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on s’accorde généralement (doxa) à dire que

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common wisdom has it that

it is widely aknowledged that…

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X est devenu un sujet qui suscite l’inquiétude générale

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X has become a matter of common concern

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il y a de plus en plus d’inquiétude par rapport à la question de…

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there is a growing concern over the issue of…

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le problème a découlé de

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the problem of… has stemmed from

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alors que … on ne peut pas négliger le fait …

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While…, one cannot disregard the fact that…

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on ne peut pas résumer le problème à une dichotomie simpliste entre … et …

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the issue does not boil out to a simplistic dichotomy between… and …

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la question qui vient spontanément à l’esprit est

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the question that comes readily to mind is …

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le problème peut être traité sous l’aspect politique et économique

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the issue may be dealt in terms of both political and economic considerations

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la réponse est double (a deux aspects)

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the answer is twofold

the answer falls into two points

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N’est-ce pas paradoxal de soutenir que…?

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Isn’t it rather paradoxical to maintain that…?

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ne tirons pas de conclusions hâtives

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let’s not jump to conclusions

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un argument contestable/tiré par les cheveux/douteux

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an objectionable/far-fetched/contentious argument

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l’argument ne tient pas la route

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the argument does not stand up / hold water

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la situation n’avait jamais été aussi inquiétante

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never had the situation been so worrying

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en aucun cas un tel dispositif ne devrait être mis en place

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under no circumstances should such a device be set up

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quelles que soient les nouvelles propositions lancées, l’industrie automobile est foutue

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whatever new proposals may be put forward, the car industry is doomed

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aussi effrayent soit le désastre, ….

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however scary the disaster is, …

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Aussi paradoxal que ça puisse paraître, les deux vont de pair

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Paradoxical as it may seem, they get along

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sa décision est d’autant plus surprenante que …

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his decision is all the more surprising as the campaign is not over yet

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aussi inattendus qu’ils soient, les chiffres sont encourageants

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Unexpected though they may be, the figures are encouraging

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ça va être d’autant plus dur que l’économie est au point mort

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il will be all the harder as the economy is at a standstill

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le but n’est pas tant de… mais de …

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the aim is not so much to .. as to …

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si ça devait arriver, les personnes descendraient dans la rue (protester)

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should this happen, people would immediately take to the street.