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A few days ago…

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Il y a quelques jours…

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For some time now…

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Depuis un certain temps…

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There is a lot of talk at the moment about…

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On parle beaucoup en ce moment de…

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It is often said that…

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On entend souvent dire que…

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The recent events of X have highlighted Y

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Les récents événements de X ont mis en évidence Y

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A problem that often arises is that of…

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Un problème dont il est souvent question est de…

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Everyone agrees that…

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Tout le monde s’accorde à penser que…

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It is generally agreed that…

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Il est généralement admis que…

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It is well known that…

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Il est bien connu que…

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We live in a world where…

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Nous vivons dans un monde où…

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Nowadays

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De nos jours

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We should therefore examine…

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Il convient donc d’examiner…

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The question therefore is…

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La question est donc de savoir…

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When will it be decided to…

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Quand se décidera-t-on à (+ inf)…

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What will the consequences be of…

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Quelles vont être les conséquences de…

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Is this really the solution to

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Est-ce vraiment la solution à

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Is it true that…

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Est-il vrai que…

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Is it acceptable for…

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Peut-on accepter que…

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So should one be for or against sth?

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Alors pour ou contre qch?

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In attempting to answer this question…

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Pour tenter de répondre à centre question

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First of all

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dans un premier temps

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To mention, touch on

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évoquer

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To move on to describe

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s’attacher à décrire

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To deal with, treat in three parts

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traiter en trois points

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To examine, look at

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examiner

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To address

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aborder

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To turn one’s attention to

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se pencher sur

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The first point to note is…

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La première constatation qui s’impose, c’est que…

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The first important remark one can make is…

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La première remarque importante que l’on peut faire est que…

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Let us begin by examining…

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Commençons d’abord par examiner…

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First of all let’s examine…

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En premiere lieu examinons…

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Let us start with…

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Prenons comme point de départ…

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Let’s us first of all turn our attention to…

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Il convient tout d’abord de se pencher sur…

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Let us first try to pinpoint the source of the problem

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Il s’agit tout d’abord de désigner les sources du problème

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To illustrate the extent of the problem…

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Pour illustrer l’étendue de ce problème…

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There are several arguments making up sth

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Plusieurs arguments viennent renforcer qch

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37
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Among the principal arguments of those supporting the statement is…

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Parmi les arguments principaux de ceux qui soutiennent la cause antinucléaire est…

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Let us now consider the point of view of the supporters of…

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Venons-en maintenant à considérer le point de vie des partisans de…

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Having looked at the arguments for sth, let us now consider the arguments against

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Après avoir examiné les arguments pour qch, considérons maintenant les arguments contre

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We should now look at

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Il convient maintenant d’analyser, il faut maintenant s’interroger sur

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To advocate

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préconiser

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To be able to be added to sth

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venir s’ajouter à qch

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43
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On the one hand

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d’un coté

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44
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In conclusion

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en conclusion

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45
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In the final analysis

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en dernière analyse

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To raise a question

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susciter un question

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47
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What can we conclude from this analysis?

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Quelled conclusions tirer de cette analyse?

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48
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To emerge from

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se dégager de

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49
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To be summed up as follows

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se résume donc à ceci

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All in all

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tout bien réfléchi, tout bien considéré

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When all is said and done

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tout compte fait, toute réflexion faire

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Taking everything into account

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à tout prendre

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In short, all in all

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somme toute, en somme

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When all is said and done, at the end of the day

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en définitive, en fin de compte

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55
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To conclude

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pour conclure

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56
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To be available to, to open to

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s’offrir à

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57
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It should also be noted that

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à noter également que

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58
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One should also mention

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il faut compter aussi avec

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The possibility cannot be ruled out

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la possibilité enfin n’est pas à exclure

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To lie in

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tenir dans

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First of all

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tout d’abord, en premier lieu

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62
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To start off with

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pour commencer

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Firstly

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premièrement

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Next

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ensuite

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In addition

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de plus

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Furthermore

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en outre

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What is more

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qui plus est

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Moreover

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de surcroît

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To this can be added

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à ceci s’ajoute, il s’y ajoute

