Essay Writing Flashcards

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Il y en a qui pensent que

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Some people think

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On entend souvent dire que

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It is often said that

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Tout le monde s’accorde à penser que

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Everyone agrees that

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Il est généralement admis que

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It is generally agreed that

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Il est bien connu que

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It is well known that

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Il convient donc d’examiner

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We should therefore examine

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La question est donc de savoir

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The question therefore is

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On ne peut pas renier le fait que

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One can’t deny the fact that

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Il est évident que

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It is obvious that

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Examinons à présent

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Let’s now examine

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La première constatation qui s’impose c’est que

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The first point to note is that

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La première remarque importante que l’on peut faire est

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The first important remark one can make is that

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Commençons d’abord par examiner

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Let us begin by examining

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En premier lieu examinons

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First of all let us examine

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Prenons comme point de départ

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Let us start with

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Il convient tout d’abord de se pencher sur

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Let us first of all turn our attention to

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Pour illustrer l’étendue du problème, il suffit de

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To illustrate the extent of the problem, we only need to

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Il est à noter que

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It is to be noted that

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On sait déjà que

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We already know that

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Plus important encore

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More important still

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A noter également que

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It should also be noted that

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Il faut compter aussi avec

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One should also mention

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Si on ajoute à cela le fait que

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If we add to that the fact that

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On voit bien l’intérêt que l’on peut avoir à

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One can see the benefits there are in

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L'un des autres risques est que
One of the other risks is that
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Tout d'abord
First of all
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En premier lieu
First of all
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Pour commencer
To start off with
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Premièrement
Firstly
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Dans un premier temps
At first, to begin with
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Donc
therefore
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Ensuite
Next
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De plus
In addition
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En outre
Furthermore
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Qui plus est
What is more
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De surcroît
Moreover
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A ceci s'ajoute
To this can be added
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Encore
Also
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En deuxième lieu
Secondly
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Par ailleurs
In addition
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D'ailleurs
Besides, moreover
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Pour finir
To finish up with
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En dernier lieu
Lastly
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Enfin
Finally
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Pour terminer
To finish up with
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Quant à
As for
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Finalement
Finally
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car
for, because
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parce que
because (followed by verbal expression)
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à cause de
because of (followed by noun)
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grâce a
thanks to
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puisque
since
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être dû a
to be due to
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avoir pour origine
to be a result of
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trouver son origine dans
to be a result of
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être la conséquence de
to be a consequence of
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provenir de
to stem from
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resulter de
to result from
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cela expliquerait
that would explain
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en effet
this is because
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c'est pour cette raison que
this is why
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c'est pour cela que
that is why
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par conséquent
consequently
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en conséquence
as a consequence
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comme
as, since
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mais
but
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en fait
in fact
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cependant
however
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toutefois
however
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à l'inverse
by contrast
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par contre
by contrast
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néanmoins
nevertheless
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quand même
nevertheless
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How do you say 'yet' in French?
pourtant
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What does 'pour autant' mean?
for all that
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Translate 'be that as it may' to French.
quoi qu'il en soit
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How do you express 'I think that' in French?
Je pense que
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What is the French phrase for 'In my opinion'?
A mon avis
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How do you say 'As far as I'm concerned' in French?
Pour ma part
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Translate 'It seems to me that' into French.
Il me semble que
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What does 'J'estime que' mean?
I consider that
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How do you express 'I'm of the opinion that' in French?
Je suis d'avis que
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What is the French phrase for 'I'm convinced that'?
Je suis persuadé que
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How do you say 'I agree with the idea that' in French?
Je suis d'accord avec l'idée que
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Translate 'In conclusion, I would say that' to French.
En guise de conclusion, je dirais que
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What does 'Tout bien réfléchi' mean?
All in all
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How do you express 'In short' in French?
Somme toute
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What is the French phrase for 'At the end of the day'?
En fin de compte
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How do you say 'To conclude' in French?
Pour conclure
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Translate 'Having weighed up all the arguments, it seems to me that' into French.
Après avoir pesé tous les arguments, il me semble que
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What does 'Etant donné ces arguments, je pense que' mean?
Given these arguments, I think that