English

One hundred percent (zu) hundert Prozent/hundertprozentig

Without question Ohne Frage

Exactly / Exactly right Genau!

Most certainly Ganz sicher

Without a doubt Ohne Zweifel

In no case Auf keinen Fall

That isn't true at all Das ist überhaupt nicht wahr

That is an exaggeration Das ist eine Übertreibung

In principle that is true, but ... Im Prinzip ist das richtig, aber ...

Admittedly that is true, but ... Zugegebenermaßen ist das wahr, aber ...

That's one way to say it So kann man das sagen

Only up to a certain point Bis zu einem gewissen Punkt

Certainly, why not? Sicher, warum nicht?

We agreed that ... Wir waren uns einig, dass ...

I absolutely agree … Ich stimme vollkommen zu ...

It is up to you whether ... Das hängt von dir/Ihnen ab, ob ...

I completely agree with you, but … Ich stimme dir/Ihnen vollkommen zu, aber ...

That would be a good idea Das wäre eine gute Idee

That’s an interesting thought Das ist ein interessanter Gedanke

I fully agree with you Ich stimme mit dir/Ihnen völlig überein

Yes, I simply must agree Ja, da muss ich einfach zustimmen

I am glad to hear it Ich bin froh, das zu hören

I am of the same opinion Ich habe die gleiche Meinung

Sorry, but I can’t agree with that Tut mir leid, aber damit bin ich nicht einverstanden

I am of a different opinion, because … Ich bin da anderer Meinung, weil ...

I understand your point but Ich verstehe Ihren/deinen Standpunkt, aber

I can’t agree at all Ich kann da überhaupt nicht zustimmen

I can agree, provided that … Ich kann zustimmen, vorausgesetzt, dass ...

We’ll do it only on the condition that … Wir werden es nur unter der Bedingung machen, wenn ...

The only provision is that ... Die einzige Voraussetzung ist, dass ...

I agree under the condition that ... Ich bin unter der Bedingung damit einverstanden, dass ...

Ich wäre einverstanden, aber nur unter der Bedingung,

I would agree provided that ...
dass ...

I agree with that, provided that ... Ich stimme dem zu, vorausgesetzt, dass ...

I can agree to that with the provision that ... Ich kann das mit dem Vorbehalt, dass einig ...

Provided that ... Vorausgesetzt, dass ...

I don’t like to complain, but ... Ich möchte mich nicht beklagen, aber ...

Unfortunately, I am not at all satisfied with ... Unglücklicherweise bin ich überhaupt nicht mit ... zufrieden.
I am of the same opinion as you Ich bin der gleichen Meinung wie du/Sie

I am against it Ich bin dagegen

Under no circumstances Unter keinen Umständen

On no account Auf keinen Fall

Perhaps there is something in that Vielleicht ist da etwas dran

Don't be upset, but … Reg' dich / Regen Sie sich nicht auf, aber ...

It was a slip of the tongue Hoppla, da hab' ich mich versprochen

I said it that way by mistake Da habe ich versehentlich etwas Falsches gesagt

I am sorry but … Es tut mir leid, aber ...

I am afraid to say that … Leider muss ich sagen, dass ...

I am afraid that … Ich fürchte, dass ...

I hope you won’t be offended if ... Ich hoffe, du wirst nicht verletzt sein wenn ...

To my shame I must admit that … Zu meiner Schande muss ich gestehen, dass ...

I blame myself that ... Ich gebe mir die Schuld, dass ...

I blame myself that ... Ich würde gern, aber leider ...

If you will allow … Wenn Sie erlauben/ du erlaubst ...

I am unable to explain why … Ich bin nicht in der Lage zu erklären, warum ...

Words fail me when … Mir fehlen die Worte, wenn ...

I am sorry to interrupt, but … Es tut mir leid, Sie/dich zu unterbrechen, aber ...
I am sorry to bother you, but ... Es tut mir leid, Sie/dich zu belästigen, aber ...

I must admit that I really don’t know the answer Ich muss gestehen, dass ich die Antwort wirklich nicht weiß

Unfortunately, I can’t answer that Leider kann ich das nicht beantworten.

Unfortunately there is no easy answer to that

Leider gibt es keine einfache Antwort zu dieser Frage.
question

I am sorry if my English is a little difficult to Es tut mir leid, wenn mein Englisch ein wenig schwer zu
understand verstehen ist

I am sorry, but I don’t know the exact expression Es tut mir leid, aber ich kenne nicht den genauen Ausdruck
for it in English dafür auf Englisch

I am absolutely convinced that … Ich bin absolut überzeugt, dass ...

Du weißt/Sie wissen genau wie ich, dass ...

Das ist eine absolut sichere Sache, dass ... / Darauf kann
It is a safe bet that ...(Calmly, I bet that)
man wetten, dass ...

I am satisfied that … Ich bin zufrieden, dass ...

Rest assured that ... Seien Sie versichert, dass ...

It is absolutely correct that ... Es ist absolut richtig, dass ...

I can proudly state that … Ich kann stolz behaupten, dass ...

It is simply true that … Es ist einfach wahr, dass ...

(With) The fact remains (stays) that ... Es bleibt die Tatsache, dass ...

It is well known that ... Es ist gut bekannt, dass ...

I know for a fact that ... Ich weiß ganz genau, dass

It is no secret that ... Es ist kein Geheimnis, dass ...

The fact that ... Die Tatsache, dass ...

I insist on it that ... Ich bestehe darauf, dass ...

It is clear that ... Es ist klar, dass ...

The matter of the fact is that ... Tatsache ist, dass ...

It is nonsense to claim that ... Es ist Unsinn zu behaupten, dass ...

This shows that ... Dies zeigt, dass ...

The question is … Die Frage ist ...

Strange as it may seem … So seltsam es klingen mag ...

It is surprising that … Es ist überraschend, dass ...

I don't have the slightest idea about it … Ich habe davon nicht die geringste Ahnung ...

The only trouble is (in that) that … Das einzige Problem (darin) ist, dass ...

The only trouble is (with that) that … Das einzige Problem (dabei) ist, dass ...

It is self evident that … Es ist naheliegend / selbstverständlich / banal, dass ...

You have my word that … Sie/du haben/hast mein Wort, dass ...

I can safely assert that … Ich kann mit Sicherheit behaupten, dass ...

Take it from me that … Nehmen Sie es mir (bitte) ab, dass ...

It is noteworthy that … Bemerkenswert ist, dass ...

It seems very unlikely that … Es scheint sehr unwahrscheinlich, dass ...

