Opposition, Concession Flashcards

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Alors que (although, while) 
Tandis que (whereas, while)
Au lieu de (instead of)
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Une opposition avec indicatif

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Contrairement à

Au contraire de

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Une opposition avec NOM

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Mais
Or
Pourtant (yet)
Au contraire
Par contre
En revanche (on the other hand, however)
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Une opposition

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En revanche

Le temps est beau aujourd’hui, en revanche, il va pleuvoir demain

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On the other hand, however

Opposition

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Alors que + indicatif

Je voulais manger de la pizza, alors que qu’il voulait manger des pâtes

I wanted to eat pizza, while he wanted to eat pasta

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Whereas, while

Opposition

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Tandis que + indicatif

Mon frère est devenu ingénieur, tandis que je suis devenu chanteur

My brother became an engineer, whereas I became a singer

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Whereas, while

Opposition

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Au lieu de + indicatif

Nous avons choisi de sortir au lieu de rester à la maison

We decided to go out rather than stay at home

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Instead of, rather than, in place of

Opposition

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Pourtant

J’ai beaucoup mangé,
J’ai n’avais portant pas très faim

I ate a lot.
I wasn’t very hungry though.

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Though, although

Opposition

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Or

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Yet, well …, now…

Opposition

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Donc

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So

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11
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Bien que  (although)
Quoi que (whoever)
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Concession avec subjonctif

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Bien que + subjonctif

While
Bien que je préfère le thé, je bois toujours du café le matin
While I prefer tea, I always drink coffee in the morning.

Even though
Il est parti courir bien que la température soit glaciale
He went jogging, even though the temperature was freezing.

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Even if

Concession

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Même si + indicatif

Je crois aux fées même si je ne les vois pas
I believe in fairies even though I have not seen them

Même si mes modèles sont similaires, il existe un grand écart de prix
Although the models are similar, there is a big difference in price

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Even if, although

Une concession avec indicatif

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Malgré (despite) + NOM

En dépit de (not withstanding)

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Une concession avec NOM

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Malgré

Malgré la circulation, l’employé n’est pas arrivé en retard
Despite the bad traffic, the employee wasn’t late

Je suis allé me promener malgré le mauvais temps
I went for a walk despite the bad weather

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Despite, in spite of

Concession

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Mais
Or
Cependant 
Néanmoins 
Toutefois
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Une concession

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Cependant

Mon train a du retard. Cependant, j’arriverai assez tôt.
My train is delayed, however I will be there soon enough.

Il y a eu des contretemps, mais nous avons cependant progressé.
There were setbacks, but we nevertheless made progress.

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However, but

Concession

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Néanmoins

L’équipe n’a pas bien joué, elle a néanmoins remporté le match
The team did not play well, nevertheless, it won the match.

C’est difficile, mais nous devons néanmoins essayer.
It is difficult, but we must try nonetheless

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Nevertheless, nonetheless

Concession

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Toutefois

Elle est fatiguée, toutefois elle continue à travailler
She is tired, nevertheless she continues to work.

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However, nevertheless, though

Concession

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De sort que

Au moment où la nuit tombait nous vîmes une auberge de sorte que nous pûmes nous restaurer

Il fit de sort que la soirée fut très joueuse

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So That

Concession

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Quoique

Il fut vaincu quoique brave
He was defeated although brave

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Though, although

Concession

22
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Contrairement à

Contrairement à leurs parents, les jeunes…

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As opposed to..

Opposition