Sentence Starters

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in the end

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à la fin

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in my opinion

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à mon avis / quant à moi / selon moi

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whereas

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alors que

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in other words

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autrement dit

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before concluding

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avant de conclure

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although I can understand that

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bien que je puisse comprendre que

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it goes without saying

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cela va sans dire que

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nevertheless/ however

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cependant, toutefois, pourtant, néanmoins

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according to me

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d’après moi

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let’s consider

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considérons

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on one hand, on the other hand

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d’une part, d’autre part, par contre, en revanche

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as far as … is concerned

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en ce qui concerne…

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furthermore / moreover

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en outre, par ailleurs, de plus

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finally, at last

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enfin

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thanks to

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grâce à / au / aux

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it is a matter of

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il est donc question de

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it must be recognised that

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il faut bien reconnaître que

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it seems that the advantages outweigh the disadvantages

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il semble que les avantages l’emportent sur les inconvenients

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it would be absurd to say that

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il serait absurde de dire que

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it is better to

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il vaut mieux

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I am against

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je suis contre

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I’d like to underline that

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je voudrais souligner que

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the first thing to be noted is that

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la premiere constatation qui s’impose, c’est que

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neither… nor

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ne… ni… ni

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not necessarily the fault of

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pas forcément la faute de

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to start with

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pour commencer

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all things considered

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tout bien considéré

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if I can allow myself (to say)

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si je peux me permettre

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it is necessary to mention

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il faut mentionner

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if that was the case

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si c’était le cas

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it is known that

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on sait que

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the reason why

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la raison pourlaquelle

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I had the choice, I would…

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si j’avais le choix / opportunité, je voudrais…

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I would have liked to

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j’aurais aimé + infinitive

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everyone agrees that

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tout le monde d’accord à

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given that

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étant donné que

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one is completely wrong to think

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on a complètement tort de penser que

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one is completely wrong to think

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on a complètement tort de penser que

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one is completely wrong to think

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on a complètement tort de penser que

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I argue/maintain that

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je soutiens que

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As far as I know

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autant que je sache

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as for me

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quant à moi

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we must not forget that

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on ne doit pas oublier que

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it is often said that

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on entend souvent dire que

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it is generated agreed that

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il est généralement admis que

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we live in a world where

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nous vivons dans un monde où

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the fact remains that

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il reste que

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there is a lot to talk at the moment about

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on parle beaucoup en ce moment de

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we already know, for example that

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On sait déjà, par exemple, que…

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most importantly

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plus important encore

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you also have to take into account

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il faut aussi compter avec

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it should be noted that

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il faut également souligner que

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thus

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ainsi

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after dealing with the issue of..

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aprés avoir traité de la question de…

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it is necessary to (review the facts)

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il convient de (rappeler les faits)