It is totally natural that … Es ist völlig natürlich, dass ...

Contrary to what most people think … Im Gegensatz zu dem, was die meisten Leute denken ...
I think that it isn't very probable ... Ich denke, dass es nicht sehr wahrscheinlich ist ...

It is scarcely conceivable that … Es ist kaum vorstellbar, dass ...

It is obvious that … Es ist offensichtlich, dass ...

There is a danger that … Es besteht die Gefahr, daß ...

It is incorrect that … Es ist falsch, dass ...

It makes sense that … Es macht Sinn, dass ...

In spite of my expectations … Entgegen meiner Erwartungen ...

You only have to look at it, in order to see that ... Sie müssen nur um es zu betrachten, um zu sehen, dass ...

Certainly you can’t fail to notice that ... Sicherlich haben/hast Sie/du bemerkt, dass ...

I am almost sure that … Ich bin ziemlich sicher, dass ...

The most important thing is that … Am wichtigsten ist, dass...

The main thing is that … Die Hauptsache ist, dass ...

I don't have the slightest notion why … Ich habe nicht die geringste Ahnung, warum ...

I don't see any reason why … Ich sehe keinen Grund, warum ...

I don't understand at all why ... Ich verstehe überhaupt nicht, warum ...

It is hardly surprising that … Es ist wenig überraschend, dass ...

The good thing about it is that ... Das Gute daran ist, dass ...

The snag with that is that … Der Haken daran ist, dass ...

That might be one of the reasons why … Das könnte einer der Gründe sein, warum ...
There is no point in pretending that .. Man sollte sich nichts vormachen: ...

I bet that ... Ich wette, dass ...

It is necessary ... Es ist notwendig ...

In spite of the fact that ... Trotz der Tatsache, dass ...

I don’t claim that … Ich behaupte nicht, dass ...

It won’t do any harm if ... Es wird nicht schaden, wenn ...

If it were up to me ... Wenn es nach mir ginge ...

I will see to it that ... Ich werde dafür sorgen, dass ...

Luck is on your side … Das Glück ist auf deiner/Ihrer Seite ...

Ich empfehle Ihnen/dir wärmstens, dass Sie/du ...

I warmly recommend in order that you go …
gehen/gehst

There is still a chance that … Es gibt noch eine Chance, dass ...

Well, I don’t think it would be wise Also, ich glaube nicht, dass es klug wäre

I am totally certain that ... Ich bin völlig sicher, dass ...

I genuinely do think that … Ich glaube ehrlich, dass ...

It is very hard to believe that … Es fällt mir schwer zu glauben, dass ...

I am completely convinced that … Ich bin völlig (davon) überzeugt, dass ...

I am not totally convinced that … Ich bin nicht völlig (davon) überzeugt, dass ...

I have very serious doubts, because … Ich habe sehr große Bedenken, weil ...

There is no doubt about it that … Es besteht kein Zweifel darüber, dass ...
That is an important point Das ist ein wichtiger Punkt

You must realize that … Sie müssen erkennen, dass ... / Du musst erkennen, dass ...

You should know that … Sie sollten wissen, dass ... / Du solltest wissen, dass ...

We must bear in mind the fact that … Wir müssen die Tatsache im Kopf behalten, dass ...

It stands to reason that ... Es liegt nahe / ist einleuchtend, dass ...

That is all there is to say (with that, that is Das ist alles, was man dazu sagen kann / Damit ist alles
everything said) gesagt

That is all for now Das ist erst mal alles

To sum up Zusammengefasst, ...

And there (in that) is the problem Und genau das ist das Problem

I hope it is only a question of time Ich hoffe, das ist nur eine Frage der Zeit

That remains to be seen Das bleibt abzuwarten

Before I finish ... Bevor ich ende ...

Erlauben Sie mir Ihnen für alles ganz herzlich zu danken. /

Allow me to thank you very much for everything.
Erlaube mir dir für alles ganz herzlich zu danken.

I am afraid that time is against us Ich fürchte, die Zeit ist gegen uns

I'd better stop now Ich hör' jetzt besser auf

So, goodbye and thanks again Also, auf Wiedersehen und nochmals vielen Dank

I hope we see each other again soon Ich hoffe, wir sehen uns bald wieder

I have attempted to explain here that … Ich habe hier versucht zu erklären, dass ...

Time is running short so … Die Zeit läuft uns davon, deshalb ...
In conclusion I would like to say that … Abschließend möchte ich sagen, dass ...

In short then … Also kurz gefasst: ...

Before I finish, I’d like to summarise again the Abschließend würde ich gern die wichtigsten Punkte
main points … zusammenfassen ...

I am afraid that time is against us, so we’d better Leider ist die Zeit gegen uns, deshalb hören wir hier besser
stop here auf

To be more precise ... Genauer gesagt, ...

And what's more ... Und außerdem ...

While I am already talking about it ... Wenn ich schon darüber rede ...

I would like to emphasise that ... Ich möchte betonen, dass ...

Should I explain in greater detail? Soll ich das genauer erklären?

Allow me to say it another way ... Lassen Sie / Lass mich das auf andere Weise ausdrücken ...

That is to say ... Das heißt ...

And more specifically ... Und genauer gesagt ...

Nevertheless ... Dennoch ...

Even though ... Auch wenn ...

That sounds like ... Das klingt wie ...

And that is why ... Und deshalb ...

In other words ... Mit anderen Worten ...

To say it another way ... Um es anders auszudrücken, ...

Moreover … Darüber hinaus ...

Another advantage is that ... Ein weiterer Vorteil ist, dass ...

Another disadvantage is that ... Ein weiterer Nachteil ist, dass ...

What interests me the most is ... Was mich am meisten interessiert, ist ...

The interesting thing about it is that ... Das Interessante daran ist, dass ...

Like I have just mentioned ... Wie ich gerade erwähnt habe ...

I would like to explain to you how ... Ich möchte Ihnen/dir erklären, wie ...

I will attempt to explain to you how ... Ich werde versuchen, Ihnen/dir zu erklären, wie ...

It happened like this ... Es passierte folgendermaßen ...

To put it in a nutshell … Um es auf den Punkt zu bringen ...

Putting it briefly … Kurz gesagt, ...

Like I just said … Wie ich bereits gesagt habe ...

And to make matters worse … Erschwerend kommt noch hinzu, ...

As I have explained ... Wie ich schon erklärt habe ...

Wenn ich kurz zusammenfassen könnte, was ich bisher

If I could summarise what I have said so far ..
gesagt habe ..

