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FRN Writing - Essay
Collection of useful vocabulary for writing exercises
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| au lieu de cela | instead of that (establish contrast) |
| cependant | however (establish contrast) |
| malgé tout | in spite of everything / all the same (establish contrast) |
| pourtant | yet (establish contrast) |
| sinon | otherwise (establish contrast) |
| toutefois | however (establish contrast) |
| tout d'abord | first of all (establish sequence) |
| de plus | moreover (establish sequence) |
| en deuxième lieu | secondly (establish sequence) |
| j'ajouterais que | I would like to add that (establish sequence) |
| en conclusion | finally |
| et | and |
| ou | or |
| ni | nor |
| donc | so/therefore |
| car | for |
| mais | but |
| pour + infinitive | in order to + infinitive |
| au lieu de + infinitive | instead of + infinitive |
| avant de + infinitive | before + infinitive |
| parce que | because |
| since | puisque |
| penant que | while |
| Il est impossible que + subjunction | It is impossible that... |
| Il est clair que + indicative mood | It is clear that... |
| Tout d'abord | First of all |
| En premier lieu | In the first place... |
| Pour commencer | To start off with |
| Premièrement | Firstly |
| À mon avis | In mi opinion |
| Selon moi | According to my opinion, |
| Pour ma part | For my part, |
| En ce qui me concerne | As far as I'm concerned |
| A mon sens | As I see it |
| Il me semble que | It seems to me that + indicative mood |
| J'estime que | I consider that |
| Je soutiens que | I maintain that |
| Ensuite | Next |
| De plus | In addition |
| En outre | Furthermore |
| En deuxième lieu | Secondly |
| Mais | but |
| En fait | In Fact |
| Cependant | However |
| Toutefois | However |
| Au contraire | On the contrary |
| Par contre | By contrast |
| Néanmoins | Nevertheless |
| Quand même | Nevertheless |
| Pourtant | Yet |
| En dernier lieu | Lastly |
| Enfin | Finally |
| Pour terminer | To terminate with |
| Pour finir | To finish with |
| Tout bien réfléchi | All in all |
| Tout bien considéré | All in all, All things considered |
| Tout compte fait | When all is said and done |
| Toute réflexion faite | When all is said and done |
| En somme | In short, all in all |
| En fin de compte | When all is said and done, |
| En conclusion | In conclusion |
| Pour conclure | In order to conclude |