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Vocabulary- Comment Dirais-je? La Rédaction et la conversation Flashcards

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1
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What is the French for ‘to tackle a problem’?

A

Aborder un problème.

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What is the French for ‘firstly’?

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Premièrement.

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What is the French for ‘at first sight’?

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À première vue.

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What is the French for ‘from the outset’?

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Dès l’abord/ le départ.

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What is the French for ‘let us first consider …’?

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Réfléchissons d’abord à…

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What is the French for ‘we must first ask ourselves’?

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Il s’agit d’abord de se demander.

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What is the French for ‘the first question is….’?

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La première question qui se pose et de savoir…

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What is the French for ‘basically’?

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Dans le fond.

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What is the French for ‘beforehand’?

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Préalablement

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What is the French for ‘at first sight’?

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Au premier abord/ de prime abord

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What is the French for ‘let us take as a basic principle that…’?

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Partons du principe que…

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What is the French for ‘ it is about…’?

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Il s’agit de…

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What is the French for ‘as for…’?

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Quant à…

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What is the French for ‘as far as … is concerned’?

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En ce qui concerne…

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Translate: what is in fact the issue?

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De quoi s’agit-il en fait?

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Translate: what is at issue?

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Qu’est-ce qui est en cause?

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What is the French for ‘what is at issue is…’?

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Ce qui et en cause, c’est…

18
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Translate: the argument involves…

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La controverse porte sur…

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What is the French for ‘to clarify the position’?

A

Faire une mise au point de la situation

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Translate: to clarify a few details.

A

Donner quelques précisions.

21
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What is the French for ‘to define what one understands by…’?

A

Définir ce qu’on entend par…

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What is the French for ‘to analyse a few issues’?

A

Analyser quelques enjeux.

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What is the French for ‘on the agenda’?

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À l’ordre du jour

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What is the French for ‘the ins and outs’?

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Les tenants et les aboutissants.

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What is the French for ‘to summarise the issue’?

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Faire le point sur l’affaire

26
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What is the French for ‘to seek a point of reference’?

A

Chercher un point de repère.

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What is the French for ‘to shed light on the matter’?

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Tirer l’affaire au clair.

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What is the French for ‘to define the main problem’?

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Cerner le problème essentiel.

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What is the French for ‘to grasp what is basically at stake?’

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Saisir le fond des enjeux.

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