A good example of this is … Ein gutes Beispiel hierfür ist ...

What I am trying to say is that ... Was ich versuche zu sagen ist, dass ...

The crux of the matter is ... Die Crux an der Sache ist ...

I must emphasise that ... Ich muss betonen, dass ...

I would like to add something ... Ich möchte noch etwas hinzufügen ...
Allow me to recap for a moment Lassen Sie mich einen Moment lang zusammenfassen

Allow me now to summarise again Lassen Sie mich nun noch einmal zusammenfassen

As an extension to this ... Als Erweiterung dazu ...

Another way of saying it is ... Ein anderer Weg es auszudrücken, ist ...

I’ll attempt to put that more clearly Ich werde versuchen, das ganz deutlich zu sagen

Allow me to clarify that for you Lassen Sie / Lass mich das klarstellen

To be more concrete ... Konkret ...

Let’s go into this in more detail Lassen Sie / Lass uns mehr in's Detail gehen

It worried me that ... Ich habe mir Sorgen gemacht, dass ...

My greatest worry is that ... Meine größte Sorge ist, dass ...

I was amazed that ... Ich war erstaunt, dass ...

To my horror I realised that ... Zu meinem Entsetzen wurde mir klar, dass ...

I was scared stiff when ... Ich war zu Tode erschrocken, als ...

It is a crying shame that ... Es ist ein Jammer, dass ...

It is such a shame that ... Es ist so schade, dass ...

It is a pity that I don’t know … Es ist schade, dass ich nicht weiß, ...

I got a shock when … Ich bekam einen Schock, als ...

I was shocked (with it) when (what) I heard that

Ich war schockiert, als ich hörte, dass ...
…

It was a bit shocking for me when I saw … Es war für mich ein kleiner Schock, als ich ... sah
It isn’t often that … Es kommt nicht oft vor, dass ...

It is extremely lucky that … Es ist ein äußerst glücklicher Umstand, dass ...

I am grateful that ... Ich bin dankbar, dass ...

I was relieved when I learned that … Ich war erleichtert, als ich erfuhr, dass ...

It amused me when … Es amüsierte mich, als ...

I was astonished to learn that .... Es erstaunte mich zu erfahren, dass ....

It is pleasant to know that … Es ist angenehm zu wissen, dass ...

I am proud that … Ich bin stolz, dass ...

I am terribly nervous … Ich bin schrecklich nervös ...

The funny thing about (on) it is that … Die lustige Sache daran ist, dass ...

My one regret is that … Mein einziges Bedauern ist, dass ...

It is amazing how much ... Wirklich erstaunlich, wie viel ...

I don’t like to say this, but .. Ich sage das nicht gern, aber ..

I terribly dislike to say this but … Ich sage das überhaupt nicht gern, aber ..

I hate when … Ich hasse es, wenn ...

The sad thing about (on) it is that … Das Traurige daran ist, dass ...

I am pleased that ... Ich freue mich, dass ...

It is a great pleasure that ... Es ist für mich eine große Freude, dass ...

I am grateful for the opportunity ... Ich bin dankbar für die Gelegenheit ...
What a pity Wie schade

That is very unfortunate Das ist sehr bedauerlich

I trust that ... Ich hoffe, dass ...

I am astonished Ich bin erstaunt,

Well, that’s a pleasant surprise Nun, das ist eine angenehme Überraschung

That is really surprising Das ist wirklich überraschend

That is unbelievable Das ist unglaublich

Who would have thought it? Wer hätte das gedacht?

I am very encouraged Ich bin sehr ermutigt

It is disgraceful Es ist ein Skandal

I am sick of it Ich bin es satt

It is rather (enough) boring Es ist ziemlich langweilig

I am disappointed Ich bin enttäuscht

I am hesitating Ich zögere

Understandably ... Verständlicherweise ...

Frankly speaking ... Ehrlich gesagt ...

Between you and me ... Zwischen Ihnen/dir und mir ...

Anyway ... Auf jeden Fall ...

Well then ... Na dann ...

Well, as a matter of fact ... Nun, es ist eine Tatsache ...

How can I put it? Wie soll ich das sagen?

I must say that … Ich muss sagen, dass ...

Firstly ... Erstens ...

Secondly ... Zweitens ...

I am afraid that ... Ich fürchte, dass ...

Now and then it seems to me that ... Hin und wieder scheint es mir, dass ...

As far as I am concerned ... Soweit es mich betrifft ...

More and more ... Mehr und mehr ...

Actually ... Eigentlich ...

All joking aside ... Spaß beiseite ...

Now seriously ... Jetzt mal ernst ...

To be totally frank … Ganz ehrlich ...

It is good to know that ... Es ist gut zu wissen, dass ...

Well, to put it briefly ... Nun, kurz gesagt, ...

It is worth mentioning that ... Es ist erwähnenswert, dass ...

I think that I should point out that … Ich denke, dass ich darauf hinweisen sollte, dass ...

I should mention that ... Ich sollte erwähnen, dass ...

Nun, da Sie/du das erwähnen/erwähnst, denke ich wirklich,

Now that you mention it, I really do think that ...
dass ...
It is remarkable that ... Bemerkenswert ist, dass ...

I am amazed that ... Ich bin erstaunt, dass ...

I must admit that ... Ich muss zugeben, dass ...

I grant that … Ich gebe zu, dass ...

I must grant that … Ich muss zugeben, daß ...

On the one hand … on the other … Einerseits ... andererseits ...

After all … Nach allem ...

I should say that ... Ich sollte Ihnen/dir sagen, dass ...

Oddly enough … Seltsamerweise ...

I would like to tell you that … Ich möchte Ihnen sagen, dass ...

I would like to know whether ... Ich würde gerne wissen, ob ...

It is unbelievable how … Es ist unglaublich, wie ...

It is necessary to say that … Notwendigerweise muss man sagen, dass ...

I think that I should point out to you that ... Ich finde, ich sollte Sie/dich darauf hinweisen, dass ...

If you ask me ... Wenn Sie/du mich fragen/fragst ...

I’d like to say something about ... Ich würde gerne etwas über ... sagen

I’d like to say a couple of words about this … Ich würde gern ein paar Worte zu ... sagen

Thank you heartily Ich danke Ihnen/dir herzlich

That is such a good question Das ist so eine gute Frage

That is a difficult question Das ist eine schwierige Frage

Once upon a time, long ago ... Es war einmal vor langer, langer Zeit, ...

I must first say that … Ich muss zunächst sagen, dass ...

