5 Link Words SIMON

Question 1

De plus [addition]

Answer 1

Moreover [addition]

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

Question 2

En outre, par ailleurs [addition]

Answer 2

Furthermore [addition]

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

Question 3

D’ailleurs, en plus de [addition]

Answer 3

Besides [addition]

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

Question 4

En plus de [addition]

Answer 4

In addition [addition]

In addition, there were parallel meetings with management.

Question 5

Aussi, de même [addition]

Answer 5

Also [addition]

This is also extremely interesting.

Question 6

Ainsi que [addition]

Answer 6

As well as [addition]

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

Question 7

1. au lieu de / à la place 2. plutôt [opposition]

Answer 7

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?*

Question 8

D’une part … D’autre part [opposition]

Answer 8

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.

Question 9

Cependant, pourtant [opposition]

Answer 9

However [opposition]

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

Question 10

Néanmmois, toutefois [opposition]

Answer 10

Nevertheless [opposition]

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

Question 11

Cependant [opposition]

Answer 11

yet [opposition]

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

Question 12

Au contraire [opposition]

Answer 12

On the contrary [opposition]

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

Question 13

Soit … soit … [opposition]

Answer 13

Either … or … [opposition]

Either you sign now or the deal is off

Question 14

Malgré [opposition]

Answer 14

In spite of / despite [opposition]

Despite the weather, the event attracted a big crowd.

Question 15

Bien que [opposition]

Answer 15

Although / even though [opposition]

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

Question 16

Ni … ni … [opposition]

Answer 16

Neither … nor … [opposition]

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

Question 17

Cependant / Malgré cela [opposition]

Answer 17

Still [opposition]

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

Question 18

Tandis que [opposition]

Answer 18

Whereas [opposition]

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

Question 19

Tandis que (début de phrase) [opposition]

Answer 19

While [opposition]

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

Question 20

Autrement, sinon [opposition]

Answer 20

Otherwise [opposition]

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

Question 21

à la différence de, contrairement à … [opposition]

Answer 21

Unlike [opposition]

Unlike his brother, he hates working.

Question 22

Parce que [cause]

Answer 22

As [cause]

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

Question 23

Dû à [cause]

Answer 23

Due to [cause]

The crash was due to a faultry steering mechanism.

Question 24

En raison de [cause]

Answer 24

Owing to [cause]

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

Question 25

à cause de [**cause**]

Answer 25

Because of [**cause**] ## Footnote *Production has gone down sharply because of the strikes last mouth.*

Question 26

Puisque [**cause**]

Answer 26

Since [**cause**] ## Footnote *Since you can't stay late this evening, perhaps you can arrice earlier tomorrow morning.*

Question 27

Grâce à [**cause**]

Answer 27

Thanks to [**cause**] ## Footnote *Thanks to your hardwork, we have archieved all our tagets this years.*

Question 28

Tant que [**condition**]

Answer 28

As long as [**condition**] ## Footnote *As long as you do what we tell you, you'll be ok.*

Question 29

Même si [**condition**]

Answer 29

Even if [**condition**] ## Footnote *Even if you find it too difficult, keep on trying.*

Question 30

Au cas où ... [**condition**]

Answer 30

(just) in case ... [**condition**] ## Footnote *You should read it again in case you misunderstood something.*

Question 31

Dans le cas de [**condition**]

Answer 31

In the event of ... [**condition**] ## Footnote *In the event of fire, please use this extinguisher.*

Question 32

à moins que [**condition**]

Answer 32

Unless [**condition**] ## Footnote *Unless we hear from you in the next two weekes, we shall be forced to take legal action.*

Question 33

Si (oui ou non) [**condition**]

Answer 33

Whether [**condition**] ## Footnote *I don't know whether to laugh or cry.*

Question 34

à condition [**condition**]

Answer 34

On condition that [**condition**] ## Footnote *She was agreed on condition that three is no publicity involved.*

Question 35

Pourvu que [**condition**]

Answer 35

Provided / providing (that) [**condition**] ## Footnote *He'll helps us provided (that) he can bring his dg with him.*

Question 36

En comparaison [**comparaison**]

Answer 36

In comparison (with) [**comparaison**] ## Footnote *In comparison with some companies, ours isn't too bad at all.*

Question 37

De même, parallèlement [**comparaison**]

