Remove Revision Sheet 3 Flashcards

1
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To take lightly

A

prendre à la légère

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2
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To stress the importance of

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souligner l’importance de

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3
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It’s worth dwelling on

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il est utile de s’attarder sur

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4
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To play a major part

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jouer un rôle primordial

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5
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It remains to work out why

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reste à comprendre pourquoi

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6
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What is actually at issue?

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de quoi s’agit-il en effet?

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7
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To be part of the problem

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entrer en ligne de compte

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8
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Considering the fact that

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compte tenu du fait que

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9
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Given that

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étant donné que

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10
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Some maintain that… Others will say that…

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certains soutiennent que… d’autres diront que…

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11
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According to official figures

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selon les chiffres officiels

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12
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Opinion is divided on this issue

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les avis sont partagés sur ce point

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13
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Overall economic situation

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la conjoncture économique

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14
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To ratify a treaty

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ratifier un traité

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15
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Agricultural subsidies

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les subventions agricoles

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16
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To provoke a crisis

A

déclencher une cross

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17
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To raise the interest rate

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relever le taux d’intérêt

18
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The German economy, presently dominant, is like to call the shots

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l’économie allemande, qui do mine actuellement, risque de dicter sa loi

19
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European monetary system

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le système monétaire européen

20
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A (single) hard/weak currency

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une (seule) monnaie forte/faible

21
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To facilitate trade between members states

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faciliter le commerce entre les pays-membres

22
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To give access to a larger internal market

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dinner accès à un marché intérieur plus large

23
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To set out to capture a market

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partir à la conquête d’un marché

24
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Purchasing power will fail

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le pouvoir d’achat va diminuer

25
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Cost of living will rise

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le coût de la vie va augmenter

26
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States will lose their powers/freedom of action

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les états perdront leurs pouvoirs/leur liberté d’action

27
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A common foreign policy

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une politique étrangère commune

28
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Police cooperation

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une coopération policière

29
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There will be no frontiers between members states

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il n’y aura plus de frontiers entre les états membres

30
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Illegal immigration

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l’immigration clandestine

31
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To go beyond acceptable limits

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dépasser le seuil de tolérance

32
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European citizenship

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la citoyenneté européenne

33
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To maintain one’s cultural identity

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conserved son identité culturelle

34
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A challenge the EEC must rise to

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un grand défi que la Communauté doit relever

35
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Those for and against

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les partisans du oui et du non

36
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To lose autonomy

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perdre son autonomie (f)

37
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The integration of Eastern block countries

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l’intégration des pays de l’Est

38
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Help to 3rd world countries

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l’aide aux pays en voice de développement

39
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Recognition of qualifications

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l’équivalence des diplômes

40
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To take/need time

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mettre du temps

41
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To take seriously

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prendre au sérieux