Sentence Starters Flashcards

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in the end

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à la fin

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2
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in my opinion

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à mon avis / quant à moi / selon moi

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3
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whereas

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alors que

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4
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in other words

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autrement dit

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5
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before concluding

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avant de conclure

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6
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although I can understand that

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bien que je puisse comprendre que

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7
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it goes without saying

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cela va sans dire que

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8
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nevertheless/ however

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cependant, toutefois, pourtant, néanmoins

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9
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according to me

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d’après moi

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9
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let’s consider

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considérons

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10
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on one hand, on the other hand

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d’une part, d’autre part, par contre, en revanche

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11
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as far as … is concerned

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en ce qui concerne…

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12
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furthermore / moreover

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en outre, par ailleurs, de plus

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13
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finally, at last

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enfin

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14
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thanks to

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grâce à / au / aux

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15
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it is a matter of

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il est donc question de

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16
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it must be recognised that

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il faut bien reconnaître que

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17
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it seems that the advantages outweigh the disadvantages

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il semble que les avantages l’emportent sur les inconvenients

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18
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it would be absurd to say that

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il serait absurde de dire que

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19
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it is better to

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il vaut mieux

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20
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I am against

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je suis contre

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21
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I’d like to underline that

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je voudrais souligner que

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22
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the first thing to be noted is that

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la premiere constatation qui s’impose, c’est que

23
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neither… nor

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ne… ni… ni

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not necessarily the fault of
pas forcément la faute de
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to start with
pour commencer
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all things considered
tout bien considéré
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if I can allow myself (to say)
si je peux me permettre
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it is necessary to mention
il faut mentionner
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if that was the case
si c'était le cas
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it is known that
on sait que
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the reason why
la raison pourlaquelle
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I had the choice, I would...
si j'avais le choix / opportunité, je voudrais...
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I would have liked to
j'aurais aimé + infinitive
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everyone agrees that
tout le monde d'accord à
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given that
étant donné que
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one is completely wrong to think
on a complètement tort de penser que
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one is completely wrong to think
on a complètement tort de penser que
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one is completely wrong to think
on a complètement tort de penser que
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I argue/maintain that
je soutiens que
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As far as I know
autant que je sache
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as for me
quant à moi
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we must not forget that
on ne doit pas oublier que
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it is often said that
on entend souvent dire que
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it is generated agreed that
il est généralement admis que
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we live in a world where
nous vivons dans un monde où
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the fact remains that
il reste que
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there is a lot to talk at the moment about
on parle beaucoup en ce moment de
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we already know, for example that
On sait déjà, par exemple, que…
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most importantly
plus important encore
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you also have to take into account
il faut aussi compter avec
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it should be noted that
il faut également souligner que
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thus
ainsi
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after dealing with the issue of..
aprés avoir traité de la question de...
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it is necessary to (review the facts)
il convient de (rappeler les faits)