| A | B |
|---|
| prendre parti contre | to take sides against |
| Il vaudrait mieux que+ SUBJONCTIF | It would be better that... |
| à tort ou à raison | rightly or wrongly |
| au moment où | just as (at the moment when...) |
| le bien-être | well-being |
| il existe | there are |
| il convient de +INFIN/ il convient que + SUBJON | to be advisible |
| abuser de + NOM | to take advantage of, exploit, abuse |
| se consacrer à | to devote oneself to |
| prendre plaisir à + INFIN | to take pleasure in (doing something) |
| signaler à qq'un que | to point out to someone that.... |
| il semble + SUBJON | it seems that... |
| Il (me, te, lui, nous, vous, leur) semble que + INDICATIF | It seems (to me, him/her, us, you, them) that |
| tant que (Tant qu'il y a des hommes, il y aura des guerres) | so long as (So long as there are men, there will be war.) |
| se rendre compte que + CLAUSE; se rendre compte de + NOUN | to realize that, to be aware of something |
| une époque | an era, epoch, time (in history) |
| malgré + NOM | despite, in spite of + NOUN |
| corrompre | to corrupt |
| le pouvoir | power |
| faire allusion à | to make reference to, allude to |
| exprimer | to express |
| à vrai dire | to tell the truth, to be honest, if truth be told |
| de toute façon | in any case, at any rate |
| au sujet de; à propos de | about |
| faire semblant de + NOM | to pretend |
| prétendre | to claim |
| à travers (on apprend beaucoup sur la culture française à travers sa littérature.) | through (One learns a lot about French culture through the study of its literature.) |
