| A | B |
| malgré | despite |
| malgré tout | despite all |
| en dépit de | in spite of |
| par contre | however; on the other hand |
| d'une part | on one side |
| de l'autre part | on the other side |
| de l'autre côté | on the other hand |
| d'un côté | on one hand |
| en outré | besides; moreover |
| d'ailleurs | besides; moreover |
| en revanche | in return |
| de plus | in addition; what's more; besides; moreover |
| du reste | as for the rest; besides; moreover |
| par conséquent | therefore; consequently |
| bien que | although; though (takes subjunctive) |
| quoique | although; though (takes subjunctive) |
| même si | even if; even so |
| mais | but |
| cependant | however; still; nevertheless |
| pourtant | however; yet; still; nevertheless |
| toutefois | nevertheless |
| néanmoins | nevertheless; nonetheless |