APPRECIATIVE VOC Flashcards by clara grison

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imaginer une intrigue adroite

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to devise a clever plot

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avancer à une allure étourdissante

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to proceed at a breathtaking pace

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l’intérêt tombe/baisse

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the interest flags

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une analyse minutieuse

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a thorough analysis

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clairement exposé

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clearly set out

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l’habileté (technique)

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craftmansip

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habile, astucieux

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crafty

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captivant

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absorbing, engrossing

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conforme à la réalité, ressemblant

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lifelike

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habile =/= maladroit

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clever =/= awkward, clumsy

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convaincant =/= peu convaincant

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convincing =/= unconvincing

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cohérent, logique =/= incohérent

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consistent =/= inconsistent

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exact =/= inexact

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accurate =/= inaccurate

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pertinent =/= hors sujet

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relevant =/= irrelevant

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engagé =/= non engagé

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committed =/= uncommitted

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insignifiant et sans intérêt

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trivial, insignificant

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monotone

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monotonous

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décousu

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disconnected

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absurde

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nonsensical

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grotesque et saugrenu

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grotesque

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sans foundement

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groundless

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superficiel

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shallow

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dépourvu de ou manquant qqc

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devoid of / lacking smth

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guindé, emprunté

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stilted

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style enflé, ampoulé

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bombastic, high flown

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très sentimental

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mawkish

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terre a terre

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down to earth

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lourd, pesant

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ponderous

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banal, plat

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trite

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une expression rebattue, galvaudée

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a hackneyed phrase

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démodé

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old fashioned

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vieillot, desuet

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obsolete, antiquated

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indécent, choquant

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shocking, improper

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déplacé ou de mauvais goût

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indecorous, unsavory

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effets (sonores) discordants

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jarring (sound) effects