Key sentences to keep in mind

Dear readers,

Come back to you with pleasure!
Well, as it is quite important to keep in mind some key sentences and use them in conversation, here is a summary which could be very helpful in private or professional life.

1) EXPRESS YOUR IDEAS
first / firstly : premierement, en premier lieu
first of all, in the first place : au prealable, pour commencer
first and foremost: avant toute autre chose
to start with / to begin with: pour commencer, au prealable, d'abord

in the second place / secondly : deuxiemement
the second point is : la deuxieme idee est
then, next : ensuite, apres
after that : apres cela

besides : d'autre part, par ailleurs
moreover, in addition, furthermore : en outre
in addition to...: en plus de
what is more : et qui plus est

on the one hand : d'une part
on the other hand : d'autre part

as for : quant a
as regards, as concerns, as far as... is concerned : en ce qui concerne
concerning, regarding : en ce qui concerne

to sum up : en resume
in a word : en un mot
in short : en bref
last but not least : enfin et surtout
all things considered : tout compte fait
all in all: somme toute

2) EXPRESS YOUR OPINION
In my opinion, to my mind, in my view : a mon avis
as for me : quant a moi
personally, I think that... : personnellement, je pense que
my view is that... : mon point de vue est que...
I have the feeling that... : j'ai l'impression que
I am inclined to think that : j'ai tendance a penser que
The point that I want to make is that... : l'idee que je veux faire passer est que

3) COMPARISON AND CONTRAST
likewise, similarly, in the same way : de la meme maniere, de meme
in comparison with, as compared to : en comparaison de, par rapport a
beyond compare : sans comparaison
compared with : compare a
the same applies to ... : ceci s'applique a
on the contrary : au contraire
unlike, contrary to, as opposed to : contrairement a, a l'inverse de
in contrast with : a l'oppose de
as distinct from : par opposition a
conversely : inversement, par contre
except : mis a part, sauf
with the exception of : a l'exception de
regardless of : sans tenir compte de
apart from : a part

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With best wishes,
Ceraulen