General Phrases Flashcards

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So-called

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Soi-disant

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Especially since

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D’autant plus que

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To which

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Ce à quoi

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As for

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Quant à

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As

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À mesure que

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Closely followed by

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Suivi de pres de

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If i’m not mistaken

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Je ne m’abuse pas

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Whatever I (do)

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Quoi que je fasse

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As well as

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Ainsi que

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Whether one is

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Qu’on soit…

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To be right

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Avoir raison

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To be wrong

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Avoir tort/se tromper

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I find it hard to believe that

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J’ai du mal à croire que

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Indeed

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En effet

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Nowadays

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Désormais/de nos jours

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In the past

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Auparavant/dans le passé

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Admittedly

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Certes

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Moreover

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En outre

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However

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Pourtant/toutefois/cependant

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I realised (that)

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Je me suis rendu compte que

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Nevertheless

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Néanmoins

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To turn towards

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Se tourner vers

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Quoi qu’il en soit

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What the case may be/in any event…

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Il fait également souligner que

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It should also be stressed that

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Ayant pesé le pour et le contre

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Having weighed the for and against

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This says a lot (abt)

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Cela en dit long sur

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About to

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Sur le point de

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Seeing that

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Vu que

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Nevertheless/all the same

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Nêanmoins, tout de même

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Besides/moreover

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D’ailleurs/de plus

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In any case

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De toute façon/en tout cas

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Except for

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À part

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During

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Au cours de

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The positive/negative side

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Le côte positif/negatif

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To put forward

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Mettre en avant

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As well as

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Ainsi que

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Result (from)/come from

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Découler (de)

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To deduce (that)

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Déduire (que)

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To come to a successful conclusion/to end in

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Aboutir

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Inevitable

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Inéluctable

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Almost all (of)

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La quasi-totalité (de)

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Hardly/barely

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Ne… Guère

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To shed light on

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Mettre en lumière

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Starting from (when)

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Dès (que)

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In relation to..

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Par rapport à

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Au fur et á mesure

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Gradually

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Wait for/(expect)

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(Se) attendre (à)

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Not at all

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Pas du tout

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In the condition/provided that

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À condition que

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Assuming that

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À supposer que

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Unless

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À moins que

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As soon as

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Aussitôt que/dès que + futur tense

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Demonstrate

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Démontrer

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It makes me think (that/about)

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Ça me fait penser (à)

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In the trail behind

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À la traîne

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As much as

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Autant que

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Whats the point if…

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À quoi bon (+inf)

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Simple to

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Rien que pour (+inf)

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At the same time

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À la fois

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Malgré

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Despite…

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All is going well

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Tout s’est bien passé

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During

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Lors de

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Consequently

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Dès lors

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Having said that,

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Cela dit,

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The same thing

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La pareil

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Ultimately

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En définitive

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Énormément de…

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Beaucoup de…

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Definitively

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Définitivement

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On avé rage

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En moyenne

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Short of

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En mal de…

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Si je me souviens bien

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If I remember correctly

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Faire le tour de (la question)

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Explore all possibilities (of the question)

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To nourish hope (that/of)

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Nourrir l’espoir que/de

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Completely

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Tout à fait

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To analyse

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Décortiquer

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Debate

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