I think that I should immediately say from the

Ich denke, ich sollte Ihnen/dir sofort sagen, dass ..
start that ..

I would like to make one thing clear from the

Ich möchte von Anfang an eine Sache klarstellen
start

I will be talking for about ten minutes Ich werde für etwa zehn Minuten reden

I’ll start with … and afterwards move on to … Ich werde anfangen mit ... und danach mit ... fortfahren

The reason why I am here is ... Der Grund, warum ich hier bin, ist ...

We are here to talk about ... Wir sind hier, um über ... zu reden

The reason we are here is ... Der Grund dafür, dass wir hier sind, ist...

Today we shall look at ... Heute sollten wir auf ... schauen

Today’s topic is ... Das heutige Thema ist ...

I think that I should say right from the start

Ich denke, dass ich gleich zu Beginn sagen sollte, dass
that ...

I’d like to make clear one thing from the very

Ich möchte gleich zu Beginn eine Sache klar machen, dass
start …

Today I will be talking about … Heute werde ich darüber reden ...

I know that there isn’t time to spare, so I’d better Ich weiß, dass es keine Zeit zu verlieren gibt, daher werde ich
make a start gleich beginnen ...

I’d like to start with a general overview and after Ich möchte mit einer allgemeinen Übersicht beginnen, und
focus on … danach den Fokus auf ... richten.

Can you tell me please ... Können Sie mir bitte sagen

Would you be interested in us talking about

Wären Sie daran interessiert, über etwas anderes zu reden?
something else?
And what do you think? Und was denken Sie?

How did it turn out? Wie ging es aus?

Would you say that … Würden Sie sagen, dass ...

Wouldn't you say that … Würden Sie nicht sagen, dass ...

Could you tell me … Könnten Sie mir sagen ...

I really would like to know, what ... Ich würde wirklich gerne wissen, was ...

I would like to know why ... Ich würde gerne wissen, warum ...

Könnte ich Sie bitte nach Ihrer Meinung zu diesem Thema

Could I request your views on the matter?
fragen?

What is going on? Was ist da los?

I’d like to know whether … Ich würde gerne wissen, ob ...

To tell the truth ... Um die Wahrheit zu sagen ...

I presume that ... Ich vermute, dass ...

I hope that ... Ich hoffe, dass ...

In my opinion ... Meiner Meinung nach ...

If that is true ... Wenn das wahr ist ...

I don't know exactly ... Ich weiß nicht genau ...

The way I see it is that ... So wie ich das sehe, ist das ...

I would like to think that ... Ich möchte daran denken, dass ...

As you may know ... Wie Sie vielleicht wissen ...

I don't have a big interest in that Ich habe kein großes Interesse daran, dass

If I understand correctly ... Wenn ich richtig verstehe ...

As you already know ... Wie Sie bereits wissen ...

That isn't such a big problem Das ist kein so großes Problem

That is a matter of opinion Das ist eine Frage der Stellungnahme

As far as I know ... Soweit ich weiß, ...

I have the impression that ... Ich habe den Eindruck, dass ...

It is usually true that ... Es ist in der Regel wahr, dass ...

You never know, but ... Man kann nie wissen, aber ...

I haven't thought about it before, but ... Ich habe nicht zuvor darüber nachgedacht, aber

If I am not mistaken ... Wenn ich mich nicht irre ...

I am not certain whether ... Ich bin mir nicht sicher, ob ...

Like every other man ... Wie jeder andere Mensch ...

I have my own opinion on it, but Ich habe meine eigene Meinung dazu, aber

I am not such an expert, but Ich bin nicht so ein Experte, aber

If you ask my opinion … Wenn Sie nach meiner Meinung fragen ...

I would say that … Ich würde sagen, dass ...

As I see it … Wie ich es sehe ...

Personally, I think that ... Ich persönlich denke, dass ...

My own feeling is that ... Mein eigenes Gefühl ist, dass ...

I really have a feeling that … Ich habe wirklich das Gefühl, dass ...

I have a suspicion that … Ich habe den Verdacht, dass ...

It is only a hunch, but ... Es ist nur so eine Ahnung, aber ...

I have a hunch that ... Ich habe eine Ahnung, dass ...

I have an uneasy hunch that ... Ich habe ein ungutes Gefühl, dass ...

I find it hard to believe that ... Ich finde es schwer zu glauben, dass ...

I believe that ... Ich glaube, dass ...

I firmly believe that ... Ich glaube fest daran, dass ...

Contrary to (across) my expectations … Im Gegensatz zu meinen Erwartungen ...

I could swear (would take poison) on it that ... Ich könnte schwören (könnte Gift darauf nehmen), dass ...

I suppose that ... Ich vermute, dass ...

It doesn’t necessarily mean that … Es muss nicht unbedingt bedeuten, dass ...

A lot depends on how ... Es hängt viel davon ab, wie ...

There is no guarantee that ... Es gibt keine Garantie dafür, dass ...

On (in) the assumption that … In der Annahme, dass ...

Time will show whether ... Die Zeit wird zeigen, ob ...

On first appearances, it seems that ... Dem ersten Anschein nach scheint es, dass ...

Now that I come to think of it … Nun, da ich gerade darüber nachdenke ...
On full reflection ... Nach reiflicher Überlegung

I am tempted to believe that ... Ich bin versucht zu glauben, dass ...

I can’t help thinking that … Ich kann nicht umhin zu denken, dass ...

I can’t get rid of the feeling that … Ich kann das Gefühl nicht loswerden, dass ...

If all goes well … Wenn alles gut geht ...

So that you understand me … Damit Sie mich verstehen ...

Sometimes I ask myself if ... Manchmal frage ich mich, wenn ...

I am trying to say … Ich bin versucht zu sagen ...

I rather think that ... Ich denke eher, dass ...

My point of view is that ... Mein Standpunkt ist, dass ...

If I understood correctly ... Wenn ich das richtig verstanden habe...

According to my experiences ... Nach meinen Erfahrungen ...

I may be wrong, but ... Ich kann mich irren, aber ...

One never knows, but ... Man weiß nie, aber ...

I haven’t really thought about it yet, but … Ich habe noch nicht wirklich darüber nachgedacht, aber ...

That’s hard to say, but … Das ist schwer zu sagen, aber ...

She said something like ... Sie sagte so etwas wie ...

My wife pointed out that ... Meine Frau wies darauf hin, dass ...

Recently, I heard that ... Kürzlich hörte ich, dass ...

My better half said that ... Meine bessere Hälfte sagte, dass ...

