Rephrasing

en d'autres termes

FormalC1

What 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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Same function