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Tout d’abord

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first of all

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Premièrement

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firstly

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Deuxièmement

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secondly

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Je vais parler de

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I am going to speak about

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Nous allons examiner/ étudier

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We are going to examine/study

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Ce qui m’intéresse le plus est

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What I find the most interesting

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Je voudrais me pencher sur le thème de

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I would like to look into the topic/theme of

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Il s’agit ici de

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We are dealing here with

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Nous devons considérer deux aspects du problème

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We are going to have to consider two aspects of the problem

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À mon avis

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In my opinion

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En ce qui me concerne

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As far as I am concerned

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Pour ma part

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For my part

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Quant à moi

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As for me

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De mon point de vue

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From my point of view

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Je pense que

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I think that

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Je crois que

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I believe that

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Je trouve (que)

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I find that

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Il me semble que

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It seems to me that

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Je suis sûr/ sûre que

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I am sure that

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Je suis convaincu(e) que

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I am convinced that

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Je dirais que

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I would say that

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J’ai tendance à croire que

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I am inclined to believe that

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Il est nécessaire de préciser que

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It is necessary to specify that

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Il est important de prendre en compte

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It is important to take into account

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Il est évident que

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It is obvious/evident that

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Il est incontestable que

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It is unquestionable/incontestable that

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Il faut souligner que

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One must point out that

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Il faut noter que

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It must be noted that

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Cela laisse à penser que

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This suggests / leads us to believe that

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Par conséquent

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Consequently

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Donc

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therefore

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Ainsi

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thus

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Pour cette raison

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for this reason

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C’est-à-dire

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that is to say

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De plus

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besides

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Puis/ Ensuite

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then

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C’est pourquoi

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that’s why

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D’où

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hence

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On peut déduire que

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it can be deduced that

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On peut penser que

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it can be thought that

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On peut comprendre que

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it can be understood that

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On peut interpréter ceci comme

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we can interpret this as

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Cet exemple prouve que

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this example proves that

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Ce passage montre que

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this passage proves that

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Mais

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but

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Cependant

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however

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Au contraire

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on the contrary

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En fait

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actually

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En revanche/ par contre

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on the other hand

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D’un côté… d’un autre côté

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on one hand… on the other hand

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Bien que (+subjonctif)

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although

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Même si

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even if/even though

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Néanmoins

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nevertheless

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En effet

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indeed/in effect

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En conclusion

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in conclusion

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Pour résumer

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to summarise

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Finalement/ Enfin

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finally

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first of all

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Tout d’abord

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firstly

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Premièrement

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secondly

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Deuxièmement

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I am going to speak about

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Je vais parler de

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We are going to examine/study

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Nous allons examiner/ étudier

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What I find the most interesting

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Ce qui m’intéresse le plus est

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I would like to look into the topic/theme of

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Je voudrais me pencher sur le thème de

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We are dealing here with

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Il s’agit ici de

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We are going to have to consider two aspects of the problem

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Nous devons considérer deux aspects du problème

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In my opinion

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À mon avis

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As far as I am concerned

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En ce qui me concerne

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For my part

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Pour ma part

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As for me

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Quant à moi

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From my point of view

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De mon point de vue

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I think that

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Je pense que

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I believe that

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Je crois que

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I find that

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Je trouve (que)

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It seems to me that

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Il me semble que

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I am sure that

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Je suis sûr/ sûre que

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I am convinced that

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Je suis convaincu(e) que

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I would say that

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Je dirais que

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I am inclined to believe that

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J’ai tendance à croire que

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It is necessary to specify that

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Il est nécessaire de préciser que

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It is important to take into account

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Il est important de prendre en compte

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It is obvious/evident that

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Il est évident que

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It is unquestionable/incontestable that

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Il est incontestable que

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One must point out that

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Il faut souligner que

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It must be noted that

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Il faut noter que

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This suggests / leads us to believe that

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Cela laisse à penser que

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Consequently

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Par conséquent

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therefore

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Donc

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thus

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Ainsi

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for this reason

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Pour cette raison

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that is to say

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C’est-à-dire

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besides

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De plus

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then

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Puis/ Ensuite

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that’s why

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C’est pourquoi

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hence

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D’où

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it can be deduced that

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On peut déduire que

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it can be thought that

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On peut penser que

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it can be understood that

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On peut comprendre que

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we can interpret this as

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On peut interpréter ceci comme

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this example proves that

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Cet exemple prouve que

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this passage proves that

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Ce passage montre que

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but

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Mais

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however

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Cependant

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on the contrary

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Au contraire

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actually

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En fait

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on the other hand

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En revanche/ par contre

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on one hand… on the other hand

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D’un côté… d’un autre côté

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although

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Bien que (+subjonctif)

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even if/even though

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Même si

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nevertheless

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Néanmoins

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indeed/in effect

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En effet

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in conclusion

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En conclusion

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to summarise

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Pour résumer

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finally

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Finalement/ Enfin