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You think (so) that…

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Vous pensez (donc) que…

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According to you… / You think…

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Selon vous…

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You mean that…

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Vous voulez dire que…

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If I understand you correctly, you mean…

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Si je vous ai bien compris, vous voulez dire que…

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For you, the essential thing is…

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Pour vous, l’essentiel c’est donc…

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So, you think that…

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Ainsi vous pensez donc que…

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So you wish…

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Vous souhaitez donc…

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In other words…

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En d’autres termes… / Autrement dit…

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Then it comes down to saying that…

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Cela revient alors à dire que…

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I don’t know if I understood you correctly, but…

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Je ne sais pas si je vous ai bien compris, mais…

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What do you mean by that?

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Qu’est-ce que vous voulez dire par là?

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What does it mean…

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Que veut dire…

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Could you clarify your thought?

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Pourriez-vous préciser votre pensée?

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Could you explain this to me?

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Pourriez-vous m’expliquer cela?

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What do you mean by…

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Qu’entendez-vous par…

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What would you say if…

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Que diriez-vous si…

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Just a moment please!

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Un instant, s’il vous plaît!

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But wait, let me finish. I meant that…

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Mais attendez, laissez-moi terminer. Je voulais dire que…

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I’m not finished, please. I was saying that…

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Je n’ai pas terminé, je vous prie. Je disais que…

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I’d like to continue to the end, if you don’t mind / if you’ll allow it / if you don’t find that inconvenient. So I was saying that…

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Je voudrais continuer jusqu’au bout, si vous voulez bien / si vous le permettez / si vous n’y voyez pas d’inconvénients. Je disais donc que…

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I’m not finished.

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Je n’ai pas fini.

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I meant that…

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Je voulais dire que…

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In my opinion…

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À mon avis…

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I think that’s the way it is.

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Je pense que c’est comme ça.

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That’s my opinion.

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Voilà mon avis.

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As far as I’m concerned…

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En ce qui me concerne…

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As for me…

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Quant à moi…

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I find that…

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Je trouve que…

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I think it’s…

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Je pense que c’est…

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I believe it’s…

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Je crois que c’est…

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I feel like it’s…

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J’ai l’impression que c’est…

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I’m sure it’s…

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Je suis persuadé/sûr/certain que c’est…

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To my knowledge, it’s…

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À ma connaissance, c’est…

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For some reasons, it must be said that…

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Pour certaines raisons, il faut dire que…

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What seems important to me is…

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Ce qui me paraît important, c’est…

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It doesn’t matter.

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Cela n’a aucune importance. / Peu importe que … (+subjonctif)

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In my eyes…

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À mes yeux…

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I don’t know.

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Je n’en sais rien.

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I have no idea.

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Je n’en ai aucune idée.

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I don’t have an opinion on the matter.

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Je n’ai pas d’opinion sur la question.

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It is certain / evident / obvious / clear that…

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Il est certain / évident / sûr / clair que (+ subjonctif)

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It goes without saying that…

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Il va de soi que… / Il va sans dire que…

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I would say that…

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Je dirais que…

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One could say that…

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On pourrait dire que…

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Maybe that…

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Peut-être que…

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Maybe you’re right.

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Peut-être avez-vous raison.

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I totally agree with you.

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Je suis tout à fait d’accord avec vous. / Je suis entièrement de votre avis.

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I share your opinion.

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Je partage votre avis.

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You are right.

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Vous avez raison.

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It’s obvious.

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C’est évident.

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It’s obvious that…

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Il est évident que…

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Of course!

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Évidemment! / Bien sûr!

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That’s what I think too.

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C’est ce que je pense aussi.

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That’s exactly what I think.

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C’est exactement ce que je pense.

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There’s no need to argue about it.

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Il n’y a pas à discuter là-dessus.

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That’s your point of view, but…

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C’est votre point de vue, mais…

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It depends.

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Cela dépend.

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It depends if…

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Cela dépend si…

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Yes, but we still have to see.

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Oui, mais on doit voir tout de même.

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I don’t know if you’re right.

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Je ne sais pas si vous avez raison.

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I don’t agree at all.

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Je ne suis pas d’accord du tout.

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I absolutely don’t agree.

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Je ne suis absolument pas d’accord.

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Absolutely not.

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Absolument pas.

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There, you’re wrong.

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Là, vous avez tort.

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There’s a mistake.

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Là, il y a erreur.

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That’s not exactly my opinion.

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Ce n’est pas tout à fait mon avis.

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I don’t agree with you on that point.

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Je ne suis pas d’accord avec vous sur ce point.

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I wonder if…

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Je me demande si…

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I would like to point out that…

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Je voudrais vous faire remarquer…

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We must not forget that…

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Il ne faut pas oublier que…

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It’s perfectly absurd to say that it’s…

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Il est parfaitement absurde de dire que c’est…

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It’s far-fetched.

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C’est tiré par les cheveux.

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I admit that…, but…

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J’admets que…, mais…

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However / that said…

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Cependant / Cela dit…

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Quite the contrary…

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Bien au contraire…

MLT260 - French Advanced (14 decks)

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