Opinions (A10-A17) Flashcards

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as i see it/in my opinon

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à mon sens

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in my view/according to me

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selon moi

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for my part

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pour ma part

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it seems to me that

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il me semble que

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i consider/feel that

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j’estime que

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i maintain that

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je soutiens que

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I am convinced that

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je suis persuadé(e) que

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the line I take

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ma prise de position

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my line of thought

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ma piste de réflexion

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10
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the side I take is that of

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le parti que je prends, c’est celui de

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11
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it seems obvious to me that

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cela me parait évident que

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that leads me to think that

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cela me conduit à penser que

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I cannot help thinking that

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je ne peux pas m’empêcher de penser que

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what bothers/worries me is

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ce qui me préoccupe, c’est

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15
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to the best of my knowledge

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à ma connaissance

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it is a very good bet that

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il y a fort à parier que

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there is a strong chance that

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il y a de fortes chances que

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let there be no mistake about it

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qu’on ne s’y trompe pas

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19
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rightly or wrongly

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à tort ou à raison

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logical

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logique

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sensible

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sensé(e)

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reasonable

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raisonnable

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a forceful argument

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un argument de poids

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a defensible argument

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un argument qui se défend

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a sound/valid judgement
un jugement sain/valide
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a clear idea
une idée nette/claire
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a sound idea
une idée juste
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a persuasive idea
une idée persuasive
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a convincing idea
une idée convaincante
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a powerful idea
une idée puissante
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a perceptive idea
une idée clairvoyante
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a relevant/pertinent idea
une idée pertinente
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an idea which shows insight
une idée perspicace
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an unanswerable argument
un raisonnement imparable
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I take the same view/opinion
je suis du même avis
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unreservedly
sans réserve
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I must concede/recognise that
je dois reconnaître que
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I am a vigorous defender of
je suis un ardent défenseur de
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I accept/agree
j'accepte
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unflinchingly
sans broncher
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unequivocally
sans équivoque
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people rightly think that
on considère à juste titre que
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unthinkable
impensable
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unacceptable
inadmissible
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incredible, unbelievable
inouï(e)
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ill conceived
mal conçu(e)
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scandalous
scandaleux/-euse
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ludicrous
aberrant(e)
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remote from the realities of life
coupé(e) des réalités
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the idea turns out to be wrong
l'idée se révèle fausse
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there is no sound basis for the idea
l'idée ne repose sur rien de sérieux
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to (verb) is out of the question
il est hors de question de (+infin)
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sheer lunacy
du pur délire
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an outrage to common sense
un outrage au bon sens
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a plan doomed to failure
un projet voué à l'échec
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an ineffective strategy
une stratégie inefficace
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a senseless strategy
une stratégie dépourvue de sens
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a highly debatable strategy
une stratégie hautement contestable
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an insubstantial argument
un argument qui manque de poids
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an argument belied by the facts
un argument démenti par les faits
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the argument adds up to nothing
l'argument ne rime à rien
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the argument only skims the surface
l'argument ne dépasse pas la surface des choses
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it's not the only avenue to be explored
ce n'est pas l'unique piste à explorer
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nothing would be more futile than to ...
rien ne serait plus vain que de (+infin)
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what is the point of?
à quoi cela sert-il de (+infin)
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it is better to stick to
mieux vaut s'en tenir à
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what are they trying to achieve
où veut-on en venir?