52 Le langage Flashcards

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1
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LE LANGAGE

A

LANGUAGE

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la parole

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speech

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parler

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to speak* [spiːk]

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sa manière de parler

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his way of speaking

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dire qqch.

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to say* sth

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l’articulation

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articulation [ɑːˌtɪkjʊˈleɪʃən] • enunciation [ɪˌnʌnsɪˈeɪʃən]

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articuler

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to articulate [ɑːˈtɪkjʊlɪt] • to enunciate [ɪˈnʌnsɪeɪt]

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prononcer qqch. (articuler)

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to pronounce sth

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prononcer qqch. (dire)

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to utter sth

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la prononciation

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pronunciation [prəˌnʌnsɪˈeɪʃən]

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prononcer qqch. correctement / incorrectement

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to pronounce sth correctly / wrongly

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prononcer un nom de travers, estropier un nom

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to mispronounce a name

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imprononçable

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unpronounceable [ˈʌnprəˈnaʊnsəbl]

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une phrase imprononçable

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a tongue twister

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la diction

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diction [ˈdɪkʃən]

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un énoncé

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an utterance [ˈʌtərəns]

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se taire

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to be quiet • to shut* up (parlé)

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garder le silence

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to keep* quiet • to be silent

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silencieux, muet

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silent [ˈsaɪlənt]

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taciturne

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taciturn [ˈtæsɪtɜːn]

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un trouble du langage

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a speech defect

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zézayer

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to lisp [lɪsp] • to have a lisp • to speak* with a lisp

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parler du nez

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to have a nasal voice • to talk through one’s nose

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bégayer

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to stammer [ˈstæməʳ] • to stutter [ˈstʌtəʳ]

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l’orthophonie

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speech therapy

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un(e) orthophoniste

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a speech therapist

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une langue

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a language [ˈlæŋgwɪdʒ] • a tongue [tʌŋ] (soutenu)

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la langue soignée / parlée

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formal / informal language

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un son

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a sound [saʊnd]

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30
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oral

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oral [ˈɔːrəl]

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vocal

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vocal [ˈvəʊkəl]

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32
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sa langue maternelle

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his mother tongue • his native language

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une langue étrangère

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a foreign language

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34
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les langues anciennes / vivantes

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ancient / modern languages

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la langue vernaculaire

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the vernacular [vəˈnækjʊləʳ]

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un dialecte

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a dialect [ˈdaɪəlekt]

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37
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un patois

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a patois [ˈpætwɑː]

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38
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une langue véhiculaire

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a lingua franca

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39
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l’argot

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slang [slæŋ]

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40
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argotique

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slangy [ˈslæŋɪ]

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41
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le langage familier

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colloquial language • familiar language

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42
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le jargon

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jargon [ˈdʒɑːgən]

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43
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le langage enfantin

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baby talk

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44
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le pidgin

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pidgin (English)

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45
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l’espéranto

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Esperanto [ˌespəˈræntəʊ]

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46
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parler une langue

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to speak* a language

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47
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monolingue

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monolingual [ˌmɒnəʊˈlɪŋgwəl]

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bilingue

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bilingual [baɪˈlɪŋgwəl]

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multilingue

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multilingual [ˌmʌltɪˈlɪŋgwəl]

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polyglotte

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polyglot [ˈpɒlɪglɒt]

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51
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parler anglais couramment

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to speak* fluent English • to speak* English fluently

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52
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francophone

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French-speaking

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53
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un(e) francophone

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a French speaker

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54
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anglophone

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English-speaking

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55
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un(e) anglophone

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an English speaker

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56
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un(e) germanophone

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a German speaker

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57
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un(e) hispanophone

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a Spanish speaker

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parler avec un accent allemand / grec

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to speak* with a German / Greek accent

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avoir un accent marqué

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to have a strong accent

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60
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avoir un bon / mauvais accent

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to have a good / poor accent

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61
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on dit que…

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it is said that …

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62
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cela va sans dire, cela va de soi

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that goes without saying

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63
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pour ainsi dire

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so to speak

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64
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C’est beaucoup dire !

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That’s saying a lot! (parlé)

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65
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Je vous l’avais bien dit !

