11. Express yourself

Question 1

to my mind

Answer 1

à mon avis

Question 2

my opinion is that

Answer 2

je suis d’avis que

Question 3

a piece of advice

Answer 3

un conseil

Question 4

I haven’t the slightest idea

Answer 4

je n’en ai pas la moindre idée

Question 5

to notic

Answer 5

remarquer (un détail)

Question 6

to note

Answer 6

remarquer (un fait, une idée)

Question 7

to remark

Answer 7

remarquer, faire observer

Question 8

to quarrel

Answer 8

se disputer

Question 9

a criticism

Answer 9

une critique

Question 10

a critic

Answer 10

un critique (littéraire etc)

Question 11

to challenge, to dispute

Answer 11

contester (une idée, un droit)

Question 12

to discuss sth

Answer 12

discuter de qch

Question 13

to deal with, to bear on

Answer 13

porter sur, traiter de

Question 14

an outlook

Answer 14

une vue (façon de voir)

Question 15

his outlook on life

Answer 15

sa conception de la vie

Question 16

to think sth over, to ponder over sth

Answer 16

réfléchir à qch (2)

Question 17

to state (that)

Answer 17

affirmer (que)

Question 18

the statement that

Answer 18

l’affirmation selon laquelle

Question 19

a mere statement of facts

Answer 19

un simple énoncé de aits

Question 20

a point, an argument

Answer 20

un argument

Question 21

to debate a question

Answer 21

débattre d’une question

Question 22

to dismiss a point

Answer 22

rejeter un argument

Question 23

to prove one’s point

Answer 23

prouver ses dires

Question 24

precise, accurate

Answer 24

précis

Question 25

to criticize, to level criticism at

Answer 25

critiquer

Question 26

to make a mistake

Answer 26

se tromper

Question 27

to be mistaken

Answer 27

être dans l'erreur

Question 28

to be wrong

Answer 28

avoir tort

Question 29

As for me, I think... / I, for one, think...

Answer 29

En ce qui me concerne, je pense... (2)

Question 30

to side with ≠ to be non-committal

Answer 30

prendre parti pour ≠ ne pas prendre parti

Question 31

in the foreground, in the background

Answer 31

au premier plan, au deuxième plan

Question 32

the news

Answer 32

l'actualité

Question 33

a topic

Answer 33

un thème, un sujet (de conversation)

Question 34

a topical issue

Answer 34

une question d'actualité

Question 35

an opinion poll

Answer 35

une question d'actualité

Question 36

to seek sb's advice

Answer 36

demander conseil à qqn

Question 37

to advise sb to do sth

Answer 37

conseiller à qqn de faire qch

Question 38

to uphold an opinion

Answer 38

défendre une opinion

Question 39

to make a point

Answer 39

faire valoir un argument

Question 40

to argue

Answer 40

argumenter, arguer

Question 41

to advocate

Answer 41

préconiser

Question 42

to lay the emphasis on, to lay the stress on

Answer 42

souligner (2)

Question 43

to work on the principle that

Answer 43

partir du principe de

Question 44

to explain sth to sb

Answer 44

expliquer qch à qqn

Question 45

to account for

Answer 45

expliquer, représenter

Question 46

to come to a conclusion / to reach a conclusion

Answer 46

arriver à une conclusion

Question 47

one may suppose/surmise that

Answer 47

on peut supposer que

Question 48

conversly

Answer 48

à l'inverse, vice versa

Question 49

burning

Answer 49

brûlant

Question 50

acute

Answer 50

aigu, perspicace

Question 51

to write a thesis

Answer 51

faire une thèse

Question 52

to tackle

Answer 52

aborder, s'attaquer à

Question 53

to make oneself understood

Answer 53

se faire comprendre

Question 54

to bear in mind

Answer 54

ne pas perdre de vue qch

Question 55

it goes without saying that

Answer 55

il va sans dire que

Question 56

to admit the truth

Answer 56

entendre raison

Question 57

to support

Answer 57

soutenir

Question 58

common sense

Answer 58

le bon sens

Question 59

a hackneyed statement

Answer 59

un lieu commun, une lapalissade

Question 60

to be prejudiced

Answer 60

avoir des préjugés

Question 61

to have doubts, to harbour doubts

Answer 61

avoir des doutes

Question 62

to disprove

Answer 62

réfuter

Question 63

questionable, debatable

Answer 63

contestable

Question 64

undoubtedly

Answer 64

incontestablement

Question 65

a moot point

Answer 65

un point de discorde

Question 66

controversial

Answer 66

controversé