Premièrement Flashcards

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From the outset

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Dès l’abord/le départ

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This is about/to do with

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il s’agit de

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3
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As for

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Quant à

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4
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The pros and cons

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Les avantages et les inconvénients

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5
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Let us first consider..

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Réfléchissons d’abord à…

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6
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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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7
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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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8
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To summarise the issue

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Faire le point de l’affaire

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What in fact is the issue?

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De quoi s’agit-il en fait?

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10
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What is at issue?

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Qu’est-ce qui est en cause?

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11
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To clarify a few details

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Donner quelques précisions

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12
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We can see (that)…

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On peut constater (que)…

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13
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Given this state of affairs

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Face à cette situation

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14
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Beforehand

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Préablablement

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15
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At first sight

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Au premier abord/de prime abord

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16
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Let us take as a basic principle that…

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Partons du principe que…

17
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To sort out the facts

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Débrouiller les faits

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To clear the ground

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Déblayer le terrain

19
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To seek a point of reference

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Chercher un point de repère

20
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To work back from effect to cause

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Remonter de l’effet à la cause

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To pinpoint the origins of the ill

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Désigner les sources du mal

22
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Clarification of the position

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Une mise au point de la situation

23
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To shed light on the matter

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Tirer l’affaire en clair

24
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To sort out what is going on

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Démêler l’affaire

25
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To define the main problem

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Cerner le problème essentiel

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To grasp what is basically at stake

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Saisir le fond des enjeux

27
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The argument involves..

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La controverse porte sur…

28
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Issues

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Enjeux