Il y a un grand problème Flashcards

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The crisis

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La crise

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2
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Difficulty

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La difficulté

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3
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To have difficulty in

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Avoir du mal à

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4
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Worrying state of affairs

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Une situation inquiètante

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5
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The basis of the problem

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Le fond du problème

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6
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The basic problem

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Le problème foncier

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To be in a state of crisis

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Être en crise

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8
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To have difficulty in

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Avoir de la peine à/Éprouver des difficultés à

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9
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Impact/Consequences

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La portée

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10
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On a national/European/world scale

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À l’échelle nationale/européenne/mondiale

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11
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This raises a number of questions

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Cela soulève un certain nombre de questions

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12
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To become alarmed by

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s’alarmer de

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13
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The main difficulty involves…

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La principale difficulté porte sur…

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14
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The main difficulty is to…/is in…

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Toute la difficulté est de…/réside en

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15
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An insurmountable obstacle

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Un obstacle insurmontable

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16
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A virtually impossible task

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Une tâche quasiment impossible

17
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Main worry

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Le souci prédominant

18
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Real headache

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Un véritable casse-tête

19
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It is a minefield

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Le terrain est miné

20
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Hard to bring under control

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Difficilement maîtrisable

21
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Conspiracy of circumstances

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Un accident conjoncturel

22
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Stumbling block

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La pierre d’achoppement

23
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Hindrance

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L’entrave (f)

24
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Red light

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Le voyant rouge

25
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To sound the alarm

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Tirer la sonnette d’alarme

26
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Something is wrong

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Quelque chose ne tourne pas rond

27
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on balance things are not good

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Le bilan est généralement négatif

28
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Other criticisms touch on…

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D’autres critiques portent sur…

29
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Things are going wrong

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Les choses prennent une mauvaise tournure

30
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To underline the seriousness of the situation

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Souligner la gravité de la situation

31
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To cause shockwaves

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Provoquer des remous

32
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Public opinion is shaken by…

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L’opinion publique est ébranlée par…

33
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A foretaste of what might occur

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Un avant-goût de ce qui pourrait survenir