Il y a un grand problème Flashcards

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The crisis

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La crise

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Difficulty

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La difficulté

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To have difficulty in

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Avoir du mal à

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Worrying state of affairs

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Une situation inquiètante

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The basis of the problem

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Le fond du problème

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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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To have difficulty in

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Avoir de la peine à/Éprouver des difficultés à

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Impact/Consequences

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La portée

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On a national/European/world scale

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À l’échelle nationale/européenne/mondiale

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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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To become alarmed by

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s’alarmer de

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The main difficulty involves…

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La principale difficulté porte sur…

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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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An insurmountable obstacle

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Un obstacle insurmontable

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A virtually impossible task

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Une tâche quasiment impossible

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Main worry

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Le souci prédominant

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Real headache

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Un véritable casse-tête

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It is a minefield

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Le terrain est miné

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Hard to bring under control

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Difficilement maîtrisable

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Conspiracy of circumstances

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Un accident conjoncturel

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Stumbling block

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La pierre d’achoppement

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Hindrance

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L’entrave (f)

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Red light

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Le voyant rouge

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To sound the alarm
Tirer la sonnette d'alarme
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Something is wrong
Quelque chose ne tourne pas rond
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on balance things are not good
Le bilan est généralement négatif
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Other criticisms touch on...
D'autres critiques portent sur...
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Things are going wrong
Les choses prennent une mauvaise tournure
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To underline the seriousness of the situation
Souligner la gravité de la situation
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To cause shockwaves
Provoquer des remous
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Public opinion is shaken by...
L'opinion publique est ébranlée par...
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A foretaste of what might occur
Un avant-goût de ce qui pourrait survenir