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Discussing Flashcards

1
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discuter / débattre de qqch avec qqn

une discussion

A

to discuss sth = to talk sth over with sb

a discussion

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écouter qqn

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to listen to sb

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un sujet d’actualité
d’actualité
l’actualité (un sujet)

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a subject / a topic
topical
topically

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un problème / une question

ce dont il est question

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an issue / a question / a problem

the point at issue = the matter in hand

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en venir au fait

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to come = to get to the point

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s’en tenir au fait
// digresser
une digression

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to stick to the point 
// to digress
a digression
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une conversation

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a talk / a conversation

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une interview / une entrevue

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an interview

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un face-à-face

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a face-to-face

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un débat, débattre de qqch

discutable

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a debate, to debate sth

debatable

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négocier qqch avec qqn

négociation

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to negotiate sth with sb

negotiation

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conférer / s’entretenir avec qqn de qqch

une conférence

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to confer with sb about sth

a conference

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une tribune / un forum / un debat

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a forum

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une tribune

= participants au débat

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a panel

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intervenir

une intervention

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to intervene

an intervention

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interrompre

une interruption

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to interrupt

an interruption

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un point de vue

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a point of view

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une opinion / un avis

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an opinion / a view

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croire qqch / que

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to believe sth / that

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considérer que

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to consider that

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avoir l’impression que

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to have the impression that

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mettre qqch en question / mettre qqn au défi

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to challenge sth / sb

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rétorquer, une réplique

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to retort

a retort

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l’esprit de répartie

une répartie

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repartee

a repartee

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avancer / prétendre que
un argument
ergoteur / chicaneur

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to argue that
an argument
argumentative

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chicaner

ergoter sur qqch

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to cavil at sth

to quibble over sth

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un chicaneur / ergoteur

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= a quibbler

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transiger, un compromis

intransigeant

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to compromise, a compromise

uncompromising = intransigent

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29
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le pour et le contre

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the pros and cons

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30
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un débat / une discussion / une conversation passionnée

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a heated debate / discussion / conversation

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un débat / une discussion / une conversation franche

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a frank = straightforward d../ d../c…/

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un débat / une discussion / une conversation longue

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a lengthy d…/d…./c…

33
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un débat / une discussion / une conversation sérieuse

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a serious d…/d…/ c…/

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un débat / une discussion / une conversation animée

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a lively / spirited / an animated d…. / d…/ c…

35
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provoquer un débat / une discussion / une conversation

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to arouse / provoke stir up a discussion / debate / conversation

36
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un sujet brûlant

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a burning issue

37
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se faire une opinion

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to form an opinion

38
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exprimer une opinion / un point de vue

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to air = express = give = state = voice an opinion

/ a point of view

39
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façonner l’opinion publique

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to mould public / people’s opinion

40
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une bonne // mauvaise opinion de qqn

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a good // bad opinion of sb

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avancer un argument

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to put forward and argument

42
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arriver à / trouver un compromis

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to reach / come to / work out a compromise

43
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on doit discuter de cela à huit clos

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This should be discussed behind closed doors

44
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participer à un débat

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to take part in / to contribute to a debate

45
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être favorable à = être pour // contre

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to be for // to be against

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être d’avis que

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to be of the opinion that

to hold the view that

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changer d’opinion / d’avis sur qqch

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to change one’s opinion / one’s mind about sth

48
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partager l’opinion de qqn

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to share sb’s view

49
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avoir un échange de vues sur qqch

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to exchange views on sth

50
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avoir des opinions bien arrêtées sur qqch

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to hold strong / definite views on sth

51
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trouver les arguments en faveur de

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to make a good case for

52
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il y a beaucoup d’arguments contre

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there’s a strong case against it

53
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avoir de la répartie

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to be good at repartee

54
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prendre parti pour qqn

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to take sides with sb

to side with sb

55
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changer de camp

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to change sides

56
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affaire d’opinion / question de point de vue

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it’s a matter of opinion

57
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disons que nous avons des points de vue différetns

A

let’s agree to disagree

58
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je suis entièrement de votre avis

A

I see eye to eye with you

59
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ça c’est incontestable

A

you have a point there

60
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je ne peux vous suivre sur ce point

A

I can’t agree with that

61
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permettez moi de ne pas partager votre avis

A

I beg to differ

62
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ce n’est pas la bonne façon d’aborder le problème

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this is a wrong approach to the problem

63
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je ne veux pas en tendre parler

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I won’t hear of it

64
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laisser moi placer un mot

A

let me get a word in

65
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pourriez vous préciser un peu plus…?

A

could you be more specific about..?

66
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il est soit stupide soit fou

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he is either stupid or mad

67
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elle n’est ni intelligente ni complètement idiote

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she is neither clever nor utterly stupid

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il ne faut pas perde de vue que

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it must be borne in mind that

69
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il s’agit de savoir si

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the question is whether

70
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ils ont de bon argument

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there have a good case

71
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des arguments de cet ordre emportent l’adhésion // sont peu convaincants

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surcharge arguments carry conviction // carry little conviction

72
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il faudrait nuancer cette analyse

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this analysis should be qualified

73
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cela ne résiste pas à l’analyse

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it doesn’t stand up to scrutiny

74
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l’argument avancé est spécieux

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the argument pu forward is specious

75
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il coupe les cheveux en quatre

A

he’s just splitting hairs

that’s just hairsplitting

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