Comment dirais Flashcards

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the first question is

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La première question qui se pose s’est de savoir…

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2
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what is at issue is

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Ce qui est en cause, c’est…

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3
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to clear the ground

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Déblayer le terrain

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4
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to sort out what’s going on

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Démêler l’affaire

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5
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to define the main problem

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Cerner le problème essentiel

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the main difficulty is to

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Toute la difficulté est de + inf

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7
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a real headache

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Un véritable casse-tête

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8
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to sound the alarm

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Tirer la sonnette d’alarme

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9
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something is wrong

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Quelque chose ne tourne pas rond

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10
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to cause shockwaves

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Provoquer des remous

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11
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to bring things to a head

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Mettre le feu aux poudres

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12
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the problem is getting more common

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Le problème se banalise

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13
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how can one avoid (+verb)

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Comment éviter que +subj

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14
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it’s better to…than to…

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Mieux vaut…que de…

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15
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extra efforts are required

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Il faut mettre les bouchées doubles

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16
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at the heart of the debate

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Au cœur du débat

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17
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the stakes are high

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L’enjeu est de taille

18
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to weigh heavily

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Peser lourd

19
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Le pourquoi et le comment

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the whys and wherefores

20
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what is the explanation for…

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Comment expliquer

21
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there is good reason to wonder

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Il y a lieu de se demander

22
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given that

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Etant donné que

23
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considering that

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Vu que…

24
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in view of

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En raison de…

25
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that is why

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Voilà pourquoi

26
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It turns out that

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Il s’avère que…

27
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needless to say

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Inutile de dire

28
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it’s more or less certain

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Il est quasiment certain

29
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everything leads one to think…

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Tout porte à penser que…

30
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to sum up

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En somme

31
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when all is said and done

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Tout compte fait

32
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at the time (past)

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A ce moment-là

33
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after a while

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Au bout d’un moment

34
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from the time when

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A partir du moment où…

35
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in the times we are living through

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Par les temps qui courent

36
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a long while ago

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Il y a belle lurette

37
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to drag on

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Traîner en longueur

38
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this is the ultimate opportunity to…

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C’est l’occasion ou jamais de…

39
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as the years go by

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Au fil des années

40
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year in, year out

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Bon an mal an