Les Relations et Connecteurs Logiques

Question 1

What is the translation of ‘And’?

Answer 1

Et.

Question 2

What is the translation of ‘Also’?

Answer 2

Aussi.

Question 3

What is the translation of ‘Moreover’?

Answer 3

De plus, Encore.

Question 4

What is the translation of ‘Furthermore’?

Answer 4

En outre.

Question 5

What is the translation of ‘In addition’?

Answer 5

En plus.

Question 6

What is the translation of ‘Then’?

Answer 6

Puis, Ensuite.

‘Puis’ is more common in spoken French. ‘Ensuite’ is more common in written French.

Question 7

What is translation for ‘By the way’ or ‘Incidentally’?

Answer 7

D’ailleurs.

Question 8

What is translation for ‘Otherwise’ or ‘Elsewise’?

Answer 8

Par ailleurs.

Question 9

What is the translation of ‘Not only… But also’?

Answer 9

Non seulement… mais aussi.

Question 10

What is translation for ‘Likewise’?

Answer 10

Autant.

Question 11

What is the translation for ‘Similarly’?

Answer 11

De même.

Question 12

What is the translation for ‘As well as’?

Answer 12

Ainsi que.

Question 13

What is the translation for ‘Both… and’?

Answer 13

Tant… que.

Question 14

What is translation for ‘To boot’?

Answer 14

De surcroît.

Question 15

What’s the translation for ‘What’s more’?

Answer 15

Qui plus est.

Question 16

What’s the translation for ‘Neither… nor’?

Answer 16

Ni… ni.

Question 17

What’s the translation for ‘Even’?

Answer 17

Voire.

Question 18

What’s the translation for ‘Especially’?

Answer 18

Surtout.

Question 19

What’s the translation for ‘Thus’?

Answer 19

Ainsi.

Question 20

What’s the translation for ‘Now…’?

Answer 20

Or.

Question 21

What’s the translation for ‘Not to mention that’?

Answer 21

Sans compter que.

Question 22

What’s the translation for ‘Apart from that’?

Answer 22

Outre que.

Question 23

What’s the translation for ‘All the more since’?

Answer 23

D’autant plus que.

Question 24

What’s the translation for ‘Such that’?

Answer 24

De façon que.

Question 25

What’s the translation for ‘But’?

Answer 25

Mais.

Question 26

What’s the translation for ‘However’?

Answer 26

Pourtant.
Cependant.
Toutefois.

• ‘Poutant’ is used most commonly and is the most flexible.
• ‘Cependant’ is more formal.
• ‘Toutefois’ is also formal, but used specifically to express a stronger or more surprising contradiction or contrast.

Question 27

What’s the translation for ‘Nonetheless’?

Answer 27

Néanmoins.

Question 28

What’s the translation for ‘On the other hand’?

Answer 28

Par contre.

Question 29

What’s the translation for ‘Conversely’?

Answer 29

En revanche.

Question 30

What’s the translation for ‘Whereas’?

Answer 30

Considérant que.

Question 31

What’s the translation for ‘While’?

Answer 31

Alors que.
Tandis que.
Pendant que.

‘Alors que’ is the simplest most versatile.
‘Tandis que’ implies simultaneity or a contrast in simultaneous actions.
‘Pendant que’ contrasts temporal aspects.

Question 32

What’s the translation for ‘On the contrary’?

Answer 32

Au contraire.

Question 33

What’s the translation for ‘At the other end of things’?

Answer 33

À l’opposé.

Question 34

What’s the translation for ‘Despite this’?

Answer 34

Malgré cela.

Question 35

What’s the translation for ‘In spite of’?

Answer 35

En dépit de.

Question 36

What’s the translation for ‘Contrary to’?

Answer 36

Contrairement à.

Question 37

What’s the translation for ‘Although’?

Answer 37

Bien que.
Quoique.

‘Quoique’ is more formal. Both are always followed by a subjunctive verb.

Question 38

What’s the translation for ‘Even if’?

Answer 38

Même si.
Quand bien même.

Question 39

What’s the translation for ‘Except that’?

Answer 39

Sauf que.

Question 40

What’s the translation for ‘Notwithstanding’?

Answer 40

Nonobstant.

Question 41

What’s the translation for ‘Unlike’?

Answer 41

À la différence de.

Question 42

What’s the translation for ‘Far from’?

Answer 42

Loin que.

