Ch 22 · Lesson 20French · Chapter 22 · Lesson 20 · Phrase session
Agreeing and disagreeing
From full agreement to a flat no, with the polite middle ground in between.
Why these go together
Disagreeing is close to a national sport in France, and doing it is not rude in itself: a dinner without an argument is a slightly flat dinner. What keeps it friendly is having the soft options ready. , and do the work English does with "I'm not sure that's quite right".
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I completely agree.
Literally: I am entirely in agreement
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I do not share that view at all.
Literally: I am not at all of this opinion
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It is not that simple.
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It depends on the situation.
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You have a point, but...
Literally: you do not have wrong, but
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I see things differently.
Matching
0/6Match each phrase to what it means.
Fill in the blank
0/6Put the missing word back.
Je suis tout à fait d'. (I completely agree.)
Je ne suis pas du de cet avis. (I do not share that view at all.)
Ce n'est pas si . (It is not that simple.)
Ça de la situation. (It depends on the situation.)
Tu n'as pas , mais... (You have a point, but...)
Je vois les autrement. (I see things differently.)
Lesson 20 of 28 in this chapter