Opposition
en revanche
FormalB2What follows
en revanche + a full sentence
Function
Opposition
Meaning
Contrasts two facts of the same kind: what holds for one does not hold for the other.
Position and punctuation
at the start of the sentence · a comma after
Example
Les transports sont saturés le matin ; en revanche, le réseau est très fluide le soir.
Transport is saturated in the morning; on the other hand, the network flows easily in the evening.
In the DELF
the B2 essay · the C1 synthesis
The trap
It is the WRITTEN form of par contre, and the one an exam paper expects. Both say the same thing: only register separates them.
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