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Useful expressions to write an essay
Introductionfirst of allto begin within order to decide
whether.... or notto outline the main pointsfirstly, secondly,
thirdly, finally / eventually
afin de dcider si ......ou nonexposer les points principaux
Enumerating argumentsin addition to / additionallybesides /
moreover / furthermoreabove all
de plus, en outresurtout
Weighing up argumentson the one hand..... on the other handto
consider the advantages and disadvantagesarguments for and
againstto discuss the pros and consin theory ... in realityboth...
and....not only ... but alsoanyway / at any rate / in any casein
fact / actually / as a matter of factup to a pointso to speakby no
means / not at all
discuter le pour et le contre
la fois..... et.....
de toute faonen faitjusqu' un certain pointpour ainsi direpas du
tout / en aucune faon
Comparisonscompared to / in comparison with
to draw / make a comparison between ...andsimilarlyas well as
aussi bien que / de mme que
Restrictionshowever / thoughneverthelesswhereasalthough / though
/ even thoughin spite of / despiteunlikein contrast to / with
sth.on the contrarysth is contrary to sth
tandis quebien que / mme simalgr la diffrence de
Refering towith reference toregardingas regardsas far as ... is
concernedaccording to ( according to is used to introducesomeone
else's opinion. Don't say "according tome")
en ce qui concerne
selon
EmphasizingId like to point out thatId like to emphasize
J'aimerais faire remarquer queJ'aimerais mettre l'accent sur
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Generalizingon the wholein general / generally speakingas a
ruleto some extentto a large extent / to what extent ?in many
waysin all respectsin most / many casesbasically
en rgle gnraledans une certaine mesure
bien des gards tous les gardsdans la plupart / beaucoup de
casfondamentalement / la base
Giving examplesfor example / for instancesuch as / includingin
particular / particularlyto give you an example of what I mean
to illustrate this pointwhat I mean iset cetera / and so on /
and so forththat is to say / i.e
tel que / y compris
et caeterac'est dire
Making exeptionsapart fromexceptwith the exception of
Giving reasonsbecauseas / sincebecause ofthe reason for this
isthe reason whyfor some reasons or anotherI have every reason to
believe that
comme, puisque
Consequencesthereforeconsequently / as a resultfor this reason /
all these reasons
donc
Personal point of viewI think thatin my opinion/ in my view / to
my mindthis is a matter of opinionin my experienceas far as I
knowas far as I am concernedto be aware / unaware of a problemto
tell the truththe fact is thatI am convinced that
I firmly believe thatI feel sth should be done about that
en ce qui me concernetre conscient de
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AgreeingI entirely / absolutely agree withthats exactly my own
viewIm of exactly the same opinionthats perfectly trueId like to
support this view
DisagreeingI partly disagree withI dont entirely agree withI
agree in principle, butThats not the way I see itI see things
rather differently myselfIm not at all convinced thatIm not
absolutely sure
Interest, Plans, Intentions
to be interested in sth / in doing sthIt interests me a lotMy
main / particular interest isI have the intention of doingI am
prepared to do sthI am determined to do sthIm planning to do sthIm
very keen on doing sth
Lack of interestI find rather uninteresting / boringI dont take
any interest inIts all the same to me whetherIt means nothing to
me
a m'est gal si
Summarizing and drawing conclusionsfinallylast of alllast but
not leastin conclusion / to concludewe can draw the conclusionto
sum up / to summarize we can sayall in all
in short / in brief / brieflyall things consideredthe subject
under discussionI find it difficult to reach a conclusion but
Imtempted to say
globalement
Modifying adverbstotally / entirely / completelymostly / mainly
/ chieflypartlycomparatively / relativelyextremely / incredibly
surtout / principalement, essentiellement
