essay flashcards Flashcards by emily olika

one can’t deny that

on ne peut pas nier que…

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It has always been a problem among

Il a été toujours un problème parmi

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Thanks to

Grâce au/à la/aux…

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It’s a big part of daily life

Ils font une grande partie de la vie quotidienne

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One must not forget that

On ne devrait pas oublier que…

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It is essential that they know that

Il est essetiel qu’ils sachent que

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By knowing that

En sachant que

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In almost every corner of the world

Dans preque tous les coins du monde, il y a…

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I maintain that

je soutiens que…

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It must be acknowledged that

Il faut bien reconnaître que…

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Given that

Étant donné que…

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in regards to…

À propos de…

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About

Au sujet de…

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That said

Cela dit…

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at the heart of the…

Au sien de la/ du/ des…

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Apart from this

Tout au contraire

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Anyway

De toute façon

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Besides

D’ailleurs

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However

Au lieu de

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First of all/ firstly

Tout d’abord/ premièrement

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appearance

l’apparence

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upset

bouleversé(e)

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mad

fou/ folle

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concern

l’inquiétude

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since

puisque

towards

vers

to get better

aller mieux

stable

Nevertheless

néanmois

whereas

alors que

It's often said that

on entend souvent dire que

Although I can understand that...

Bien que je puisse comprendre que

It goes without saying that...

Cela va sans dire que...

the fact remains that

il reste que

in short

somme tout

we already know that

on sait déjà que

at the end of the day

en fin de compte

Finally

enfin

I'm of the opinion that

Je suis de l'avis que

this highlights the fact that...

Ceci souligne le fait que...

to emphasise

mettre en avant

to depict

dépeindre

to trap

piéger

to be characterised by

se caractériser par

compared to; regarding

par rapport à

Let us first consider

Réflichissons d’abord à

Let’s define what one understands by…

Définissons ce qu’on entend par

We must emphasise the importance of

Il faut souligner l’importance de…

To play a major part

Jouer un rôle primordial

It’s worth dwelling on…

Il est utile de s’attarder sur…

Several contributing factors explain this…

Cela peut s’expliquer par plusieurs facteurs

It’s appropriate to ask oneself

Il convient de se demander

A very widely held view

Une vision fort répandue

That leads me to think that

Cela me conduit à penser que…

The mistake would be to think that

L’erreur serait de croire que…

Nobody can doubt that… (NOT SUBJUNCTIVE)

Nul ne saurait douter que…

it's hardly surprising that...(+ SUBJUNCTIVE)

comment s'étonner que...

In addition there is

À cela s’ajoute…

The fact remains that

Il n’en reste pas moins que

Whether one likes it or not

Qu’on le veuille ou non

As far as one can judge

Pour autant qu’on puisse en juger

The conclusion that emerges from this

La conclusion qui s’en déduit

in additiion