Question 43

What’s the translation for ‘Rather than’?

Answer 43

Plutôt que.

Question 44

What’s the translation for ‘Instead of’?

Answer 44

Au lieu de.

Question 45

What’s the translation for ‘Even though’?

Answer 45

Même si.
Encore que.

‘Encore que’ is always followed by a subjunctive verb.

Question 46

What’s the translation for ‘Because’?

Answer 46

Parce que.
Car.

‘Car’ is more formal and cannot be used to start a sentence.

Question 47

What’s the translation for ‘Since, As’?

Answer 47

Comme.
Puisque.

‘Comme’ provides facts and is typically placed at the start of sentences. ‘Puisque’ provides reasons and can be used anywhere.

Question 48

What’s the translation for ‘Because of’?

Answer 48

À cause de.
Grâce à.
En raison de.

‘À cause de’ denotes negativity. ‘Grâce à’ denotes positivity. ‘En raison de’ is formal and neutral.

Question 49

What’s the translation for ‘Due to, Owing to’?

Answer 49

Du fait de.

Question 50

What’s the translation for ‘Under the pretext that’?

Answer 50

Sous prétexte que.

Question 51

What’s the translation for ‘Given that’?

Answer 51

Étant donné que.

Question 52

What’s the translation for ‘Seeing that’?

Answer 52

Vu que.

Question 53

What’s the translation for ‘Hence, Therefore’?

Answer 53

D’où.

‘D’où’ is always used at the start of a sentence.

Question 54

What’s the translation for ‘That is why’?

Answer 54

C’est pourquoi.

Question 55

What’s the translation for ‘For this reason’?

Answer 55

Pour cette raison.

Question 56

What’s the translation for ‘Consequently’?

Answer 56

Par conséquent.

Question 57

What’s the translation for ‘As a result’?

Answer 57

De ce fait.

Question 58

What’s the translation for ‘So’?

Answer 58

Donc.

Question 59

What’s the translation for ‘So that’?

Answer 59

De sorte que.

Question 60

What’s the translation for ‘To such an extent that’?

Answer 60

À tel point que.

Question 61

What’s the translation for ‘In such a way that’?

Answer 61

De manière que.
De façon que.

Question 62

What’s the translation for ‘So much that’?

Answer 62

Tant… que.
Tellement… que.

‘Tant… que’ is typically used with nouns and verbs. ‘Tellement… que’ is typically used with adjectives, adverbs, and verbs.

Question 63

What’s the translation for ‘So much so that’?

Answer 63

Si bien que.

Question 64

What’s the translation for ‘Whatever the case’?

Answer 64

Quoi qu’il en soit.

Question 65

What’s the translation for ‘In order to’?

Answer 65

Pour.
Afin de.
Afin que.

‘Pour’ is the simplest and most common.
‘Afin de’ is more formal and is followed by an infinitive verb.
‘Afin de’ is more formal and is followed by a subjunctive subject-verb clause.

Question 66

What’s the translation for ‘With the aim of’?

Answer 66

Dans le but de.

This an even more formal version of ‘Afin de’.

Question 67

What’s the translation for ‘In a way to’?

Answer 67

De façon à.
De manière à.

‘De manière à’ is slighty more formal.

Question 68

What’s the translation for ‘So that’?

Answer 68

Pour que.
De sorte que.

‘De sorte que’ implies a consequence in addition to a purpose and requires the subjunctive.

Question 69

What’s the translation for ‘With a view to’?

Answer 69

En vue de.

Question 70

What’s the translation for ‘Just to’?

Answer 70

Histoire de.

Question 71

What’s the translation for ‘Provided that’?

Answer 71

À condition que.
Pour peu que.

‘À condition que’ and others like it are usually part of a subjunctive phrase.

Question 72

What’s the translation for ‘With the intention of’?

Answer 72

Dans l’intention de.

Question 73

What’s the translation for ‘In the hope of’?

Answer 73

Dans l’espoir de.

Question 74

What’s the translation for ‘A matter of’?

Answer 74

Question de.

Question 75

What’s the translation for ‘For reasons of’?

Answer 75

Pour des raisons de.

Question 76

What’s the translation for ‘To avoid’?

Answer 76

Pour éviter de.

Question 77

What’s the translation for ‘To face, to deal with’?

Answer 77

Pour faire face à.

Question 78

What’s the translation for ‘In anticipation of’?

Answer 78

En prévision de.

