mot-a-mot Flashcards

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aborder un problème

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to tackle a problem

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3
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à première vue

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at first sight

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4
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dès l’abord / le départ

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from the ouset

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5
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réfléchissons d’abord à …

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let us first consider

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il s’agit d’abord de se demander

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we must first ask ourselves

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7
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la première question qui se pose est de savoir…

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the first question is…

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8
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dans le fond

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basically

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9
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préalablement

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beforehand

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10
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au premier abord/de prime abord

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at first sight

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11
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partons du principe que…

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let us take as a basic principle that…

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12
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il s’agit de…

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as for…

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13
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quant à…

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as for

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14
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en ce qui concerne…

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as far as… is concerrned

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14
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de quoi s’agit il -en fait?

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what in fact is the issue?

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15
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ce qui est en cause, c’est…

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what is at issue is…

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16
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la controverse porte sur…

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the argument involves

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17
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faire une mise au point de la situation

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to clarify the position

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18
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donner quelques précisions

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to clarify a few details

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19
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définir ce qu’on entend par…

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to define what one understands by…

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20
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analyser quelques enjeux

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to analyse a few issues

21
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à l’ordre du jour

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on the agenda

22
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les tenants et les aboutissants

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the ins and outs

23
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faire le point sur l’affaire

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to summarise the issue

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chercher un point de repère
to seeke a point of reference
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tirer l'affaire au clair
to shed light on the matter
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cerner le problème essentiel
to define the main problem
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saisir le fond des enjeux
to grasp what is basically at stake
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la crise
crisis
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en crise
in a state of crisis
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une situation inquiétante
a worrying state of affairs
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avoir du mal à (+ infin.)/avoir de la peine à/éprouver des difficultés à
to have difficulty in (doing, etc.)
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une question épineuse
an issue fraught with difficulty
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un problème incontournable
a problem which cannot be ignored
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le fond du problème
the basis of the problem
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la principale difficulté porte sur...
the main difficulty involves...
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toute la difficulté est de (+ infin)
the main difficulting is to...
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toute la difficulté réside en (+ noun)
the main difficulty is in...
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le souci prédominant
main worry
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un obstacle insurmontable
an insurmountable obstacle
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un accident conjocturel
conspiracy of circumstances
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l'entrave (f)
hindrance
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la pierre d'achoppement
stumbling block
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des obstacles subsistent encoure
some obstacles remain
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le terrain est miné
it is a minefiled
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une crise qui couve
a brewing crisis
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difficilement maîtrisable
hard to bring under control
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le bilan est globalement négatif
on the whole things are not good
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les choses prennent une mauvaise tournure
things are going wrong
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un avant-goût de ce qui pourrait survenir
a foretaste of what might occur
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