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Problems and Causes (A1-A5) Flashcards

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to tackle a problem

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aborder un problème

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at first sight

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à première vue/au premier abord/de prime abord

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from the outset

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dès le départ/l’abord

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to understand the problem, we must first

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pour comprendre le problème, il faut d’abord

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let us first consider

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réfléchissons d’abord à

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we must first ask ourselves

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il s’agit d’abord de se demander

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the first question we must ask is whether

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la première question qui se pose est de savoir

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basically

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dans le fond

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let us take as a basic principle that

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partons du principe que

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as for…

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quant à

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as far as … is concerned

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en ce qui concerne…

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what in fact is the issue?

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de quoi s’agit-il en fait?

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what is at issue is…

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ce qui est en cause, c’est

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the argument involves

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la controverse porte sur

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to clarify the position

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faire une mise au point de la situation

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to clarify a few details

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donner quelques précisions

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to define what one understands by/what is meant by

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définir ce qu’on entend par

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to analyse a few issues

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analyser quelques enjeux

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on the agenda

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à l’ordre du jour

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to summarise the issue

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faire le point sur l’affaire

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to seek a point of reference

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chercher un point de repère

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to shed light on the matter

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tirer l’affaire au clair

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to define the main problem

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cerner le problème essentiel

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to grasp what is basically at stake

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saisir le fond des enjeux

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crisis
la crise
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a worrying state of affairs
une situation inquiétante
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to pose a central problem
poser un problème crucial
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an issue fraught with difficulty
une question épineuse
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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... (+infinitive)
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the main difficulty is in..
toute la difficult réside en.. (+noun)
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the main worry
le souci prédominant
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an insurmountable obstacle
un obstacle insurmontable
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hindrance/obstacle
l'entrave (f)
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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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the space/scope/framework/setting
le cadre
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a brewing crisis
une crise qui couve
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hard to bring under control
difficilement maitrisable
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on the whole, things are not good
le bilan est globalement négatif
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to express the fear that
exprimer la crainte de.. (+subjunctive)
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things are going wrong
les choses prennent une mauvaise tournure
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a taste of what might occur
un avant-gout ce qui pourrait survenir
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the problem is becoming more serious
le problème devient plus serieux
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what is even more worrying (is that)...
plus inquiétant encore.....
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the sittuation 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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the state of play
la nouvelle donne
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to worsen/aggravate the crisis
aggraver la crise
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to get worse every day
empirer de jour en jour
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to become disastrous
tourner à la catastrophe
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to reach a critical level
atteindre un niveau critique
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to be at flash point
atteindre la cote d'alerte
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threatens to go on forever
menacer de s'éterniser
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the phenomenon is on the increase
le phénomène s'accroit
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to increase/expand
accroître
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the tendency is becoming more noticable
la tendance s'accentue
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the problem is becoming more common
le problème se banalise
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the problem has taken on such proportions that
le problème a pris une telle ampleur que
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to cap it all
pour comble de malheur
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to resolve
résoudre
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a way of
un moyen de...
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to cure
remédier à
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to overcome
surmonter
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to get through/over
venir à bout de
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the solution is far from obvious
la solution est loin d'être évidente
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it is a matter of knowing how to go about
la question est de savoir comment s'y prendre pour
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there are many ways of
il existe de nombreux moyens de
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the obvious/necessary solution is..
la solution qui s'impose, c'est
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the main job is to..
l'essentiel du travail consiste à
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to get to grips with the issue
saisir la question à bras-le-corps
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to draw up a plan of action
élaborer une stratégie
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it is better to .... than to...
mieux vaut .....que de....
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it's worth it
ça en vaut la peine
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to prevent such a situation from happening again
éviter qu'une telle situation ne se reproduise
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to establish new points of reference
contruire 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/opt for a compromise solution
opter pour une solution médiane
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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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