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Language - French
Undergraduate 2
12/02/2009
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Term
on the contrary
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au contraire
Term
obviously, of course
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bien su^r
Term
because
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car
Term
yet, however, nevertheless (more formal)
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cependant
Term
true, it's true that
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certes
Term
in the first place, first
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d'abord
Term
besides (new reinforcing argument)
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d'ailleurs
Term
also, moreover, furthermore
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de plus/en plus
Term
therefore/so
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donc
Term
as well, also
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e'galement
Term
in fact
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en effet
Term
finally
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enfin
Term
on the other hand
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en revanche / par contre
Term
then
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ensuite
Term
all the same, still
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quand me^me
Term
nevertheless
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sinon
Term
can't make a passive when there's a ____ object
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indirect
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on the condition that
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a` condition de
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since (time)
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depuis
Term
depuis is used with which verb tense?
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present perfect
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during (event is over)
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pendant
Term
verb tense with pendant?
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passe' compose'
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ago
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il y a
Term
verb tense with il y a?
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passe' compose'
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instead of (+verbe)
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au lieu de
Term
far from
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loin de
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instead of (noun or pronoun)
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a` la place de
Term
unlike
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contrairement a`
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whereas (and what tense?)
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alors que, tandis que + indicatif
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although/even though + pos and mood?
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bien que, quoique + subjonctif
Term
even if + part of speech and mood?
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me^me si + indicatif
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despite + part of speech?
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malgre', en de'pit de + noun
Term
as
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comme
Term
since
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puisque (cause already known)
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it's that + mood of verb?
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c'est que + subjonctif
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under the pretext of
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sous pre'texte que
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because of
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a` cause de
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thanks to
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gra^ce a`
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by dint of/through/as a result of (too much)
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a force de
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lacking
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faute de
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that's why
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c'est pourquoi
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then
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alors
Term
it's for the reason that
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c'est pour cette raison que
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that's the reason why
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c'est la raison pour laquelle
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consequently
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en conse'quence, par conse'quent
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so that + quelle mode?
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de sorte que/si bien que + (indicatif)
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so much/so many + noun
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tant/tellement
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so + adj/adv
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tellement, si
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so much + verb
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tellement/tant
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so little / so few (+ quelle conjunction quand suivi par un nom?)
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si peu (+ de)
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so that/for x/in order - subjects of two verbs are different (+ quelle mode?)
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pour que/afin que + subjonctif
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fearing that/for fear that (diff subjects)
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de crainte que/de peur que + subjonctif
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fearing that/for fear that (same subjects)
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de crainte de/peur de + indicatif
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so that/for x/in order - subjects of two verbs are the same (+ quelle mode?)
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pour, afin de + indicatif
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