It was said to me, that … Es wurde mir gesagt, dass ...

From what I have heard ... Von dem, was ich gehört habe ...

Rumour has it that ... Gerüchten zufolge ...

He pointed out that … Er wies darauf hin, dass ...

It is rumoured that … Es gibt Gerüchte, dass ...

It is an old superstition that … Es ist ein alter Aberglaube, dass ...

They say that … man sagt, dass ...

As they say … Wie man sagt ...

Judging by what he said … Nach dem zu urteilen, was er sagte ...

I found out that ... Ich fand heraus, dass ...

It started to be evident that ... Es begann offensichtlich zu werden, dass ...

I didn’t know, and I still don’t know, whether … Ich wusste und weiß immer noch nicht, ob..

I soon realised that ... Ich merkte bald, dass ...

I never realised that ... Ich hätte nie gedacht, dass ...

Eventually I realised that ... Schließlich erkannte ich, dass ...

It seemed to me that ... Es schien mir, dass ...

I recollect that … Ich erinnere mich, dass ...

As far as I remember ... Soweit ich mich erinnere ...

I vaguely remember that ... Ich erinnere mich vage, dass ...

An idea flashed through my mind that … Eine Idee schoss mir durch den Kopf, dass ...

I don't recall exactly ... Ich erinnere mich nicht genau

The one thing which I recall is that … Das Einzige, woran ich mich erinnere ist, dass ...

It struck me that ... Es fiel mir plötzlich ein, dass ...

It soon became apparent that ... Es wurde schnell klar, dass ...

You can imagine my surprise when … Sie können sich meine Überraschung vorstellen, als ...

At last I realised that … Endlich erkannte ich, dass ...

Later I learned that … Später erfuhr ich, dass ...

It started to become soon clear, that ... Es begann bald klar zu werden, dass

It occurred to me that ... Mir fiel auf, dass ...

There came a time when ... Es kam eine Zeit, wenn ...

As things turned out ... Wie sich herausstellte ...

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Without question sin dudarlo
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It is an old superstition that … es una antigua superstición que...
They say that … dicen que...
As they say … como se suele decir...
Judging by what he said … a partir de lo que ellos dicen...
I found out that ... me enteré de que...
It started
I didn’t to beand
know, evident
I still that
don’t... empezó a ser evidente que...
no sabía y sigo sin saber si...
know,
I soon whether
realised … that ... pronto me didi cuenta
cuenta del
de que...
nunca me hecho de
I never realised that ... en un momento dado me di
Eventually I realised that ... que...
It seemed to me that ... cuenta
me parecíade que....
que...
I recollect that … recuerdo que...
As far as I remember ... hasta lo que yo recuerdo...
IAn vaguely remember
idea flashed that my
through ... mind recuerdo
se me pasó vagamente que...la idea
por la cabeza
that
IThe …recall exactly ...
don't de
no que...
lo recuerdo exactamente...
one thing which I recall is la única cosa que sí recuerdo
that … me that ...
It struck es...
me chocó que...
It
You soon
canbecame
imagineapparent
my surprise that ... pronto
puedespareció
imaginar evidente que...
mi sorpresa
when
At last… I realised that … cuando...
al final me di cuenta de que...
Later I learned that … más tarde supe que...
It started to become soon clear,
empezó pronto a estar claro que..
that ...
It occurred to me that ... se me ocurrió que...
There came a time when ... hubo un tiempo en que...
As things turned
I became firmly ofoutthe...opinion that tal y como
acabé acabaron
pensando las cosas...
firmemente
…
Mistakenly I assumed that … que...
erróneamente asumí que...
I decided that … decidí que...
I told myself that … me dije a mí misma que....
And so it happened that ... entonces lo que pasó fue que...
Now it occurs to me that ... ahora se me ocurre que...
By the way ... por
tengocierto...
una historia muy
I have an interesting story about it
And besides that ... interesante
y aparte de al respecto
eso
Oh, I nearly forgot ... uy, casi se me olvida...
And one more thing ... y otra cosa...
On the other hand ... por otro lado...
But on the other hand … pero por otro lado...
Before I forget, I must ... antes
deja quede desvaríe
que se me unolvide
poco debo...
un
Let me digress for a moment ...
It rato...
I’dmight
like tobereturn
worthtomentioning
a previous... estaría bien mencionar...
me gustaría volver al punto
We should
point ... look closer at a point deberíamos
anterior... mirar otra vez el
Perhaps I might
we only touched on earlieralso mention that quizás
punto quepodría mencionar
tocamos también
anteriormente
...
You que...
As I will
wasrecall
saying that earlier
before theI said ... recordarás
tal y como iba quecontando
antes dije....
antes de
digression
To return to...my earlier point ... la interrupción...
volviendo a miapunto anterior...
esto me lleva la siguiente
This brings me to my next point ...
We must face facts cuestión...
debemos afrontar los hechos
It is nothing but the truth es simplemente la verdad
I have a suspicion that ... tengo la sospecha de que...
I have reason to believe that tengo razones para pensar que...
So, we are in agreement entonces estamos de acuerdo
After serious consideration ... tras varias
merece consideraciones...
la pena tener en cuenta
It is worth considering, that ...
I assumed mistakenly, that ... que
asumí incorrectamente que...
II gave a wrong (mistaken)
have a whole bunch (row) of answer di una respuesta incorrecta
tengo un montón de preguntas
questions
IThe
can’t
heart (nature) of the matter no puedo dejar de pensar que...
help feeling that ...
The essence el meollo de la cuestión es que...
(thing) is, thatof...the problem is, la
In essence,
that ... I agree with you, enesencia
el fondodel problema
estoy es que...
de acuerdo
but ... contigo pero...
 English French

One hundred percent à cent pour cent

sans aucun doute / sans nul

Without question
doute / Incontestablement

Exactly / Exactly right exactement !

Most certainly très certainement

Without a doubt sans doute

In no case en aucun cas

That isn't true at all ce n'est pas du tout vrai

That is an exaggeration c'est exagéré

In principle that is true,

c'est vrai en principe, mais
but ...

Admittedly that is true, admettons que ce soit vrai,

but ... mais...

That's one way to say it c'est une des façons de le dire

seulement jusqu'à un certain

Only up to a certain point
point

Certainly, why not? certainement, pourquoi pas ?

We agreed that ... nous avons convenu que...

I absolutely agree … je suis totalement d'accord...

It is up to you whether ... ça dépend de toi si...