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I told you so!

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66
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À qui le dis-tu !

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You’re telling me! (parlé)

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67
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lire

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to read* [riːd]

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68
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un(e) lecteur (-trice)

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a reader [ˈriːdəʳ]

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69
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lire qqch. à haute voix

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to read* sth aloud

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70
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faire la lecture à qqn

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to read* to sb

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71
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lire qqch. de bout en bout

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to read* sth from beginning to end

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72
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être plongé dans un livre

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to be immersed in a book

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73
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un livre de chevet

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a bedside book

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74
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emporter de la lecture

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to take* some reading matter

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75
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parcourir qqch.

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to scan sth • to skim through sth

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feuilleter un livre

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to leaf through a book • to browse through a book

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77
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déchiffrer

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to decipher [dɪˈsaɪfəʳ]

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78
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je ne peux pas le déchiffrer

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I can’t make it out

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79
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écrire

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to write* [raɪt]

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par écrit

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in writing

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81
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l’alphabet

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the alphabet [ˈælfəbet]

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par ordre alphabétique

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in alphabetical order • alphabetically [ˌælfəˈbetɪkəlɪ]

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83
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analphabète, illettré

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illiterate [ɪˈlɪtərɪt]

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l’analphabétisme, l’illettrisme

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illiteracy [ɪˈlɪtərəsɪ]

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85
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écrit à la main

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handwritten [ˈhændˌrɪtn]

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inscrire qqch.

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to inscribe sth

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87
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une inscription

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an inscription [ɪnˈskrɪpʃən]

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un autographe

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an autograph [ˈɔːtəgrɑːf]

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89
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dédier un livre à

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to inscribe a book to

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90
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une dédicace

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an inscription

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91
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noter qqch.

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to make* a note of sth • to write* sth down • to jot sth down

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92
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prendre des notes

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to take* notes

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93
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écrire qqch. en script

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to print sth

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un manuscrit

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a manuscript [ˈmænjʊskrɪpt]

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en caractères d’imprimerie

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in block letters • in block capitals

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96
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en majuscules

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in capitals • in capital letters

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97
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noir sur blanc

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in black and white

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la calligraphie

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calligraphy [kəˈlɪgrəfɪ]

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lisible

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legible [ˈledʒəbl]

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100
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illisible

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illegible [ɪˈledʒəbl]

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101
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avoir une belle écriture / une écriture illisible

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to have good / poor (hand)writing

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102
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un gribouillage

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a scrawl [skrɔːl]

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103
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gribouiller

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to scrawl

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104
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un griffonnage

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a scribble [ˈskrɪbl]

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105
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griffonner

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to scribble

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106
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l’orthographe

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spelling [ˈspelɪŋ]

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107
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orthographier, épeler

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to spell* [spel]

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108
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une faute d’orthographe

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a spelling mistake

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109
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annoter

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to annotate [ˈænəʊteɪt]

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110
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une ébauche, un premier jet

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a draft [drɑːft]

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111
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ébaucher

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to draft

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112
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une copie

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a copy [ˈkɒpɪ]

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113
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un brouillon

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a rough copy

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114
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une copie au net

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a fair copy

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115
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corriger

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to correct [kəˈrekt]

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116
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une correction

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a correction [kəˈrekʃən]

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117
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gommer qqch.

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to rub sth out • to erase sth

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118
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supprimer qqch.

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to delete sth

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119
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rayer qqch.

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to strike* sth out • to score sth out

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120
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raturer qqch.

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to make* an alteration to sth

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121
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mettre qqch. au point

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to edit sth

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122
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rédiger qqch.

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to write* sth up

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123
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réécrire

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to rewrite* [ˈriːˈraɪt]

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124
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reformuler

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to reword [ˈriːˈwɜːd]

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125
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recopier qqch.

