French fortress

Question 1

Whatever the case (I would like to…)

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Quoi qu’il en soit (je voudrais…)

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Question 2

Although one must recognise that there are advantages of (travelling, for example), one must also recognise that there are disadvantages

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Bien qu’il faille reconnaître qu’il y a des avantages de (voyager, par exemple), on doit auissi reconnaître qu’il y a des inconvénients

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Question 3

One could go so far as to say that

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On pourrait aller même jusqu’à dire que

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One cannot help stating that

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Force est de constater que

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In the past, I found him/her/it (pleasant)

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Dans le passé je l’ai trouvé (agréable)

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i realised that

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Je me suis rendu compte que

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First of all

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Tout d’abord

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Firstly

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Premièrement

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To start off with

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Pour commencer

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In my opinion

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À mon avis / Quant à moi

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According to me

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Selon moi

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As far as I’m concerned

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Pour ma part / En ce qui me concerne

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As I see it

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À mon sens

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I get the impression that

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J’ai l’impression que

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I consider that

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J’estime que

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I have to admit that

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Je dois avouer que

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I am of the opinion that

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Je suis d’avis que

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I am convinced that

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Je suis persuadé que

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I would say that

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Je dirais que

Question 20

What I am saying, in fact, is that

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Ce que je dis, en fait, c’est que

Question 21

It’s about/We are dealing here with… a portrait/a landscape/a poll, survey/a wedding/a chemistry lesson

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Il s’agit de… un portrait / un paysage / un sondage / mariage / un cours de chimie

Question 22

a poster/an advert/a painting/a comic/a birthday party/an outing with friends or family

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une affiche / une publicité / une peinture / une BD / une fête (d’anniversaire) / sortie entre amis (ou en famille)

Question 23

school/the environment/work/holidays?

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…de l’école / de l’environnement / du travail / des vacances

Question 24

This photo was taken in Paris.

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Cette photo a été prise (à Paris). - This photo was taken in Paris

Question 25

He/she looks happy/unhappy/desperate

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Il/Elle a l’air (heureux / malheureux / désespéré)

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In the middle

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Au milieu

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in front

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devant

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behind

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Derrière

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On

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Sur

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Under

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sous

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the photo shows

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La photo montre

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It seems to me that

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il me semble que

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They look joyful/sad/scared/bored

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Ils/Elles ont l’air (joyeux / tristes / d’avoir peur / de s’ennuyer)

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He/she is smiling/laughing

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Il/Elle sourit / rit

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he is in the process of doing something

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il est EN TRAIN DE + inf

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It seems to me that

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Il me semble que...

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further back/in the background

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à l’arrière plan