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Encore

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also

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Secondly

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en deuxième lieu

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In addition

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par ailleurs

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Lastly

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en dernière lieu

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Finally

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enfin

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To finish up with

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pour terminer, pour achever

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76
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As for

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quant à

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According to

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selon, d’après

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To point out

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faire remarquer

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To suggest

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laisser entendre

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To report

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rapporter

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To express

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émire

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A consensus seems to be emerging according to which…

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Un consensus semble de dégager selon lequel…

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To look into the problem

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consacrer au problème

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To carry out a report

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réaliser un rapport

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To maintain that

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affirmer que, assurer que

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To add that

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ajouter que

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To note that

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constater que

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To state, declare that

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déclarer que

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To think that

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estimer que

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To state that

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préciser que

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To claim that

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prétendre que

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To report that

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rapporter que

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To point out that

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remarquer que

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To stress that

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souligner que

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To support, maintain that

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soutenir que

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Let us take by way of an example

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prenons à titre d’exemple

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Let us consider the example of sth

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considérons l’exemple qch

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We only need to the example of sth

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il suffit de prendre l’exemple qch

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To remind that

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se rappeler que

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It is a striking illustration of this

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il en est une illustration frappante

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A significant, striking example of this problem can be found in…

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Un exemple significatif, frappante de ce problème est fourni par…

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These cases just serve to illustrate the problem

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ces cas ne font qu’illustrer le problème

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In my opinion

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à mon avis, selon moi

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As far as I’m concerned

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pour ma part, en ce qui me concerne

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As I see it

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à mon sens

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I’m of the opinion that

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je suis d’avis que

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I am convinced that

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je suis persuadé que

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To approve

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approuver

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To praise

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louer

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To admire

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admirer

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To congratulate sb for sth

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féliciter qn pour qch

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To be very pleased about sth

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se féliciter, se réjouir de qch

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To support so in sth

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soutenir, appuyer qn dans qch

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To condemn

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condamner

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To criticise so for sth

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critiquer, blâmer qn pour qch

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To disapprove of sth

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désapprouver qch

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To call sth into question

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remettre qch en cause

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To blame so for sth

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accuser qn de qch

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To hold so responsible for

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tenir qn pour responsable de

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To reject

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rejeter

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To deny

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démentir, nier

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To refute

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réfuter

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To complain about sth

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se plaindre de qch

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To question, dispute

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contester

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To express one’s displeasure

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exprimer son mécontentement

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To reject an idea, theory

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refuter une idée, une théorie

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To advise so to, to recommend that so

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conseiller à qn de (+ inf)

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To urge so to

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inciter qn à faire (+ inf), pousser qn à (+ inf)

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To advocate

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préconiser, prôner, recommander

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To demand

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revendiquer

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To call for

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réclamer

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To agree with

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être d’accord avec

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To be in favour of

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être pour

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To declare oneself in favour of

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se prononcer pour

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To be for

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être favorable à

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To be well disposed towards

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être bien disposé à l’egard de

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To be a supporter, advocate of

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être partisan de

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To be enthusiastic about

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avoir de l’enthousiasme pour

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To be keen to

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tenir à (+ inf)

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To be (firmly) opposed to

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être (fermement) opposé à

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To be against

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être contre

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To declare oneself against

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se prononcer contre

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To be against

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être défavorable à, être hostile à

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To be guarded about

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être reservé à l’egard de

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To be an opponent of

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être adversaire de

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To have misgivings about

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avoir des craintes quant à

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To be reluctant to

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être réticent à (+ inf)

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It’s a forceful argument

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c’est un argument de poids

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Things are moving in the right direction

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les choses évoluent dans la bonne direction

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This lends weight to

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ceci donne du poids à

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There’s a lot to be said for

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il y a bien des mérites à (+ inf)

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To play a beneficial role

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jouer un rôle bénéfique

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It is in the government’s interest to

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le gouvernement a intérêt à (+ inf)

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It is better to…than…

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mieux vaut (+ inf)… que de (+ inf)

