writing must haves Flashcards
as far as i am concerned
en ce qui me concerne
i maintain that/ i consider that
je soutiens que/ j’estime que
i am convinced that
je suis convaincu que
it must be noted that
il faut noter que
it’s a thorny issue
c’est une question épineuse
it goes without saying that
il va de soi que
that shocks me
cela me choque
although it’s a good idea (subj)
bien qu’il soit une bonne idée
as far as i know (subj)
autant que je sache
although we can’t predict the future (subj)
quoiqu’on ne puisse jamais prédire ce qui passera dans l’avenir
it seems certain to me that
il me paraît evident que
from my knowledge
a ma connaissance
it is a completely outdated approach
c’est une approche totalement dépassé
the argument is highly debatable
l’argument est hautement contestable
at the centre (knot) of the debate is…
au nœud du débat c’est
some consider that
d’aucuns estiment que
he wants us to believe that
il voudrait nous faire croire que
let’s consider that
considérons
such as
tels que
the statistics show that
les statistiques illustrent bien
it seems that (subj)
il semble que + subj
it’s possible that (subj)
il se peut que + subj
another aspect to consider
autre aspect à considerer
thanks/due to
grâce à