I completely agree with je suis complètement d'accord

you, but … avec toi, mais...

That would be a good idea ça serait une bonne idée

That’s an interesting
c'est une idée intéressante
thought

je suis complètement d'accord

I fully agree with you
avec toi

Yes, I simply must agree oui, je dois bien le reconnaître

I am glad to hear it je suis heureux de l'entendre

I am of the same opinion je suis du même avis

Sorry, but I can’t agree with désolé(e) mais je ne peux pas

that être d'accord avec ça

I am of a different opinion, j'ai un avis différent, car... / je

because … suis d'un autre avis car

je comprends ce que tu veux

I understand your point but
dire mais

je ne peux pas être d'accord

I can’t agree at all
du tout

I can agree, provided that je peux être d'accord, pourvu

… que...

We’ll do it only on the

on le fera à condition que...
condition that …

The only provision is

la seule condition est que...
that ...

I agree under the condition je suis d'accord à condition

that ... que...

I would agree provided that

je serais d'accord si...
...

I agree with that, provided je suis d'accord avec ça,

that ... pourvu que...

I can agree to that with the je peux être d'accord avec ça à

provision that ... condition que...

Provided that ... pourvu que...

I don’t like to complain, je n'aime pas me plaindre

but ... mais...

Unfortunately, I am not at Malheureusement, je ne suis

all satisfied with ... pas du tout satisfait de...
I am of the same opinion
je suis du même avis que toi
as you

I am against it je suis contre

Under no circumstances en aucune circonstance

On no account en aucun cas

Perhaps there is peut-être y a-t-il quelque chose

something in that dans ça

Don't be upset, but … ne t'énerve pas mais

It was a slip of the tongue c'était un lapsus

I said it that way by je n'aurais pas dû le dire de

mistake cette manière

I am sorry but … je suis désolé(e) mais...

Je dois malheureusement dire

I am afraid to say that …
que

I am afraid that … j'ai peur que...

I hope you won’t be j'espère que tu ne le prendras

offended if ... pas mal si...

To my shame I must admit À ma honte je dois avouer

that … que...

Je me reproche de / Je me
I blame myself that ...
sens responsable de ...

j'aimerais, mais
I blame myself that ...
malheureusement...

si tu le permets... / si vous le
If you will allow …
permettez

I am unable to explain why je suis incapable d'expliquer

… pourquoi...

les mots me manquent

Words fail me when …
quand...

I am sorry to interrupt, but Je suis désolé(e) de vous

… interrompre, mais...
I am sorry to bother you, Je suis désolé(e) de te
but ... déranger, mais...

I must admit that I really je dois avouer que je n'en sais

don’t know the answer rien du tout

Unfortunately, I can’t malheureusement je ne peux

answer that pas répondre à ça
Unfortunately there is no malheureusement il n'y a pas
easy answer to that de réponse facile à cette
question question
I am sorry if my English is Je suis désolé(e) si mon
a little difficult to français est un peu difficile à
understand comprendre
je suis désolé(e), mais je ne
I am sorry, but I don’t know
connais pas le terme exact
the exact expression for it
pour ça en français (en
in English
anglais)
I am absolutely convinced je suis absolument convaincu
that … que...

tu sais aussi bien que moi

que...

It is a safe bet that ...

Il est fort à parier que ...
(Calmly, I bet that)

I am satisfied that … je suis content que...

sois sûr(e) que... Soyez sûr(e)

Rest assured that ...
que
il est absolument correct
It is absolutely correct
que... / Il est tout à fait exact
that ...
que ...
je peux fièrement dire que... /
I can proudly state that … Je peux affirmer avec fierté
que ...
il est tout simplement vrai
It is simply true that …
que...
le fait est que... / Il n'en reste
(With) The fact remains
pas moins que / Toujours est-il
(stays) that ...
que

It is well known that ... il est bien connu que...

I know for a fact that ... je sais de fait que...

It is no secret that ... ce n'est pas un secret que...

The fact that ... le fait que...

I insist on it that ... j'insiste sur le fait que...

It is clear that ... il est clair que...

The matter of the fact is

Le fait est que ...
that ...
C'est un non-sens de
It is nonsense to claim
prétendre que (C'est ridicule de
that ...
prétendre que ...)

This shows that ... cela montre que...

The question is … la question est...

aussi étrange que cela puisse

Strange as it may seem …
paraître...

It is surprising that … il est surprenant que...

I don't have the slightest

je n'en ai pas la moindre idée...
idea about it …

The only trouble is (in that)

le seul problème c'est que...
that …

The only trouble is (with le seul problème avec ça, c'est

that) that … que...

Il est évident que ... / Il va de

It is self evident that …
soi que

tu as ma parole que... / Vous

You have my word that …
avez la parole que

Je peux affirmer avec certitude

I can safely assert that …
que

Take it from me that …

It is noteworthy that … Il convient de noter que

It seems very unlikely that il semble très peu probable

… que...

It is totally natural that … il est totalement naturel que...

Contrary to what most contrairement à ce que

people think … beaucoup de gens pensent...
I think that it isn't very
probable ...
It is scarcely conceivable
that …
je pense que ce n'est pas très
probable...
On peut difficilement concevoir
que ... (Il est difficilement
imaginable que ...)

It is obvious that … il est évident que...

There is a danger that … il y a un danger que...

It is incorrect that … il est incorrect que...

It makes sense that … ça a du sens que...

In spite of my expectations
malgré mes attentes...
…
il faut seulement que tu le
You only have to look at it, regardes pour que tu voies
in order to see that ... que... / Il te suffit d'y jeter un
coup d'oeil pour voir que
Certainly you can’t fail to il est impossible que tu ne
notice that ... remarques pas que...

I am almost sure that … je suis presque sûr(e) que...

The most important thing is la chose la plus importante est

that … que...

The main thing is that … le principal est que...

I don't have the slightest je n'ai pas la moindre idée de

notion why … pourquoi...

I don't see any reason why

Je ne vois pas pourquoi
…

I don't understand at all je ne comprends pas du tout

why ... pourquoi...

It is hardly surprising that Il n'est pas du tout surprenant

… que

The good thing about it is Le bon côté (de cela) est

that ... que ...

The snag with that is that L'inconvénient de cela est

… que ...

That might be one of the ça pourrait être une des

reasons why … raisons pour lesquelles...
There is no point in Il est inutile de prétendre
pretending that .. que ...

I bet that ... je parie que...