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to copy sth out • to write* sth out

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126
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transcrire

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to transcribe [trænˈskraɪb]

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127
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une transcription

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a transcription [trænˈskrɪpʃən]

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128
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une lettre

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a letter [ˈletəʳ]

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129
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écrire une lettre à qqn

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to write* sb a letter

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130
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la correspondance

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correspondence [ˌkɒrɪsˈpɒndəns]

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131
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correspondre avec qqn

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to correspond with sb [ˌkɒrɪsˈpɒnd]

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entretenir une correspondance avec qqn

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to keep* up a correspondance with sb

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une lettre d’affaires

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a business letter

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un(e) correspondant(e)

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a correspondent [ˌkɒrɪsˈpɒndənt]

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un petit mot

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a note [nəʊt] • a line [laɪn]

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envoyer un petit mot à qqn

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to drop a line to sb

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signer

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to sign [saɪn]

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une signature

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a signature [ˈsɪgnətʃəʳ]

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ses initiales

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his initials

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Cher Monsieur,… je vous prie d’agréer, cher Monsieur, l’assurance de mes sentiments les meilleurs

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Dear Mr. Smith, … Yours sincerely

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Monsieur / Madame,… Je vous prie d’agréer, Monsieur / Madame l’expression de ma considération distinguée

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Dear Sir / Madam, … Yours faithfully

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Cher Jacques,… Amicalement, Alexandre

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Dear James, … Kind regards, Alexander

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Chère Suzanne,… Grosses bises

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Dear Susan, … Love and kisses • Dear Susan, … With (much) love

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Ma chère maman,… Je t’embrasse, Marie

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My dear Mother, … Love from Mary

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je vous remercie de votre lettre

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thank you for your letter

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bien des choses à tous

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with love to you all

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veuillez transmettre mon meilleur souvenir à votre mère

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remember me to your mother

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embrasse Barbara pour nous

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give our love to Barbara

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149
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Jenny te fait ses amitiés

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Jenny sends her love

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150
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le vocabulaire

A

vocabulary

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un mot

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a word [wɜːd]

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un terme

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a term [tɜːm]

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une locution

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a phrase [freɪz] • a locution [ləˈkjuːʃən]

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une expression

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an expression [ɪksˈpreʃən] • a phrase

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une expression figée

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a set phrase

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une expression familière

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a colloquialism [kəˈləʊkwɪəlɪzəm]

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une expression consacrée par l’usage

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[BR] a time-honoured phrase • [AM] a time-honored phrase

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une formule, un slogan

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a catch phrase

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un idiotisme

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an idiom [ˈɪdɪəm]

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idiomatique

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idiomatic [ˌɪdɪəˈmætɪk]

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une expression idiomatique

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an idiomatic phrase

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un cliché

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a cliché [ˈkliːʃeɪ]

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le vocabulaire technique / spécialisé / médical

A

technical / specialist / medical vocabulary

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la terminologie

A

terminology [ˌtɜːmɪˈnɒlədʒɪ]

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terminologique

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terminological [ˌtɜːmɪnəˈlɒdʒɪkəl]

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lexical

A

lexical [ˈleksɪkəl]

167
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enrichir / augmenter son vocabulaire

A

to enrich / increase one’s vocabulary

168
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utiliser un mot

A

to use a word

169
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l’usage

A

usage [ˈjuːzɪdʒ]

170
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venir de

A

to come* from

171
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lancer un mot / une expression

A

to coin a word / a phrase

172
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l’origine

A

the origin [ˈɒrɪdʒɪn]

173
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un mot d’origine latine / grecque

A

a word of Latin / Greek origin

174
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une racine

A

a root [ruːt]

175
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une abréviation

A

an abbreviation [əˌbriːvɪˈeɪʃən]

176
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abréger qqch.

A

to abbreviate sth

177
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un acronyme

A

an acronym [ˈækrənɪm]

178
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un sigle

A

a set of initials

179
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vieilli

A

obsolescent [ˌɒbsəˈlesnt]

180
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obsolète

A

obsolete [ˈɒbsəliːt]

181
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archaïque

A

archaic [ɑːˈkeɪɪk]

182
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un archaïsme

A

an archaism [ˈɑːkeɪɪzəm]

183
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un néologisme

A

a neologism [nɪˈɒləˌdʒɪzəm]

184
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la dérivation

A

derivation [ˌderɪˈveɪʃən]

185
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un dérivé

A

a derivative [dɪˈrɪvətɪv] • a derived word

186
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dériver de

A

to derive from

187
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un (mot) composé

A

a compound (word)

188
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un suffixe

A

a suffix [ˈsʌfɪks]

189
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un préfixe

A

a prefix [ˈpriːfɪks]

190
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un mot-valise

A

a portmanteau word

191
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une collocation

A

a collocation [ˌkɒləˈkeɪʃən]

192
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le sens

A

sense [sens]

193
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la signification d’un mot

A

the meaning of a word

194
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vouloir dire

A

to mean* [miːn]

195
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Qu’est-ce que cela veut dire ?

