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French connectors
French Connectors
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Et | and |
| Aussi | also |
| De plus | moreover ; in addition . |
| En outre | furthermore |
| Par ailleurs | besides, moreover |
| Ainsi que | as well as |
| Sans oublier | without forgetting |
| Non seulement... mais aussi | Not only...but also |
| mais | but |
| cependant | however |
| pourtant | yet, however |
| toutefois | nevertheless |
| au contraire | on the contrary |
| bien que (+ subj.) | although |
| malgré | despite |
| en revanche | on the other hand |
| tandis que | whereas |
| alors que | while (contrast) |
| car | because |
| par contre | on the other hand |
| puisque | since (as a reason) |
| comme | as, since |
| parce que | because |
| en raison de | due to |
| grâce à | thanks to |
| à cause de | because of (negative connotation) |
| donc | so, therefore |
| alors | so, then |
| ainsi | thus |
| par conséquent | consequently |
| c’est pourquoi | that’s why |
| d’où | hence, which is why |
| de sorte que (+ subj.) | so that |
| si bien que (+ indicatif) | such that |
| pour | for, in order to |
| afin de (+ infinitif) | in order to |
| afin que (+ subj.) | so that |
| dans le but de | with the aim of |
| de manière à | so as to |
| de même | like, as |
| de même | likewise |
| ainsi que | as well as |
| autant que | as much as |
| plus que | more than |
| moins que | less than |
| si | if |
| au cas où (+ conditionnel) | in case |
| à condition que (+ subj.) | provided that |
| pourvu que (+ subj.) | as long as |
| à moins que (+ subj.) | unless |
| quand | when |
| dès que | as soon as |
| avant que (+ subj.) | before |
| après que | after |
| lorsque | when |
| aussitôt que | as soon as |
| pendant que | while |
| c’est-à-dire | that is to say |
| depuis que | since |
| en d’autres termes | in other words |
| en conclusion | in conclusion |
| tandis que | while (contrast) |
| pour conclure | to conclude |
| autrement dit | in other words |
| en somme | in summary |
| bref | in short |
| finalement | finally |
| en résumé | in summary |
| notamment | notably |
| entre autres | among others |