Introduction
Dans le cadre de l’apprentissage de l’anglais, il est essentiel de maîtriser un certain nombre d’expressions courantes pour communiquer efficacement. Que ce soit pour exprimer une opinion, poser une question ou relier des idées, ces formules peuvent grandement faciliter les échanges, tant à l’oral qu’à l’écrit.
Cet article vous propose une sélection d’expressions utiles qui vous aideront à naviguer dans diverses situations de communication. Que vous soyez étudiant, professionnel ou simplement désireux d’améliorer votre anglais, ces outils linguistiques vous permettront de vous exprimer avec plus de clarté et de confiance. Explorons ensemble ces expressions essentielles !
1. Interagir à l’oral et à l’écrit
Giving one’s opinion
- To my mind / In my opinion…
- It seems to me that…
- I feel / believe that…
- I can’t help thinking that…
- My feeling is that…
- As a matter of fact, I am convinced that…
- For my part, I consider that…
Expressing agreement
- l agree with…
- It is true to say that…
- So do I / Neither do I
- That’s exactly how I see it
- I perfectly understand that…
- You / They are right to suggest that…
- I share your point of view…
- I see eye to eye with you…
Expressing disagreement
- I don’t agree / I disagree with you about that…
- Contrary to / Unlike…, I feel that…
- That’s not how I see it.
- Instead of V-ING…
- I don’t see things that way.
Expressing doubts, protest
- However, I am not really sure that…
- I am rather sceptical about…
- In theory, it sounds… but in practice…
- I object to / disapprove of GN / V-ING
- How can they…? / What right have they to…?
Suggesting and convincing
- How / What about V-ING
- Why don’t you / Why not + V
- Don’t you think that…?
- I suggest V-ING / I suggest we (should) V
- We should definitely V…
- I’m convinced that…
- It seems to me that…
- I’m sure you will / won’t V…
Expressing surprise
- I can’t / couldn’t believe it / my eyes!
- You can’t imagine what I saw! How surprised I was!
- It was truly amazing!
- How fantastic it was!
- How astonishing to see such…!
- I was amazed by / stunned by / astounded by…
- It was just unbelievable!
- Just imagine!
- Fancy that!
- What a sight! / How strange!…
- What I find the most incredible / unpleasant / shocking is that…
Expressing enthusiasm
- It must be great / terrific…
- How interesting / fantastic!
- I’d just love to…
- I was so impressed by…
- I can’t wait to see that!
Expressing likes and dislikes
- I’m fond of / keen on GN/V-ING
- I fancy GN/V-ING
- I enjoy V-ING
- I love GN/V-ING
- I’m mad / crazy about…! (informel)
- I hate GN/V-ING
- I can’t stand / bear GN/V-ING
- I can’t put up with GN/V-ING
- I don’t go for it. (informel)
Expressing preferences
- I prefer V-ing to V-ING
- I’d rather V than V
- I’d rather you V (prétérit modal)
- I feel more like V-ING than V-ING
- Instead of GN/V-ING (Au lieu de)
- I like it better/best
Being indifferent
- I don’t mind (him/her) V-ING…
- As you like / wish.
- It doesn’t matter. / Never mind.
- Why not?
- It doesn’t matter to me whether… or…
- I don’t care.
Expressing wishes and intentions
- I would like to V
- I’d love to V
- I feel like GN/V-ING
- I hope to V
- I wish you’d V
- If only I / you V (prétérit modal)
- I would appreciate it if…
- I am looking forward to V-ING
- I dream of GN/V-ING
- I’m dying for GN/ to V
- I want to V
- I’m thinking of V-ING
- I’m about to V
- I plan / mean / intend/ aim to V
- Whether you like it or not, I’ll V
- I’m determined (not) to V
Expressing regret and reproach
- I regret V-ING
- I should (not) have V-EN
- If only / I wish I had (not) V-EN
- You shouldn’t have V-EN
- Why didn’t you V?
- How could you V?
- What a shame!
- How awful (of you)!
- Why on earth did / didn’t you V?
Giving orders
- I want you to V
- You have / have got to V
- You must V
- Will you V!
