Essay Vocab Flashcards

1
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This question makes an interesting debate

A

Cette question pose un débat intéressant

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2
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One can consider this question on two sides

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On peut considérer cette question à deux façons

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3
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For the following reasons

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Pour les raisons suivantes

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4
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I completely agree/ I do not agree

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Je suis d’accord en fort/je ne suis pas du tout d’accord

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5
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It’s absurd to say that

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C’est absurde de dire que

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6
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The error would be to believe that

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L’erreur serait de croire que

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7
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To begin

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Pour commencer

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8
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First of all

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Tout d’abord

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9
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Next

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Ensuite

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10
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Furthermore

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En plus

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11
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In addition

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Par ailleurs

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12
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According to me

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D’après moi/ selon moi/ pour ma part

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13
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It seems to me that

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Il me semble que

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14
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I think/ I believe/ to tell the truth

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J’estime/ je crois/ à vrai dire

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15
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One cannot deny

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On ne peut pas nier

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16
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The opinions are split on this point

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Les avis sont partagés sur ce point

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17
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Certain people declare that

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Certaines personnes déclarent que

18
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A worrying situation

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Une situation inquiétante

19
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It is becoming difficult to open a newspaper in the morning, without reading a story on…

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Il est devenu difficile d’ouvrir un journal le matin sans lire une histoire sur…

20
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What can one do to resolve the problem?

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Qu’est qu’on va faire pour résoudre le problème?

21
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The best solution

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La meilleure solution

22
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It’s necessary, that one does something to change the system/ resolve the problem

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Il faut qu’on fasse quelque chose pour changer le système/résoudre le problème

23
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To play an essential role

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Jouer un rôle essentiel

24
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Why -> because

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Pourquoi?/parce que

25
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Thanks to/because of

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Grace à/à cause de

26
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Given that

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Étant donné que

27
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It’s clear

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Cela saute aux yeux

28
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To state the obvious

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Enfoncer une porte ouverte

29
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On one hand on the other hand

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D’un côté/de l’autre côté

30
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On one part/on the other part

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D’une part/ d’autre part

31
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On the other hand

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En revanche/par contre

32
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One can equally state

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On peut également constater

33
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As a consequence

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Par conséquent

34
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Anyway

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En tout cas

35
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Finally

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En fin de compte

36
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In conclusion

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En conclusion

37
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To sum up

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Pour résumer

38
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Having weighed up the pros and cons

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Ayant pesé le pour et le contre

39
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I have come to the conclusion that

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J’en viens à conclure que

40
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I wonder if my opinion will have changed in 20 years

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Je me demande si dans vingt ans j’aurai changé d’avis