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1
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this is a picture whose topic is…

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il s’agit d’une photo qui est au sujet de…

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it conveys an impression of joy/dignity/sadness

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la photo évoquee une atmosphère de

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the symbolic aspect of the picture can be seen in

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l’aspect symbolique de cette image se voit dans

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4
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It evoques

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Il évoque…

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In my case, I agree with…

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En ce qui me concerne, je suis d’accord avec…

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I would say that…

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Je dirais que…

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It is absolutely out of the question that we allow this to continue.

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Il est absolument hors de question que nous permettions que cela continue

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8
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Without any doubt

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Sans aucun doute

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9
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At the level of

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Au niveau de

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10
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It is necessary to envisage a situation where

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Il est nécessaire d’envisager une situation où

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For example, I quote

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À titre d’exemple, je cite

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12
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The caption suggests that

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La légende suggère que

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13
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Although I know that

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Bien que je sache que

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14
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Let’s not trick ourselves into thinking that

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Qu’on ne s’y trompe pas en pensant que

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If I could change the law, I would change..

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Si je pourrais changer la loi, je changerais…

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16
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Although it is illegal, many people still do it.

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Bien que ce soit illégal, beaucoup de gens le font.

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17
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All things considered…

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Tout bien considéré

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18
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I firmly believe that…

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Je crois fermement que…

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I am certain that…

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J’ai la certitude que…

20
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There is no doubt that…

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Il n’y a aucun doute que…

21
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We know well that

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On sait bien que

22
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It goes without saying that

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Il va de soit que

23
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As everyone knows

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Comme chacun le sait

24
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However

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Pourtant

25
Q

Conversely

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À l’inverse

26
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Despite (the fact) that

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Hormis (le fait) que

27
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While

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Tandis que

28
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On the other hand

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En revanche

29
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On one side…., on the other side….

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D’un côté…, d’autre côté

30
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Either…., or….

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Soit…., soit….

31
Q

a worrying state of affairs

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un situation inquiétante

32
Q

something is wrong

A

quelque chose ne tourne pas rond

33
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generally things are not well

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le bilan est généralement négatif

34
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the situation is verging on disaster

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la situation arrive au seuil de la catastrophe

35
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we must..

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nous devons…

36
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to overcome the obstacles

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surmonter les obstacles

37
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to go for a compromise solution

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opter pour une solution médiane

38
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it is better to… than to…

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mieux vaut… que de….

39
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to evade the problem

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esquiver le problème

40
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Several contributing factors explain this but I will only discuss one.

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Cela peut s’expliquer par plusieurs facteurs mais je ne vais que discuter l’un.

41
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One must submit to the obvious

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Il faut se rendre à l’évidence

42
Q

a monstrous idea

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une idée monstrueuse

43
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I don’t share the opinion in the caption.

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L’opinion exprimée dans la légende n’est pas une que je partage.

44
Q

….whereas…

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alors que

45
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as fas as possible

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dans la mesure du possible

46
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and so on

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et ainsi de suite

47
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experience does not make one feel optimistic

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l’expérience ne porte pas à l’optimisme