- Stop shouting! / Do be quiet.
- Don’t V
- Stop V-ING
- I’ll have / make GN/V
2. Relier vos idées
Addition
- besides / moreover / furthermore / what’s more: en outre
- I don’t mind going out. Besides, the walk will do me good.
Purpose
- in order (not) to / so as (not) to: pour (ne pas)
- He drove at 50 mph so as to save petrol.
- so (that): pour que, de façon que
- He lowered his voice so (that) Tania couldn’t hear.
Cause
- as: comme
- As Philip knew the road, we asked him to come with us.
- because of: à cause de
- I spent three hours waiting in the rain because of you!
- since: puisque
- Since you are unable to answer, I’ll ask someone else.
Concession
- although / though: bien que
- Although he’s 60, he still works more than 12 hours a day.
- despite / in spite of: malgré, en dépit de
- Despite all our efforts to save the school, they closed it.
- however: pourtant, cependant, toutefois
- This is a simple machine. However there are dangers.
- still / yet: pourtant, cependant
- The hotel was terrible. Still, we were lucky with the weather.
Condition
- as long as / so long as: pourvu que, à condition que
- He says he’s quite willing to cooperate as long as he is notified in time.
- or else / otherwise: sinon
- Hurry up or else we’ll miss the train.
- provided: à condition que, pourvu que
- He can come with us, provided he pays for his meal.
- unless: à moins que
- He won’t go to sleep unless you tell him a story.
Consequence
- consequently / therefore / as a result: par conséquent
- He didn’t work; as a result he failed.
Hypothesis
- in case: au cas où
- I’ll give you my number, in case you need to call.
- suppose / supposing: en supposant que
- Supposing he can’t, will you do it yourself?
Opposition
- unlike: contrairement à
- Unlike most people he knew, he never came to work by car.
- whereas / while: alors que, tandis que
- His first book was a flop whereas this one is a bestseller.
Time
- as: comme, alors que, au moment où
- I saw Peter as I was getting off the bus.
- as soon as: dès que, aussitôt que
- As soon as she entered the room, she saw him.
- meanwhile: pendant ce temps
- The flight will be announced soon. Meanwhile, please remain seated.
- once: une fois (que)
- Once they’re in bed, the children usually stay there.
- till / until: jusqu’à (ce que)
- He waited until she had finished speaking.
- while: pendant que
- They arrived while we were having dinner.
3. Écrire un essai ou faire un exposé
Introducing the main topic
- This is a topical (d’actualité) subject…
- This is an essential question/issue (problème)…
- In most cases… (Dans la plupart des cas)
- It deals (traite) with…
Giving examples
- For example / For instance… (Par exemple)
- … that is to say… (c’est-à-dire)
- … such as… (tel que)
Adding an idea
- As regards/Concerning… (En ce qui concerne)
- Similarly… (De la même façon)
- As we have already seen / mentioned…
Speaking about the author / the journalist
- He describes / depicts…
- She narrates / relates…
- He wants to make us aware that…
- She stands for… / supports (Elle est en faveur de…)
- He argues in favour of / against…
- She denounces / condemns…
- He criticizes / blames / reproaches GN for sth / V-ING
- She approves / disapproves of…
- He sides (prend parti) / doesn’t side with…
- She is biased (partiale) unbiased
Summing up
- For all these reasons…
- In other words…
- To sum up…
Concluding
- To conclude… / To sum up…
- In short / brief…
- In a nutshell… (En un mot)
- On the whole… (En définitive)
- All in all… (Tout bien pesé)
Conclusion
Vous voilà maintenant armé d’un arsenal linguistique impressionnant pour communiquer en anglais avec confiance et éloquence. Ces expressions vous permettront non seulement de vous exprimer avec précision dans diverses situations, mais aussi d’enrichir considérablement votre vocabulaire.
N’oubliez pas que la pratique est la clé : intégrez progressivement ces expressions dans vos conversations quotidiennes et vos écrits. Avec le temps, vous constaterez une amélioration significative de votre fluidité et de votre aisance en anglais.
