Firstly Flashcards
Beforehand
prealablement
at first sight
au premier abord
let us first consider…
reflechissons d’abord a….
we must first ask ourselves
il s’agit d’abord de se demander
to sort out the facts
debrouiller les faits
the question is…
la question qui se pose est de savoir
to clear the ground
deblayer le terrain
to seek a point of reference
chercher un point de repere
it is accepted that
il est acquis que
let us take as a basic principle that…
partons du principe que…
to work back from effect to cause
remonter de l’effet a la cause
to pinpoint the origins of the ill
designer les sources du mal
the summarize the issue
faire le point 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 probleme essentiel
to grasp what is basically at stake
saiser le fond des enjeux
to clarify a few details
donner quelques precisions
to bring out some important points
degager quelues points forts
several important points emerge
plusieurs points forts se degagent
the present system
le dispositif actuel
the pros and cons
les avantages et les incovenients
