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Collection of useful vocabulary for writing exercises

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