Opinions (A10-A17)

Question 1

as i see it/in my opinon

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à mon sens

Question 2

in my view/according to me

Answer 2

selon moi

Question 3

for my part

Answer 3

pour ma part

Question 4

it seems to me that

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il me semble que

Question 5

i consider/feel that

Answer 5

j’estime que

Question 6

i maintain that

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je soutiens que

Question 7

I am convinced that

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je suis persuadé(e) que

Question 8

the line I take

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ma prise de position

Question 9

my line of thought

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ma piste de réflexion

Question 10

the side I take is that of

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le parti que je prends, c’est celui de

Question 11

it seems obvious to me that

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cela me parait évident que

Question 12

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

Question 14

what bothers/worries me is

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ce qui me préoccupe, c’est

Question 15

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

Question 17

there is a strong chance that

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il y a de fortes chances que

Question 18

let there be no mistake about it

Answer 18

qu’on ne s’y trompe pas

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rightly or wrongly

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à tort ou à raison

Question 20

logical

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logique

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sensible

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sensé(e)

Question 22

reasonable

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raisonnable

Question 23

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

Question 25

a sound/valid judgement

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un jugement sain/valide

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a clear idea

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une idée nette/claire

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a sound idea

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une idée juste

Question 28

a persuasive idea

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une idée persuasive

Question 29

a convincing idea

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une idée convaincante

Question 30

a powerful idea

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une idée puissante

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a perceptive idea

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une idée clairvoyante

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a relevant/pertinent idea

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une idée pertinente

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an idea which shows insight

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une idée perspicace

Question 34

an unanswerable argument

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un raisonnement imparable

Question 35

I take the same view/opinion

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je suis du même avis

Question 36

unreservedly

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sans réserve

Question 37

I must concede/recognise that

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je dois reconnaître que

Question 38

I am a vigorous defender of

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je suis un ardent défenseur de

Question 39

I accept/agree

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j’accepte

Question 40

unflinchingly

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sans broncher

Question 41

unequivocally

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sans équivoque

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people rightly think that

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on considère à juste titre que

Question 43

unthinkable

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impensable

Question 44

unacceptable

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inadmissible

Question 45

incredible, unbelievable

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inouï(e)

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ill conceived

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mal conçu(e)

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scandalous

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scandaleux/-euse

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ludicrous

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aberrant(e)

Question 49

remote from the realities of life

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coupé(e) des réalités

Question 50

the idea turns out to be wrong

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l’idée se révèle fausse

Question 51

there is no sound basis for the idea

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l’idée ne repose sur rien de sérieux

Question 52

to (verb) is out of the question

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il est hors de question de (+infin)

Question 53

sheer lunacy

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du pur délire

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an outrage to common sense

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un outrage au bon sens

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a plan doomed to failure

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un projet voué à l’échec

Question 56

an ineffective strategy

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une stratégie inefficace

Question 57

a senseless strategy

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une stratégie dépourvue de sens

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a highly debatable strategy

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une stratégie hautement contestable

Question 59

an insubstantial argument

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un argument qui manque de poids

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an argument belied by the facts

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un argument démenti par les faits

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the argument adds up to nothing

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l’argument ne rime à rien

Question 62

the argument only skims the surface

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l’argument ne dépasse pas la surface des choses

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it’s not the only avenue to be explored

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ce n’est pas l’unique piste à explorer

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nothing would be more futile than to …

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rien ne serait plus vain que de (+infin)

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what is the point of?

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à quoi cela sert-il de (+infin)

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it is better to stick to

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mieux vaut s’en tenir à

Question 67

what are they trying to achieve

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où veut-on en venir?