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Sound

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juste

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Perceptive

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clairvoyant

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Relevant

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pertinant

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Persuasive

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persuasif

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Insightful

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perspicace

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It would be pointless to deny that…

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il serait vain de nier que…

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Many people quite rightly spoke out against

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de nombreuses voix se sont, à juste titre, pour protester contre

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It would be wrong to think that

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ce serait une erreur de croire que

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There’s no point in

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rien ne sert de (+ inf)

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It is fanciful to believe that…

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il est illusoire de s’imaginer que…

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Do people really believe that…

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croit-on vraiment que…

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What is the point of doing…

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à quoi cela sert-il de faire

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Why bother

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à quoi bon (+ inf)

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It is hard to understand why

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on voit mal comment

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This argument doesn’t add up

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cet argument ne rime à rien

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This argument doesn’t stand up to scrutiny

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cet argument be résiste guère à l’analyse

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This argument is (highly) debatable

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cet argument est (hautement) contestable

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This argument is belied by the facts

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cet argument est démenti par les faits

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This argument is scarcely convincing

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cet argument n’est guère probant, convaincant

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Absurd

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aberrant

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Unacceptable

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inadmissible

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Crazy

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démentiel

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We must ask ourselves about sth

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il faut s’interroger sur qch

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The argument has no basis whatsoever

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l’argument est dénué de tout fondement

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It is arguable that…

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On peut soutenir que…

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To implement

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mettre en place

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It is difficult to

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il est difficile de (+ inf)

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Accuracy

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la justesse

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Motive

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le motif

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Validity

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le bien-fondé

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It is illogical to…

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il est peu logique de (+ inf)…

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It is inconsistent to…

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il est peu cohérent de (+ inf)…

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To complain about

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se plaindre de

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To have difficulty doing

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avoir de la peine à faire

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A real headache

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un véritable casse-tête

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A thorny question

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une question épineuse

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A worrying situation

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une situation inquiétante

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The main difficulty involves

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la principale difficulté porte sur

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A stumbling block

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une pierre d’achoppement

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An unsurmountable obstacle

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un obstacle insurmountable

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A virtually impossible task

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une tâche quasiment impossible

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To rub salt into the wound

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remuer la couteau dans la plaie

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This trend is increasing

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cette tendance s’accentue

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To make matters worse

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pour ne rien arranger

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To cap it all

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pour comble de malheur

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Some stumbling blocks remain

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des obstacles subsistent encore

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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 have a devastating effect on

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avoir un effet dévastateur sur

203
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The situation is getting worse

A

la situation s’aggrave

204
Q

The situation is getting worse everyday

A

la situation empire de jour en jour

205
Q

The situation is verging on a catastrophe

A

la situation s’arrive au seuil de la catastrophe

206
Q

This is

A

il s’agit de

207
Q

There is, there are

A

il y a, il existe

208
Q

It can be observed that…

A

on peut constater que…
on peut remarquer que…
on peut observer que…
on peut noter que…

209
Q

It is certain that…

A

il est certain que…
il est exact que…
il est sûr que…

210
Q

It is clear that…

A

il est evident que…

211
Q

There is no doubt that…

A

il ne fait pas de doute que…

212
Q

Nobody can doubt that…

A

nul ne saurait douter que (+ subj)

213
Q

Unquestionably

A

incontestablement, indubitablement

214
Q

It cannot be denied that…

A

il est indéniable que…

215
Q

It appears that…

A

il apparaît que…

216
Q

Everything seems to indicate that…

A

tout semble indiquer que…

217
Q

This incident demonstrates…

A

cet incident met en évidence…

218
Q

One must admit that…

A

il faut reconnaître que…

il faut admettre que….

219
Q

It goes without saying that…

A

il va de soi que…

cela va sans dire que…

220
Q

Anyone can see that…

A

chacun peut constater que…

221
Q

There is every reason for thinking that…

A

il y a fort à penser que…

il y a tout lieu de penser que…

222
Q

One cannot help stating that…

A

force est de constater que…

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