It is necessary ... il est nécessaire...

malgré le fait que... / En dépit

In spite of the fact that ...
du fait que ..

je ne dis pas que... / je ne

I don’t claim that …
prétends pas que

ça ne fera de mal à personne

It won’t do any harm if ...
si...

If it were up to me ... si ça dépendait de moi...

I will see to it that ... Je veillerai à ce que ...

Luck is on your side … la chance est avec toi / vous

Je recommande
I warmly recommend in
chaleureusement afin que vous
order that you go …
alliez
There is still a chance that il y a toujours une chance
… que...

Well, I don’t think it would bon, je ne pense pas que ce

be wise serait sage

je suis totalement certain(e)

I am totally certain that ...
que...

I genuinely do think that … je pense vraiment que...

It is very hard to believe

il est difficile de croire que...
that …

I am completely convinced je suis complètement

that … convaincu(e) que...

I am not totally convinced je ne suis pas totalement

that … convaincu(e) que...

I have very serious doubts, j'ai de très sérieux doutes,

because … car...

There is no doubt about it

cela ne fait aucun doute que...
that …
That is an important point c'est un point important

You must realize that … tu dois te rendre compte que...

You should know that … tu devrais savoir que...

We must bear in mind the

tu devrais garder en tête que...
fact that …

c'est logique que... / Il va de

It stands to reason that ...
soi que
That is all there is to say
(with that, that is c'est tout ce qu'il y a à dire
everything said)

That is all for now c'est tout pour le moment

To sum up en résumé

And there (in that) is the

et là est le problème
problem

I hope it is only a question j'espère que c'est seulement

of time une question de temps

That remains to be seen ça reste à voir

Before I finish ... avant de finir...

Allow me to thank you very permets-moi de te remercier

much for everything. pour tout

I am afraid that time is j'ai bien peur que le temps joue

against us en notre défaveur

je ferais mieux d'arrêter tout de

I'd better stop now
suite

So, goodbye and thanks

alors, au revoir et merci encore
again

I hope we see each other j'espère que l'on se reverra

again soon bientôt

I have attempted to explain

j'ai essayé ici d'expliquer que...
here that …

nous n'avons plus beaucoup

Time is running short so …
de temps donc...
In conclusion I would like en conclusion je voudrais dire
to say that … que...

In short then … en bref, alors...

Before I finish, I’d like to avant de finir, j'aimerais

summarise again the main
points …
I am afraid that time is
against us, so we’d better
stop here
résumer une nouvelle fois les
points principaux...
j'ai bien peur que le temps joue
en notre défaveur, alors nous
ferions mieux d'arrêter là

To be more precise ... pour être plus précis...

And what's more ... et qui plus est ..

While I am already talking

tant que je parle de ça...
about it ...

I would like to emphasise

Je voudrais souligner que ...
that ...

Should I explain in greater devrais-je expliquer plus en

detail? détail ?

Allow me to say it another permettez-moi de le dire d'une

way ... autre manière...

That is to say ... ceci pour dire...

And more specifically ... et plus spécialement...

Nevertheless ... cependant / néanmoins

Even though ... même si...

That sounds like ... Cela semble ...

And that is why ... et c'est pourquoi...

In other words ... en d'autres mots...

To say it another way ... Autrement dit, ...

Moreover … de plus...
Another advantage is
un autre avantage est que...
that ...

Another disadvantage is un autre inconvénient est

that ... que...

What interests me the

ce qui m'intéresse le plus est...
most is ...

The interesting thing about ce qui est intéressant à propos

it is that ... de ça est que...

Like I have just

comme je viens de le dire...
mentioned ...

I would like to explain to j'aimerais vous expliquer

you how ... comment...

I will attempt to explain to j'essaierai de vous expliquer

you how ... comment...

It happened like this ... ça c'est passé comme ça...

To put it in a nutshell … pour résumer...

Putting it briefly … en bref...

Like I just said … comme je viens de dire...

And to make matters

Et pour ne rien arranger ...
worse …

As I have explained ... comme je viens de l'expliquer...

If I could summarise what I si je devais résumer ce que j'ai

have said so far .. dit jusqu'ici

A good example of this is

un bon exemple serait...
…

What I am trying to say is ce que j'essaie de dire, c'est

that ... que...

Le point essentiel est (le noeud

The crux of the matter is ...
du problème est )

I must emphasise that ... Je tiens à souligner que ...

I would like to add j'aimerais ajouter quelque

something ... chose...
Allow me to recap for a permettez-moi de tout
moment récapituler

Allow me now to laissez-moi récapituler à

summarise again nouveau

As an extension to this ... Par extension ...

Another way of saying it

une autre façon de le dire est...
is ...

I’ll attempt to put that more je vais essayer de le dire de

clearly manière plus claire...
laisse-moi t'expliquer ça... /
Allow me to clarify that for
permettez-moi de clarifier cela
you
pour vous

To be more concrete ... concrètement...

Let’s go into this in more

allons-y plus en détail
detail

It worried me that ... Je m'inquiète de ce que ...

My greatest worry is that ... Le plus préoccupant est que ...

I was amazed that ... J'ai été étonné(e) que...

To my horror I realised that Je me suis rendu compte avec

... horreur que

I was scared stiff when ... J'avais une peur bleue quand

It is a crying shame that ... Il est scandaleux que

It is such a shame that ... C'est dommage que

It is a pity that I don’t know Il est dommage que je ne

… sache pas ...

I got a shock when … J'ai eu un choc quand

I was shocked (with it) J'ai été choqué(e) d'entendre

when (what) I heard that … que

It was a bit shocking for me J'ai été un peu choqué(e) de

when I saw … voir
 Ce n'est pas tous les jours que
It isn’t often that …
/ Il est rare que

It is extremely lucky that … Quelle chance que

I am grateful that ... Je suis reconnaissant(e) que

I was relieved when I J'ai été soulagé(e) d'apprendre

learned that … que

It amused me when … J'ai trouvé amusant que

I was astonished to learn J'ai été étonné(e) d'apprendre

that .... que

It is pleasant to know that

Il est agréable de savoir que
…

Je suis fier que / je suis fière

I am proud that …
que ...

Je suis horriblement nerveux

I am terribly nervous …
(nerveuse)

The funny thing about (on)

Ce qui est amusant c'est que
it is that …

My one regret is that … Mon seul regret est que ...

It is amazing how much ... C'est étonnant comme

Je n'aime pas dire cela,

I don’t like to say this, but ..
mais ...
ça me déplaît terriblement de
I terribly dislike to say this
dire cela mais (je déteste dire
but …
cela mais)

I hate when … je déteste quand

The sad thing about (on) it

Ce qui est triste, c'est que
is that …

I am pleased that ... Je suis content(e) que ...

