A4. Le problème devient plus sérieux Flashcards

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what is even more worrying is that…

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plus inquiétant encore…

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the situation is getting more complicated

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la situation se complique

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a further difficulty has cropped up

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une autre difficulté est venue s’ajouter

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the new state of play

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la nouvelle donne

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to worsen the crisis

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aggraver la crise

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the situation

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la situation

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is getting worse every day

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empire de jour en jour

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is becoming disastrous

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tourne à la catastrophe

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is reaching a critical level

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atteint un niveau critique

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is at flash point

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atteint la cote d’alerte

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threatens to go on forever

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menace de s’éterniser

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the phenomenon is on the increase

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le phénomène s’accroit

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the tendency/trend is becoming more noticeable

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la tendance s’accentue

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the problem is getting more common

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le problème se banalise

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the problem has taken on such proportions that…

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le problème a pris une telle ampleur que…

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16
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to bring things to a head

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mettre le feu aux poudres

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to cap it all

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pour comble de malheur