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1
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Le déroulement de l’histoire

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The unfolding of the story

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Une intrigue bien conçue

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A well-wrought

= a well-knit plot

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Dénouer l’intrigue

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To unravel a plot

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Un personnage conventionnel

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A stock character

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Un personnage sans profondeur

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A flat character

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Un personnage complexe

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A round character

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Corner un page

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To turn down the corner of a page

= to dog-ear a page

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Voilà ce que signifie le premier paragraphe

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Paragraph one reads like this…

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Ce qu’elle raconte bien !

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She’s a great storyteller!

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Raconter des histoire/ de longues histoires à dormir debout

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To spin a yarn

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Débuter en pleine action

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To begin in medias res

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Les premiers mots

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The opening words

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C’est un tournant de l’histoire

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This is a turning point in the story

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Un poète/sse

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A poet/ess

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Un rimailleur

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A poetaster

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Un poème

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A poem

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Poétique

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Poetic(al)

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Un verset

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A verse

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Versifier

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To versify

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La versification

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Versification

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Une strophe

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A stanza

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Un tercet

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A triplet

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Une rime

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A rhyme

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Rimer

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To rhyme

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Le rythme

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A rhythm

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Scander un vers

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To scan a line

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Un accent tonique

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A stress

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Le sonnet

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A sonnet

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Un rythme rimé

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The rhyme scheme

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Un rythme ascendant

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A rising rhythm

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Un rythme descendant

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A falling rhythm

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Dans le premier/ dernier vers

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The first/ last line

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Dans la première/ dernière strophe

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In the first/ last stanza

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Ces vers n’ont pas un rythme régulier

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These lines do not scan

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Imaginaire, romanesque, fictif

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Fictional

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Romancer

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To fictionalize

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Fictif/ fallacieux

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Fictitious

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La prose

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Prose

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Un roman

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A novel

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Un romancier/ère

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A novelist

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Une histoire

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A story

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Une nouvelle

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A short story

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Un nouvelliste

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A short-story writer

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Un feuilleton

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A serial story

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Narrer

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To narrate

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Un narrateur

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A narrator

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La narration

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Narration

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Narratif

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Narrative

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Un récit

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A narrative

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Réel

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Real

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Le réalisme

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Realism

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Réaliste

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Realistic

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La nature

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Nature

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Naturel

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Natural

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Le naturalisme

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Naturalism

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Un naturaliste.

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A naturalist

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Un roman cour

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A novella

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Un chapitre

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A chapter

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Une romancière

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A fiction writer

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Les romans faciles à lire

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Light fiction

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Un roman biographique / historique

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A biographical/ historical novel

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Un roman gothique

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A gothic novel

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Un roman policier

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A crime novel

= a whodun(n)it

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Un narrateur à la premiere personne

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A first-person narrator

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Aller! Raconte !

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Come on, tell me !

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66
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C’est un thriller

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It’s a triller

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Harry Potter a été un succès de librairie/ un énorme succès

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Harry Potter has been a bestseller/ a blockbuster

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Ça se lit d’une traite

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It’s a real page-turner

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Raconter

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To tell

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Un conte

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A tale

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Un conte de fées

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A fairy tale

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Révélateur

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Telltale

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Une légende

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A legend

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Légendaire

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Legendary

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Une fable

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A fable

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Une biographie

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A biography

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Un biographe

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A biographer

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Une autobiographie

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An autobiography

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Un journal intime

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A diary

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80
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Des mémoires

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Memoirs

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81
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Un traité

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A treatise

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Un essai

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An essay

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Un dictionnaire

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A dictionary

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Un dictionnaire analogique

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A thesaurus

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Une encyclopédie

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An encyclopedia

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86
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Une B.D/ bande dessinée

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A comic strip

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La / les B.D

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The comics

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88
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La science-fiction

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Science fiction

= sci-fi

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«Il était une fois»

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«Once upon a time…»

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Un démon

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A demon

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Un farfadet

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An elf

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Une fée

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A fairy

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Un géant

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A giant

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Un gnome

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A gnome

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Un lutin maléfique

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A goblin

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Un hobbit

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A hobbit

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Un lutin

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An imp

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Une sirène

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A mermaid

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Un ogre

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An ogre

100
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Un enchanteur

= un sorcier

A

A wizard = a sorcerer

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Une sorcière

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A witch

= a sorceress

102
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Un vampire

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A vampire

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Un loup-garou

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A werewolf

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Cendrillon

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Cinderella

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Le petit chaperon rouge

A

Little red riding hood

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Le prince charmant

A

Prince Charming

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Le chat botté

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Puss in boots

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La belle au bois dormant

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Sleeping beauty

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La reine des glaces

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The snow queen

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Blanche-beige et les sept nains

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Snow White and the seven dwarfs

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Se raconter

A

To talk about oneself

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Raconter sa vie

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To tell one’s life story

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Voilà! C’est toujours comme ça que ça se passe pour moi !

