These expressions are transitions or replies that confirm a previous statement.
French in conversation: Making conversation and making plans
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Exactement
This short phrase is used to confirm an interlocutor’s statement.
—Vous êtes américain, monsieur?
—Are you American, sir?
—Oui, exactement.
—Yes, that’s right.
Et pourtant...
This short phrase can be used to deny or temper a preconceived notion or statement.
Elle parle très bien l’anglais, et pourtant She speaks English very well, and yet
elle ne l’étudie que depuis deux ans.
she’s studied it for only two years.
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