en fait
As a matter of fact, I don't like her.
En fait, je ne l’aime pas.
As a matter of fact, he's going to the States.
En fait, il va aux États-Unis.
As a matter of fact, my wife is working on our first.
En fait, ma femme travaille sur notre premier.
— Die Hard (1988)
As a matter of fact, his lecture was boring.
En fait, sa conférence était ennuyeuse.
She looks young, but as a matter of fact she is older than you are.
Elle a l'air jeune, mais en réalité, elle est plus âgée que vous.
As a matter of fact, I haven't touched a book for three years.
À vrai dire, je n’ai pas ouvert un livre depuis trois ans.
— Andrei Rublev (1966)