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60 Cards in this Set
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premierement
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firstly
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au premier abord/a premier vue
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at first sight
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reflechissons d'abord a..
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let us first consider..
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il s'agit d'abord de se demander
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we must first ask ourselves
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d'abord les faits
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first the facts
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debrouiller les faits
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first the facts
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deblayer le terrain
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to clear the ground
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chercher un pointe de repere
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to seek a point of reference
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partons du principe que...
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let us take as a basic principal that...
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remonter de l'effet a la cause
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to work back from the effect to the cause
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designer les sources du mal
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to pinpoint the origins of the ill
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faire le pointe de l'affaire
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to summarise the issue
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de quoi s'agit-il en fait
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what in fact is the issue
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tirer l'affaire au clair
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to shed light on the matter
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demeler l'affaire
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to sort out what is going on
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cerner le problème essentiel
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to define the main problem
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saisir le fond des enjeux
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to grasp what is basically at stake
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donner quelques précisions
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to clarify a few details
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dégager quelques points forts
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to bring out some important points
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les avantages et les inconveniéntes
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the pros and cons
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il ya un grande problème
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there is a big problem
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il existe
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there is/there are
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on peut constater (que)
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one can state (that)
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notons l'existence de...
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let us note the existence of..
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n'oublions pas le présence de...
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let us not forget the presence of..
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il s'agit de..
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its a question of
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la crise
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the crisis
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la difficulté
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the difficulty
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à l'echelle nationale
européenne mondiale |
on a national european worldwide scale
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une situation inquiétante
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a worrying situation
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un accident conjecturel
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conspiracy of circumstances
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la controverse porte sur..
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the argument involves..
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ce qui est en cause, c'est..
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what is at issue is..
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la pierre d'achoppement
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stumbling block
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l'entrave
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hindrance
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le voyant rouge
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red light
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le souci prédominant
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main worry
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quelque chose ne tourne pas rond
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something is wrong
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le problème devient plus grand
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the problem is getting bigger
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une autre difficulté vient s'ajouter
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another difficulty crops up
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la situation s'aggrave
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the situation is getting worse
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la situation ne laisse pas/d'inquiéter
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the situation continues to caue concern
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la situation tourne à la catastrophe
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the situation is becoming disastrous
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le problème a pris une telle ampleur que...
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the problem has taken on such proprtions that..
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pour comble de malheur
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to cap it all
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tout ou presque reste à faire
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almost everything has still to be done
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comment résoudre le problème?
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how can the problem be solved?
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le gouvernement a intéret à...
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it's in the governments interest to...
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la question est de savoir comment s'y prendre pour..
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its a matter of knowing how to go about..
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la carte maitresse
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the trump card
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tenir le mot de l'énigme
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to hold the key to the mystery
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la guérison de tous les maux
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the cure for all ills
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la solution qui s'impose
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the obvious solution
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des mesures d'urgence s'imposent
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urgent measures are needed
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il faut mettre les bouchées doubles
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extra efforts are needed
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l'essentiel du travail consiste à...
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the main job is to...
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rétablir un équilibre
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to restore the balance
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faire peau neuve
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to get a new image
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mieux vaut.. que de...
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it's better to... than to...
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prendre au serieux
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to take seriously
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