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5 Link Words Flashcards

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De plus [addition]

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Moreover [addition]

The alarm will ring if there is a robbery. Moreover, it will discourage people from trying to rob the bank.

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En outre, par ailleurs [addition]

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Furthermore [addition]

They reject our accusations. Furthermore, they claim that the loss is our reponsability.

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D’ailleurs, en plus de [addition]

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Besides [addition]

Do you play other sports besides football? She won’t mind you being late - besides, it’s not your fault.

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En plus de [addition]

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In addition [addition]

In addition, there were parallel meetings with management.

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Aussi, de même [addition]

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Also [addition]

This is also extremely interesting.

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Ainsi que [addition]

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As well as [addition]

We have invited friends as well as family to the wedding.

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  1. au lieu de / à la place 2. plutôt [opposition]
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  1. Instead of [opposition]
    * I will have a camomile infusion instead of a coffee.*
  2. Instead [opposition]
    * There’s no coffee. Will you have some tea instead?*
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D’une part … D’autre part [opposition]

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On the one hand … On the other hand [opposition]

On the one hand, your proposal doesn’t include our suggestions… but on the other hand, it has some very positive points.

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Cependant, pourtant [opposition]

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However [opposition]

This is one possible solution to the problem. However, there are others.

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Néanmmois, toutefois [opposition]

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Nevertheless [opposition]

I already knew most of the points she made, but her talk was interesting nevertheless.

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Cependant [opposition]

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yet [opposition]

He’s too fat and has no hair, and yet he is somehow very attractive

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Au contraire [opposition]

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On the contrary [opposition]

I never said I was against the idea. On the contrary, I spoke in favour of it.

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Soit … soit … [opposition]

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Either … or … [opposition]

Either you sign now or the deal is off

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Malgré [opposition]

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In spite of / despite [opposition]

Despite the weather, the event attracted a big crowd.

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Bien que [opposition]

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Although / even though [opposition]

Although / Even though it was raining, tehe event attracteda big crowd.

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Ni … ni … [opposition]

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Neither … nor … [opposition]

This is neither the time nor the place for such discussions.

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Cependant / Malgré cela [opposition]

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Still [opposition]

He made a mess of it. Still, it was a difficult thing to try and do.

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Tandis que [opposition]

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Whereas [opposition]

Humans are capable of making errors, whereas computers are not.

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Tandis que (début de phrase) [opposition]

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While [opposition]

While I accept that she is not perfect, I must admit that I do like her.

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Autrement, sinon [opposition]

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Otherwise [opposition]

I’d better write it down, otherwise I’ll forget it.

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à la différence de, contrairement à … [opposition]

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Unlike [opposition]

Unlike his brother, he hates working.

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Parce que [cause]

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As [cause]

She bought herself a car as she felt she couldn’t keep borrowing Alan’s.

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Dû à [cause]

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Due to [cause]

The crash was due to a faultry steering mechanism.

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En raison de [cause]

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Owing to [cause]

Owing to a lack of interest, the picnic has been cancelled.

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à cause de [cause]

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Because of [cause]

Production has gone down sharply because of the strikes last mouth.

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Puisque [cause]

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Since [cause]

Since you can’t stay late this evening, perhaps you can arrice earlier tomorrow morning.

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Grâce à [cause]

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Thanks to [cause]

Thanks to your hardwork, we have archieved all our tagets this years.

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Tant que [condition]

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As long as [condition]

As long as you do what we tell you, you’ll be ok.

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Même si [condition]

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Even if [condition]

Even if you find it too difficult, keep on trying.

30
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Au cas où … [condition]

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(just) in case … [condition]

You should read it again in case you misunderstood something.

31
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Dans le cas de [condition]

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In the event of … [condition]

In the event of fire, please use this extinguisher.

32
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à moins que [condition]

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Unless [condition]

Unless we hear from you in the next two weekes, we shall be forced to take legal action.

33
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Si (oui ou non) [condition]

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Whether [condition]

I don’t know whether to laugh or cry.