Answer 37

Similarly [**comparaison**] ## Footnote *Cars have to stop at red lights; similarly, bicycles should also stop.*

Question 38

également [**comparaison**]

Answer 38

Likewise [**comparaison**] ## Footnote *He had a very hostile attitude towards th police; likewise to his parents.*

Question 39

En ce sens que [**précision**]

Answer 39

Insofar as [**précision**] ## Footnote *I believe in God insofar as I feel sure is a power guiding the universe.*

Question 40

C'est à dire [**précision**]

Answer 40

i.e. (id est) / that is to say [**précision**] ## Footnote *Keeping a dog will cost you a lot of money, i.e. £200*

Question 41

à savoir [**précision**]

Answer 41

Namely [**précision**] ## Footnote *I'm thinking of three U.S. presidents, namely Roosevelt, Eisenhower and Kennedy.*

Question 42

à bien des égards [**degré**]

Answer 42

In many ways [**degré**] ## Footnote *She seemed like the perfect partner, and in may ways she was.*

Question 43

à certains égards [**degré**]

Answer 43

In some respects [**degré**] ## Footnote *He was like his father in some respects; in otheers he was totally different.*

Question 44

D'une façon ou d'une autre [**degré**]

Answer 44

On way or another [**degré**] ## Footnote *I will have my revenge on him one way or another.*

Question 45

Dans une certaine mesure [**degré**]

Answer 45

To some extent [**degré**] ## Footnote *We can recuperate our losses to some extent by selling what we don't need.*

Question 46

En grande partie [**degré**]

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To a large extent [**degré**] ## Footnote *Life will always be to a large extent what we make of it.*

Question 47

1. D'une certaine façon [**degré**] 2. D'une façon ou d'une autre

Answer 47

Somehow [**degré**] 1. *You look somehow different* 2. *We must finish the job by toorrow evening somehow.*

Question 48

1. Afin que [**but**] 2. Afin de

Answer 48

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.*

Question 49

De telle façon à [**but**]

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In suh a way as to [**but**] ## Footnote *We have organised things in such a way as to make sure that nobody loses.*

Question 50

De sorte que [**but**]

Answer 50

Soo that [**but**] ## Footnote *He needs to earn a good salary so that he can keep paying his bills.*

Question 51

Au lieu de [**but**]

Answer 51

By way of [**but**] ## Footnote *By way of introduction, let me tell you something about my recent experiences in Borneo.*

Question 52

Par conséquent [**résultat**] | (3)

Answer 52

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.*

Question 53

D'où [**résultat**]

Answer 53

Hence ^C1 [**résultat**] ## Footnote *His mother was Italian, hence the name - Giulio.*

Question 54

Ainsi, donc [**résultat**]

Answer 54

Thus ^B2 [**résultat**] ## Footnote *A rise in income will increase purchasing power, thus stimulating the economy.*

Question 55

Par exemple [**exemple**] | (2)

Answer 55

For instance ^B1 [**exemple**] For example ^A1

Question 56

Tel que, comme [**exemple**]

Answer 56

such as ^A2 [**exemple**]

Question 57

D'habitude, avoir l'habitude de [**généralité**]

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Usually ^A2 [**généralité**] ## Footnote *I usually play badminton on Sunday afternoon.*

Question 58

Pour la plupart [**généralité**]

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For the most part ^C1 [**généralité**] ## Footnote *The factory operatives are, for the most part, hard-working, honest people.*

Question 59

En gros [**généralité**]

Answer 59

On the whole ^B1 [**généralité**] ## Footnote *There were a few problems, but on the whole, the event went very well.*

Question 60

De règle [**généralité**]

Answer 60

As a rule [**généralité**] ## Footnote *As a rule, we disbelieve all the facts and theroies that are of no use to us.*

Question 61

Dans le cas où [**identification**]

Answer 61

in the case of [**identification**] ## Footnote *In the case of young Harry though, we will have to make an exception.*

Question 62

Quant à ... [**identification**]

Answer 62

As for [**identification**] ## Footnote *As for the meeting, it will have to be cancelled.*

Question 63

Autre part, ailleurs [**identification**]

Answer 63

elsewhere ^B2 [**identification**] ## Footnote *We still have problems here, but elsewhere everything is under control.*

Question 64

Partout où, dans tous les cas [**identification**]

Answer 64

wherever ^B2 [**identification**] Wherever possible I use honey instead of sugar.