Connectives

Question 1

first / firstly

Answer 1

d’abord

Question 2

first of all

Answer 2

tout d’abord

Question 3

afterwards / then

Answer 3

ensuite

Question 4

at last

Answer 4

enfin

Question 5

finally

Answer 5

en dernier lieu

Question 6

to start

Answer 6

pour commencer

Question 7

to finish

Answer 7

pour finir

Question 8

to conclude

Answer 8

pour conclure / en conclusion

Question 9

from now on

Answer 9

désormais

Question 10

nowadays

Answer 10

à présent

Question 11

this is when…

Answer 11

c’est alors que…

Question 12

as soon as

Answer 12

dès que / aussitôt que

Question 13

a long time ago

Answer 13

autrefois / jardis

Question 13

all of a sudden

Answer 13

tout à coup

Question 13

suddenly

Answer 13

soudain

Question 14

however

Answer 14

cependant / toutefois

Question 15

nevertheless

Answer 15

néanmoins

Question 16

on one side / on the other side

Answer 16

d’une part / d’autre part

Question 17

besides

Answer 17

par ailleurs

Question 18

although / even though

Answer 18

bien que (+ subjunctive)

Question 19

on the other hand

Answer 19

en revanche

Question 20

equally

Answer 20

également

Question 21

not only

Answer 21

non seulement

Question 22

notably

Answer 22

notamment

Question 23

in other words

Answer 23

en d’autres termes

Question 24

as a result

Answer 24

par conséquent

Question 25

dans le but de

Answer 25

with the intention of

Question 26

as far as … is concerned

Answer 26

en ce qui concerne

Question 27

according to

Answer 27

d’après

Question 28

in the context of

Answer 28

dans le contexte / le domaine de

Question 29

in this case

Answer 29

dans ce cas

Question 30

in the context of

Answer 30

dans le cadre de

Question 31

overall / all in all

Answer 31

en somme / somme toute

Question 32

to summarise

Answer 32

en résumé

Question 33

on condition that

Answer 33

à condition que

Question 34

given that

Answer 34

étant donné que

Question 35

despite

Answer 35

malgré / malgré que