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30 Cards in this Set
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ne pas prendre a la legere
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not to take lightly
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poser un probleme crucial
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to pose a central problem
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souligner l'importance de
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to emphasise the importance of
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il faut tenir compte du fait que
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we must take into account that
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le debat tourne autour de
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the discussion centres around
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un facteur d'un poids decisif
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a factor of decisive significance
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des consequences d'une grande portee
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far-reaching consequences
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au noeud/coeur du debat
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at the centre of the debate
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jouer un role primordial/preponderant
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to play a major part
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il est utile de s'attarder sur
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it is worth dwelling on
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un enjeu capital
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a prime issue
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l'enjeu est de taille
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the stakes are high
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quelle est la raison pour laquelle
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what is the reason for
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comment expliquer
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what is the explanation for
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la question est de savoir pourquoi
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the question is why
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il convient de se demander
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it is appropriate to ask oneself
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reste a comprendre pourquoi
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it remains to work out why
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tenter de determiner les causes
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to try to identify the causes
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il y a lieu de se demander
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there is good reason to wonder
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on est en droit de se demander
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we have the right to wonder
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etant donne que
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given that
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vu que
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considering that
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en raison de
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in view of
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face a/devant
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in the face of
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voila pourquoi
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that is why
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expliquer dans les moindres details
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to explain in minute detail
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pour de multiples raisons
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for all sorts of reasons
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theoriquement
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in theory
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dans la/en pratique
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in practice
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il s'avere que
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it turns out that
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