It is a great pleasure
C'est un grand plaisir de ...
that ...
Je suis reconnaissant(e) de
I am grateful for the
cette occasion qui m'est
opportunity ...
donnée
What a pity Quel dommage

That is very unfortunate C'est fort regrettable

j'espère que (j'ai bon espoir

I trust that ...
que)

I am astonished je suis étonné(e)

Well, that’s a pleasant Eh bien, c'est une bonne

surprise surprise

That is really surprising C'est très surprenant

That is unbelievable C'est incroyable

Who would have thought

Qui aurait pu l'imaginer ?
it?

I am very encouraged Je suis encouragé(e)

It is disgraceful C'est honteux

I am sick of it j'en ai marre de cela

It is rather (enough) boring C'est plutôt ennuyant

I am disappointed je suis déçu(e)

I am hesitating j'hésite

Understandably ... C'est compréhensible

Frankly speaking ... A vrai dire

Entre toi et moi... / Entre vous

Between you and me ...
et moi

Anyway ... De toute façon, ...

Well then ... Eh bien

Well, as a matter of fact ... Eh bien, en fait,

How can I put it? Comment dirais-je ?

I must say that … Je dois dire que ...

Firstly ... Premièrement ...

Secondly ... Deuxièmement ...

I am afraid that ... J'ai peur que ...

Now and then it seems to De temps à autre, il me semble

me that ... que

As far as I am
En ce qui me concerne...
concerned ...

More and more ... de plus en plus ...

Actually ... En fait ... / Vraiment ...

All joking aside ... Toute blague mise à part ...

Now seriously ... Maintenant sérieusement ...

To be totally frank … Pour être tout à fait honnête

It is good to know that ... Il est bon de savoir que ...

Well, to put it briefly ... Eh bien, en résumé

It is worth mentioning Cela vaut le coup de

that ... mentionner que ...

I think that I should point Je pense qu'il me faut préciser

out that … que

I should mention that ... Je dois mentionner que ...

Now that you mention it, I Maintenant que vous le dites,

really do think that ... je pense vraiment que
It is remarkable that ... Il est remarquable que

I am amazed that ... Je suis étonné(e) que

I must admit that ... Je dois admettre que ...

I grant that … Je reconnais que

I must grant that … Je dois reconnaître que

On the one hand … on the

d'une part ... d'autre part ...
other …

After all … Après tout ..

I should say that ... Je dois dire que ...

Assez bizarrement /
Oddly enough …
Curieusement

I would like to tell you that

Je voudrais vous dire que ...
…

I would like to know

Je voudrais savoir si ...
whether ...

It is unbelievable how … C'est incroyable comme

It is necessary to say that

Il faut dire que ...
…

I think that I should point Je pense que je devrais vous

out to you that ... faire remarquer que ...

If you ask me ... Si tu m'interroges...

I’d like to say something Je voudrais dire quelque chose

about ... au sujet de ...

I’d like to say a couple of Je voudrais dire quelques mots

words about this … à ce sujet

Thank you heartily Merci du fond du coeur

That is such a good

C'est une très bonne question
question
That is a difficult question C'est une question difficile

Once upon a time, long Il était une fois, il y a très

ago ... longtemps...

I must first say that … Tout d'abord je dois dire que ...

I think that I should

immediately say from the
start that ..
I would like to make one Je tiens à préciser une chose
thing clear from the start dès le début

I will be talking for about Je parlerai pendant environ dix

ten minutes minutes

I’ll start with … and Je vais commencer avec/par ...

afterwards move on to … et ensuite je passerai à ...

The reason why I am here La raison pour laquelle je suis

is ... ici est que ...

We are here to talk Nous sommes ici pour discuter

about ... de ...

The reason we are here La raison pour laquelle nous

is ... sommes ici est ...

Aujourd'hui, nous allons

Today we shall look at ...
regarder à...

Today’s topic is ... Le sujet de ce jour est ...

I think that I should say

right from the start that ...

I’d like to make clear one

thing from the very start …

Today I will be talking Aujourd'hui, je vais vous parler

about … de
I know that there isn’t time
to spare, so I’d better make
a start
I’d like to start with a
general overview and after
focus on …
Pouvez-vous me dire s'il vous
Can you tell me please ...
plait ...
Would you be interested in
us talking about something
else?
And what do you think? Et qu'en pensez-vous ?

How did it turn out?

Would you say that … Diriez-vous que...

Wouldn't you say that …

Could you tell me … Pourriez-vous me dire ...

I really would like to know,

Je voudrais vraiment savoir ...
what ...

I would like to know why ... Je voudrais savoir pourquoi ...

Could I request your views

on the matter?

What is going on? Qu'est-ce qui se passe ?

I’d like to know whether … Je voudrais savoir si ...

To tell the truth ... A vrai dire

I presume that ... Je suppose que

I hope that ... J'espère que ...

In my opinion ... A mon avis, ...

If that is true ... Si c'est vrai, ...

I don't know exactly ... Je ne sais pas exactement ...

The way I see it is that ... De mon point de vue,

I would like to think that ... J'aimerais croire que

Comme vous le savez peut-

As you may know ...
être
I don't have a big interest
in that

If I understand correctly ... Si je comprends bien...

As you already know ... Comme vous le savez déjà ...

That isn't such a big

problem

That is a matter of opinion

As far as I know ... A ma connaissance ...

I have the impression

J'ai l'impression que
that ...

It is usually true that ...

You never know, but ... On ne sait jamais, mais

I haven't thought about it Je n'ai pas réfléchi à cela

before, but ... auparavant, mais

If I am not mistaken ... Si je ne me trompe,

Je ne suis pas certain(e) que /

I am not certain whether ...
je ne suis pas sûr(e) que

Like every other man ...

I have my own opinion on

it, but

I am not such an expert,

but

Si vous me demandez mon

If you ask my opinion …
opinion...

I would say that … Je voudrais dire que ...

As I see it … D'après moi

Personnellement, je pense que

Personally, I think that ...
..
My own feeling is that ...

I really have a feeling that

…

I have a suspicion that …

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that ... pressentiment que

I find it hard to believe

that ...

I believe that ... Je crois que ...

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I could swear (would take

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… l'hypothèse où /

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seems that ...

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je suis tenté(e) de croire que...
that ...

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…

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My point of view is that ... mon point de vue est que...

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She said something like ...
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Without question senza dubbio
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