Page 7 (Argumentation) Flashcards

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en guise d’introduction

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by way of intriduction

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tout d’abord

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first of all/ first and foremost

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pour commencer, (je voudrais montrer)

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to begin with (I wish to show)

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se résumer à

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to boil down to

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en bref

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in a nutshell//in short

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dans l’ensemble

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on the whole/ generally speaking

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pour faire court

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to cut a long story short

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à ce stade

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at this stage

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ensuite

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next, then

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(re)formuler

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to (re)formulate

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en d’autres termes

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in other words, to put it differently

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c’est-à-dire

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that is to say

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faire réference à

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to refer to

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faire allusion à

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to allude to

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laisser entendre

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to imply

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faire la différence entre

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to make a distinction between

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distinguer, différencier

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to distinguish X from Y
to differentiate X from Y
to set X apart from Y

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mettre à part

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to set aside

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en conclusion

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in conclusion

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enfin, en conclusion

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finally

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pour conclure

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une idée

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un thème

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un sujet

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une question
an issue
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le noeud du problème/de l'affaire
the (crux/heart) of the matter
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sous-jacent
underlying
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d'actualité
topical
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soulever la question de
to raise the question of
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principal
main
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clé, crucial
key, crucial
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exprimer
to express
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(se) concentrer sur
to focus on
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souligner, faire remarquer
to point out
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s'intéresser à
to be concerned with
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être en jeu
to be at stake
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attirer l'attention sur something
to draw attention to something
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ne pas oublier qqch
to bear something in mind
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supposer
to assume
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suggérer
to suggest
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avancer
to put forward
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déclarer
to state
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affirmer
to assert
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prétendre
to claim
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dresser un parallèle avec
to draw a parallel with
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lier
to link
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rappeler
to remind somebody of something
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de la même façon, de manière similaire
similarly, in the same way
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en même temps
at the same time
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un point de vue
a point of view
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à l'avis de qqun
in somebody's opinion/view
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selon qqun
according to somebody