LINK WORDS (mots de liaison)
EXOS
CAUSE AND EFFECT |
CERTAINTY |
Therefore= donc |
of course/ obviously = bien
sûr |
Since/as/because
= puisque
/ étant donné que/ parce que |
doubtlessly/ no doubt = sans aucun doute |
Thanks to : grâce à |
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As a result/
consequently/therefore/hence= par
consequent / donc |
TIME |
Because of/due to/owing to = à cause de |
sooner or later : tôt
ou tard |
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at the moment/ at present: à
present/actuellement |
OBJECTIVE/GOAL |
at the beginning: au début |
In order to/to : afin de /pour |
eventually: finalement |
So as to : de manière à |
in the end : à la fin |
So that : afin que ( +
might/could) |
in the future : à l’avenir |
( tournure possible : He worked hard for His children to live decently) |
while= pendant que |
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meanwhile : entre-temps |
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As long as : tant que |
OPPOSITION |
PROOF |
However/yet= cependant/ pourtant |
there is evidence
that = il y a des preuves que |
Whereas/while : alors que/tandis que ( mise en parallèle de deux actions
différentes) |
REPLACEMENT Instead of + V-ING : au lieu de… |
Despite/in spite of + NOM= malgré |
ADDITION |
Nonetheless/nevertheless= néanmoins |
in addition/ furthermore/besides/moreover= de plus |
Contrary to/ unlike: contrairement à |
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On the contrary= au contraire |
EXAMPLE |
Although/though: bien que, quoique |
for example/ for instance: par exemple |
On the one
hand………on the other hand D’une part….d’autre part |
such as…..= tel que |
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CONDITION |
REPORTING OPINIONS |
if= si |
to my mind/in my opinion/as far as I’m concerned / as I see it = à mon avis, en ce
qui me concerne |
unless= à moins que/si…..ne..pas |
as for the author = quant à l’auteur |
provided= à condition que |
according to the journalist= selon le journaliste |
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EXCEPTION |
EXPLAINING |
except for/ apart from= à part /sauf |
actually/ as a matter of fact= en fait |
but= excepté |
in other words= en d’autres
termes |
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that is ( to say)/ i.e / viz = c’est à dire |
ORGANIZING
ELEMENTS |
GENERALIZING
AND SUMMARIZING |
first(ly), second(ly),
third(ly) At the beginning, then…, at the end The writer starts with…, then goes on with…, to end
with……….. |
All things considered: tout bien pesé generally speaking To sum up: en résumé / in short: bref |