Exploring Both Sides Flashcards by Eva Keyte

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Certains disent que… mais d’autres pensent que

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Some say that… but others think that

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D’un côté…d’un autre côté

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On one hand.. on the other hand

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D’une part… d’autre part

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On one hand.. on the other hand

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D’un point de vue.. de l’autre point de vue

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One point of view… another point of view

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Il est vrai que…mais…

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Its true that.. but

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Il y en a qui disent que… et d’autres qui pensent que

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There are those who say that… and others who think that

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Autrement dit

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In other words

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Cela dit/ceci dit, je pense que

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That said, i think that

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En outre

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Furthermore

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J’apprécie que

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I appreciate that

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Quoique

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Though/while/whatever

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Toutefois

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However/nevertheless

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À la fois…et…soit…soit

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Both….and…either….or

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De nos jours

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Nowadays

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Il faut reconnaître que

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It must be recognised that

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Il existe

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There exists

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C’est à dire que

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That is to say that

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Avoir envie de

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To want to

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Tout en faisant

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While doing

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Il est surprenant de voir que

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Its surprising to see that

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Les chiffres indiquent que

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The numbers indicate that

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Ce qui explique

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Which explains

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On estime que

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We estimate that

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Dont

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Whose

Ça/cela veut dire que

This means that

Il me semble que

It seems to me that

Je me demande si

I wonder if

Ne…guère

Hardly

Je ne savais plus quoi faire

I didn’t know what to do anymore

Ne…aucun(e)

None

Ni….ni…

Neither..nor

Je n’arrive pas à + inf

I cant.. (do/go etc)

Il n’est pas évident de

Its not obvious to

Réaliser

To realise

Auprès de

Near

S’impliquer

To get involved

La plupart de

Most of

Avoir envie de

To want to

Plus… que

More than

Assurer

To ensure

Être prêt à

To be ready to

Au large

In the offing???

Indispensable

Essential

Quel que soit

Regardless of

Au moindre danger

At the slightest danger

Ils auront suivi

They will have followed

Faire le bilan avec quelque chose

Qu’il/elle soit!

Let it be

Avoir du mal à

To have trouble

Faire ses armes

Il faut dire que

D’autant plus que

Toutes choses confondues

All things combined