Chap 1, Vocabulary Flashcards
Raconte la vie/Raconte l’histoire
Relates the life/tells the story of
Une célébrité
A well-known person / famous person / an icon / a star / a person with enough celebrity status
Doivent ressembler
Have to look like/look the same as/resemble / look alike
Incarnent/jouent
Embodying/acting
Basé sur la vie réelle / doit être réel
Based on/inspired by real life
It has to stick to reality/ be true-to-life
Même apparence
same appearance
le portrait craché
The spitting image of
Est a propos
wich is about / deals with
Les spectateurs attendent
Viewers expect to
Imiter/ agir comme
Had to imitate/act like
Je n’ai pas eu le choix
I had no choice but to
Liste des documents :
Documentaries
Listen to and watch pieces of archival footage
J’ai décidé de m’enregistrer
I decided to put myself on tape
Personifier/jouer
succeed in acting like/putting myself in the shoes of/ personifying
respecter les contraintes
comply with the constraints
Avait du mal a nous différencier
Couldn’t distinguish us/had difficulties in recognizing us
Plus fascinant = divertissant/intéressant
More fascinating = entertaining/interesting
Très représentés
Highly/numerously represented
Beaucoup d’obstacles
Many/numerous obstacles
Un défi à relever
A challenge to take on
Mimiques
Mimics/gestures
L’audience est exigeant
Expect complete accuracy/ the events to be true to life / the events to stick to reality / the events to be accurate / the events have to match the celebrities’ life
Fidèle à la réalité
Faithful to reality