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That’s the story of my life!

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C’est une encyclopédie vivante !

A

She is a walking encyclopedia!

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Vérifier qqch dans un ouvrage de référence

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To look sth up in a reference book

116
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La synthese

A

Synthesis

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Une vision d’ensemble

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An overview

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Résumer

A

To sum up

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Un résumé

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A summary

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Résumer

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To summarize

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Faire la critique/ le compte rendu d’un livre

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To review a book

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Analyser

A

To analyse

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L’analyse

A

Analysis

124
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Une analyse

A

An analysis (pl:-ses)

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Analytique

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Analytical

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Commenter

A

To comment

127
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Un commentaire

A

A comment

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Un commentaire (continu)

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A (running) commentary

129
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Une critique

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A critic

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Critiquer

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To criticize

131
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Un objet

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An object

132
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Objectif

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Objective

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L’objectivité

A

Objectivity

134
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Un sujet

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A subject

135
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Subjectif

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Subjective

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La subjectivité

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Subjectivity

137
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Évaluer

A

To assess

138
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Une évaluation

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An assessment

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Un préjugé

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A prejudice

140
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De parti pris

A

Prejudiced

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Le parti pris

A

Bias

142
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Un parti pris

A

A bias

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De parti pris

A

Biased

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Un thème

A

A theme

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Thématique

A

Thematic

146
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Un sujet de réflexion / de discussion

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A topic

147
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D’actualité

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Topical

148
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Un lieu commun

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A commonplace

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Un cliché

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A cliché (commefr)

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Réussir qqch

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To achieve sth

151
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Un chef-d’œuvre

A

A masterpiece

152
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Original

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Original

153
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L’originalité

A

Originality

154
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La singularité

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Idiosyncrasy

155
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Une particularité

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An idiosyncrasy

156
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Particulier

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Idiosyncratic

157
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Un hommage (à)

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A tribute (to)

158
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Le plagiat

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Plagiary

= plagiarism

159
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Plagier

A

To plagiarize

160
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Un plagiaire

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A plagiarizer

= a plagiarist

161
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Une éloge

A

A praise

162
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Une apologie

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A eulogy

163
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Critiquer/ dénigrer qqch

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To run down

= to denigrate sth

164
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Une réserve/ une restriction

A

A qualification/ reservation

165
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Qui prête à controverse

A

Controversial

166
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Ce livre se lit bien/ mal

A

This book reads well/ badly

167
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Ça se lit comme un roman

A

It reads like a novel

168
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L’auteur a un faible pour…

A

The author is partial to…

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Il omet

A

He omits

170
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Il néglige

A

He neglects

171
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Il ne veut pas voir

A

He ignores

172
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Il oublie

A

He overlooks…

173
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L’article déforme la pensée de l’auteur

A

The article distorts the author’s views

174
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Il ne rend pas justice à…

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It fails to do justice to…

175
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Il est partial

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It is one-sided/ partial/ biased

176
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La structure d’ensemble

A

The overall structure/ pattern

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Le point de vue

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The point of view

178
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Le discours/ le propos

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The discourse

179
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L’attention

A

The focus

180
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Se concentrer (sur)

A

To focus (on)

181
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Focaliser

A

To focalize

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La focalisation

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Focalization

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  1. Caractériser quelqu’un

2. Faire le portrait de quelqu’un

A

To characterize

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Annoncer/ laisser prévoir

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To foreshadow

185
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Perspicacité, finesse

A

Insight

186
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Les images littéraires

A

Imagery

187
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La réthorique

A

Rhetorics

188
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Une comparaison

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A comparison / a simile

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Une métaphore

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A metaphor

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Une transition

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A transition

191
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Le cadre

A

The setting

/ the background

192
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Une pointe d’humour/ de mélancolie

