Expressions Flashcards by Paul Derks

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in my opinion

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à mon avis

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from my perspective

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de mon point de vue

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as far as I’m concerned

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en ce qui me concerne

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I would argue that

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Je soutiendrais que

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it seems to me that

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il me semble que

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I believe that

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Je crois que

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if you ask me

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si vous me demandez

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I’m of the opinion that

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Je suis d’avis que

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my view is that

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mon point de vue est que

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to put it simply

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pour faire simple

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in other words

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en d’autres termes

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to break it down

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pour le decomposer

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let me clarify

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laissez-moi clarifier

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what I mean is

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ce que je veux dire, c’est

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to be more specific

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pour être plus précis

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let me put it this way

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laissez-moi le dire de cette façon

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in layman’s terms

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en termes simples

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to sum up

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pour résumer

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in a nutshell

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en un mot

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garage, yard sale

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vide grenier

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to face the music

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affronter les consequences

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after a rocky start

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après un debut difficile

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he was able (knew how) to convince

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il a su convaincre

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oh (surprise)

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oh, tiens

see you later (today)

à tout à l'heure

indeed

en fait

large areas

grandes surfaces

French speaking Switzerland

Suisse romande, f.

That won't do at all.

Ça ne va pas du tout

so that, in order that

pour que

to leave space for

laisser place à

internet service provider

fournisseur d’accès (nmf)

how much

combien

just in case

au cas où

to be willing to

être d’accord pour

not in the capital (Paris)

en province

emergency exit

la sortie de secours

they are no longer allowed to…

ils n’ont plus le droit de…

one more

encore un(e)

instruction manual

mode (m) d’emploi

already

d’ores et déjà

here we go

c’est parti

to fall within the jurisdiction (scope) of, to be the responsibility of

être du ressort de

This doesn’t hold water

Ça ne tient pas la route

inventory

état des lieux, f

notice of due dates

avis d’echéances, m

the worst is over

le pire est passé

to warn

mettre en garde , avertir

Starting when?

À partir de quand?

This is the crucial moment

c'est maintenant que tout se joue

right in the middle of

au beau milieu de

might well ~ [sth

avoir beau + inf