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Comment dirais-je... ? There's a problem

TermDefinition
il y a un problème There is a problem
la crise crisis
une situation inquiétante a worrying state of affairs
poser un problème crucial to pose a central problem
une question épineuse an issue fraught with difficulty
le fond du problème the basis of the problem
la principale difficulté porte sur... the main difficulty involves...
toute la difficulté est de... (+ infinitive of a verb) the main difficulty is to...
toute la difficulté réside en... (+ noun) the main difficulty is in…
le souci prédominant the main worry
un obstacle insurmontable an insurmountable obstacle
l‘entrave (f) hindrance
la pierre d'achoppement stumbling block
des obstacles subsistent encore some obstacles remain
le terrain est miné it is a minefield
une crise qui couve a brewing crisis
difficilement maitrisable hard to bring under control
le bilan est globalement négatif on the whole things are not good
exprimer la crainte que... (+ subjunctive) to express the fear that. ..
les choses prennent une mauvaise tournure things are going wrong
un avant-gout de ce qui pourrait survenir a foretaste of what might occur
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