Vocabulaire du Discours Flashcards

Verbs useful for presenting arguments and debating concepts.

1
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concourir à

A

to compete with

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soutenir

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to support

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3
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une raison pour laquelle

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a reason for that

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4
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l’usage / l’utilisation

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the usage

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5
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contester

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object to

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plutôt que + de

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rather than

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7
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bénéfique

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beneficial

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supposer

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to assume

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endommager

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to damage, to harm

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permettre

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to allow, permit, enable

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planifier

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to plan a schedule

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soumettre à

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to subject to

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13
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lier à, c’est lié à

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connects to, links to

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freiner

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to constrain, to hold back (by others)

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s’opposer à

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to disagree with

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nuire à

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to damage, cause harm to

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17
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prendre exemple

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take example, raise example, take as an example

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affronter

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to face up to

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19
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organiser

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to plan, to arrange

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20
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compter sur

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to expect

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21
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démontrer

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to demonstrate

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22
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le problème principal

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the main problem

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23
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mettre en avant

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to highlight, feature, point out

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24
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réperer

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to identify, find, notice

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25
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Dans l’attente de votre réponse, je vous prie d’agréer, Monsieur le…, l’expression de mes sentiments respectueux.

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in hopes of a responses, please accept, Mr. …. , my respectful regards

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26
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incertitude

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uncertainty

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27
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nocive / nocif

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harmful

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28
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cas par cas

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case by case

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29
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agir sur

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to have an effect on

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30
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de base

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at it’s base

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31
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parler de

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to speak about

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32
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fondamentalement

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fundamentally

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33
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l’attente

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the expectation

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34
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retenir

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to hold back

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agir

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to act, take action, behave

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36
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s’agir de

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to be about

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37
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le fil conducteur

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the gist, main theme

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relever

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pick up, raise, notice

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promettre

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to promise

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exprimer

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to express, to show

41
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aboutir à

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results in, leads to

42
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promouvoir

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to promote

43
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avoir parti pris

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to have a bias

44
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pratique

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convenient, practical

45
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prévoir

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to predict

46
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compter faire

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to plan to do

47
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je vais me pencher sur

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i’m going to steer toward …

48
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prédire

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to predict

49
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avoir l’intention

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to plan to do

50
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prôner

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to advocate, to extol (e.g., a principal, belief)

51
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au fond

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at it’s base, core, fundamentally

52
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proposer

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to suggest, to propose

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suggérer

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to suggest, to propose

54
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soulever

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raise (examples)

55
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il s’agit de

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it talks about / refers to

56
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énumerer

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to list

57
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je vous prie d’agréer mes salutations distinguées

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please accept my best regards (literally, i beg)

58
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ci-dessus

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above

59
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ci-dessous

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below

60
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en dépit

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despite

61
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les tout-petits
les enfants en bas âge
les très jeunes enfants

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children under three (3 examples)

62
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les plus petits

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children

63
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les écoliers

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school children

64
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les adolescents

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adolescents

65
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les collégiens et les lycéens

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junior high and high school students

66
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envisageable

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possible

67
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faisable

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possible

68
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indispensable

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necessary

69
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souhaitable

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desirable, needed

70
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incontournable

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indispensible

71
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aborder

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to approach / broach (e.g., a topic)

72
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dissuader

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discourage

73
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rédiger

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write-down, draft

74
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déclencheur

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trigger point

75
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personnaliser

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to customize

76
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susciter l’intérêt de

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to arouse interest

77
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motivation (la)

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the incentive

78
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points

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grades

79
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connaissance

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knowledge

80
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dissuader

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to discourage

81
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presence

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attendance

82
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diminuer

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to diminish / reduce

83
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à la fin

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in the end

84
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le côté positif / négatif

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the positive / negative side

85
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il est vrai que … cependant

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it is true that … however

86
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c’est ainsi que je vois cette question

A

this is the way that I view this question

87
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il serait bon sans doute d’ajouter

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without a doubt, it would be good to add

88
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voilà ce que je pense de …

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and that’s what i think about …

89
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il faudrait peut-être mentionner

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perhaps I should mention

90
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il convient encore de préciser que …

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it would be suitable to specify …

91
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c’est que me semble être …

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what seems to me to be …

92
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je ne vois pas pourquoi …

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I don’t see why …