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LINK WORDS _ POUR COMMENCER First, firstly, fist of al, in the fist place, first and foremost, to begin / start with My first impression is POUR DEVELOPPER UN SUJET Secondly, thirdly, then, next at ist sight (4 premére vue) 5a matter of fact, in fact (an fat) atall events, in any case (en fai) ‘on second thoughts (8 la eiexion) actualy (effectivement, vament /en fal) anyway (de toutes facons) in most cases (dans fa plupart des cas) In ths respect (8 cet égara) to some extent (dans une certaine mesure) as far as... s concered (en ce qui conceme) from a (adjectin point of view (atun point de vue + ad) POUR EXPRIMER LE BUT To, in order to, so as to + BV For + nom/ pronom + TO + BV POUR EXPRIMER LA CONDITION 1) incase (au caso) suppose! supposing (@ sypposer que) rovided/providing (pour que) on conction that (4 condlion que) so long as / a5 long as (4 canton que) POUR EXPRIMER L'OPPOSITION whereas / while (tandis que) unlike (4 la aiférence de) ‘contrary to (contrairement) as against (en opposition 8) fon the one hand... on the ather hand... @fune part... autre part) conversely (inversement) fon the contrary (au contraire) in contrast to (en contraste avec) or else (ou alors) otherwise (autrement) POUR EXPRIMER LA RESTRICTION although / though (bien que) as though / as if (comme si) ‘even though / even if (méme si) no matter what (peu jmporte ce que) whatever (quel que soit) no matter how (peu importe comment) however + adj. (Si + adj. soit-il / elle) unless (4 ma/ns que) whether ... or... (QUE... OU gue...) yet / still (pourtant) however (cependant) nevertheless, nonetheless (néanmoins) forall. despte (mote. in spite of (en dp de) forall know POUR DONNER DES EXEMPLES for instance, for example, such as, like namely (cest-d-cire) above all (surtout) POUR EXPRIMER LA CAUSE as (étant donne que) because (parce que) for (car) since (puisque) This isthe reason why (Cest fa raison pour laquelle) because of (d cause de) ‘oming to (en rason de) thanks to (ordce a) due to (du fat de) out of + nom (oar + nom) Ex. out of pity fn account of (étant donné) POUR EXPRIMER LA CONSEQUENCE $0 that (de ele sorte que) 0,,that (Si. que) ‘0 much so that (@ el poiné que) that’s why (cst pourquoi) as a result of (en consequence de) therefore (cest pourquo) accordingly (en consequence) consequently (par consequent) s0, thus (ain) hence (dod) POUR EXPRIMER LE TEMPS eventually finalement) il / until Gusqud ce que) while (pendant que) as long as (tant que) whenever (chaque fois que) since (deputs que) ‘once (une fom que) meanwhile (pendant ce temps li) in the meantime (entre temps) at times (parfo’s) POUR AJOUTER UN ELEMENT in addition to (outre) besides (oaileurs) furthermore (en outre) ‘moreover, what is mare, on top of that (de plus) 2 well, aso, too (aussi) similarly (de méme) POUR CONCLURE ‘To conclude, in conclusion, 25 a conclusion, in brief, in shor, to put itina nutshel, at last, finally, last but not least

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