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Firstly, I would like to talk about

A

D’abord, je voudrais parler de…

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In addition | it is important that

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De plus | il est important de…

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Consequently | Furthermore

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Par conséquent | en outre…

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4
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Concluding a topic

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Enfin | Finalment

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5
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Next

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Ensuite

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As well as

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Ainsi que

Je parle anglais et espagnol, ainsi que le français.

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7
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After / When

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Après que

Nous allons faire une promenade après que nous avons mangé.

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8
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Before

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Avant que

The first clause + avant que + the second clause which starts with a verb
Je vais préparer le repas avant que tu arrives.

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9
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Then

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Puis

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10
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Since

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Comme or Puisque

S’il te plaît, lave la vaisselle puisque tu as déjà fini de manger.

Comme tu ne peux pas boire de lait, j’ai acheté du jus de fruit pour le petit-déjeuner.

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11
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Also

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En plus

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12
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So / Therefore

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Donc

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13
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In my opinion

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A mon avis

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14
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Although

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Bein que

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15
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Because

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Parce que / car

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16
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As long as

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Tant que

Tant que tu es heureux, c’est tout ce qui compte.

17
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However

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Cependant

18
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When

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Lorsque/Quand

J’étudiais quand tu m’as appelé.

19
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On the contrary

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Au contraire

20
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Finally

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Enfin

21
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As soon as

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Dès que

Dès que la tarte arrive, je vais la détruire. (As soon as the pie arrives, I will destroy it.)

22
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So that

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Pour que

Je fais une tarte pour que tu aies quelque chose à manger ce soir. (I’m making a pie so that you have something to eat tonight.)

23
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No matter what

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Quoi que

Quoi que ma mère fasse en cuisine, c’est délicieux. (No matter what my mom makes in the kitchen, it’s delicious.)

24
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In fact

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En fait

25
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On the other hand

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En revanche, par contre

26
Q

For me

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Pour moi / Pour ma part

Pour moi/ma part, je préfère la tarte au citron. (For me, I prefer lemon pie.)

27
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Let’s consider

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Considérons

28
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Anyways

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De toute façons

29
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I maintain that

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Je soutiens donc que

30
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In short

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Bref

31
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Besides

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D’ailleurs

32
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it is better to

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il vaut mieux

33
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All things considered

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tout bein considéré

34
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Not necessarily the fault of

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Pas Forcément la faute de

35
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Beyond

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Au-delà

36
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amongst

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parmi