Presentation Flashcards
Premièrement
First, firstly, first of all, first and foremost,
Pour commencer
To begin with, to start with
Cet article a été publié
This article was published / issued
Cet article parle de
This article focuses on / concentrates on / tackles the issue of / draws attention on
Au sujet de
On / about / regarding / concerning / as regards / as to / in this respect
Addition
Besides / moreover / furthermore / in addition
Contrast
However / yet / still / nevertheless / although / though / unlike
Conséquence
So / then / consequences / therefore / thus
Cause
As / since / because / because of
Purpose : l’auteur insiste sur
The author insists on / emphasizes something / lays the emphasis on / underlines / highlights
Purpose : l’auteur questionne
The author challenges / questions
Purpose : l’auteur affirme
The author asserts that / claims / states
Purpose : l’auteur souhaite
The author aims at / means to / intends
Explanation
In fact / in actual fact / actually / as a matter of fact / indeed / that is to say
En l’occurrence
Namely
Examples
To take another example / for example / for instance / by way of illustration
Personal opinion
In my view / it seems to me that / I would maintain that / it seems to me that / as far as I am concerned / I believe
To sum up
In brief / in short / to sum up / in other words
Comparaison
Compared with / in comparison with / similarly / equally
Condition
As long as / on condition that / provided that
Restrictive condition
Unless / despite / in spite of
Opposition
Whereas / while / the pros and cons of / on the one hand … on the other hand
Referring to the text
As explained / mentioned / illustrated
