Cinema vocab Flashcards by Katrin Dallimore

Q

purchasing power

A

pouvoir d’achat

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to frame

A

encadrer

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to engage (not engager)

A

se livrer

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stamp, seal

A

cachet

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link (not lien)

A

maillon

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revenues

A

recettes

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to subsidise

A

subventionner

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concession/discount

A

réduction

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unquestionably

A

indéniablement

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closing ceremony

A

cérémonie de clôture

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le septième art

A

the film industry

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to boast, pride oneself in

A

se targuer

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lineage

A

lignée

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prize (not prix)

A

récompense

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award for best actor

A

prix d’interprétation

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actor (not acteur)

A

comédien

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bitterness

A

amertume

Q

to win (snaffle)

A

rafler

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to leave empty-handed

A

repartir bredouille

Q

best work

A

chef d’oeuvre

Q

mixed

A

mitigé

Q

to be nominated

A

en lice

Q

sound editing

A

le mixage

Q

thriller/murder mystery

A

polar

Q

trouble-maker

A

troublion

Q

record (n, as in tax record)

A

bilan

Q

to confine

A

cantonner

Q

profitable/cost-effective

A

rentable

Q

top prize

A

fauve d’or

Q

poverty line

A

seuil de pauvreté

Q

revolt

A

fronde

Q

to swell

A

enfler

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equality (between sexes)

A

parité

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course, route

A

parcours

Q

art-house cinéma

A

cinéma d’auteur

Q

publisher

A

maison d’édition, éditeur

Q

book shop

A

libraire