Phrases

Question 1

…to tell the truth

Answer 1

…à vrai dire

Question 2

Some people think that…

Answer 2

Il y en a qui pensent que…

Question 3

It is often said that…

Answer 3

On entend souvent dire que…

Question 4

The question therefore is…

Answer 4

La question est donc de savoir…

Question 5

Let us start with…

Answer 5

Prenons comme point de départ…

Question 6

SPEECH

Let us first of all turn our attention to…

Answer 6

Il convient tout d’abord de se pencher sur…

Question 7

One should also mention…

Answer 7

Il faut compter aussi avec…

Question 8

In addition

Answer 8

Par ailleurs / De surcroît / D’ailleurs (could also mean besides)

Question 9

to come from / to originate from

• to indicate the source of sth

Answer 9

provenir de [qch]

Les produits alimentaires proviennent de fermes locales.

Question 10

that would explain

Answer 10

Cela expliquerait

Question 11

however

Answer 11

Cependant / toutefois (more formal)

Question 12

On the other hand…

Answer 12

à l’inverse / par contre

Question 13

Be that as it may

Answer 13

Quoi qu’il en soit

Question 14

Yet

Answer 14

Pourtant

Question 15

FORMAL - start of conc.

In conclusion, I would say that…

Answer 15

En guise de conclusion, je dirais que

Question 16

SEMI FORMAL - start of conc.

All in all,

Answer 16

Tout bien réfléchi / considéré

Question 17

FORMAL - start of conc.

In summary,

Answer 17

En somme,

Question 18

end of evaluative

Having weighed up all the arguments, it seems to me that…

Answer 18

Après avoir pesé tous les arguments, il me semble que…

Question 19

FORMAL - stating my opinion

I believe that (but with some spiccce)

Answer 19

Je suis d’avis que - I am of opinion that
A mon sens - In my opinion