FRENCH TRANSITION WORDS
ENGLISH FRENCH
about (a subject) au sujet de
absolutely absolutment
actually effectivement, en réalité, en fait
according to d’après, selon
after après
after all,
deep down au fond
after having
(+verb) après avoir/être + past participle
all the same,
just the same,
nevertheless quand meme, malgré tout
also aussi, également
apart from outre
apparently apparement
approximately approximativement
as ainsi que
as a conclusion en conclusion
as a matter of
fact, in fact en fait
as a matter of fact,
indeed en effet
as a result of par suite de
as soon as dès que
at last, finally enfin
at least au moins
at that moment à ce moment-là
basically au fond
because parce que
because of (this) à cause de (cela),
par suite de
besides, moreover en outré, du reste, d’ailleurs, de plus
but mais
by consequence par conséquent
close près, de près
close to prés de
consequently conséquemment,
par consequent
considerably considérablement
contrary (adv.) contrairement
contrary to, unlike à la difference de
despite everything malgré tout
finally enfin
first d’abord
first of all tout d’abord
following à la suite de
for example,
for instance par exemple
for ever à jamais
for his/her part pour sa part
for this reason pour cette raison
from now on dorénavant, désormais
from then on dès lors
furthermore en plus
however pourtant
however, still,
nonetheless cependant, toutefois
in addition to en plus de
in any case en tout cas,
de toute façon
in concluding en conclusion
in contrast to en contraste à
in fact en fait
in my opinion à mon avis
in other words autrement dit,
en d’autres termes
in response en réponse
in return, on the
other hand en revanche
in short en bref
in spite of en dépit de, malgré
in spite of
everything,
after all malgré tout
in spite of that malgré cela
in the future à l’avenir
in the past autrefois
it’s about il s’agit de
it’s why c’est pourquoi
like that de la sorte
more davantage
more and more de plus en plus
moreover d’ailleurs
naturally, of
course bien entendu
nevertheless toutefois
nevertheless,
however pourtant
nevertheless,
meanwhile cependant
nevertheless,
nonetheless néamoins
next après, ensuite
no doubt that nul doute que
not at all pas du tout
not typical of,
unlike pas caractéristique de
now, currently actuellement
often souvent
on account of/
because of à cause de
on average en moyenne
on no account en aucun cas
on one side d’une part
on the contrary au contraire
on the one hand d’un côté
on the other hand en revanche, par contre, de l’autre côté, par ailleurs
on the other hand, however par contre
on the other side de l’autre part
similarly semblablement
so alors
so, finally enfin
so, therefore donc
so to speak pour ainsi dire
so what? et alors?
thanks to grace à
that is c’est à dire
that’s all voilà tout
then alors
then and there séance tnante
then, next ensuite, puis
then, therefore donc
therefore par conséquent, donc
thus ainsi
thus far jusqu’ici
thus, therefore donc
till then jusque-là
to begin with pour commencer
to such an extent
that à tel point que
what a pity! quell dommage!
what else? quoi d’autre?, quoi encore?
what for? pourquoi?, donc?
what if? si?
what now? alors?
what of it?,
so what? qu’importe?
what then? et après?
while, during durant
without a doubt sans doute
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FRENCH TRANSITION WORDS
ENGLISH FRENCH
about (a subject) au sujet de
absolutely absolutment
actually effectivement, en réalité, en fait
according to d’après, selon
after après
after all, deep down au fond
after having (+verb) après avoir/être + past participle
all the same, just the same, nevertheless quand meme, malgré tout
also aussi, également
apart from outre
apparently apparement
approximately approximativement
as ainsi que
as a conclusion en conclusion
as a matter of fact, in fact en fait
as a matter of fact, indeed en effet
as a result of par suite de
as soon as dès que
at last, finally enfin
at least au moins
at that moment à ce moment-là
basically au fond
because parce que
because of (this) à cause de (cela), par suite de
besides, moreover en outré, du reste, d’ailleurs, de plus
but mais
by consequence par consequent
close près, de près
close to prés de
consequently conséquemment, par consequent
considerably considérablement
contrary (adv.) contrairement
contrary to, unlike à la difference de
despite everything malgré tout
finally enfin
first d’abord
first of all tout d’abord
following à la suite de
for example, for instance par exemple
for ever à jamais
for his/her part pour sa part
for this reason pour cette raison
from now on dorénavant, désormais
from then on dès lors
furthermore en plus
however pourtant
however, still, nonetheless cependant, toutefois
in addition to en plus de
in any case en tout cas, de toute façon
in concluding en conclusion
in contrast to en contraste à
in fact en fait
in my opinion à mon avis
in other words autrement dit, en d’autres termes
in response en réponse
in return, on the other hand en revanche
in short en bref
in spite of en dépit de, malgré
in spite of everything, after all malgré tout
in spite of that malgré cela
in the future à l’avenir
in the past autrefois
it’s about il s’agit de
it’s why c’est pourquoi
like that de la sorte
more davantage
more and more de plus en plus
moreover d’ailleurs
naturally, of course bien entendu
nevertheless toutefois
nevertheless, however pourtant
nevertheless, meanwhile cependant
nevertheless, nonetheless néamoins
next après, ensuite
no doubt that nul doute que
not at all pas du tout
not typical of, unlike pas caractéristique de
now, currently actuellement
often souvent
on account of/because of à cause de
on average en moyenne
on no account en aucun cas
on one side d’une part
on the contrary au contraire
on the one hand d’un côté
on the other hand en revanche, par contre, de l’autre côté, par ailleurs
on the other hand, however par contre
on the other side de l’autre part
similarly semblablement
so alors
so, finally enfin
so, therefore donc
so to speak pour ainsi dire
so what? et alors?
thanks to grace à
that is c’est à dire
that’s all voilà tout
then alors
then and there séance tnante
then, next ensuite, puis
then, therefore donc
therefore par conséquent, donc
thus ainsi
thus far jusqu’ici
thus, therefore donc
till then jusque-là
to begin with pour commencer
to such an extent that à tel point que
what a pity! quell dommage!
what else? quoi d’autre?, quoi encore?
what for? pourquoi?, donc?
what if? si?
what now? alors?
what of it?, so what? qu’importe?
what then? et après?
while, during durant
without a doubt sans doute
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