Document Analysis Flashcards

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The layout

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La mise en page

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A hyperbole

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Une hyperbole

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A criticism

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Une critique

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A mixed review

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Une critique mitigée

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The title of the article

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Le titre

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A heading

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Un titre

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A pun = a play on words

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Un jeu de mots

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A survey

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Une étude

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A simile

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Une comparaison

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The focus = the point of view

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Le point de vue

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A critic

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Un critique

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A praise

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Un éloge

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The subtitle

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Le sous-titre

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A headline

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Un grand titre

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The journalist’s account

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Le compte-rendu du journaliste

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A cartoon

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Un dessin humoristique

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A drawing

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Un dessin

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An ad(vert(isement))

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Une publicité

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In the foreground

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Au premier plan

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In the middle-ground

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Au second plan

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The edge

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Le bord

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A fashion / handout / archive photo

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Une photo de mode / de presse / d’archive

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A portrait = a headshot

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Un portrait

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A comic strip = a strip cartoon

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Un BD

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A photomontage
Un montage photo
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The cover page
La couverture
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In the background
A l’arrière-plan
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The caption
La légende
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The title
Le titre
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The corner
Le coin
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A view / an aerial view
Une vue / une vue aérienne
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An engraving
Une gravure
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A pie chart
Un camembert
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A bar chart
Un histogramme
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A graph
Un graphique
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A diagram
Un diagramme
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Comic
Comique
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Parodic
Parodique
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Committed
Engagé
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Before-last
Avant-dernier
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Well expressed
Bien exprimé
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Biased
Partial
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Clear
Clair
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Controlled
Maîtrisé
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Rambling
Décousu
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Straightforward
Direct
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Striking
Saisissant
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Comical
Risible
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Classical
Classique
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Witty
Spirituel
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Provocative / challenging
Provocateur
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Poorly expressed
Mal exprimé
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Unbiased
Impartial
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Shallow
Superficiel, creux
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Commonplace
Banal
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Labourious
Laborieux
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Far-fetched / hackneyed
Tiré par les cheveux, stéréotypé
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Puzzling
Intrigant
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To skim = to scan
Parcourir
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To trigger off an event
Déclencher un événement
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To deride something
Tourner en dérision
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To criticise
Critiquer
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To sum up
Résumer
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To make a draft
Faire un brouillon
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To take down notes
Prendre des notes
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To assess
Évaluer
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To testify to
Témoigner de
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To present facts
Présenter les faits
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To focus on
Se concentrer sur
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To highlight
Souligner, mettre en valeur
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To emphasize
Mettre en exergue, souligner
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To enhance
Mettre en valeur
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To deal with
Aborder, parler de
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To convey a sense of
Donner une impression de
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To bring out something
Faire ressortir quelque chose
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To stage
Mettre en scène
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To take into account
Prendre en compte
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To take sides with
Prendre parti pour
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To center = to frame
Centrer, cadrer
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To begin by V-ING
Commencer par
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To remain neutral
Rester neutre
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To put forward the idea that
Avancer l’idée que
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To tackle the issue of
Aborder le problème de
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To turn to
En venir à
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To raise the problem of
Soulever le problème de
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To allude to = to refer to
Faire allusion à, faire référence à
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To draw a parallel with
Établir un parallèle
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To maintain that / claim that
Affirmer que
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To commit himself/herself
S’engager
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To insist upon
Insister sur
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To aim at V-ING
Avoir pour but de
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To notice
Remarquer
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To arouse
Susciter
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To suggest that
Suggérer l’idée que
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To question
Remettre en cause
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To argue in favour of / against
Avancer des arguments en faveur de / contre
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To criticize = to pass judgement on
Critiquer
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To conclude that, to conclude by V-ING
Conclure que, conclure en
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To oppose different viewpoints
Opposer différents points de vue
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To take sides with
Prendre parti pour
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To account for
Expliquer
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To advocate
Prôner
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To support
Soutenir
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To lay stress on = to stress = to point out
Souligner = mettre l’accent sur
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To convince
Convaincre
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To make fun of = to laugh at
Se moquer de
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To convey an idea, an impression
Véhiculer une idée, impression
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It was [created / photographed / drawn / painted / published] in [date] by [author]
C’était [créé / photographié / dessiné / peint / publié] en [date] par [auteur]
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What is depicted
Ce qui est dépeint
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The main / central theme (subject) of the article
Le thème principal
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The gist of the text
L’essentiel, le point principale du texte
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It all hinges on the question whether
Tout repose sur la question de savoir si
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It tackles the issue of / raises the issue of
Traite de / soulève la question de
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X is a topic of current interest
X est un sujet d’actualité
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X is much talked about nowadays
On parle beaucoup de X à l’heure actuelle
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I see things eye to eye with him
Je vois les choses de la même façon que lui
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It can’t be taken for granges that
On ne peut affirmer avec certitude que
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It could be objected that
On ne peut objecter que
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It goes without saying that
Il va sans dire que
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It is a controversial issue / a hotly debated issue / a social issue / a burning issue
C’est une question controversée / un sujet controversé / un problème de société / une question brûlante
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One must bear in mind
On doit garder à l’esprit
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One of the most striking features
Un des aspects les plus frappants
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The key issue
L’idée clé
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The pros and the cons
Le pour et le contre
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There is no denying that
On ne peut nier que
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There is no evidence that
Rien ne prouve que
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What prevails is an impression of
Ce qui prédomine c’est une impression de
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What puzzles me
Ce qui me pose problème
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What strikes me is that
Ce qui me frappe c’est que
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At the top / the bottom
En haut / en bas
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In the background / foreground / middle-ground
A l’arrière-plan / premier plan / second plan
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On the left / right
A gauche / droite
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On the right-hand-side
Sur le côté à droite
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In the bottom left corner
Dans le coin en bas à gauche