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To my horror I realised that …

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Je me suis rendu compte avec horreur que

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I was scared stiff when …

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J’avais une peur bleue quand

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It is a crying shame that …

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Il est scandaleux que

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It is such a shame that …

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C’est dommage que

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It is a pity that I don’t know …

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Il est dommage que je ne sache pas …

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I got a shock when …

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J’ai eu un choc quand

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I was shocked (with it) when (what) I heard that …

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J’ai été choqué(e) d’entendre que

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It was a bit shocking for me when I saw …

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J’ai été un peu choqué(e) de voir

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It isn’t often that …

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Ce n’est pas tous les jours que / Il est rare que

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It is extremely lucky that …

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Quelle chance que

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I am grateful that …

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Je suis reconnaissant(e) que

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I was relieved when I learned that …

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J’ai été soulagé(e) d’apprendre que

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It amused me when …

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J’ai trouvé amusant que

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I was astonished to learn that ….

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J’ai été étonné(e) d’apprendre que

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It is pleasant to know that …

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Il est agréable de savoir que

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I am proud that …

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Je suis fier que / je suis fière que …

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I am terribly nervous …

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Je suis horriblement nerveux (nerveuse)

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The funny thing about (on) it is that …

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Ce qui est amusant c’est que

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My one regret is that …

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Mon seul regret est que …

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It is amazing how much …

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C’est étonnant comme

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I don’t like to say this, but ..

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Je n’aime pas dire cela, mais …

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I terribly dislike to say this but …

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ça me déplaît terriblement de dire cela mais (je déteste dire cela mais)

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I hate when …

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je déteste quand

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The sad thing about (on) it is that …

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Ce qui est triste, c’est que

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I am pleased that …

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Je suis content(e) que …

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It is a great pleasure that …

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C’est un grand plaisir de …

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I am grateful for the opportunity …

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Je suis reconnaissant(e) de cette occasion qui m’est donnée

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What a pity

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Quel dommage

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That is very unfortunate

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C’est fort regrettable

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I trust that …

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j’espère que (j’ai bon espoir que)

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I am astonished

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je suis étonné(e)

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Well, that’s a pleasant surprise

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Eh bien, c’est une bonne surprise

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That is really surprising

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C’est très surprenant

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That is unbelievable

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C’est incroyable

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Who would have thought it?

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Qui aurait pu l’imaginer ?

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I am very encouraged

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Je suis encouragé(e)

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It is disgraceful

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C’est honteux

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I am sick of it

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j’en ai marre de cela

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It is rather (enough) boring

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C’est plutôt ennuyant

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I am disappointed

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je suis déçu(e)

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I am hesitating

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j’hésite

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Understandably …

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C’est compréhensible

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Frankly speaking …

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A vrai dire

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Between you and me …

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Entre toi et moi… / Entre vous et moi

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Anyway …

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De toute façon, …

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Well then …

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Eh bien

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Well, as a matter of fact …

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Eh bien, en fait,

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How can I put it?

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Comment dirais-je ?

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I must say that …

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Je dois dire que …

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Firstly …

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Premièrement …

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Secondly …

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Deuxièmement …

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I am afraid that …

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J’ai peur que …

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Now and then it seems to me that …

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De temps à autre, il me semble que

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As far as I am concerned …

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En ce qui me concerne…

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More and more …

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de plus en plus …

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Actually …

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En fait … / Vraiment …

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All joking aside …

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Toute blague mise à part …

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Now seriously …

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Maintenant sérieusement …

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To be totally frank …

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Pour être tout à fait honnête

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It is good to know that …

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Il est bon de savoir que …

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Well, to put it briefly …

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Eh bien, en résumé

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It is worth mentioning that …

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Cela vaut le coup de mentionner que …

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I think that I should point out that …

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Je pense qu’il me faut préciser que

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I should mention that …

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Je dois mentionner que …

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Now that you mention it, I really do think that …

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Maintenant que vous le dites, je pense vraiment que

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It is remarkable that …

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Il est remarquable que

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I am amazed that …

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Je suis étonné(e) que

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I must admit that …

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Je dois admettre que …

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I grant that …

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Je reconnais que

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I must grant that …

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Je dois reconnaître que

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On the one hand … on the other …

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d’une part … d’autre part …

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After all …

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Après tout ..

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I should say that …

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Je dois dire que …

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Oddly enough …

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Assez bizarrement / Curieusement

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I would like to tell you that …

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Je voudrais vous dire que …

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I would like to know whether …

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Je voudrais savoir si …

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It is unbelievable how …

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C’est incroyable comme

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It is necessary to say that …

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Il faut dire que …

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I think that I should point out to you that …

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Je pense que je devrais vous faire remarquer que …

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If you ask me …

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Si tu m’interroges…

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I’d like to say something about …

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Je voudrais dire quelque chose au sujet de …

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I’d like to say a couple of words about this …

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Je voudrais dire quelques mots à ce sujet

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Thank you heartily

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Merci du fond du coeur

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That is such a good question

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C’est une très bonne question

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That is a difficult question

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C’est une question difficile

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Once upon a time, long ago …

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Il était une fois, il y a très longtemps…

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I must first say that …

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Tout d’abord je dois dire que …

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I think that I should immediately say from the start that ..

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Je tiens à dire dès le départ que… Il y a une chose que je tiens à dire dès le départ.

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I would like to make one thing clear from the start

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Je tiens à préciser une chose dès le début

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I will be talking for about ten minutes

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Je parlerai pendant environ dix minutes

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I’ll start with … and afterwards move on to …

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Je vais commencer avec/par … et ensuite je passerai à …

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The reason why I am here is …

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La raison pour laquelle je suis ici est que …

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We are here to talk about …

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Nous sommes ici pour discuter de …

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The reason we are here is …

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La raison pour laquelle nous sommes ici est …

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Today we shall look at …

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Aujourd’hui, nous allons regarder à…

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Today’s topic is …

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Le sujet de ce jour est …

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I think that I should say right from the start that …

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je commencerai par dire que,

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I’d like to make clear one thing from the very start …

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il y a une chose que je tiens à dire clairement dès le départ.

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Well, I’d like to start off by speaking to you about (the house)

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Bon, j’aimerais commencer par vous parler de (la maison)

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Today I will be talking about …

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Aujourd’hui, je vais vous parler de

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I know that there isn’t time to spare, so I’d better get started.

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Je sais que nous n’avons pas beaucoup de temps, alors je suppose que je devrais commencer.

French Conversational Connectors (5 decks)

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