What are some phrases that use will be useful in the French written for topical themes ?
| à la fin | in the end |
| à mon avis / quant à moi / selon moi | in my opinion |
| alors que | whereas |
| autrement dit | in other words |
| avant de conclure | before concluding... |
| bien que je puisse comprendre que | although I can understand that |
| cela va sans dire que | it goes without saying that |
| cependant | nevertheless |
| considérons | let's consider |
| d’après moi | according to me |
| d’une part, d’autre part | on one hand, on the other hand |
| en ce qui concerne... | as far as ... is concerned |
| en outre | furthermore / moreover |
| enfin | finally, at last |
| grâce à | thanks to |
| il est donc question de | it is a matter of |
| il faut bien reconnaître que | it must be recognised that |
| il semble que les avantages l'emportent sur les inconvenients | it seems that the advantages outweigh the disadvantages |
| il serait absurde de dire que | it would be absurd to say that |
| il vaut mieux | it is better to |
| je crois que | i think/ believe that |
| je soutiens donc que | I maintain that |
| je suis contre | I am against |
| je voudrais souligner que | I’d like to underline that |
| la premiere constatation qui s'impose, c'est que | the first thing to be noted is that |
| ne… ni… ni | neither… nor |
| pas forcément la faute de | not necessarily the fault of |
| pour commencer | to start with |
| selon moi | according to me |
| tout bien considéré | all things considered |
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