1. LINKWORDS

2. A moins que….

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

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

5. En fait

6. En fait

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

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

9. Alors que

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

11. WHILE (temporel + causal)
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.

12. Cependant

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

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

15. Donc, par conséquent

16. Donc, par conséquent
→ I think, _______________ I am.

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

18. En plus de cela, en outre

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

20. 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.

21. Sinon

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

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

24. Bien que

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

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

27. À la place

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

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

30. Quoi qu’il arrive, tout de même

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

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

33. Malgré , en dépit du fait que

34. Malgré , en dépit du fait que
→ We went out ____________________the rain. → We went out _______________________it was raining.

35. 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.