Question 79

What’s the translation for ‘As a way of’?

Answer 79

En guise de.

Question 80

What’s the translation for ‘To make a long story short’?

Answer 80

Pour faire court.

Question 81

What’s the translation for ‘To put it better’?

Answer 81

Pour mieux dire.

Question 82

What’s the translation for ‘Not to say’?

Answer 82

Pour ne pas dire.

Question 83

What’s the translation for ‘As far as I know’?

Answer 83

Pour autant que je sache.

Question 84

What’s the translation for ‘To simplify’?

Answer 84

Pour simplifier.

Question 85

What’s the translation for ‘Is it really that…’?

Answer 85

Est-ce si…

Question 86

What’s the translation for ‘If’?

Answer 86

Si.

Question 87

What’s the translation for ‘As long as’?

Answer 87

Tant que.
Pourvu que.

‘Tant que’ is used to set conditions in generally controllable circumstances.
‘Pourvu que’ is used to set conditions in generally uncontrollable circumstances.

Question 88

What’s the translation for ‘In case’?

Answer 88

Au cas où.

Question 89

What’s the translation for ‘Supposing that’?

Answer 89

En supposant que.

Question 90

What’s the translation for ‘Unless’?

Answer 90

À moins que.

Question 91

What’s the translation for ‘In the event that’?

Answer 91

Dans l’hypothèse où.

Question 92

What’s the translation for ‘Except’?

Answer 92

Sauf.

Question 93

What’s the translation for ‘Except if’?

Answer 93

Sauf si.

Question 94

What’s the translation for ‘In the case where’?

Answer 94

Dans le cas où.

Question 95

What’s the translation for ‘Assuming that’?

Answer 95

À supposer que.

Question 96

What’s the translation for ‘In the eventuality that’?

Answer 96

Dans l’éventualité où.

Question 97

What’s the translation for ‘As far as’?

Answer 97

Pour autant que.

Question 98

What’s the translation for ‘If ever’?

Answer 98

Si jamais.

Question 99

What’s the translation for ‘No matter,…’

Answer 99

Qu’à cela ne tienne.

Question 100

What’s the translation for ‘Even so’?

Answer 100

Malgré tout.
Même ainsi.

Question 101

What’s the translation for ‘It is still necessary that’?

Answer 101

Encore faut-il que.

Question 102

What’s the translation for ‘In the absence of’?

Answer 102

À défaut de.

Question 103

What’s the translation for ‘Subject to’?

Answer 103

Sous réserve que.

Question 104

What’s the translation for ‘Awaiting that’?

Answer 104

Dans l’attente que.

Question 105

What’s the translation for ‘Conditional upon’?

Answer 105

Conditionnellement à.

Question 106

What’s the translation for ‘Depending on whether’?

Answer 106

Selon que.

Question 107

What’s the translation for ‘If it happens that’?

Answer 107

S’il advient que.

Question 108

What’s the translation for ‘When’?

Answer 108

Quand.
Lorsque.

‘Lorsque’ is more formal.

Question 109

What’s the translation for ‘As soon as’?

Answer 109

Dès que.
Aussitôt que.

‘Aussitôt que’ implies greater immediacy.

Question 110

What’s the translation for ‘Before…’?

Answer 110

Avant que.

Question 111

What’s the translation for ‘After…’?

Answer 111

Après que.

Question 112

What’s the translation for ‘Since…’?

Answer 112

Depuis que.

Question 113

What’s the translation for ‘Until…’?

Answer 113

Jusqu’à ce que.

Question 114

What’s the translation for ‘Once…’?

Answer 114

Une fois que.

Question 115

What’s the translation for ‘While waiting for’?

Answer 115

En attendant que.

Question 116

What’s the translation for ‘Hardly… when…’?

Answer 116

À piene… que…

Question 117

What’s the translation for ‘Beforehand’?

Answer 117

Auparavant.

Question 118

What’s the translation for ‘Henceforth’?

Answer 118

Dorénavant.
Désormais.

‘Désormais’ can carry a sense of resignation to a situation emerging due to past events.

Question 119

What’s the translation for ‘By the time that’?

Answer 119

D’ici que.

Question 120

What’s the translation for ‘In the meantime’?

Answer 120

Entre-temps.

Question 121

What’s the translation for ‘Finally’?

Answer 121

Finalement.

Question 122

What’s the translation for ‘Simultaneously’?

