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Introducing a newspaper article Flashcards

Introducing a newspaper article

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Un resumé

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A summary

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Résumer

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To sum up

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Un compte rendu

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An account

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Un journaliste

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A journalist

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Um croniqueur

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A columnist

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Un auteur

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An author

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Un narrateur

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A narrator

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Un éditorial

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An editorial

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Un reportage

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A report

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Un titre

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A title

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Un manchette

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A headline

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Un graphique

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A graph

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Un tableau

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A chart

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un paragraphe

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A paragraph

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Un extrait de

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An excerpt from/an extract from

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Le sujet

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The subject (matter)/ the topic

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Une analyse

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An analysis

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Une évaluation

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An assessment

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Une anecdote

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An anecdote

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Anecdotique

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Anecdotal

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Une citation (tirée de …)

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A quotation (from…)

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Citer

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To quote

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D’un bout à l’autre du texte

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Throughout the texte

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un sujet d’actualité

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a topical issue

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un problème de société

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a social issue

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porter son attention sur

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to focus on

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décrire

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to discribe

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expliquer quelque ch. à quelqu’un

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to explain something to somebody

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une caractéristique

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a feature / a characteristic

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un lien

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a link

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illlustrer

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to illustrate

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faire allusion à

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to refer to/ to allude to/ to hint at

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d’abord, tout d’abord

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first, first of all

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en premier lieu

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in the first place

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deuxièment

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secondly

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troisièment

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thirdly

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finalement, enfin

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finally, lastly

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pour conclure, en conclusion

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to conclude, in conclusion

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en bref

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in short

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énoncer un fait

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to state a fact

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exposer une théorie

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to expound a theory

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faire un compte rendu de

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to give an account of

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passer à un autre sujet

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to pass on to another subject

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fournir un exemple

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to provide an example

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on a constaté que

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It has been found that

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Cet article est tiré de

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This article is taken from

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Cet article traite de / parle de

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This article deals with / is concerned with / is about

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Le journaliste constate (= signale) que

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The journalist notes (= points at) that

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Comment ce fait peut-il être expliqué ?

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How can this fact be accounted for ?

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C’est lié à

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This is linked to / connected with

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un point de vue

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a viewpoint

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une critique

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a criticism

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critiquer

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to criticize/ to be critical of

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négliger/ omettre

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to overlook

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une remarque pertinente

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a relevant remark

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hors sujet

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beside the point/ irrelevant

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une divergence entre…. et…

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a discrepancy between… and…

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paradoxal

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paradoxical

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discutable

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questionable

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controversé

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controversial

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une idée tirée par les cheveux

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a far-fetched idea

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à mon avis

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to my mind/ in my opinion

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pour moi

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to me

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d’après le journaliste

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according to the journalist

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à première vue

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at first sight / on the face of it

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prétendre que

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to claim that

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justifier

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justify

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préconiser

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to advocated

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faire l’éloge de

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to praise

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dans une certaine mesure

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to a certain extent / ina way

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en revanche

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by contrast

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de même

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likewise / similarly

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au contraire

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on the contrary

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contrairement à la Grande-Bretagne

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unlike Britain

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d’une part…, d’autre part…

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on the one hand…, on the other hand…

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par rapport à

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compared with

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quant à

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as for / as to

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un avantage

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an advantage

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un inconvénient

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a drawback / a downside / a disavantage

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un atout

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an asset

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une approche d’un problème

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an approach to a problem

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commenter un texte

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to comment on a text

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souligner/ insister sur/ mettre l’accent sur un fait

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to emphazise a fact / to stress a fact / to lay emphasis on a fact / underline a fact / to highlight a fact

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accorder de l’importance à

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to place importance on

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prendre quelque ch. en compte

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to take someting into account

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avancer un argument

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to put forward an argument

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discuter d’un problème

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to discuss a problem

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développer un point

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to enlarge a point

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peser le pour et le contre

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to weigh up the pros and cons

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soulever une objection

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to raise an objection

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être de parti pris contre

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to be prejudiced against / to be biased against

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je suis d’accord / pas d’accord

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I agree / disagree

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Nous pouvons dire que…

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We may say that…

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Que veut dire le journaliste

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What does the jjournalist mean ?

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Il fait établir une distinction entre… et…

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There’s a distinction to be made between … and …

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C’est le contraire

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That’s the opposite

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Il y a autre chose/ ce n’est pas tout

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There is more to it than that

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Cette assertion devrait être nuancée

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This statement should be qualified

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En ce qui concerne cette aspect

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As far as this aspect is concerned

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Il y a un avantage à… / un inconvénient à…

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There is a good side to… / a downside to…

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Il n’a pas tort

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He has a point there

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les avis sont partagés

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Opinion is divided

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