A

What does it mean?

196
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signifier

A

to signify [ˈsɪgnɪfaɪ]

197
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la signification

A

significance [sɪgˈnɪfɪkəns]

198
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Comment appelle-t-on cela ?

A

What do you call it?

199
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dénué de sens

A

meaningless [ˈmiːnɪŋlɪs]

200
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le non-sens

A

nonsense [ˈnɒnsəns]

201
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un non-sens

A

a piece of nonsense

202
Q

une grammaire, un livre de grammaire

A

a grammar (book)

203
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grammatical

A

grammatical [grəˈmætɪkəl]

204
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non grammatical

A

ungrammatical [ˈʌngrəˈmætɪkəl]

205
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agrammatical

A

agrammatical [ˌeɪgrəˈmætɪkəl]

206
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un(e) grammairien(ne)

A

a grammarian [grəˈmɛərɪən]

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le genre

A

gender [ˈdʒendəʳ]

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masculin

A

masculine [ˈmæskjʊlɪn]

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féminin

A

feminine [ˈfemɪnɪn]

210
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neutre

A

neuter [ˈnjuːtəʳ]

211
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le nombre

A

number [ˈnʌmbəʳ]

212
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singulier

A

singular [ˈsɪŋgjʊləʳ]

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pluriel

A

plural [ˈplʊərəl]

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concret

A

concrete [ˈkɒnkriːt]

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abstrait

A

abstract [ˈæbstrækt]

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analyser

A

to analyze [ˈænəlaɪz]

217
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faire l’analyse grammaticale de qqch.

A

to parse sth

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l’analyse logique

A

sentence analysis

219
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les parties du discours

A

parts of speech

220
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une catégorie grammaticale

A

a grammatical category

221
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un nom

A

a noun [naʊn]

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un adjectif

A

an adjective [ˈædʒektɪv]

223
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un déterminant

A

a determiner [dɪˈtɜːmɪnəʳ]

224
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l’article défini / indéfini

A

the definite / indefinite article

225
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un pronom

A

a pronoun [ˈprəʊnaʊn]

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la première / deuxième / troisième personne

A

the first / second / third person

227
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un verbe

A

a verb [vɜːb]

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un adverbe

A

an adverb [ˈædvɜːb]

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une conjonction

A

a conjunction [kənˈdʒʌŋkʃən]

230
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une préposition

A

a preposition [ˌprepəˈzɪʃən]

231
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un modificatif

A

a modifier [ˈmɒdɪfaɪəʳ]

232
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une interjection

A

an interjection [ˌɪntəˈdʒekʃən]

233
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dénombrable, comptable

A

countable [ˈkaʊntəbl]

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non dénombrable, non comptable

A

uncountable [ˈʌnˈkaʊntəbl]

235
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un nom non dénombrable

A

an uncountable noun • a mass noun

236
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un nom propre

A

a proper noun

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un pronom personnel

A

a personal pronoun

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démonstratif

A

demonstrative [dɪˈmɒnstrətɪv]

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relatif

A

relative [ˈrelətɪv]

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interrogatif

A

interrogative [ˌɪntəˈrɒgətɪv]

241
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possessif

A

possessive [pəˈzesɪv]

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un antécédent

A

an antecedent [ˌæntɪˈsiːdənt]

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décliner

A

to decline [dɪˈklaɪn]

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une déclinaison

A

a declension [dɪˈklenʃən]

245
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un adjectif verbal

A

a gerundive [dʒɪˈrʌndɪv]

246
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un substantif verbal

A

a gerund [ˈdʒerənd]

