Advanced French Vocab_Engl to Fren3 Flashcards
firstly
premierement
at first sight
au premier abord/a premier vue
let us first consider..
reflechissons d’abord a..
we must first ask ourselves
il s’agit d’abord de se demander
first the facts
d’abord les faits
first the facts
debrouiller les faits
to clear the ground
deblayer le terrain
to seek a point of reference
chercher un pointe de repere
let us take as a basic principal that…
partons du principe que…
to work back from the effect to the cause
remonter de l’effet a la cause
to pinpoint the origins of the ill
designer les sources du mal
to summarise the issue
faire le pointe de l’affaire
what in fact is the issue
de quoi s’agit-il en fait
to shed light on the matter
tirer l’affaire au clair
to sort out what is going on
demeler l’affaire
to define the main problem
cerner le problème essentiel
to grasp what is basically at stake
saisir le fond des enjeux
to clarify a few details
donner quelques précisions
to bring out some important points
dégager quelques points forts
the pros and cons
les avantages et les inconveniéntes
there is a big problem
il ya un grande problème
there is/there are
il existe
one can state (that)
on peut constater (que)
