Opposition
tandis que
FormalB2Function
Opposition
Meaning
Contrasts two facts set in parallel, in writing.
Position and punctuation
within the sentence · a comma before
Example
La première enquête porte sur les actifs, tandis que la seconde interroge les retraités.
The first survey covers working people, while the second questions retirees.
In the DELF
the B2 essay · the C1 synthesis
The trap
More written than alors que, and more clearly OPPOSITIONAL: the time sense is rare. In a synthesis, it is the one that sets two documents side by side.
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