Page 7 (Argumentation) Flashcards

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en guise d’introduction

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by way of intriduction

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tout d’abord

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first of all/ first and foremost

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pour commencer, (je voudrais montrer)

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to begin with (I wish to show)

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se résumer à

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to boil down to

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en bref

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in a nutshell//in short

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dans l’ensemble

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on the whole/ generally speaking

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pour faire court

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to cut a long story short

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à ce stade

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at this stage

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ensuite

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next, then

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(re)formuler

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to (re)formulate

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en d’autres termes

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in other words, to put it differently

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c’est-à-dire

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that is to say

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faire réference à

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to refer to

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faire allusion à

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to allude to

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laisser entendre

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to imply

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faire la différence entre

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to make a distinction between

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distinguer, différencier

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to distinguish X from Y
to differentiate X from Y
to set X apart from Y

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mettre à part

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to set aside

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en conclusion

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in conclusion

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enfin, en conclusion

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finally

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pour conclure

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to finish

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une idée

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an idea

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un thème

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a theme

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un sujet

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a subject

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une question

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an issue

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le noeud du problème/de l’affaire

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the (crux/heart) of the matter

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sous-jacent

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underlying

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d’actualité

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topical

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soulever la question de

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to raise the question of

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principal

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main

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clé, crucial

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key, crucial

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exprimer

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to express

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(se) concentrer sur

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to focus on

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souligner, faire remarquer

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to point out

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s’intéresser à

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to be concerned with

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être en jeu

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to be at stake

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attirer l’attention sur something

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to draw attention to something

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ne pas oublier qqch

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to bear something in mind

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supposer

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to assume

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suggérer

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to suggest

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avancer

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to put forward

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déclarer

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to state

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affirmer

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to assert

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prétendre

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to claim

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dresser un parallèle avec

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to draw a parallel with

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lier

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to link

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rappeler

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to remind somebody of something

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de la même façon, de manière similaire

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similarly, in the same way

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en même temps

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at the same time

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un point de vue

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a point of view

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à l’avis de qqun

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in somebody’s opinion/view

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selon qqun

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according to somebody