Éléments Structurels

Question 1

Auparavant

Answer 1

Beforehand

Question 2

Autrefois

Answer 2

Formerly; in the past

Question 3

Avant que (+nom +subjunctif)

Answer 3

Before…

Question 4

Dans/par le passé

Answer 4

In the past

Question 5

De nos jours

Answer 5

Nowadays

Question 6

Actuellement

Answer 6

Now; presently

Question 7

En ce moment

Answer 7

At the moment

Question 8

À ce moment là

Answer 8

At that moment

Question 9

À cet instant

Answer 9

At that instant

Question 10

À l’avenir

Answer 10

In the future

Question 11

(Tout) d’abord

Answer 11

At first

Question 12

Jusqu’à maintenant/présent

Answer 12

Until now/Up to now; So far

Question 13

Quoi qu’on en dise

Answer 13

Whatever they say

Question 14

Ça serait bien si (+imparfait)

Answer 14

It would be great if (+past)

Question 15

Si seulement (+imparfait)

Answer 15

If only (+past)

Question 16

Ainsi

Answer 16

So; Therefore; Thus

In the same manner

Question 17

En effet, on peut voir

Answer 17

Indeed, you can see

Question 18

On rencontre quelques ce genre de

Answer 18

You sometimes meet this kind of…

Question 19

Prenons l’exemple de

Answer 19

Let’s take…as an example

Question 20

Malgré (+nom)

Answer 20

Despite…/In spite of… (+noun)

Question 21

Du moins

Answer 21

At least

Question 22

Compte tenu de

Answer 22

Considering (the fact that)

Question 23

Qui plus est

Answer 23

What’s more

Question 24

En outre

Answer 24

In addition

Question 25

D’ailleurs

Answer 25

Besides

Question 26

D’une part,…D’autre part

Answer 26

On one hand,… On the other hand

Question 27

En revanche

Answer 27

On the other hand

Question 28

Cependant/Toutefois

Answer 28

However

Question 29

Pourtant

Answer 29

Yet

Question 30

Malgré tout

Answer 30

Despite all of this

Question 31

Tandis que/Alors que (+indicatif)

Answer 31

Whereas; whilst; when

Question 32

Néanmoins

Answer 32

Nevertheless

Question 33

On doit ajouter que

Answer 33

One must add that

Question 34

Désormais

Answer 34

From now on

Question 35

Alors

Answer 35

Therefore

Question 36

Par conséquent

Answer 36

Consequently

Question 37

Aussi(+inversion)

Answer 37

Therefore; so

Ex) Il va faire froid; aussi, allons-nous (inside).

Question 38

Toutefois

Answer 38

However

Question 39

Par contre

Answer 39

On the other hand

Question 40

Sinon

Answer 40

If not

Question 41

De l’autre côté

Answer 41

On the other hand

Question 42

En dépit de

Answer 42

Despite; in spite of

Question 43

Quoique/Bien que (+subjonctif)

Answer 43

Although

Question 44

Autrement dit

Answer 44

In other words

Question 45

Soit

Answer 45

That is to say; either/or

Question 46

À savoir

Answer 46

That is; namely

Question 47

Pour conclure; En conclusion

Answer 47

In conclusion

Question 48

Bref

Answer 48

In brief

Question 49

Pour terminer

Answer 49

To conclude

Question 50

Somme toute

Answer 50

When all is said and done

Question 51

En dernière analyse

Answer 51

In the final analysis

Question 52

En dépit de

Answer 52

Despite; in spite of

Question 53

Quoique/Bien que (+subjonctif)

Answer 53

Although

Question 54

Autrement dit

Answer 54

In other words

Question 55

Soit

Answer 55

That is to say; either/or

Question 56

À savoir

Answer 56

That is; namely

Question 57

Pour conclure; En conclusion

Answer 57

In conclusion

Question 58

Bref

Answer 58

In brief

Question 59

Pour terminer

Answer 59

To conclude

Question 60

Somme toute

Answer 60

When all is said and done

Question 61

En dernière analyse

Answer 61

In the final analysis