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“sur un volcan” in English

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Il est fort regrettable que des maisons aient été reconstruites sur un volcan dont les braises demeuraient aussi ardentes.
It is deeply regrettable that houses were rebuilt on a volcano, whose embers were still so active.
C'est ici que je perçois un parallèle avec la danse sur un volcan: un volcan fait non de lave ni de cendres, mais de méfiance.
It is there that I see the parallel with dancing on a volcano; a volcano filled not with lava or ash but with distrust.
Mais si l'on englobe le secteur privé, on constate alors que cette fameuse financial stability, non seulement n'a pas été obtenue, mais que l'on est vraisemblablement assis sur un volcan prêt à exploser à tout moment.
If we look at the private sector, however, we will find not only that this fabled 'financial stability' has been unsuccessful but that we are most probably sitting on a volcano ready to erupt at any moment.
Nous connaissons à Sellafield une situation que je ne pourrais mieux décrire en disant que nous nous attendons à tout moment à un formidable orgasme nucléaire, car nous sommes assis là sur un volcan qui peut exploser n'importe quand.
We have in Sellafield a situation I can only describe by saying that we are expecting a spectacular nuclear orgasm any time now because there is in that place a pit which it is suspected may explode at any time.

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