First side of the argument

Question 1

It is well known that… has brought some advantages such as…

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Il est bien connu que…. a apportés des avantages tels que

Question 2

Lets reflect first on the reasons for which…..

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Réfléchissons d’abord aux raisons pour lesquelles…

Question 3

Firstly, lets look at…

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D’abord examinons

Question 4

Lets start by looking at…

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Commençons par examiner….

Question 5

The first observation which comes to our notice…

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La première constatation qui s’impose est que…

Question 6

Firstly, it is necessary to say..

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Tout d’abord, il faut dire que…

Question 7

Some people think that..

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Certains pensent que

Question 8

Usually

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Normalement

Question 9

I have never..

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Je n’ai jamais..

Question 10

I have/get the impression that..

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Je l’imression que..

Question 11

The biggest problem is…..

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Le problème le plus important est…

Question 12

The most important thing…

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La chose la plus importante est…

Question 13

It seems to me that in Fance…

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Il me semble qu’en Fance…

Question 14

My friends think that..

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Mes amis sont de l’opinion que…

Question 15

In the future I hope that..

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Á l’avenir j’espère que..

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For my part..

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Pour ma part..

Question 17

We can see/notice that..

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On peut constater que…

Question 18

There are those who think that….

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Il y en a qui estiment que…

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I am in complete agreement with…

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Je suis tout à fait d’accord avec…

Question 20

That is exactly right
That’s right
You are absolutely right

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C’est tout a fait exact
C’est correct
Vous avec raison

Question 21

That is what I think too

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C’est ce que je pense aussi..

C’est exactement ce que je pense aussi..

Question 22

That is obvious

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C’est évident

Question 23

It follows that..

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Il s’ensuit que…

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To fall out with, to quarrel with

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se fâcher

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while, whereas

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tandis que
pendant que
alors que

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To allow to

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permettre à

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an issue/ stake

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un enjeu

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the chin

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Le menton

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To demand

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Exiger

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To think of/ about it

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Penser à

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To mean

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Vouloir dire
ou
Signifier

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My view

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Quant à moi

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An offence

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Un délit

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The evening before

The eve

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La veille

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To dirty (eg one’s hands)

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Se salir

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Carbon

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Le charbon

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Manquer/fertiliser

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L’engrais

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To suspect

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Soupçonner

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To cause difficulties

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Donner du fil à retordre à qqn

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To resolve

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Résoudre

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To maintain/claim a point of view

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Soutenir

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To remain faithful to

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Rester fidèle à

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To be under the illusion that

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Se faire l’illusion que

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A shady or underhand deal.

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Un maquignonnage

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a worker

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Un ouvrier

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Done for, lost

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Foutu

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2nd generation North African ‘immigrant’

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Un beur

Question 48

It’s none of my business

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Ça ne regarde pas

Question 49

Transmitted

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