Useful phrases/ opinion phrases Flashcards

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What is more (two answers)

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Qui plus est/ en plus

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2
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d’ailleurs

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else where, although, while

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nevertheless/ however

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cependant, toutefois, néanmoins, pourtant

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Furthermore

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De plus, en outre, de surcroît

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One can’t deny the fact that

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On ne peut pas nier le fait que

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6
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Let’s look at this example

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Regardons cet exemple

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As far as I know

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Autant que je sache

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I find it unacceptable that

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Je trouve inadmissible que

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9
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I’m shocked that

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Cela me choque que

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10
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I hate

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Je ne support pas/ j’ai horreur de

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11
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It’s necessary to admit that

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Il faut avouer que

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It’s necessary that we do/ we must do

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Il faut qu’on fasse

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13
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Bien qu’il soit

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Although I was

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14
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I don’t care

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je m’en fiche

ça met égal

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15
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The text explain to us

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Ce texte nous explique

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(Exports) it can take you places

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L’export, ça peut mener loin

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17
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in order to

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pour/ afin de

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18
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whereas

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tandis que, alors que

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19
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so, therefore, thus

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donc, ainsi, alors

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20
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consequently

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par conséquent

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21
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meanwhile

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entre-temps

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22
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Similarly

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de même, de la même façon, semblablement

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23
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Unless

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à moins que + [subjonctif]

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Except

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sauf

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above all
surtout
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in particular
en particulier
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especially
surtout, particulièrement
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instead
au lieu de
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alternatively
sinon
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otherwise
autrement
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on the other hand
d'autre part
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first of all
tout d'abord
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il est à noter que
it should be noted that
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il faut tenir compte du fait que
it should be noted that
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It is likely that
Il y a de fortes chances que (subj.)
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It seems clear that
cela me paraît évident que
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This leads me to believe
Cela me conduit à penser
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It is not surprising that (+subj)
Il ne faut pas s'étonner que
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It's obvious
Cela saute aux yeux
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It goes without saying that
Il va de soi que
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This means that
Cela signifie que
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On the contrary
Par contre
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because of (x2)
En raison de/ à cause de
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It appears that
il s'avère que
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In addition
En addition/ À cela s'ajoute
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In contrast (x2)
à l'inverse/ en revanche
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regarding
en ce qui concerne
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It is possible that (subj)
Il est possible que
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without doubt
sans doute
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this suggests that
cela suggère que
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it is necessary to remember that...
Il faut se rappeler que
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the important thing is...
L'important, c'est
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All things considered
Tout bien considéré
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At the end of the day
En fin de compte
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At first sight
à première vue
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Let us first consider
réfléchissons d'abord à
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We must first ask ourselves
il s'agit d'abord de se demander
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to cap it al
pour comble de malheur
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to overcome
surmonter
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the obvious is...
La solution qui s'impose, c'est
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basically
dans le fond
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it is better to...that to...
mieux vaut...que de....
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to prevent such a situation from happening again
empêcher qu'une telle situation ne se reproduise
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we must emphasize the importance that
il faut souligner l'importance que...
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a big issue
un enjeu de taille
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several contributing factors explain this
cela peut s'expliquer par plusieurs facteurs
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other factors have to be taken into consideration
d'autres facteurs entrent en ligne de compte
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some people maintain that
certains soutiennent que
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people tend believe that
on a tendance à croire que
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there are many who say
nombreux sont ceux qui disent
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opinions are divided on this matter
les avis sont partagés sur ce point
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prejudice
préjugé
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numerous observers have expressed fears that (subjuctive)
de nombreux observateurs ont émis la crainte que...(subj.)
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as I see it
à mon sens
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what bothers me is
ce qui me préoccupe, c'est
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sensible
sensé(e)
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logical
logique
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a sound/ valid argument/ jugement
un jugement/ argument sain/ valide
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I agree wholeheartedly with...
j'abonde dans le sens de
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unbelievable
inouï
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We cannot stand by idly when
Nous ne pouvons pas rester les bras croisés pendant que
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It is necessary to provide
Il faut qu'on fournisse
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If we don't act now, this problem will only get worse
Si nous s'agissons pas maintenant, ce problème ne fera que s'aggraver
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One could also argue that
On peut affirmer aussi que
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In other words
En d'autres termes
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Prevention is better than cure
Il vaut mieux prévenir que guérir