Writing phrases 2 Flashcards

1
Q

it is difficult to know where to start

A

Il est difficile de savoir par où commencer

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2
Q

to make a start with our subject

A

Pour entamer notre sujet

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3
Q

let us start with the negative side

A

Commençons par la partie négative

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4
Q

faced with the problems of …

A

Face aux problèmes de …

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5
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according to the statistics

A

D’après les statistiques

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6
Q

regardless of personal opinions

A

Quelles que soient les opinions personnelles

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7
Q

people maintain that (2 x phrases)

A

On prétend que

On affirme que

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8
Q

a lot of importance is attached to

A

On attache beaucoup d’importance à

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9
Q

it cannot be denied that

A

Nul ne saurait nier que …

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10
Q

a lot of people believe that

A

Il y a bon nombre de gens qui croient que

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11
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the attitude of … regarding/in relation to

A

l’attitude de … vis-à-vis de

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12
Q

people tend to believe

A

On a tendance à croire

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13
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one has only to look at

A

Rien qu’à regarder

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14
Q

suficient to say that

A

Il suffit de dire que

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15
Q

this is reflected in

A

Ceci se reflète dans

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16
Q

it is the same in the case of

A

Il en est de même chez

17
Q

let us move on to another aspect of

A

Passons à un autre aspect de

18
Q

let us not forget either

A

N’oublions pas non plus

19
Q

the example of … is particularly striking

A

L’exemple de ….est particulièrement frappant

20
Q

for me that is not very important

A

Pour moi cela n’a pas beaucoup d’importance

21
Q

I don’t entirely agree

A

Je ne suis pas entièrement d’accord

22
Q

As far as I am concerned

A

En ce qui me concerne

23
Q

I am persuaded that

A

Je suis persuadé(e) que

24
Q

It goes without saying that

A

Il va sans dire que

25
Q

it is obvious that

A

Il est évident que

26
Q

there is for and against

A

Il y a du pour et du contre

27
Q

to some extent

A

En quelque sorte

28
Q

up to a certain point/ to a certain extent

A

Jusqu’à un certain point

29
Q

one way or another

A

D’une façon ou d’une autre

30
Q

more or less

A

Plus ou moins