50 French Expressions for Disagreement and Agreement
Level: Intermediate Reading time: 3 minutes
French people love to argue or debate so having these little words and expressions can come in handy.
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.
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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 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, 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 |
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... |
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