LINKWORDS A moins que A moins que I

LINKWORDS

A moins que….

A moins que…. → I won’t help you _______ you help me too.

A moins que…. UNLESS → I won’t help you UNLESS you help me too.

En fait

En fait

En fait → There was almost no one there. ______, the only people there were his friends.

En fait ACTUALLY / IN FACT → There was almost no one there. IN FACT, the only people there were his friends.

Alors que

Alors que → He stole the money ______ I was sleeping. → I was really angry, _____ he didn’t seem to care.

Alors que WHEREAS (causal) WHILE (temporel + causal) → He stole the money WHILE I was sleeping. → I was really angry, WHEREAS he didn’t seem to care.

Cependant

Cependant → Most people agree with him. _______, there are some influencial people who don’t.

Cependant HOWEVER → Most people agree with him. HOWEVER, there are some influencial people who don’t.

Donc, par conséquent

Donc, par conséquent → I think, ________ I am.

Donc, par conséquent THEREFORE / AS A CONSEQUENCE/SO / AS A RESULT → I think, THEREFORE I am.

En plus de cela, en outre

En plus de cela, en outre → He’s very attractive. __________, he’s also very rich. You should really consider marrying him.

En plus de cela, en outre BESIDES / ON TOP OF THAT / IN ADDITION TO THAT / WHAT’S MORE / MOREOVER → He’s very attractive. BESIDES, he’s also very rich. You should really consider marrying him.

Sinon

Sinon → You should really help her, ______ she’ll never finish her work on time.

Sinon OTHERWISE / OR ELSE → You should really help her, OTHERWISE she’ll never finish her work on time.

Bien que

Bien que → __________you’ve always been kind to me, I really can’t help you there.

Bien que ALTHOUGH → ALTHOUGH you’ve always been kind to me, I really can’t help you there.

À la place

À la place → I can’t drink alcohol tonight. I’ll have a soft drink ______.

À la place INSTEAD → I can’t drink alcohol tonight. I’ll have a soft drink INSTEAD.

Quoi qu’il arrive, tout de même

Quoi qu’il arrive, tout de même → I don’t care what they say, I will marry you _________.

Quoi qu’il arrive, tout de même ANYWAY → I don’t care what they say, I will marry you ANYWAY.

Malgré , en dépit du fait que

Malgré , en dépit du fait que → We went out __________the rain. → We went out ____________it was raining.

Malgré , en dépit du fait que IN SPITE OF THE FACT THAT / DESPITE → We went out DESPITE the rain. → We went out IN SPITE OF THE FACT THAT it was raining.