Vocabulary - conjunctions and connectives Flashcards

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en effet

A

due to + [present participle], due to the fact that + [indicative]

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effectivement

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actually, indeed

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à cause de

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because of [sth/sb], due to [sth] (negative)

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pour

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to + [infinitive], for + [gerund]

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par

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by, through

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grâce à

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thanks to [sth/sb], because of [sth/sb] (positive)

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du fait de

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due to, because of

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en raison de

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on account of [sth], because of [sth]

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car

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because, as, for

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parce que

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because

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du fait que

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as a result of [sth], because

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comme

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like, as, just as

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sachant que

A

knowing that, knowing

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puisque

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since, because, as

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vu que

A

given that, seeing that

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étant donné que

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given that

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finalement

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eventually, finally, in the end

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bref

A

briefly, shortly

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ainsi

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in this way, like this/that

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c’est pourquoi

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this is why

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donc

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therefore, hence, consequently

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et

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and

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de sort que

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so, so that, in order that

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si bien que

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so much that, so much so that

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25
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si … que

A

however (+subject +subjunctive)

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tant que

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as long as

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tellement que

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so much …, so much that …

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au point que

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so much so that, to the extent that

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afin de

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so + [indicative], so that + [indicative]

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dans l’idée de

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with the idea of

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en vue de

A

in preparation for [sth]

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pour que + subjonctif

A

so that + [indicative]

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afin que + subjonctif

A

so + [indicative], so that + [indicative]

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de façon que

A

so that, such that

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de peur que + subjonctif

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for fear of + [gerund], fearing that, out of fear that + [indicative]

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de crainte que + subjonctif

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for fear of [sb], fearing [sb] will do [sth]

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pourtant

A

yet, however

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cependant

A

however

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néanmoins

A

nevertheless, nonetheless

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toutefois

A

however, nevertheless

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certes

A

admittedly

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en revanche

A

on the other hand

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au contraire

A

on the contrary

44
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malgré tout

A

despite everything

45
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malgré

A

despite

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en dépit de

A

despite

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mais

A

but

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or

A

but, yet, however

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bien que + subjonctif

A

although + [indicative], even though + [indicative]

50
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quoique + subjonctif

A

although + [indicative]

51
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alors que

A

while, when

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même si

A

even if, even though

53
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ainsi que

A

as well as, just as, along with

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tel que

A

like, such as

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en cas de

A

in the event of [sth], in case of [sth]

56
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si

A

if

57
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à condition que

A

on condition that, provided that

58
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pourvu que + subjonctif

A

let’s hope that + [indicative]

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d’abord

A

first of all, firstly, first

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premièrement

A

firstly, first of all

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de plus

A

moreover, furthermore

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en outre

A

moreover, furthermore

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mais encore

A

but still, but also

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aussi

A

too, also

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ensuite

A

then, afterwards

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au-delà

A

on the other hand/ side, beyond

67
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à travers

A

through, across

68
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à travers le monde

A

throughout the world, across the globe

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à tort et à travers

A

indiscriminately, undiscerningly

70
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dèsormais

A

now, from now on