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et

A

and

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ou

A

or

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ne…ni…ni

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neither, nor, nor

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soit

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either/or

“Je peux préparer soit du thé, soit de la glace.”

  • Soit is similar to ne…ni…ni; replaces “ou”
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enfin

A

finally

Ends a “d’abord” sequence

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ainsi que

A

as well as

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après que

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after

compound adjective; “I did this AFTER this” - uses après que

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avant que

A

before

same as “après que”

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bien que

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although

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parce que/car

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because

parce que - stronger in speech; car - used more frequently in speech

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pour que

A

so that

i.e. “I wanted to bake a cake so that I could feel good.”

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quoi que

A

no matter what

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tant que

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as long as

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quand/lorsque

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when

lorsque - more formal

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quoique

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even though

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donc

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so

17
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en fait

A

in fact

18
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cependant

A

however, nonetheless

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par contre

A

on the other hand

20
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en plus

A

also

used to start sentences

21
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À mon avis…

A

In my opinion…

22
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bref

A

in short…

think of it as “tl;dr”

23
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Considérons…

A

Let’s consider…

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Je suis contre

A

I am against/I oppose

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parmi

A

among

26
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À cause de…

A

Due to….

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En ce temps-là…

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Back then…