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Some people think that

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Il y en a qui pensent que

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It is generally agreed that

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Il est généralement admis que

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The first point to note is that

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La première constatation qui s’impose c’est que

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Let us begin by examining

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Commençons d’abord par examiner

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First of all

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Tout d’abord

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Firstly

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Premièrement

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Next

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Ensuite

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In addition (2 ways)

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De plus

Par ailleurs

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Furthermore

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En outre

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Moreover

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De surcroît

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Also

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Encore

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12
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Secondly

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Au deuxième lieu

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To finish with

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Pour finir

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14
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Lastly

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En dernier lieu

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Finally (2 ways)

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Enfin

Finalement

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16
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Thanks to

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Grâce à

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17
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Since

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Puisque

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18
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To be due to

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Être dû à

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19
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To be a result of

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Avoir pour origine

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20
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That would explain

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Cela expliquerait

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21
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This is because

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En effet

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22
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This is why

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C’est pour cette raison que

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23
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That is why

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C’est pour cela que

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24
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Consequently

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Par conséquent

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As a consequence

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En conséquence

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26
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However

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Toutefois

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27
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By contrast

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Par contre

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Yet

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Pourtant

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As far as I’m concerned (2 ways)

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Pour ma part

En ce qui me concerne

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I consider that

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J’estime que

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31
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I’m of the opinion that

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Je suis d’avis que

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32
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I’m convinced that

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Je suis persuadé que

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33
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I conclusion, I would say that

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En guise de conclusion, je dirais que

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34
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All in all (2 ways)

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Tout bien réfléchi

En somme

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35
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At the end of the day

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En fin de compte

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36
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In conclusion

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En conclusion

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To conclude

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Pour conclure

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Having weighed up all the arguments, it seems to me that

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Après avoir pesé tous les arguments, il me semble que

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End/conclusion/outcome

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Le dénouement

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The plot

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L’intrigue

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The reader

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Le lecteur/ lectrice

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The narrator

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La narratrice

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The character

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Le personnage

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The protagonist

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Le protagoniste

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Shocking

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Choquant

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Moving

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Émouvant

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Lively

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Entraînant

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Hard hitting

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Frappant

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Humorous

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Humoristique

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Ironic

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Ironique

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Likely

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Probable

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Realistic *2

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Réaliste

Vraisemblable

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Retrospective

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Rétrospective

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Surprising

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Surprenant

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Typical

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Typique

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Stereotype

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Stéréotype

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Atmosphere

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L’atmosphère

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Dialogue

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Le dialogue

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Language

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Le langage

60
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The use of ‘tu’

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Le tutoiement

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The use of ‘vous’

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Le vouvoiement

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To quote

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Citer

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To note/notice/observe

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Constater

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To critique

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Critiquer

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To create

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Créer

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To demonstrate

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Démontrer

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To depict

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Dépeindre

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To encourge

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Encourager

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To evoke

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Évoquer

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To express

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Exprimer

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To illustrate

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To illustrate

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To invite

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Inviter

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To mention

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Mentionner

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To show

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Montrer

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To present

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Présenter

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To provoke

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Provoquer

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To tell/relate

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Raconter

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To reflect*2

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Réfléchir

Refléter

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To call into question

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Remettre en question

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To represent

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Représenter

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To address

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S’adresser à

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To signify

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Signifier

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To underline

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Souligner

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To suggest

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Suggérer

85
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To suppose

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Supposer

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To treat

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Traiter

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To use

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Utiliser

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To perceive/see

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Apercevoir

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