Part 3 Flashcards by Patrick Wilson

To my horror I realised that …

Je me suis rendu compte avec horreur que

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I was scared stiff when …

J’avais une peur bleue quand

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It is a crying shame that …

Il est scandaleux que

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It is such a shame that …

C’est dommage que

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It is a pity that I don’t know …

Il est dommage que je ne sache pas …

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I got a shock when …

J’ai eu un choc quand

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I was shocked (with it) when (what) I heard that …

J’ai été choqué(e) d’entendre que

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It was a bit shocking for me when I saw …

J’ai été un peu choqué(e) de voir

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It isn’t often that …

Ce n’est pas tous les jours que / Il est rare que

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It is extremely lucky that …

Quelle chance que

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I am grateful that …

Je suis reconnaissant(e) que

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I was relieved when I learned that …

J’ai été soulagé(e) d’apprendre que

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It amused me when …

J’ai trouvé amusant que

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I was astonished to learn that ….

J’ai été étonné(e) d’apprendre que

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It is pleasant to know that …

Il est agréable de savoir que

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I am proud that …

Je suis fier que / je suis fière que …

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I am terribly nervous …

Je suis horriblement nerveux (nerveuse)

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The funny thing about (on) it is that …

Ce qui est amusant c’est que

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My one regret is that …

Mon seul regret est que …

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It is amazing how much …

C’est étonnant comme

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I don’t like to say this, but ..

Je n’aime pas dire cela, mais …

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I terribly dislike to say this but …

ça me déplaît terriblement de dire cela mais (je déteste dire cela mais)

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I hate when …

je déteste quand

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The sad thing about (on) it is that …

Ce qui est triste, c’est que

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I am pleased that ...

Je suis content(e) que ...

It is a great pleasure that ...

C'est un grand plaisir de ...

I am grateful for the opportunity ...

Je suis reconnaissant(e) de cette occasion qui m'est donnée

What a pity

Quel dommage

That is very unfortunate

C'est fort regrettable

I trust that ...

j'espère que (j'ai bon espoir que)

I am astonished

je suis étonné(e)

Well, that’s a pleasant surprise

Eh bien, c'est une bonne surprise

That is really surprising

C'est très surprenant

That is unbelievable

C'est incroyable

Who would have thought it?

Qui aurait pu l'imaginer ?

I am very encouraged

Je suis encouragé(e)

It is disgraceful

C'est honteux

I am sick of it

j'en ai marre de cela

It is rather (enough) boring

C'est plutôt ennuyant

I am disappointed

je suis déçu(e)

I am hesitating

j'hésite

Understandably ...

C'est compréhensible

Frankly speaking ...

A vrai dire

Between you and me ...

Entre toi et moi... / Entre vous et moi

Anyway ...

De toute façon, ...

Well then ...

Eh bien

Well, as a matter of fact ...

Eh bien, en fait,

How can I put it?

Comment dirais-je ?

I must say that …

Je dois dire que ...

Firstly ...

Premièrement ...

Secondly ...

Deuxièmement ...

I am afraid that ...

J'ai peur que ...

Now and then it seems to me that ...

De temps à autre, il me semble que

As far as I am concerned ...

En ce qui me concerne...

More and more ...

de plus en plus ...

Actually ...

En fait ... / Vraiment ...

All joking aside ...

Toute blague mise à part ...

Now seriously ...

Maintenant sérieusement ...

To be totally frank …

Pour être tout à fait honnête

It is good to know that ...

Il est bon de savoir que ...

Well, to put it briefly ...

Eh bien, en résumé

It is worth mentioning that ...

Cela vaut le coup de mentionner que ...

I think that I should point out that …

Je pense qu'il me faut préciser que

I should mention that ...

Je dois mentionner que ...

Now that you mention it, I really do think that ...

Maintenant que vous le dites, je pense vraiment que

It is remarkable that ...

Il est remarquable que

I am amazed that ...

Je suis étonné(e) que

I must admit that ...

Je dois admettre que ...

I grant that …

Je reconnais que

I must grant that …

Je dois reconnaître que

On the one hand … on the other …

d'une part ... d'autre part ...

After all …

Après tout ..

I should say that ...

Je dois dire que ...

Oddly enough …

Assez bizarrement / Curieusement

I would like to tell you that …

Je voudrais vous dire que ...

I would like to know whether ...

Je voudrais savoir si ...

It is unbelievable how …

C'est incroyable comme

It is necessary to say that …

Il faut dire que ...

I think that I should point out to you that ...

Je pense que je devrais vous faire remarquer que ...

If you ask me ...

Si tu m'interroges...

I’d like to say something about ...

Je voudrais dire quelque chose au sujet de ...

I’d like to say a couple of words about this …

Je voudrais dire quelques mots à ce sujet

Thank you heartily

Merci du fond du coeur

That is such a good question

C'est une très bonne question

That is a difficult question

C'est une question difficile

Once upon a time, long ago ...

Il était une fois, il y a très longtemps...

I must first say that …

Tout d'abord je dois dire que ...

I think that I should immediately say from the start that ..

Je tiens à dire dès le départ que... Il y a une chose que je tiens à dire dès le départ.

I would like to make one thing clear from the start

Je tiens à préciser une chose dès le début

I will be talking for about ten minutes

Je parlerai pendant environ dix minutes

I’ll start with … and afterwards move on to …

Je vais commencer avec/par ... et ensuite je passerai à ...

The reason why I am here is ...

La raison pour laquelle je suis ici est que ...

We are here to talk about ...

Nous sommes ici pour discuter de ...

The reason we are here is ...

La raison pour laquelle nous sommes ici est ...

Today we shall look at ...

Aujourd'hui, nous allons regarder à...

Today’s topic is ...

Le sujet de ce jour est ...

I think that I should say right from the start that ...

je commencerai par dire que,

I’d like to make clear one thing from the very start …

il y a une chose que je tiens à dire clairement dès le départ.

Well, I'd like to start off by speaking to you about (the house)

Bon, j'aimerais commencer par vous parler de (la maison)

Today I will be talking about …

Aujourd'hui, je vais vous parler de

I know that there isn’t time to spare, so I’d better get started.

Je sais que nous n'avons pas beaucoup de temps, alors je suppose que je devrais commencer.