50 French Expressions for Disagreement and Agreement

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Want to sound more natural in a French conversation? Know how to express agreement or disagreement in French. These expressions will help!

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To express agreementTo express disagreementHere are some FAQs about French Agreement and Disagreement

Level: Intermediate

French people love to argue or debate so having these little words and expressions can come in handy when it comes to agreeing and disagreeing.

These French connectors will help you:

– Gain time to elaborate your next sentence or idea.

– Keep the conversation going without any empty silence.

– Avoid the syndrome “Did you understand me?” since you will react faster.

– Sound more sophisticated.

Agreeing and disagreeing in whatever language you speak should always sound polite and grammatically correct to avoid confusion and misunderstanding.

Even when agreeing and disagreeing you need to convey your ideas or thoughts correctly to the other person.

That’s why we have this article, to provide you with a guide so you can agree or disagree in French easily.

Are you ready to learn the French way of agreeing and disagreeing?

First let’s go over how to agree in French!

To express agreement

• One hundred percentà cent pour cent
• Without questionsans aucun doute / sans nul doute / incontestablement
• Exactly / Exactly rightexactement !
• Most certainlytrès certainement
• Without a doubtsans aucun doute
• In principle that is true, but …c’est vrai en principe, mais
• Admittedly that is true, but …c’est vrai, je le reconnais, mais…
• That’s one way to say itc’est une des façons de le dire
• Only up to a certain pointseulement jusqu’à un certain 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 …c’est à toi de décider si…
• I completely agree with you, but …je suis complètement d’accord avec toi, mais…
• That would be a good ideaça serait une bonne idée
• That’s an interesting thoughtc’est une idée intéressante
• I fully agree with youje suis complètement d’accord avec toi
• Yes, I simply must agreeoui, je dois bien le reconnaître
• I am glad to hear itje suis heureux de l’entendre
• I am of the same opinionje suis du même avis

Let’s learn how to disagree in French!

To express disagreement

• EnglishFrench
• Sorry, but I can’t agree with thatdésolé(e) mais je ne peux pas être d’accord avec ça
• I am of a different opinion, because …j’ai un avis différent, car… / je suis d’un autre avis car
• I understand your point butje comprends ce que tu veux dire mais
• I can’t agree at allje ne peux pas être d’accord du tout
• I can agree, provided that …je peux être d’accord, pourvu que…
• We’ll do it only on the condition that …on le fera à condition que…
• The only provision is that …la seule condition est que…
• I agree under the condition that …je suis d’accord à condition que…
• I would agree provided that …je serais d’accord si…
• I agree with that, provided that …je suis d’accord avec ça, pourvu que…
• I can agree to that with the provision that …je peux être d’accord avec ça à condition que…
• Provided that …pourvu que…
• I don’t like to complain, but …je n’aime pas me plaindre mais…
• Unfortunately, I am not at all satisfied with …malheureusement, je ne suis pas du tout satisfait de…
• I am of the same opinion as youje suis du même avis que toi
• I am against itje suis contre
• Under no circumstancesen aucune circonstance
• On no accounten aucun cas
• Perhaps there is something in thatil y a peut-être du vrai là-dedans
• Don’t be upset, but …ne t’énerve pas mais
• It was a slip of the tonguec’était un lapsus
• I said it that way by mistakeje l’ai dit comme ça par erreur
• I am sorry but …je suis désolé(e) mais…
• I am afraid to say that …je dois malheureusement dire que…
• I am afraid that …j’ai peur que…
• I hope you won’t be offended if …j’espère que tu ne le prendras pas mal si…
• In no caseen aucun cas
• That isn’t true at allce n’est pas du tout vrai
• That is an exaggerationc’est exagéré

Now that you have finished this article about agreeing and disagreeing in French, it’s time to practice what you have learned!

What’s your favorite phrase/expression for agreeing and disagreeing?

Here are some FAQs about French Agreement and Disagreement

How do you express disagreement in French?

There are several ways as listed in the article, but to name a few:

Je suis contre (I am against it)
Je suis désolée, mais… (I’m sorry, but…)
Je ne peux pas être d’accord du tout. (I cannot agree at all.)

How do you give an opinion in French?

There are several ways to give your opinion in French. The act of expressing agreement and disagreement to a preceding statement is one way of giving your opinion. These are some ways to give an opinion on its own:

Mon avis est… (My opinion is…)
À mon avis… (In my opinion…)
J’estime que… (I believe that…)
Je pense que… (I think that…)
J’ai l’impression que…  (I have the impression that…)
D’après moi… (In my view…)

How do you agree emphatically in French?

An emphatic agreement is to agree wholeheartedly, without reservation. Some examples in our list include:

À cent pour cent ! (100 percent!)
Sans aucun doute ! (Without a doubt!)
Exactement ! (Exactly!)
Je suis totalement d’accord. (I totally agree with you.)