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un participe

A

a participle [ˈpɑːtɪsɪpl]

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le participe présent / passé

A

the present / past participle

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une phrase

A

a sentence [ˈsentəns]

250
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une proposition

A

a clause [klɔːz]

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un syntagme

A

a phrase [freɪz]

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le sujet

A

the subject [ˈsʌbdʒɪkt]

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le complément

A

the complement [ˈkɒmplɪmənt]

254
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le complément d’objet

A

the object [ˈɒbdʒɪkt]

255
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conjuguer

A

to conjugate [ˈkɒndʒʊgeɪt]

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une conjugaison

A

a conjugation [ˌkɒndʒʊgeɪʃən]

257
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affirmatif

A

affirmative [əˈfɜːmətɪv]

258
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négatif

A

negative [ˈnegətɪv]

259
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un infinitif

A

an infinitive [ɪnˈfɪnɪtɪv]

260
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le mode

A

the mood [muːd]

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l’indicatif

A

the indicative [ɪnˈdɪkətɪv]

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le subjonctif

A

the subjunctive [səbˈdʒʌŋktɪv]

263
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le conditionnel

A

the conditional [kənˈdɪʃənl]

264
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à la voix active / passive

A

in the active / passive (voice)

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progressif

A

continuous [kənˈtɪnjʊəs] • progressive [prəˈgresɪv]

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une inflexion

A

an inflection [ɪnˈflekʃən]

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le radical

A

the root [ruːt]

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une terminaison

A

an ending [ˈendɪŋ]

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un verbe perfectif / imperfectif

A

a perfective / imperfective verb

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un temps

A

a tense [tens]

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le présent

A

the present (tense)

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le futur

A

the future (tense)

273
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le passé

A

the past [pɑːst]

274
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le passé composé

A

the perfect [ˈpɜːfɪkt]

275
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le (présent) parfait

A

the present perfect

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le prétérit

A

the preterite [ˈpretərɪt]

277
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le passé simple

A

the simple past

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l’imparfait

A

the imperfect [ɪmˈpɜːfɪkt]

279
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le plus-que-parfait

A

the pluperfect [ˈpluːˈpɜːfɪkt]

280
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le futur antérieur

A

the future perfect

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attributif

A

attributive [əˈtrɪbjʊtɪv]

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prédicatif

A

predicative [prɪˈdɪkətɪv]

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un comparatif

A

a comparative [kəmˈpærətɪv]

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un superlatif

A

a superlative [sʊˈpɜːlətɪv]

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au comparatif / superlatif

A

in the comparative / superlative

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qualifier

A

to qualify [ˈkwɒlɪfaɪ]

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modifier

A

to modify [ˈmɒdɪfaɪ]

288
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en apposition à

A

in apposition to

289
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ponctuer

A

to punctuate [ˈpʌŋktjʊeɪt]

290
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un signe de ponctuation

A

a punctuation mark

291
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un point

A

[BR] a full stop • [AM] a period [ˈpɪərɪəd]

292
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une virgule

A

a comma [ˈkɒmə]

293
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un point-virgule

A

a semicolon [ˌsemɪˈkəʊlən]

294
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deux-points

A

a colon [ˈkəʊlən]

295
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un point d’exclamation

A

[BR] an exclamation mark • [AM] an exclamation point

296
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un point d’interrogation

A

a question mark • [BR] a query [ˈkwɪərɪ]

297
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les guillemets

A

quotation marks • [BR] inverted commas

298
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entre guillemets

A

in quotation marks • [BR] in inverted commas • in quotes (parlé)

299
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ouvrir / fermer les guillemets

A

to open / close the quotation marks

300
Q

ouvrez les guillemets… fermez les guillemets

A

quote … unquote

301
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une parenthèse

A

a parenthesis [pəˈrenθɪsɪs] • [BR] a bracket [ˈbrækɪt]

302
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entre parenthèses

A

in parentheses • [BR] in brackets

303
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mettre qqch. entre parenthèses

A

to bracket sth

304
Q

les crochets

A

square brackets

305
Q

les points de suspension

A

suspension points

306
Q

une accolade

A

a brace [breɪs]

