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Expressing opinions
IB vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| selon moi | in my view, according to me |
| A mon avis | in my opinion |
| A mon sens | in my view |
| Pour ma part | ifor my part |
| je considère que | I believe that |
| je soutiens que | i maintain that |
| quant a moi | as for me |
| il me semble que | it seems to me that |
| je soutiens que | i maintain that |
| je dirais que | I would say that |
| il paraît que (+ subj) | it would seem that |
| ce qui me frappe le plus, c'est.... | what strikes me particularly is that.... |
| il y a lieu de penser que | There is reason to think that |
| En ce qui me concerne | as far as I am concerned |
| non seulement... mais aussi | not only... but also |
| D'une part... d'autre part | on the one hand... on the other |
| D'un côté....de l'autre côté | on the one hand... on the other |
| il faut également noter que... | onhe should also note that... |
| Il faut reconnaître que... | we must recognize that... |
| Dans une certaine mesure | to some extent |
| ce qui plus est | what's more |
| il s'agit de | it's about |
| ou bien.. ou bien... | either... or |
| soit... soit... | either ... or |
| de toute façon | in any case |
| il y a le revers de la médaille | there's another side to the question |
| C'est une question épineuse | it's a thorny issue (that's tricky) |
| chose curieuse... | it's strange that.... |
| Toujours est-il que... | it remains true that... |
| qu'on le veuille ou non.... | whether you like it or note |
| a juste titre | rightly, with good reason |
| notamment | in particular |
| nul ne saurait nier que... | no- one could deny that |
| par contre | on the other hand |
| il va de soi que.. | it goes without saying that... |
| voila pourquoi.. | that's why... |