Mot à mot: Comment dirais-je? Flashcards

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to tackle a problem

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aborder un problème

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at first sight

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à première vue

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3
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let us first consider

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réfléchissons d’abord à

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4
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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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5
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the first question is

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la première question qui se pose est de savoir

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6
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basically

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dans le fond

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7
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at first sight

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au premier abord / de prime abord

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8
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let us assume that

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partons du principe que

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9
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as far as

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quant à

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10
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as far as … is concerned

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en ce qui concerne

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11
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what is in fact the issue

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de quoi s’agit-il en fait

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12
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what is at issue

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qu’est-ce qui est en cause

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13
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the argument involves

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la controverse porte sur

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14
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to clarify the position

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faire une mise au point de la situation

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15
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to clarify a few details

A

donner quelques précisions

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16
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to define what one understands by

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définir ce qu’on entend par

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17
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to analyse a few issues

A

analyser quelques enjeux

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18
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on the agenda

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a l’ordre du jour

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19
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to summarise the issue

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faire le point sur l’affaire

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20
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to seek a point of reference

A

chercher un point de repère

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21
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point of reference

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un point de repère

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22
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to shed light on the matter

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tirer l’affaire au clair

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23
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to define the main problem

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cerner le problème essentiel

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24
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to grasp the whole issue

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saisir le fond des enjeux

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a delicate issue
une question épineuse
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a problem which cannot be ignored
un problème incontournable
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to have difficulty in doing (3)
avoir du mal à avoir de la peine à éprouver des difficultés à
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the main difficulty involves
la principale difficulté porte sur
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main worry
le souci prédominant
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hindrance
l’entrave
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stumbling block
la pierre d’achoppement
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some obstacles remain
des obstacles subsistent encore
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it is a mine field
le terrain est miné
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a brewing crisis
une crise qui couve
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a foretaste of what might happen
un avant-goût de ce qui pourrait survenir
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what is even more worrying is that
plus inquiétant encore
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the situation is getting more complicated
la situation se complique
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the situation is getting worse every day
la situation empire de jour en jour
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the situation is getting worse as time passes
la situation s’accentue avec le temps
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the situation is reaching a critical level
la situation atteint un niveau critique
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the situation is at a flash point
la situation atteint la côte d’alerte
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the situation is threatening to go on for ever
la situation menace de s’éterniser
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worsen the crisis
aggraver la crise
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the problem is getting more and more common
le problème se banalise
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the problem has taken on such proportions that
le problème a pris une telle ampleur que
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a way of
un moyen de
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to cure
remédier à
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to overcome
surmonter
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to get through
venir à bout de
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the solution is far from obvious
la solution est loin d’être évidente
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there are many ways of
il existe de nombreux moyens de
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the obvious solution is
la solution qui s’impose c’est
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to examine the problem on a case by case basis
examiner au cas par cas le problème
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to get to grips with the issue
saisir la question à bras-le-corps
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to draw up a plan of action
élaborer une stratégie
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how can we avoid
comment éviter que + SUBJONCTIF
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to prevent such a situation from happening again
empêcher qu’une telle situation ne se reproduise
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to go for a compromise solution
opter pour une solution médiane
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to reach a compromise
aboutir à un compromis
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as a last resort
en dernier recours