French idioms (scholarship)

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Faire les gros titres

to hit the headlines

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Exercer une influence sur

to have an influence on

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Tirer le signal d’alarme

to sound the alarm

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Nul ne sait encore si..

no-one yet knows whether..

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Il en va de même pour..

the same goes for..

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A en croire les sondages

if we are to believe the polls

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On constate avec inquiétude que..

it’s a worrying fact that..

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On pourrait en dire autant pour..

you could say the same for..

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Les spécialistes s’accordent à dire que..

experts agree that..

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Quoi qu’il en soit

whatever the case may be

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Il est évident que..

it’s obvious that..

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Notons au passage que..

one should note in passing that..

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Il s’ensuit que..

the result is that..

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Je ne suis pas le seul à prétendre..

I’m not alone in claiming..

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Il faut également souligner que..

it should also be stressed that..

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On a tendance à croire que..

we tend to believe that..

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Reste à savoir si..

it remains to be seen whether..

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Imaginez un peu

Just think

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Cela peut paraître idiot, mais..

it may seem silly, but..

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Il va sans dire que..

it goes without saying that..

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Rien d’étonnant que.. (+ subj)

it’s not surprising that..

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Il ne faut pas s’étonner que..

it’s not surprising that

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Cela en dit long sur..

it says a lot about..

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Plus question non plus de..

there’s no question either of…

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J’en ai assez d’entendre..

I’m fed up with hearing about..

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Pour couronner le tout

to cap everything

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Il nous faut démontrer que..

we have to prove that..

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En ces temps de..

in these times of..

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Il faut examiner le revers de la médaille

you have to look at the other side of the argument

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N’oublions pas non plus..

let’s not forget either..

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Faut-il en conclure que..

should we conclude from this that..

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L’ennui, c’est que..

the annoying thing is that..

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Il est important de constater que..

it is important to note that..

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Loin de là!

Far from it!

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Il est à noter que..

it should be noted that..

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Il vaut mieux.. (+ inf)

it is better to..

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Ayant pesé le pour et le contre

having weighed up the pros and cons

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Cela va de pair avec..

this goes together with..

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Il est indéniable que..

It is undeniable that..

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Quoi que l’on en pense

whatever you may think of the matter

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Tout le monde s’accorde à dire que..

everyone agrees that..

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Si j’ose le dire

if I may venture to suggest

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En guise de conclusion

in conclusion