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A touch of humor / melancholy

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Le pathétique

A

Pathos

194
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Pathétique

A

Pathetic

195
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Le pathétique excessif

A

Bathos

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L’hyperbole

A

Hyperbole

197
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Poignant

A

Poignant

198
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Le caractère poignant

A

Poignancy

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Suggérer qqch/ que

A

To intimate sth/ that

200
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Mettre qqch en relief

A

To enhance sth into relief

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Faire ressortir qqch

A

To throw sth into relief

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Disserter sur qqch

A

To expatiate upon sth / to hold forth on sth

203
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Caricaturer qqch/ quelqu’un

A

To caricature sth/ sb

204
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Tourner qqch/ quelqu’un en ridicule

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To ridicule sth/ sb

205
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Éclaircir un mystère

A

To unravel a mystery

206
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Un technique narrative

A

A narrative technique

207
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Le flux de la conscience

A

The stream of consciousness

208
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L’auteur s’inspire de la réalité

A

The author draws from life

209
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Il a imaginé une intrigue qui est très vraisemblable, bien menée et riche en évènements

A

He has devised a plot which is very convincing, cleverly handled and packed with incidents

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Il sait quand créer une tension et détendre l’atmosphere

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He knows when to create and ease off a tension

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Il fait preuve d’une grande compréhension de…

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He evinces great insight into..;

212
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L’auteur fait passer/ exprime un sentiment d’angoisse/ de bonheur

A

The author conveys a sense of anguish / happiness

213
Q

Elle présente une vision très juste du conflit

A

She holds a very balanced view of the conflict

214
Q

L’histoire est imprégnée d’une atmosphere de mélancolie

A

The story is pervaded with a melancholy atmosphere

215
Q

Elle est amusante/ captivante/ passionnante

A

It’s amusing/ captivating/ exciting = thrilling

216
Q

Les idées sont clairement exposées

A

The atmosphere of the time is successfully rendered

217
Q

Le rythme est étourdissant

A

The pace is breathtaking

218
Q

Le style est novateur/ juste

A

The style is innovative/ to the point

219
Q

Le style est concis et laconique / vigoureux

A

The style is concise and terse / pithy

220
Q

L’auteur manque d’esprit d’invention

A

The author lacks inventiveness

221
Q

C’est un roman bien peu enthousiasmant

A

It’s a most uninspiring

222
Q

C’est un roman peu convaincant

A

It’s a unconvincing

223
Q

C’est un roman ennuyeux

A

It’s a tedious

= tiresome novel

224
Q

Il est bourré de clichés

A

It’s full of hackneyed

225
Q

Il est bourré d’images tirées par les cheveux

A

It’s a full of far-fetched images

226
Q

Il y’a des anecdotes hors propos / grossières

A

There are irrelevant / coarse anecdotes

227
Q

L’histoire est interminable

A

It’s endless/ long-winded

228
Q

Il y a des longueurs

A

It’s lengthy

229
Q

L’intrigue est faible/ incohérente

A

The plot is weak

= feeble / inconsistent

230
Q

Le dénouement de l’intrigue est absurde

A

The unraveling of the plot is preposterous

231
Q

C’est prétentieux

A

It’s flatulent

232
Q

C’est trop travaillé

A

It’s overwrought

233
Q

C’est lourd= pesant

A

It’s ponderous

= stodgy

234
Q

C’est factice / décousu

A

It’s meretricious / rambling

235
Q

Clinquant = tapageur

A

Gaudy

= flashy

236
Q

Répétitif

A

Repetitive

237
Q

Obscure

A

Recondite

= obscure

238
Q

Relâché

A

Loose

239
Q

Négligé

A

Slipshod

= slovenly

240
Q

Trop moderne

A

New-fangled

241
Q

Il y a quelques impropriétés de langage

A

There are some malaproprisms

242
Q

Le ton est sentimental à l’excès/ larmoyant

A

The tone is mawkish / maudlin

243
Q

C’est de la littérature de pacotille

A

It’s a trashy literature

244
Q

Le livre est une satire cinglante de

A

The book is a slashing satire of

245
Q

Comme le dit l’auteur

A

As the writer puts it

246
Q

Sa manière d’aborder le thème est…

A

His/ her approach to the theme is…

247
Q

En bref

A

To put it in a nutshell

Anglais Vocabulaire (73 decks)

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