REGRET What a pity/shame he isn’t here !: quel dommage How stupid of me to have missed the train! If only I had told her! / I wish I had told her: ah si seulement je lui avais dit! If only she were more tolerant / I wish she were more tolerant! : ah si seulement elle était… I was wrong: j’avais tort I shouldn’t have told her: je n’aurais pas dû lui lire Why didn’t I go with my friends?? If I had known, I would have come earlier	APPROVAL/ DISAPPROVAL I think so/ I don’t think so I agree/ I disagree with you et PAS I am agree I am of the same opinion as you I approve/ disapprove of it That’s my point-of-view I share the same view as you you’re mistaken : tu te trompes you’re right/ wrong : tu as raison/tort	ANGER/EXASPERATION I ‘m tired of/ fed up with I’ve had enough : j’en ai assez I can’t stand it/ put up with it! There’s no reason why I should stand this! She gets on my nerves: elle m’énerve that’s the last straw! : c’est le comble! I’m warning you! : je te préviens! she drives me mad: elle me rend fou I’m losing my temper : je perds mon calme Don’t make a fuss!: ne fais pas d’histoires! To scream/yell at someone To have a row/ an argument with someone : se disputer avec qq
APOLOGIZING I’m so/very/awfully sorry I didn’t do it on purpose: je ne l’ai pas fait exprès Forgive me for what I said I didn’t mean to disappoint you: je n’avais pas l’intention de te décevoir I apologize for being late	HOPE/WISH I can’t wait until we meet again I keep hoping to meet you one day: je ne cesse d’espérer.. I wish you would come: j’aimerais que tu viennes It would be great to go swimming! Hopefully we’ll meet again/ I hope we’ll meet again I’m looking forward to seeing you: j’attends avec impatience de te voir	LIKES/DISLIKES/PREFERENCES I like/dislike/enjoy/ hate playing the piano I’d like to go to the cinema tonight I’m keen on/fond of reading I’m interested in learning languages I’m good at English I’m hopeless at maths/ at playing chess: je suis nul en
CERTAINTY/DOUBT He must be a tourist. He is likely to come tomorrow: il y a des chances pour qu’il vienne demain. It looks as if it were going to rain: on dirait qu’il va pleuvoir I wonder if I’ll like it: je me demande si ça me plaira. it might be difficult: il se pourrait que ce soit difficile I’m not quite sure I doubt it : j’en doute	FEAR / ANXIETY I’m worried about: je m’inquiète de I’m scared/frightened of the dark : j’ai peur du noir I am scared stiff: j’ai une peur bleue I shudder at the thought that he might phone : je frissonne à l’idée qu’il puisse..	CONTRAST/COMPARISON However intelligent he might be: aussi intelligent soit il and yet : et pourtant He’s good at maths whereas his sister is good at English. Although he worked a lot, he failed his exam. The more you run, the more exhausted you will be to compare sg to sg
SURPRISE/PLEASURE/EXCLAMATION How surprising that she should arrive so early! It’s incredible that they should be brother and sister! I’m amazed : je suis stupéfait/très étonné I’m flabbergasted : je suis sidéré I can’t believe my ears/ my eyes I can hardly believe it: je peux à peine le croire! I’m dumbfounded: je suis absourdi I ‘m speechless: je suis sans voix I would never have thought that You must be kidding!/ you’re pulling my leg ! : tu te moques de moi!	REPROACH You are responsible for that! She blames me for it She reproaches me with/ for not telling her it’s your fault! How dare you say such a thing!!: comment oses-tu dire une telle chose! You should have arrived earlier He accused me of pretending: il m’a accusé de faire semblant. Why on earth did you tell her??: pourquoi diable… What a beautiful evening! What courage! What beautiful cars!	USEFUL EXPRESSIONS to weigh the pros and the cons: peser le pour et le contre all things considered: tout bien pesé if need be: le cas échéant at any rate/anyway: de toute façon to a certain extent: dans une certaine mesure as a matter of fact/ actually : en fait by no means: en aucune manière as far as…is concerned: en ce qui concerne… whatever he says: quoi qu’il dise in short/ to sum up: en résumé