| 12.10 Conjunctions of contradiction and doubt |
| 12.10.20 pourtant = however |
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Il gaspille beaucoup d' argent, pourtant il n' est jamais fauché. |
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He wastes a lot of money, however he is never out of cash. |
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| 12.10.21 néanmoins = nonetheless |
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Il gaspille beaucoup d' argent, néanmoins il n' est jamais fauché. |
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He wastes a lot of money, nonetheless he is never out of cash. |
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| 12.10.22 en revanche = in return |
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Le temps est clair à Berlin, en revanche il pleut à Munich. |
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The weather is nice in Berlin, in return it rains in Munich. |
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| 12.10.23 alors que = while |
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Il parle sans arrêt, alors qu' elle ne dit presque rien. |
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He is talking without a stop, while she says almost nothing. |
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| 12.10.24 alors = so, while |
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Je me suis dis alors qu'il fallait continuer. |
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So, I have told myself that one has to continue. |
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Nous avons vraiment travaillé, alors qu' il n' a rien fait du tout. |
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We have really worked, while he did nothing at all. |
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| 12.10.25 tandis que =
while |
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Nous sommes partis
au bord de la mer, tandis qu' il est
parti faire du ski. |
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We have gone to the coast, while he went skiing. |
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Nous avons fait tout
le travail, tandis
qu' il n' a rien fait du tout. |
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We have done all the work, while he has done nothing at all. |
| 12.10.26 au contraire = on the contrary |
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Il ne m' a pas aidé, tout au contraire il a entravé mon travail. |
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He has not helped me, on the contrary he has hindered my work. |
| 12.10.27 pour sa part = for his part |
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Lui pour sa part, n' a jamais accepté les faits tels qu' ils sont. |
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He, for his part, has never accepted the facts as they are. |
| 12.10.28 autant dire que = so to say |
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Il n' a pas d' argent, autant
dire qu' il est fauché. |
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He has no money, so to say he is out of cash. |
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| 12.10.29 si l'on peut dire = so to say |
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Les olmèques sont, si l'on peut dire, les véritables ancêtres des mexicains. |
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The olmecs are, so to say, the real ancestor of the Mexicans. |
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* The olmecs are the oldest known inhabitants of the land now known as Mexico. We know of their existence already 1,200 years b.C.
