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(+ 2) % Row 8 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} En gros & On the whole \tn % Row Count 11 (+ 1) % Row 9 \SetRowColor{white} Dans l'ensemble & On the whole \tn % Row Count 12 (+ 1) % Row 10 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} En définitive & Ultimately \tn % Row Count 13 (+ 1) % Row 11 \SetRowColor{white} Grâce à & Thanks to \tn % Row Count 14 (+ 1) % Row 12 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} À cause de & Because of \tn % Row Count 15 (+ 1) % Row 13 \SetRowColor{white} En bref & In brief \tn % Row Count 16 (+ 1) % Row 14 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} On peut déduire que & We can deduce that \tn % Row Count 17 (+ 1) % Row 15 \SetRowColor{white} Il est évident, d'après ce qui précède, que(+subjunctive) & It's clear, after everything said, that(+subjunctive) \tn % Row Count 21 (+ 4) % Row 16 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Le problème se résume donc à ceci: & The problem therefore comes down to this: \tn % Row Count 24 (+ 3) % Row 17 \SetRowColor{white} La conclusion inéluctable à laquelle on aboutit est que & The inevitable conclusion we arrive at is that \tn % Row Count 27 (+ 3) % Row 18 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} On peut aboutir qu'à une seule conclusion logique & We can only arrive at one logical conclusion \tn % Row Count 30 (+ 3) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.28942 cm} x{2.68758 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Making a point}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} À première vue & At first sight \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} Franchement & Frankly/to be honest \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Il est important de (+infinitive) & It's important to (+infinitive) \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 2) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} Il est essentiel de (+infinitive) & It's essential to (+infinitive) \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 2) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Il va de soi que & It goes without saying that \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 2) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} Il va sans dire & It goes without saying/ needless to say \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 2) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Le souci prédominant & The main worry \tn % Row Count 12 (+ 2) % Row 7 \SetRowColor{white} Il y a plusieurs raisons & There are many reasons \tn % Row Count 14 (+ 2) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{1.9908 cm} x{2.9862 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Developing a point}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Parce que & Because \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} Car & Because \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Ensuite & Then/Afterwards/Next \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} Alors & So \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 1) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Donc & So/Therefore \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 1) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} Ainsi & 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\SetRowColor{white} Vu que & Considering/Seeing that \tn % Row Count 19 (+ 2) % Row 14 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} En effet & In fact \tn % Row Count 20 (+ 1) % Row 15 \SetRowColor{white} À en juger que & On the evidence that \tn % Row Count 22 (+ 2) % Row 16 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Après tout & After all \tn % Row Count 23 (+ 1) % Row 17 \SetRowColor{white} Ajoutons que & Let's add that \tn % Row Count 24 (+ 1) % Row 18 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} À propos de & Regarding \tn % Row Count 25 (+ 1) % Row 19 \SetRowColor{white} Par rapport à & In relation to \tn % Row Count 26 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} % That's all folks \end{multicols*} \end{document}