307
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un trait d’union

A

a hyphen [ˈhaɪfən]

308
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mettre un trait d’union à

A

to hyphenate [ˈhaɪfəneɪt]

309
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à trait d’union

A

hyphenated [ˈhaɪfəneɪtɪd]

310
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un tiret

A

a dash [dæʃ]

311
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une barre oblique

A

an oblique [əˈbliːk] • a slash [slæʃ] • a stroke [strəʊk]

312
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une barre oblique inversée

A

a backslash [ˈbækslæʃ]

313
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une apostrophe

A

an apostrophe [əˈpɒstrəfɪ]

314
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un astérisque

A

an asterisk [ˈæstərɪsk]

315
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un arrobas

A

an at sign

316
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lerobert point com

A

lerobert dot com

317
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un accent aigu

A

an acute (accent)

318
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e accent aigu

A

e acute

319
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un accent grave

A

a grave (accent)

320
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un accent circonflexe

A

a circumflex (accent)

321
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une cédille

A

a cedilla [sɪˈdɪlə]

322
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un tilde

A

a tilde [ˈtɪldə]

323
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un tréma

A

an umlaut [ˈʊmlaʊt] • a diaeresis [daɪˈerɪsɪs] • [AM] a dieresis

324
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un paragraphe, un alinéa

A

a paragraph [ˈpærəgrɑːf]

325
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une ligne

A

a line [laɪn]

326
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aller à la ligne

A

to start a new paragraph

327
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sauter une ligne

A

to leave* a line

328
Q

espacer qqch.

A

to space sth out

329
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un espace

A

a space [speɪs]

330
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centrer qqch.

A

[BR] to centre sth • [AM] to center sth

331
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à simple / double interligne

A

in single- / double-spacing • single- / double-spaced

332
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un en-tête, un titre

A

a heading [ˈhedɪŋ]

333
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un blanc

A

a blank [blæŋk]

334
Q

laisser qqch. en blanc

A

to leave* sth blank

335
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un(e) linguiste

A

a linguist [ˈlɪŋgwɪst]

336
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linguistique

A

linguistic [lɪŋˈgwɪstɪk]

337
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la phonétique

A

phonetics [fəʊˈnetɪks] (sing.)

338
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phonétique

A

phonetic [fəʊˈnetɪk]

339
Q

un(e) phonéticien(ne)

A

a phonetician [ˌfəʊnɪˈtɪʃən]

340
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la phonologie

A

phonology [fəʊˈnɒlədʒɪ]

341
Q

phonologique

A

phonological [ˌfəʊnəˈlɒdʒɪkəl]

342
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un(e) phonologue

A

a phonologist [fəˈnɒlədʒɪst]

343
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un homophone

A

a homophone [ˈhɒməfəʊn]

344
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un phonème

A

a phoneme [ˈfəʊniːm]

345
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une voyelle

A

a vowel [ˈvaʊəl]

346
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une consonne

A

a consonant [ˈkɒnsənənt]

347
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le système consonantique / vocalique

A

the consonant / vowel system

348
Q

une voyelle ouverte / fermée

A

an open / closed vowel

349
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une diphtongue

A

a diphthong [ˈdɪfθɒŋ]

350
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une triphtongue

A

a triphthong [ˈtrɪfθɒŋ]

351
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voisé, sonore

A

voiced [vɔɪst]

352
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non voisé, sourd

A

unvoiced [ˈʌnˈvɔɪst]

353
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l’accentuation, l’accent

A

stress [stres]

354
Q

accentuer

A

to stress

355
Q

l’intonation

A

intonation [ˌɪntəʊˈneɪʃən]

356
Q

un ton

A

a tone of voice

357
Q

une langue à tons

A

a tone language

358
Q

l’élision

A

elision [ɪˈlɪʒən]

359
Q

élider

A

to elide [ɪˈlaɪd]

360
Q

une liaison

A

a liaison [liːˈeɪzɒn]

361
Q

la sémantique

A

semantics [sɪˈmæntɪks] (sing.)

