Exam Vocab Flashcards

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abstract

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Abstrait(e)

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Dreadful/ghastly/awful

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Affreux(euse)

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Watercolour

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Aquarelle

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Performer /Artist

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Artiste

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Artist

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Artiste Peintre

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Studio

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Atelier

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Touching/moving

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Attendrissant(e)

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Attack

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Attentant

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Author

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Auteur(e)

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Coffee table book

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Beau livre

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Fine arts

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Beaux-arts

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lullaby

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Berceuse

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Book lover

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Bibliophile

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Biography

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Biographie

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Book

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Bouquin

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to read/to have a nose in a book

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Bouquiner

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Election campaign

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Campagne électorale

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Gripping/unputdownable

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Captivant(e)

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Environmental disaster

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Catastrophe écologique

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Disaster

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désastre

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21
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To sing in tune

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Chanter juste

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Singer

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Chanteur (euse)

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Conductor

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Chef d’orchestre

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Masterpiece

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Chef-d’œuvre

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Unemployment
Chômage
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controversy about
controverse sur
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column
chronique
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quotation
citation
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citizen
citoyen(ne)
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clarinet
clarinette
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keyboard
clavier
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musical
comédie musicale
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commercial
commercial(e)
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concert/performance
concert
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conservative
conservateur(trice)
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constitutional
constitutionnel(le)
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fake/copy/counterfeit
contrefaçon
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taxpayer/ratepayer
contribuable
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french horn
cor d'harmonie
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bagpipes
cornemuse
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dramatic turn of events
coup de théâtre
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cost of living
coût de la vie
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crime
crime
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crisis
crise
45
sketch
croquis
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parliamentary debate
débat parlementaire
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harrowing/heart breaking
déchirant
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defeat
défaite
49
disgusting
dégoûtant(e)
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delicate/dainty
délicat(e)
51
to resign/stand down
démissionner
52
democracy
démocratie
53
to portray
dépeindre
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depressing/sad/demoralising
déprimant (e)
55
member of parliament
député
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drawing
dessin
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speech
discours
58
playwritght
dramaturge
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human rights
droits de l'homme
60
dazzling
éblouissant(e)
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writer
écrivain(e)
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editor
éditeur(trice)
63
to elect
élire
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to record
enregistrer
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appraisal
estimation
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event
événement
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harebrained/bizzare
farfelu(e)
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forger
faussaire
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fake
faux
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to browse/look through
feuilleter
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financial
financier(ière)
72
election fraud
fraude électorale
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war
guerre
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melodious
harmonieux(euse)
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national anthem
hymne national
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flawless
impeccable
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taxes/taxation
impôts
78
impressive
impressionnant(e)
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unfinished
inachevé(e)
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unexpected
inattendu(e)
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fire
incendie
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never seen beforre/unpublished
inédit(e)
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flood
inondation
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international
international
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plot/storyline
intrigue
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to play an instrument
jouer d'un instrument
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diary
journal intime
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reader
lecteur(trice)
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bookseller
libraire
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to skim through
lire en diagonale
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paperback
livre de poche
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masterful
magistral(e)
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mandate/term of office
mandat
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protest
manifestation
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art dealer
marchand(e) d'art
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seascape
marine
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music lover
mélomane
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militant/activist
militant(e)
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ministry/department
ministère
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minister
ministre
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world
mondial(e)
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globalisation
mondialisation
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piece of music
morceau
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narrator
narrateur(trice)
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still life
nature morte
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short story
nouvelle
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nude
nu
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colour chat
nuancier
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western ( geographical)
occidental(e)
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lyricist
parolier
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landscape
paysage
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townscape
paysage urbain
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polish
peufiner
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character
personnage
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to mess around on the piano
pinoter
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play
pièce de théâtre
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brush
pinceau
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poetry
poésie
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poet
poète
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political
politique
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policy
politique
123
power
pouvoir
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buying power
pouvoir d'achat
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presidential
présidentiel(le)
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bill
projet de loi
127
electoral promise
promesse électorale
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refined
raffinée
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bookworm
rat de bibliothéque
130
plot twist
rebondissement
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recognised
reconnu(e)
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refugee
réfugié(e)
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to win the election
remporter les élections
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rehersal
répétition
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cover/remake
reprise
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republican
républicain(e)
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social media
réseaux sociaux
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renewable resources
ressources renouvelables
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airport novel
roman de gare
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detective novel
roman policier
141
novelist
romancier(ière)
142
to identify with a character
s'identifier à un personnage
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bloody
sanglant(e)
144
to take place, to be set in
se dérouler
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to stand for election
se présenter aux élections
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earthquake
séisme
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disaster victim
sinistré(e)
148
opinion poll
sondage d'opinion
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painting/picture
tableau
150
reality TV
télé-crochet
151
to download a song
télécharger une chanson
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theme/topic/subject
thème
153
third world
tiers-monde
154
title
titre
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concert tour
tournée de concerts
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translation
traduction
157
universal
universel(le)
158
to vote tactically
voter utile