Mots de liaisons lycée Flashcards
Bien que, quoique ?
Although
“Although the subject is serious, there is a touch of humour in the last paragraph.”
Aussi, également, en plus ?
Also
“Oscar Wilde is a novelist and also a playwright.”
Comme, étant donné que ?
As
“As it dealt explicitly with sex, his novel was censored.”
Par conséquent ?
As a result, consequently
“The text is well-structured; as a result it is easy to understand.”
Comme si ?
As if, as though
“He behaved as if he had committed a crime.”
Dès que, aussitôt que ?
As soon as
“As soon as they saw the explorers, the Indians ran away.”
Parce que ?
Because
“He uses “would” because he wants to insist on the frequent occurrences of those actions in the past.”
D’ailleurs, en outre ?
Besides
“His arguments are questionable; besides he is far from being objective.”
Malgré, en dépit de ?
In spite of, despite
“He went to the big city, despite his dislike for urban life.”
En raison de ?
Due to, owing to
“Due to international campaigns, awareness of child labour is growing.”
Même si ?
Even if
“She will do it even if everybody disapproves.”
De peur de, de crainte de ?
For fear of
“He did not say a word, for fear of betraying his anguish.”
En outre, par ailleurs, qui plus est ?
Furthermore, moreover
“This text deals with the education of girls; furthermore it is an account of life in the South.”
Pourtant, cependant ?
However
“He never achieved success; however, he managed to attract the critics’ attention.”
Si ?
If
“If I were you, I would beware of rumours.”