362
Q

sémantique

A

semantic [sɪˈmæntɪk]

363
Q

un(e) sémanticien(ne)

A

a semanticist [sɪˈmæntɪsɪst]

364
Q

une unité lexicale

A

a lexical item

365
Q

un lexème

A

a lexeme [ˈleksiːm]

366
Q

un synonyme

A

a synonym [ˈsɪnənɪm]

367
Q

synonyme de

A

synonymous with [sɪˈnɒnɪməs]

368
Q

la synonymie

A

synonymy [sɪˈnɒnəmɪ]

369
Q

un antonyme

A

an antonym [ˈæntənɪm]

370
Q

un homonyme

A

a homonym [ˈhɒmənɪm]

371
Q

un hyponyme

A

a hyponym [ˈhaɪpənɪm]

372
Q

un hyperonyme

A

a superordinate [ˌsuːpərˈɔːdənɪt]

373
Q

un homographe

A

a homograph [ˈhɒməʊgrɑːf]

374
Q

la morphologie

A

morphology [mɔːˈfɒlədʒɪ]

375
Q

morphologique

A

morphological [ˌmɔːfəˈlɒdʒɪkəl]

376
Q

un(e) morphologue

A

a morphologist [mɔːˈfɒlədʒɪst]

377
Q

un morphème

A

a morpheme [ˈmɔːfiːm]

378
Q

un affixe

A

an affix [əˈfɪks]

379
Q

la syntaxe

A

syntax [ˈsɪntæks]

380
Q

syntactique, syntaxique

A

syntactic(al) [sɪnˈtæktɪk(əl)]

381
Q

la philologie

A

philology [fɪˈlɒlədʒɪ]

382
Q

philologique

A

philological [ˌfɪləˈlɒdʒɪkəl]

383
Q

un(e) philologue

A

a philologist [fɪˈlɒlədʒɪst]

384
Q

l’étymologie

A

etymology [ˌetɪˈmɒlədʒɪ]

385
Q

étymologique

A

etymological [ˌetɪməˈlɒdʒɪkəl]

386
Q

un(e) étymologiste

A

an etymologist [ˌetɪˈmɒlədʒɪst]

387
Q

une langue latine / romane / germanique

A

a Latin / Romance / Germanic language

388
Q

la pragmatique

A

pragmatics [prægˈmætɪks] (sing.)

389
Q

pragmatique

A

pragmatic [prægˈmætɪk]

390
Q

l’analyse du discours

A

discourse analysis

391
Q

l’énonciation

A

enunciation [ɪˌnʌnsɪˈeɪʃən]

392
Q

la sémiotique

A

semiotics [ˌsemɪˈɒtɪks] (sing.)

393
Q

sémiotique

A

semiotic [ˌsemɪˈɒtɪk]

394
Q

un code

A

a code [kəʊd]

395
Q

encoder

A

to encode [ɪnˈkəʊd]

396
Q

décoder, déchiffrer

A

to decode [ˈdiːˈkəʊd]

397
Q

un idéogramme

A

an ideogram [ˈɪdɪəgræm]

398
Q

une traduction

A

a translation [trænzˈleɪʃən]

399
Q

la traduction automatique

A

automatic translation • machine translation

400
Q

un(e) traducteur (-trice)

A

a translator [trænzˈleɪtəʳ]

401
Q

traduire de / en

A

to translate from / into [trænzˈleɪt]

402
Q

mal traduire qqch.

A

to mistranslate sth

403
Q

une erreur de traduction

A

a mistranslation [ˈmɪstrænzˈleɪʃən]

404
Q

intraduisible

A

untranslatable [ˈʌntrænzˈleɪtəbl]

405
Q

l’interprétation

A

interpretation [ɪnˌtɜːprɪˈteɪʃən]

406
Q

l’interprétariat

A

interpreting [ɪnˈtɜːprɪtɪŋ]

407
Q

l’interprétation simultanée

A

simultaneous interpreting

408
Q

un(e) interprète

A

an interpreter [ɪnˈtɜːprɪtəʳ]

409
Q

un interprète simultané

A

a simultaneous interpreter

410
Q

faire l’interprète pour qqn

A

to interpret for sb [ɪnˈtɜːprɪt]