General french oral argument Flashcards

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1
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let us first consider

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réfléchissons d’abord à

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we must first ask ourselves

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il s’agit d’abord de se demander

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3
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the first question is

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la première question qui se pose est

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4
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as for

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quant à

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5
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as far as… is concerned

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en ce qui concerne

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what is at issue is

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ce qui est en cause, c’est

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the argument involves

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la controverse porte sur

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8
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to summarise the issue

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faire le point sur l’affaire

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to shed a light on the matter

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tier l’affaire au clair

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10
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a problem which cannot be ignored

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un problème incontournable

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11
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hinderence

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l’entrave

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12
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on the whole things are not good

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le bilan est globalement négatif

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13
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what is even more worrying is that

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plus inquiétant encore

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14
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the situation is getting worse everday

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la situation empire de jour en jour

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15
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a way of overcoming

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un moyen de surmonte

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16
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the solution is far fom obvious

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la solution est loin d’être évidente

17
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there are many ways of

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il existe de nombreux moyens de

18
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it is better to.. than to..

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mieux vaut… que de…

19
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we must 
emphasie the importance of 
take seriously 
take into account that
emohasise that
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il faut 
souligner l'importance de 
prendre au sérieux
tenir compte du fait que  
insister sur le fait que
20
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something noteworthy

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quelque chose de notable

21
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an important event

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un événement marquant

22
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the most striking issue is

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le plus frappant ici c’est

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a big issue

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un enjeu de taille

24
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at the heart of the discussion

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au cœur du débat

25
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given that

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étant donné que

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in view of

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en raison de

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for multiple reasons

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pour de multiples raisons

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other factors have to be taken into consideration

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d’autres facteurs entrent en ligne de compte

29
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I would like to add that

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j’aimerais ajouter que

30
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in addition to what… said

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en plus de ce que… a dit…

31
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i agree with what you said because

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je suis d’accord avec toi parce que

32
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i am not sure i agree with what… said…

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je ne suis pas sûr si je suis d’accord avec ce que… a dit

33
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i disagree with…

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je suis en désaccord avec…

34
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i would also argue that

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je dirais aussie que