(11) Commenting On A Text Flashcards

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Un écrivain

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A writer

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Un auteur

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An author

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Un journaliste

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A journalist

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Un texte

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A text

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Un passage

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A passage

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Un extrait

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An extract/an excerpt

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Un compte-rendu

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An account

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Un essai

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An essay

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Un résumé

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A summary

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Un sujet

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A topic

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Un moyen

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A means

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Un procédé

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A device

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Un sujet/un problème

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An issue

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La portée/l’étendue

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The scope

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Une controverse/une polémique

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A controversy

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Un contraste

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A contrast

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Une contradiction/une divergence

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A discrepancy

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Une thèse

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A thesis (theses)

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Une antithèse

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An antithesis

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Une synthèse

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A synthesis

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L’insistance/l’accent

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The stress/the emphasis

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Une analyse

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An analysis

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Un examen

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An examination

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Une allusion

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An allusion/a hint

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Une critique

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A criticism

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Un point essentiel/un argument

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A point

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Un point de vue

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A viewpoint

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Un paradoxe

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A paradox

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Une objection

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An objection

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Un préjugé

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A prejudice

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Un parti pris

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A bias

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Une supposition/une hypothèse

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An assumption

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Un but

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An aim

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Une cible (objectif)

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A target

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Un argument/une dispute

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An argument

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Une déclaration

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A statement

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Une litote

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An understatement

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Un commentaire

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A comment

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Une image

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An image

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Une comparaison

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A comparison

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Une citation

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A quotation

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Un mot d’esprit

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A witticism

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Une insinuation

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An innuendo

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Une ligne/un vers

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A line

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Une expression

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A phrase

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Une transition

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A transition

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Un cliché

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A cliché

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Un stéréotype

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A stereotype

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Une vue/une perspective (sur)

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An outlook (on)

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Une idéologie

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An ideology

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Une philosophie

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A philosophy

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(In)intéressant

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(Un)interesting

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Passionnant

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Exciting

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Banal/ordinaire

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Commonplace

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Rebattu/galvaudé

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Hackneyed

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Forcé/tiré par les cheveux

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Far-fetched

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Formal

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Formal

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Guindé

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High-brow

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Grandiloquent

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Bombastic

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Subtil

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Subtle

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Familier

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Informal/colloquial

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Convaincant

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Convincing