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Vocabulary- Comment Dirais-je? Des Problèmes Flashcards

1
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The situation is at flash point.

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La situation atteint la cote d’alerte.

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The situation is threatening to go on forever.

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La situation menace de s’éterniser.

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Other factors are helping to worsen the crisis.

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D’autres facteurs contribuent à aggraver la crise.

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4
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The phenomenon is on the increase.

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Le phénomène s’accroît.

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5
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The tendency is becoming more noticeable.

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La tendance s’accentue.

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The problem is getting more common.

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Le problème se banalise.

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7
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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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8
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To bring things to a head.

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Mettre le feu aux poudres.

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9
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To cap it all.

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Pour comble de malheur.

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10
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A crisis is raging.

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Une crise sévit.

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How can the problem be solved?

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Comment résoudre le problème?

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12
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A way of…

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Un moyen de…

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13
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To cure

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Remédier à

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14
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To overcome

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Surmonter.

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15
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To get through…

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Venir à bout de…

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16
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The solution is far from obvious.

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La solution est loin d’être évidente.

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17
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It is a matter of knowing how to go about…

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La question est de savoir comment s’y prendre pour…

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18
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There are many ways of…

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Il existe de nombreux moyens de…

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19
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The obvious solution is…

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La solution qui s’impose, c’est…

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20
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The main job is to…

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L’essentiel du travail consiste à …

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21
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To examine each incidence of the problem.

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Examiner au cas par cas le problème.

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22
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To get to grips with the issue.

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Saisir la question à bras-le-corps

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23
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To draw up a plan of action.

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Élaborer une stratégie.

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24
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It is better to…than to…

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Mieux vaut… que de…

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25
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How can one avoid (+ verb)

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Comment éviter que… (+subj)

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26
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To prevent such a situation from happening again.

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Empêcher qu’une telle situation ne se reproduise.

27
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To establish new points of reference.

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Construire de nouveaux repères.

28
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To clear the way for new lines of approach.

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Défricher des voies nouvelles.

29
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To go for a compromise solution.

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Opter pour une solution médiane.

30
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There is a problem.

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Il y a un problème.

31
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Crisis

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La crise

32
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In a state of crisis.

A

En crise.

33
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A worrying state of affairs.

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Une situation inquiétante.

34
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To have difficulty in (doing, etc.)

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Avoir du mal à (+ infin)
Avoir de la peine à …
Éprouver des difficultés à …

35
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An issue fraught with difficulty.

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Une question épineuse.

36
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A problem which cannot be ignored.

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Un problème incontournable.

37
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The basis of the problem.

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Le fond du problème.

38
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The main difficulty involves….

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La principale difficulté porte sur…

39
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The main difficulty is to…

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Toute la difficulté est de (+ infin)

40
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The main difficulty is in…

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Toute la difficulté réside en (+ nom)

41
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Main worry.

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Le souci prédominant.

42
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An insurmountable obstacle.

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Un obstacle insurmontable.

43
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Conspiracy of circumstances.

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Un accident conjoncturel

44
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Hindrance.

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L’entave (f)

45
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The stumbling block.

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La pierre d’achoppement.

46
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Some obstacles remain.

A

Des obstacles subsistent encore.

47
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It is a minefield.

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Le terrain est miné.

48
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A brewing crisis.

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Une crise qui couve.

49
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Hard to bring under control.

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Difficilement maîtrisable.

50
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On the whole things are not good.

A

Le bilan est globalement négatif.

51
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Things are going wrong.

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Les choses prennent une mauvaise tournure.

52
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A foretaste of what might occur.

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Un avant-goût de ce qui pourrait survenir.

53
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The problem is getting more serious.

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Le problème devient plus sérieux.

54
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What is even more worrying is that…

A

Plus inquiétant encore…

55
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The situation is getting more complicated.

A

La situation se complique.

56
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A further difficulty has cropped up.

A

Une autre difficulté est venue s’ajouter.

57
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A new state of play.

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Une nouvelle donne.

58
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A succession of disasters.

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Une série de catastrophes.

59
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The situation is getting worse every day.

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La situation empire de jour en jour.

60
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The situation is getting worse as time passes.

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La situation s’accentue avec le temps.

61
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The situation is becoming disastrous.

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La situation tourne à la catastrophe.

62
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The situation is reaching a critical level.

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La situation atteint un niveau critique.

63
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To reach a compromise.

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Aboutir à un compromis.

64
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As a last resort.

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En dernier ressort/recours.

French (19 decks)

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