Star Phrases Flashcards by Amber Dhesi

As for me, I think that…

Quant à moi, j’estime que…

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On this point I agree/ disagree…

Sur ce point je suis d’accord/ je ne suis pas d’accord…

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It seems to me that…

Il me semble que…

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It has to be said that…

Il faut même noter que…

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It goes without saying that…(2)

Il va de soi que

Il va sans dire que

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In my view, I believe…

Selon moi, je crois que

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It must be acknowledged that…

Il faut bien reconnaître que…

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That leads me to think that…

Cela me conduit à penser que…

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There are many who say that…

Nombreux sont ceux qui disent que…

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There is reason to think that…

Il y a lieu de penser que…

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As far as I’m concerned…

En ce qui me concerne…

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For me, the debate centres around…

Pour moi, le débat tourne autour de…

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Whatever the case, that makes me think that…

Quel que soit le cas cela me fait penser à…

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If there is reason to reflect, I will say that…

S’il y a raison d’y réfléchir, je vais dire que

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I maintain that…

Je soutiens que…

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I am struck by…

Je suis frappé(e) par…

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I say it without prejudice…

Je le dis sans parti pris…

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I admit that…

J’avoue que…

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One must submit to the obvious…

Il faut se rendre à l’évidence…

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It’s a forceful argument…

C’est un argument de poids…

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This doesn’t mean that…

Cela n’empêche pas que…

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I find things wrong with this…

J’y trouve à redire…

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This is an absurd idea…

C’est une idée aberrante…

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Why bother to…

À quoi bon +infinitive

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To call into question...

Remettre en cause...

Reading...

En lisant...

What I read in... was...

Ce que j’ai lu dans... c’était...

By researching this theme I noticed...

En recherchant de thème j’ai remarqué...

We can note...

Nous pouvons remarquer...

According to what is said in...

D’après ce qu’on dit dans...

After having read...

Après avoir lu...

Citing...

En citant...

It is necessary that we understand...

Il faut que l’on comprenne...

It is necessary that we approach...

Il faut que l’on aborde...

Though there are...

Bien qu’il y ait

So that...

Afin de + infinitive Afin que + subjunctive Pour que + subjunctive

Nevertheless

Néanmoins...

Whilst...

Tandis que...

As well as... (2)

Ainsi que | Aussi bien que

From now until...

D’ici... NEEDS A TIME PHRASE AFTER

Right now...

À l’heure actuelle...

Given that...

Étant donnée que...

That said...

Ceci dit...

Since...

Puisque...

As soon as...

Aussitôt que...

Amongst...

Parmi

In your opinion, should we have?

A votre avis, faudrait-il avoir....?

Are you for or against...?

Êtes vous pour ou contre...?

Are you in agreement with...?

Êtes-vous d'accord avec ce que dit...?

There is neither... nor...

Il n'y a ni... ni...

Either... or...

Soit... soit

We note with worry that...

On constate avec inquiétude que...

Let's note the subject of...

Notons au sujet que...

Let's reflect firstly...

Réfléchissons d'abord...

Let's start with the example of...

Commençons par l'exemple de...

It is necessary that we can...

Il faut que l'on puisse...

It is necessary that we do...

Il faut que l'on fasse...

There was hardly any... in..../in the past

Il n'y avait guère... en.../ dans le passé

It's an important step...

C'est une étape importante...

After having taken into account... it seems to me that...

Après avoir pris en compte... il me semble que...

I believe that depends on the situation...

Je crois que ça dépend de la situation...

That gives me the impression that...

Cela donne l'impression que...

If we look at some examples of... we can say that...

Si on regarde quelques exemples de... on pourra dire que...

By approaching this question, it is necessary to...

En abordant cette question il faut...

That is a very difficult question...

C'est une question vraiment difficile...

In a certain way yes, but we must examine the other side of the coin...

Dans une certaine mesure, oui mais il faut examiner le revers de la médaille...

I am not sure, I suppose that...

Je ne suis pas sûr, je suppose que...

In a certain sens, yes...

Dans un certain sens oui...

I think that you are right...

Je pense que vous avez raison...

I don't think that that's the case...

Je ne pense pas que ce soit le cas...

It is important to examine the two aspects of the argument...

Il est important d'examiner les deux aspects de l'argument...

There are those who say that would be a good idea however it seems that...

Il ya ceux qui disent que ce serait une bonne idée cependant il semble que... + subjunctive

It seems that that is a current subject that hits the headlines in France for example...

Il semble que cela soit un sujet actuel qui fait des gros titres en France par exemple...

She missed him

Il lui manquait

No one can deny that

Personne ne peut nier que

No one doubts that

Nul ne doute que

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