Mot à mot: Comment dirais-je? Flashcards

1
Q

to tackle a problem

A

aborder un problème

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2
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at first sight

A

à première vue

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3
Q

let us first consider

A

réfléchissons d’abord à

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4
Q

we must first ask ourselves

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il s’agit d’abord de se demander

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5
Q

the first question is

A

la première question qui se pose est de savoir

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6
Q

basically

A

dans le fond

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7
Q

at first sight

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au premier abord / de prime abord

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8
Q

let us assume that

A

partons du principe que

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9
Q

as far as

A

quant à

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10
Q

as far as … is concerned

A

en ce qui concerne

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11
Q

what is in fact the issue

A

de quoi s’agit-il en fait

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12
Q

what is at issue

A

qu’est-ce qui est en cause

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13
Q

the argument involves

A

la controverse porte sur

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14
Q

to clarify the position

A

faire une mise au point de la situation

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15
Q

to clarify a few details

A

donner quelques précisions

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16
Q

to define what one understands by

A

définir ce qu’on entend par

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17
Q

to analyse a few issues

A

analyser quelques enjeux

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18
Q

on the agenda

A

a l’ordre du jour

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19
Q

to summarise the issue

A

faire le point sur l’affaire

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20
Q

to seek a point of reference

A

chercher un point de repère

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21
Q

point of reference

A

un point de repère

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22
Q

to shed light on the matter

A

tirer l’affaire au clair

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23
Q

to define the main problem

A

cerner le problème essentiel

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24
Q

to grasp the whole issue

A

saisir le fond des enjeux

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25
Q

a delicate issue

A

une question épineuse

26
Q

a problem which cannot be ignored

A

un problème incontournable

27
Q

to have difficulty in doing (3)

A

avoir du mal à
avoir de la peine à
éprouver des difficultés à

28
Q

the main difficulty involves

A

la principale difficulté porte sur

29
Q

main worry

A

le souci prédominant

30
Q

hindrance

A

l’entrave

31
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stumbling block

A

la pierre d’achoppement

32
Q

some obstacles remain

A

des obstacles subsistent encore

33
Q

it is a mine field

A

le terrain est miné

34
Q

a brewing crisis

A

une crise qui couve

35
Q

a foretaste of what might happen

A

un avant-goût de ce qui pourrait survenir

36
Q

what is even more worrying is that

A

plus inquiétant encore

37
Q

the situation is getting more complicated

A

la situation se complique

38
Q

the situation is getting worse every day

A

la situation empire de jour en jour

39
Q

the situation is getting worse as time passes

A

la situation s’accentue avec le temps

40
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the situation is reaching a critical level

A

la situation atteint un niveau critique

41
Q

the situation is at a flash point

A

la situation atteint la côte d’alerte

42
Q

the situation is threatening to go on for ever

A

la situation menace de s’éterniser

43
Q

worsen the crisis

A

aggraver la crise

44
Q

the problem is getting more and more common

A

le problème se banalise

45
Q

the problem has taken on such proportions that

A

le problème a pris une telle ampleur que

46
Q

a way of

A

un moyen de

47
Q

to cure

A

remédier à

48
Q

to overcome

A

surmonter

49
Q

to get through

A

venir à bout de

50
Q

the solution is far from obvious

A

la solution est loin d’être évidente

51
Q

there are many ways of

A

il existe de nombreux moyens de

52
Q

the obvious solution is

A

la solution qui s’impose c’est

53
Q

to examine the problem on a case by case basis

A

examiner au cas par cas le problème

54
Q

to get to grips with the issue

A

saisir la question à bras-le-corps

55
Q

to draw up a plan of action

A

élaborer une stratégie

56
Q

how can we avoid

A

comment éviter que + SUBJONCTIF

57
Q

to prevent such a situation from happening again

A

empêcher qu’une telle situation ne se reproduise

58
Q

to go for a compromise solution

A

opter pour une solution médiane

59
Q

to reach a compromise

A

aboutir à un compromis

60
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as a last resort

A

en dernier recours