General french oral argument Flashcards
let us first consider
réfléchissons d’abord à
we must first ask ourselves
il s’agit d’abord de se demander
the first question is
la première question qui se pose est
as for
quant à
as far as… is concerned
en ce qui concerne
what is at issue is
ce qui est en cause, c’est
the argument involves
la controverse porte sur
to summarise the issue
faire le point sur l’affaire
to shed a light on the matter
tier l’affaire au clair
a problem which cannot be ignored
un problème incontournable
hinderence
l’entrave
on the whole things are not good
le bilan est globalement négatif
what is even more worrying is that
plus inquiétant encore
the situation is getting worse everday
la situation empire de jour en jour
a way of overcoming
un moyen de surmonte