Connecteurs - cours

Connecteurs - cours

Link words and phrases: examples

Use words and phrases like these in your topic sentences to show how one paragraph relates to another.

 

• Les mots de liaison sont indispensables dans certains textes : ils servent montrer la relation des idées entre elles : il s'agit ici d'une lettre contenant des arguments ...
• Ex : I will go out  in spite of the weather. => je sortirai malgré le temps.
• Voici quelques mots de liaison, il y en a d'autres : voir la leçon de grammaire.

however	cependant, pourtant
moreover	de plus, en outre
as a matter of fact	en fait
in spite of	en dépit de
in other words	en d'autres mots
on the one hand	d'une part
on the other hand	d'autre part
although	bien que
therefore	c'est pourquoi
otherwise	sinon
for	car
furthermore	de plus, en outre
nevertheless	néanmoins
for that reason	c'est pourquoi
that's why	c'est pourquoi
because of	à cause de
besides	d'ailleurs
so that	de ce fait
since	puisque
unless	à moins que

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1. Dear Mirabel, the sooner, the better, because ofso thatafter all ! I haven't written to you for ages.
2. If notOn the contraryFor that reason I feel rather ill at ease (mal à l'aise).
3. To this endIn spite ofMoreover , I haven't written to Nigel either !
4. As a matter of factBy comparisonOn the contrary I am very embarrassed : I agreed to marry your brother
5. instead ofin spite ofbecause of his age
6. by the waysincebut I must confess that it is now impossible.
7. BecauseAs a resultIn other words , I have met Walter and we have immediately fallen in love.
8. DespiteIn that caseFurthermore, Walter is American and wants me to live in Boston with him...
9. On the one handBy contrastOn the other hand , I 'll miss my friends and family
10. in other wordson the one handon the other hand , I' ll lose Walter if I don't go.
11. ThereforeTo this endIf not , I have made up my mind. I will go to Boston...
12. forby the wayunless I love Walter and he loves me.
13. In the same wayThis is whyOr rather , I won't marry Nigel... I hope it won't have any effect on our friendship.
14. In spite ofTo this endIn any case , I would be very happy to have you at home in Boston.
15. ForNeverthelessAs a consequence, I would understand if you didn't come.
16. In the same wayThoughIn the first place , Nigel is your brother,
17. that is to sayin the second placetherefore , it's a long way from Bath to Boston.
18. IfsinceHowever , you've been my friend for so many years that you're like a sister to me. 'Angela'.