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à condition [condition]

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On condition that [condition]

She was agreed on condition that three is no publicity involved.

35
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Pourvu que [condition]

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Provided / providing (that) [condition]

He’ll helps us provided (that) he can bring his dg with him.

36
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En comparaison [comparaison]

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In comparison (with) [comparaison]

In comparison with some companies, ours isn’t too bad at all.

37
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De même, parallèlement [comparaison]

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Similarly [comparaison]

Cars have to stop at red lights; similarly, bicycles should also stop.

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également [comparaison]

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Likewise [comparaison]

He had a very hostile attitude towards th police; likewise to his parents.

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En ce sens que [précision]

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Insofar as [précision]

I believe in God insofar as I feel sure is a power guiding the universe.

40
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C’est à dire [précision]

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i.e. (id est) / that is to say [précision]

Keeping a dog will cost you a lot of money, i.e. £200

41
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à savoir [précision]

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Namely [précision]

I’m thinking of three U.S. presidents, namely Roosevelt, Eisenhower and Kennedy.

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à bien des égards [degré]

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In many ways [degré]

She seemed like the perfect partner, and in may ways she was.

43
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à certains égards [degré]

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In some respects [degré]

He was like his father in some respects; in otheers he was totally different.

44
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D’une façon ou d’une autre [degré]

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On way or another [degré]

I will have my revenge on him one way or another.

45
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Dans une certaine mesure [degré]

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To some extent [degré]

We can recuperate our losses to some extent by selling what we don’t need.

46
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En grande partie [degré]

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To a large extent [degré]

Life will always be to a large extent what we make of it.

47
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  1. D’une certaine façon [degré]
  2. D’une façon ou d’une autre
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Somehow [degré]

  1. You look somehow different
  2. We must finish the job by toorrow evening somehow.
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  1. Afin que [but]
  2. Afin de
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  1. In order that [but]
    * In order that you can complete your task, we have installed 24-hour surveilllance.*
  2. (in order) to
    * This is what we must do (in order) to help them.*
49
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De telle façon à [but]

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In suh a way as to [but]

We have organised things in such a way as to make sure that nobody loses.

50
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De sorte que [but]

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Soo that [but]

He needs to earn a good salary so that he can keep paying his bills.

51
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Au lieu de [but]

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By way of [but]

By way of introduction, let me tell you something about my recent experiences in Borneo.

52
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Par conséquent [résultat]

(3)

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As a result [résultat] B2

As a result of your incompetence, the whole switchboard has now been destroyed.

Consequently B2

We spent most of the money in the first quarter and consequently had none left in the final one.

Therefore B1

The car is smaller and therefore cheaper than our old one.

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D’où [résultat]

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Hence C1 [résultat]

His mother was Italian, hence the name - Giulio.

54
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Ainsi, donc [résultat]

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Thus B2 [résultat]

A rise in income will increase purchasing power, thus stimulating the economy.

55
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Par exemple [exemple]

(2)

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For instance B1 [exemple]

For example A1

56
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Tel que, comme [exemple]

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such as A2 [exemple]

57
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D’habitude, avoir l’habitude de [généralité]

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Usually A2 [généralité]

I usually play badminton on Sunday afternoon.

58
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Pour la plupart [généralité]

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For the most part C1 [généralité]

The factory operatives are, for the most part, hard-working, honest people.

59
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En gros [généralité]

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On the whole B1 [généralité]

There were a few problems, but on the whole, the event went very well.

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De règle [généralité]

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As a rule [généralité]

As a rule, we disbelieve all the facts and theroies that are of no use to us.

61
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Dans le cas où [identification]

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in the case of [identification]

In the case of young Harry though, we will have to make an exception.

62
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Quant à … [identification]

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As for [identification]

As for the meeting, it will have to be cancelled.

63
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Autre part, ailleurs [identification]

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elsewhere B2 [identification]

We still have problems here, but elsewhere everything is under control.

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Partout où, dans tous les cas [identification]

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wherever B2 [identification]

Wherever possible I use honey instead of sugar.

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