Answer 122

Simultanément.

Question 123

What’s the translation for ‘Back when’?

Answer 123

À l’époque où.

Question 124

What’s the translation for ‘Since then’?

Answer 124

Depuis lors.

Question 125

What’s the translation for ‘Until then’?

Answer 125

Jusqu’alors.

Question 126

What’s the translation for ‘Long before’?

Answer 126

Bien avant.

Question 127

What’s the translation for ‘Long after’?

Answer 127

Bien après.

Question 128

What’s the translation for ‘Shortly before’?

Answer 128

Peu avant.

Question 129

What’s the translation for ‘Shortly after’?

Answer 129

Peu après.

Question 130

What’s the translation for ‘During’?

Answer 130

Lors de.

Question 131

What’s the translation for ‘The moment that’?

Answer 131

À l’instant où.

Question 132

What’s the translation for ‘From…’?

Answer 132

À partir de.

Question 133

What’s the translation for ‘At that moment’?

Answer 133

À ce moment-là.

Question 134

What’s the translation for ‘At the same time as’?

Answer 134

En même temps que.

Question 135

What’s the translation for ‘At time goes by’?

Answer 135

Au fur et à mesure.
À mesure que.

Question 136

What’s the translation for ‘From then on’?

Answer 136

Dès lors.

Question 137

What’s the translation for ‘Meanwhile’?

Answer 137

Pendant ce temps.

Question 138

What’s the translation for ‘Subsequently’?

Answer 138

Par la suite.

Question 139

What’s the translation for ‘Ultimately’?

Answer 139

En définitive.

Question 140

What’s the translation for ‘All things considered’?

Answer 140

À tout prendre.
En fin de compte.
Tout bien considéré.

Question 141

What’s the translation for ‘In short’?

Answer 141

En somme.

Question 142

What’s the translation for ‘To conclude’?

Answer 142

Pour conclure.

Question 143

What’s the translation for ‘All in all’?

Answer 143

Somme toute.

Question 144

What’s the translation for ‘After all’?

Answer 144

Après toute.

Question 145

What’s the translation for ‘In brief’?

Answer 145

Bref.

Question 146

What’s the translation for ‘In summary’?

Answer 146

En résumé.

Question 147

What’s the translation for ‘Firstly’?

Answer 147

En premier lieu.

Question 148

What’s the translation for ‘Lastly’?

Answer 148

En dernier lieu.

Question 149

What’s the translation for ‘To finish’?

Answer 149

Pour finir.

Question 150

What’s the translation for ‘To end’?

Answer 150

Pour terminer.

Question 151

What’s the translation for ‘In the end’?

Answer 151

À la fin.
Au final.

Question 152

What’s the translation for ‘Like’?

Answer 152

Comme.
Tel.

Question 153

What’s the translation for ‘More… than’?

Answer 153

Plus… que.

Question 154

What’s the translation for ‘Less… than’?

Answer 154

Moins… que.

Question 155

What’s the translation for ‘As… as’?

Answer 155

Aussi… que.

Question 156

What’s the translation for ‘Just like’?

Answer 156

De même que.

Question 157

What’s the translation for ‘Compared to’?

Answer 157

Comparé à.

Question 158

What’s the translation for ‘In comparison with’?

Answer 158

En comparison avec.

Question 159

What’s the translation for ‘Similar to’?

Answer 159

Similaire à.

Question 160

What’s the translation for ‘In the same way as’?

Answer 160

De la même manière que.

Question 161

What’s the translation for ‘Such as’?

Answer 161

Telle que.

Question 162

What’s the translation for ‘In relation to’?

Answer 162

Par rapport à.
Vis-à-vis de.

Question 163

What’s the translation for ‘As opposed to’?

Answer 163

À l’inverse de.

Question 164

What’s the translation for ‘In opposition to’?

Answer 164

En opposition à.

Question 165

What’s the translation for ‘Regarding’?

Answer 165

À l’égard de.

Question 166

What’s the translation for ‘Following the example of’?

Answer 166

À l’instar de.

Question 167

What’s the translation for ‘With the exception of’?

Answer 167

À l’exception de.

Question 168

What’s the translation for ‘As if’?

Answer 168

Comme si.

Question 169

What’s the translation for ‘More than ever’?

Answer 169

Plus que jamais.

Question 170

What’s the translation for ‘Less than ever’?

Answer 170

Moins que jamais.