French connecting-words
Those little words that connect or introduce phrases,
whose meanings I have trouble remembering.
- tel
- such
tel quel such as
telles sont such are
- ainsi
- thus; ainsi donc and so
- donc
- so
voilà donc-so there it is
faites donc! do so!
allons donc! come now!
- aussitôt
- straightaway; +que as soon as
- toutefois
- however
- or
- in fact; now; + donc: therefore
- néanmoins
- nevertheless
- autour de
- around
- par suite de
- due to, as a result of, owing to
- parmi
- among
- jusqu'où
- how far
- jusqu'ici
- up to now
- loin
- far; + de: far from;
plus +: further
- ailleurs
- elsewhere
d'ailleurs moreover
par ailleurs furthermore
- dehors
- outside; au + on the outside
- au-delà
- beyond; l'au-delà the hereafter
- à travers
- across, through
- à bout
- at the end
- au bout de
- at the end of
- dessus
- on top, du dessus upstairs, avoir dessus have the upper hand, reprendre le dessus get over it
- aucun
- any
- laquelle
- which, who whom
- auxquel
- to which
- dont
- whose, of which
- quelconque
- some or other; any old…
- cependant
- in the mean time, nonetheless
- depuis
- since
depuis lors since then
- désormais
- henceforth
- tandis que
- while
- alors
- then
- lorsque
- when; whenever
- jusqu'alors
- up till then
- jadis
- formerly, in times past
- soit
- that is, that is to say, let;
(as exclamation) very well, so be it;
soit X soit Y: either X or Y;
- autant que
- as much as
- quant à
- regarding, as for
- subite
- sudden
- vers
- toward
- pareil
- similar, like; likewise
- à peine
- hardly, barely, scarceley