Remove Revision Sheet 3 Flashcards

1
Q

To take lightly

A

prendre à la légère

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

To stress the importance of

A

souligner l’importance de

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

It’s worth dwelling on

A

il est utile de s’attarder sur

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

To play a major part

A

jouer un rôle primordial

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

It remains to work out why

A

reste à comprendre pourquoi

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

What is actually at issue?

A

de quoi s’agit-il en effet?

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

To be part of the problem

A

entrer en ligne de compte

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

Considering the fact that

A

compte tenu du fait que

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

Given that

A

étant donné que

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

Some maintain that… Others will say that…

A

certains soutiennent que… d’autres diront que…

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

According to official figures

A

selon les chiffres officiels

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

Opinion is divided on this issue

A

les avis sont partagés sur ce point

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

Overall economic situation

A

la conjoncture économique

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

To ratify a treaty

A

ratifier un traité

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

Agricultural subsidies

A

les subventions agricoles

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

To provoke a crisis

A

déclencher une cross

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

To raise the interest rate

A

relever le taux d’intérêt

18
Q

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

A

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

19
Q

European monetary system

A

le système monétaire européen

20
Q

A (single) hard/weak currency

A

une (seule) monnaie forte/faible

21
Q

To facilitate trade between members states

A

faciliter le commerce entre les pays-membres

22
Q

To give access to a larger internal market

A

dinner accès à un marché intérieur plus large

23
Q

To set out to capture a market

A

partir à la conquête d’un marché

24
Q

Purchasing power will fail

A

le pouvoir d’achat va diminuer

25
Cost of living will rise
le coût de la vie va augmenter
26
States will lose their powers/freedom of action
les états perdront leurs pouvoirs/leur liberté d'action
27
A common foreign policy
une politique étrangère commune
28
Police cooperation
une coopération policière
29
There will be no frontiers between members states
il n'y aura plus de frontiers entre les états membres
30
Illegal immigration
l'immigration clandestine
31
To go beyond acceptable limits
dépasser le seuil de tolérance
32
European citizenship
la citoyenneté européenne
33
To maintain one's cultural identity
conserved son identité culturelle
34
A challenge the EEC must rise to
un grand défi que la Communauté doit relever
35
Those for and against
les partisans du oui et du non
36
To lose autonomy
perdre son autonomie (f)
37
The integration of Eastern block countries
l'intégration des pays de l'Est
38
Help to 3rd world countries
l'aide aux pays en voice de développement
39
Recognition of qualifications
l'équivalence des diplômes
40
To take/need time
mettre du temps
41
To take seriously
prendre au sérieux