Level: Intermediate
Reading time: 3 minutes
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.
– Make the conversation 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 let your ideas or thoughts convey correctly to the other person.
That's why we have this article, to provide you a guide so you can agree or disagree in French easily.
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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 percent | à cent pour cent |
| Without question | sans aucun doute / sans nul doute / Incontestablement |
| Exactly / Exactly right | exactement ! |
| Most certainly | très certainement |
| Without a doubt | sans aucun doute |
| In principle that is true, but ... | c'est vrai en principe, mais |
| Admittedly that is true, but ... | admettons que ce soit vrai, mais... |
| That's one way to say it | c'est une des façons de le dire |
| Only up to a certain point | seulement 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 ... | ça dépend de toi si... |
| I completely agree with you, but … | je suis complètement d'accord avec toi, mais... |
| That would be a good idea | ça serait une bonne idée |
| That’s an interesting thought | c'est une idée intéressante |
| I fully agree with you | je suis complètement d'accord 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 |
Let's learn how to disagree in French!
To express disagreement
| English | French |
| Sorry, but I can’t agree with that | désolé(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 but | je comprends ce que tu veux dire mais |
| I can’t agree at all | je 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 you | je suis du même avis que toi |
| I am against it | je suis contre |
| Under no circumstances | en aucune circonstance |
| On no account | en aucun cas |
| Perhaps there is something in that | peut-être y a-t-il quelque chose 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 mistake | je n'aurais pas dû le dire de cette manière |
| 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 case | en aucun cas |
| That isn't true at all | ce n'est pas du tout vrai |
| That is an exaggeration | c'est exagéré |
Now that you have finished this article about agreeing and disagreeing in French, it's time to practice what you have learned!
More similar vocabulary will come soon.
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 consider it…)
Je pense que… (I think that…)
J’ai l’idée 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 doute ! (Without a doubt!)
Exactement ! (Exactly!)
Je suis totalement d’accord. (I totally agree with you.)
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Merci!
If you had the time it would be great to have audio examples.
I will try as soon as possible 🙂
Comment dirais je ‘let’s agree to disagree’?
We don’t really say that in French. But probably you can say “Disons qu’on n’est pas d’accord”.
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