Rephrasing
en d'autres termes
FormalC1What follows
en d'autres termes + a full sentence
Function
Rephrasing
Meaning
Rephrases in a written register, often to close an argument.
Position and punctuation
at the start of the sentence · a comma after
Example
Les deux textes se rejoignent sur le constat. En d'autres termes, le désaccord ne porte que sur les moyens.
The two texts agree on the diagnosis. In other words, the disagreement is only about the means.
In the DELF
the C1 synthesis
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