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Vocabulary- Comment Dirais-je? Des Problèmes Flashcards

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The situation is at flash point.

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La situation atteint la cote d’alerte.

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The situation is threatening to go on forever.

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La situation menace de s’éterniser.

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Other factors are helping to worsen the crisis.

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D’autres facteurs contribuent à aggraver la crise.

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The phenomenon is on the increase.

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Le phénomène s’accroît.

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The tendency is becoming more noticeable.

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La tendance s’accentue.

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The problem is getting more common.

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Le problème se banalise.

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The problem has taken on such proportions that…

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Le problème a pris une telle ampleur que…

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To bring things to a head.

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Mettre le feu aux poudres.

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To cap it all.

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Pour comble de malheur.

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A crisis is raging.

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Une crise sévit.

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How can the problem be solved?

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Comment résoudre le problème?

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A way of…

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Un moyen de…

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To cure

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Remédier à

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To overcome

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Surmonter.

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To get through…

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Venir à bout de…

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The solution is far from obvious.

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La solution est loin d’être évidente.

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It is a matter of knowing how to go about…

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La question est de savoir comment s’y prendre pour…

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There are many ways of…

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Il existe de nombreux moyens de…

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The obvious solution is…

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La solution qui s’impose, c’est…

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The main job is to…

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L’essentiel du travail consiste à …

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To examine each incidence of the problem.

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Examiner au cas par cas le problème.

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To get to grips with the issue.

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Saisir la question à bras-le-corps

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To draw up a plan of action.

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Élaborer une stratégie.

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It is better to…than to…

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Mieux vaut… que de…

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How can one avoid (+ verb)
Comment éviter que... (+subj)
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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 establish new points of reference.
Construire de nouveaux repères.
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To clear the way for new lines of approach.
Défricher des voies nouvelles.
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To go for a compromise solution.
Opter pour une solution médiane.
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There is a problem.
Il y a un problème.
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Crisis
La crise
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In a state of crisis.
En crise.
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A worrying state of affairs.
Une situation inquiétante.
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To have difficulty in (doing, etc.)
Avoir du mal à (+ infin) Avoir de la peine à ... Éprouver des difficultés à ...
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An issue fraught with difficulty.
Une question épineuse.
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A problem which cannot be ignored.
Un problème incontournable.
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The basis of the problem.
Le fond du problème.
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The main difficulty involves....
La principale difficulté porte sur...
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The main difficulty is to...
Toute la difficulté est de (+ infin)
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The main difficulty is in...
Toute la difficulté réside en (+ nom)
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Main worry.
Le souci prédominant.
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An insurmountable obstacle.
Un obstacle insurmontable.
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Conspiracy of circumstances.
Un accident conjoncturel
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Hindrance.
L'entave (f)
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The stumbling block.
La pierre d'achoppement.
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Some obstacles remain.
Des obstacles subsistent encore.
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It is a minefield.
Le terrain est miné.
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A brewing crisis.
Une crise qui couve.
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Hard to bring under control.
Difficilement maîtrisable.
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On the whole things are not good.
Le bilan est globalement négatif.
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Things are going wrong.
Les choses prennent une mauvaise tournure.
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A foretaste of what might occur.
Un avant-goût de ce qui pourrait survenir.
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The problem is getting more serious.
Le problème devient plus sérieux.
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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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A further difficulty has cropped up.
Une autre difficulté est venue s'ajouter.
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A new state of play.
Une nouvelle donne.
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A succession of disasters.
Une série de catastrophes.
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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 becoming disastrous.
La situation tourne à la catastrophe.
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The situation is reaching a critical level.
La situation atteint un niveau critique.
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To reach a compromise.
Aboutir à un compromis.
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As a last resort.
En dernier ressort/recours.

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