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Everybody knows that

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Tout le monde sait que

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On the one hand

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D’une part

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On the other hand

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D’autre part

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It is true that

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Il est vrai que

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At the same time

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En même temps

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To tell the truth

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À vrai dire

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It goes without saying

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Il va de soi que

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In fact

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En effet

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9
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And so on/etc

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Et ainsi de suite

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10
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However

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Cependant

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Even though

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Bien que + (subjonctif)

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You don’t think that

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On ne pense pas que + (subjonctif)

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You must

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Il faut + (infinitif)

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The government has to/should

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Le gouvernement doit/devrait + (infinitif)

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It is necessary that

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Il faut que + (subjonctif)

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16
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I’m led to believe that

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Je suis porté à croire que

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17
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To resolve the problem

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Pour résoudre le problème

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18
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There is the for and against

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Il y a le pour et le contre

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There are 2 sides to this story

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Il y a deux côtés de cette histoire

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There’s a lot of talk at the moment about

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On parle beaucoup en ce moment de

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It’s a big problem nowadays

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C’est un grand problème de nos jour

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We must improve the situation

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Il faut améliorer la situation

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You must do something to fight this injustice

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Il faut faire quelque chose pour combattre cette injustice

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We must do

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Il faut qu’on fasse

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To finish
Enfin/pour finir
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I completely agree with this statement
Je suis tout à fait d'accord avec cette affirmation.
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There are those
Il y en a qui
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Every little helps
Petit à petit, l'oiseau fait son nid.
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I wonder why
Je me demande pourquoi
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What I find shocking here is
Ce qui me choque ici, c'est
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I don't share such views
Je ne partage pas de telles idées
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I can't understand why
Je n'arrive pas à comprendre pourquoi
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To a certain pont/ to some degree
Jusqu'à un certain point
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We could also say
On pourrait dire aussi
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One should not forget that
Il ne faut pas oublier que
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Some experts maintain
Certains experts soutiennent
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According to official figures
Selon les chiffres officiels
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That is to say
C'est-à-dire
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Such as/namely
Tel que
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Consider the case of
Prenons le cas de
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The obvious solution
La solution qui s'impose
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It is better to...than to
Mieux vaut....que de
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It would be better if
Il vaudrait mieux que
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In short/ in a nutshell
En un mot.
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Whereas
Alors que
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In other words
Autrement dit
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Although I can understand that
Bien que je puisse comprendre que
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It is a matter of
Il est donc question de
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It must be recognised that
Il faut bien reconnaître que.
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It seems the advantages outweigh the disadvantages.
Il semble que les avantages l'emportent sur les inconvenients
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It is a disgrace that
C'est und honte que
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People tend to
Les gens ont tendance à
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People tend to believe that...
Les gens ont tendance à croire que
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People end up/ will end up
Les gens finissent/ finiront par
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People should... Instead of
Les gens devraient....au lieu de
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It is a way to
C'est un moyen/un façon/une manière de
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I am surprised that
Je suis étonné que
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Whether we like it or not
Qu'on le veuille au non.
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I am afraid that
J'ai peur que
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People are meant to
Les gens sont censés
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I was meant
J'étais censés
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Even though the situation has improved, there's still a long way to go.
Bien que la situation se soit amélioré, il y a toujours beaucoup à faire.
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After all
Après tout
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All things considered.
Tout compte fait
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It is time that
Il est temps que
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Although I can understand that
Bien que je puisse comprendre que
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More or less
Plus ou moins
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We live in a world where..
Nous vivons dans un monde où
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It seems to me the best solution wold be to...
Il me semble que la meilleure solution serait de (infin)
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The question therefore is how to make people/young people aware of the risk they are running
La question est donc de savoir comment faire prendre conscience aux gens/jeunes du danger qu'ils courent
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People find it hard to...
Les gens ont du mal à....
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It would be surprising if....
Il serait étonné si...
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I must admit that...
Je dois avouer que..
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It makes me furious/sad
Cela me rend furieux/triste
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They are closing their eyes to reality
Ils ne veulent pas regarder la réalité en face
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Before it is too late...
Avant qu'il ne soit trop tard
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....must take steps to punish/reduce/arrest/patrol....
...doit prendre des mesures pour punir/réduire/arrêter/surveiller...
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What strikes me the most is that...
Ce qui me frappe le plus, c'est que..
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We have to work together in order to...
Il faut que nous travaillions ensemble afin de...
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They do no realise the consequences or...on their health
Ils ne se rendent pas compte des conséquences de...sur leurs santé.
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It is sometimes a lack of...that pushes people towards...
C'est parfois un manque de...qui pousse les gens à..
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They deserve our health
Ils méritent notre soutien
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Even if..
Même si..
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One should never...
On ne devrait jamais..
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People's attitude towards...has changed a lot.
L'attitude des gens envers...a beaucoup changé
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In spite of all the progress...
Malgré tous les progrès..

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