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ADDING INFORMATION

De plus, en outre, par ailleurs
Aussi bien que
Aussi
D'ailleurs
En plus de
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Furthermore, moreover : de plus, en outre, par ailleurs

As well as : aussi bien que

Too, also : aussi

Besides : d’ailleurs

In addition to : en plus de

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To express a condition

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As long as : aussi longtemps que

Provided/providing (that) : à condition que

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To introduce a purpose

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In order/so as + to + infinitive

So (that)/in order (that) + proposition grammaticale

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All the same

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Malgré tout, quand même

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RESULTS

Par conséquent
Donc
Ainsi
Cela implique
D'où
Sinon, autrement
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As a consequence, as a result, consequently : par conséquent

Therefore, so (at the end of the sentence) : donc

Thus, thereby : ainsi

This means : cela implique

Hence : d’où

Otherwise, if not : sinon, autrement

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As a matter of fact

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En fait

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Indeed

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Effectivement

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By the way

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Soit dit en passant

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CONTRARY IDEAS

Malgré
Cependant, toutefois, néanmoins
Bien que
Même si
Par opposition
Au contraire, contrairement à
Tandis que
Mais
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Despite, in spite of : malgré

However, nevertheless, nonetheless : cependant, pourtant, néanmoins, toutefois

Although, though : bien que

Even though : même si

In/by contrast : par opposition

On the contrary, contrary to : au contraire, contrairement à

While, whereas : tandis que

But, yet : mais

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Either… or…

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➡️ Soit… soit…

✅️ She’s either French or Belgian
✅️ Either you sleep or you’ll be tired (Si tu ne dors pas tu seras fatigué)

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Neither… nor…

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➡️ Ni… ni…

✅️ She’s neither French nor Belgian

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E.g (exempli gratia)

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Par exemple

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…for…

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Car

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For all that

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Malgré cela

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I.e (id est)

That is to say

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C’est-à-dire

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In any case

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En tout cas

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In/by comparison

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Par comparaison

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In fact

In effect

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En fait

En réalité

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In other words

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En d’autres termes

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In that/this case

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Dans ce cas

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In the first place, in the second place,

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En premier lieu…, en second lieu…

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In the same way

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De même

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On the one hand…, on the other hand…

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D’une part…, d’autre part…

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Or rather

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Ou plutôt
Ou mieux
Ou plus exactement

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Over and above

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Par dessus le marché

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Then

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Alors

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To this end

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A cet effet

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So as

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De sorte que

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Actually

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En fait

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Towards

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Envers

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Among

Amid

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Parmi

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As

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Puisque
Car
Pendant que
Alors que

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Since

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Puisque

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While ?
During ?
For ?

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➡️ While est une conjonction suivie d’un sujet + verbe, en anglais ‘a clause’ (sujet + verbe)
✅️ While I was getting ready, I listened to the radio.

➡️ During est une préposition suivie par un nom, qui indique quand un événement se produit, à un moment précis au cours d’une certaine période.
✅️ We had to call the doctor during the night.

➡️ For est une préposition suivie par un nom, qui indique combien de temps un événement dure.
✅️ We talked for five minutes.

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Throughout

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Tout au long de…

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Afterwards

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Ensuite

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Alike

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De la même façon…

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As for

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Pour ce qui est de…

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And so forth, so on

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Et ainsi de suite

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So far

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Jusqu’ici

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COMPARAISON
DIFFERENCE
STATUT
EXEMPLE
SIMULTANEITE
CAUSE
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➡️ A la manière de (manière d’être ou d’agir) :
✅️ He behaves like a child.
✅️ He behaves as if he were a child.

➡️ Ainsi que (comparer) :
✅️ Like his brother, he plays chess.
✅️ As I told you, they have well-mannered children.

➡️ Unlike (not alike, dissimilar, not equal)
✅️ For twins, the girls are very unlike.

➡️ En tant que (statut avec ou sans déterminant) :
✅️ He works as a window cleaner.
✅️ As President, he was very popular.

➡️ Tel que (exemple) :
✅️ I love sciences, like physics.
✅️ Some animals, such as lions can be dangerous.

➡️ Au moment où (simultanéité) :
✅️ As I was playing football, I met my best friend.

➡️ Puisque (cause) :
✅️ As she’s contagious, she won’t go to school.

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First off

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Tout d’abord

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Yet

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➡️ Mais

✅️ He plays piano very well yet he prefers singing.

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Still

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Encore, toujours, quand même, tout de même

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Hardly
Scarcely

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A peine

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Hardly ever

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Presque jamais

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Somehow

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En quelque sorte

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Namely

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A savoir

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In a nutshell

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En un mot

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To put it in a nutshell

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Pour résumer

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Due to + noun

Owing to + noun

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En raison de

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However

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Si… que…
Aussi… que…

✅️ However talented you may be, you still have to practice in order to be a musician.

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For all he knows…

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Pour autant qu’il sache…

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However much

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Peu importe combien

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Concurrently

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En même temps

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Inasmuch as

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Dans la mesure où…