L’art Flashcards

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La matrice

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The matrix

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2
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S’abîmer

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To get damaged

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3
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Les tirages

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The prints

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4
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Les épreuves

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The proofs (with reference to art); the tests

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5
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Cuivre

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Copper

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Au fils de

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Au cours de; dans le déroulement de; over the (over time), in the course of

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7
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Une affiche

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A poster

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Afficher (qqch)

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Montrer qqch, to show something
Visualiser qqch, to visualise or display something

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9
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En-tête

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Sur la tête; in mind

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Une affichage

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A display

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11
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Un éclat

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La qualité de qui brille

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Éclatant

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Brillant (brilliant, bright, intelligent); radieux, radiant, rayonnant (radiant), éblouissant (dazzling), vivant, vif (vivid), pétillant, mousseux, étincelant (sparkling), embrasé (glowing)

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En effet

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En fait (in fact); vraiment, voire, effectivement (indeed)

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Un gage

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Un engagement (a pledge), un signe (a sign)

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15
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La numérotation

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Compter (the counting); La numération (the numbering)

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16
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Apposer (qqch)

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Coller (to paste or attach something)

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Valoir, vaut (qqch)

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Avoir de la valeur (to have value, to be worth)

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18
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Une approbation

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Un accord, une validation (approval)

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19
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Apparaître

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Figurer, se présenter (to appear), sembler (to seem/appear), émerger (to emerge)

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20
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Dédier

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Consacrer (to dedicate); dévouer (to devote)

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21
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Luxueux

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De luxe (luxurious)

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22
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Rayé

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Striped

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23
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Rayer

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Gratter (to scratch); érafler (to scuff)

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24
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Une rayure

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Une éraflure (a scratch); être rayé (to be scratched)

25
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Effacées par grainage

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Erased by graining

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Effacer

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Gommer (to erase); supprimer (to delete)

27
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Le vélin

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Peau de veau (calfskin, vellum)

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Paru

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Publié (published)

29
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Un nettoyage
Nettoyer

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Un entretien, un lavage (a cleaning)
Faire la ménage, laver (to clean); rendre propre (to make clean)

30
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L’encre
Encrer

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Ink
To ink

31
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A l’envers

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Retourné (upside down, inside out), en arrière (backwards), renversé (in reverse)

32
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Un détourage

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A cropping or clipping

33
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L’épaisseur

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Comment d’épais (how thick, thickness)

34
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Mettre en relief

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Souligner (to highlight), accentuer (to emphasize)

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Un fond

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Un arrière-plan (background or backdrop)

36
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Un premier plan

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Un avant-plan (a foreground)

37
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Doux, douce

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Mou, molle (soft); léger, modéré (mild); paisible (gentle)

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À peine

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Rarement (hardly); guère (rarely, little); just

39
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Achever

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Compléter (to complete); finir (to finish)

40
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Vouées

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Doomed

41
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Des essaies

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Essayer; trials

42
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Infructueux

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Vain (in vain, unsuccessful)

43
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Entreprendre

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Réaliser qqch (to undertake something)

44
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Pleinement

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Complètement (completely; fully)

45
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Une prouesse

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Un exploit (a feat), un succès (a success or achievement)

46
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Outre

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A l’addition, en plus, de plus (in addition to)

47
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Un acuité

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An acuity, a sharpness

48
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Le rendu

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The rendering

49
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Baigner

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Laver (to wash)

50
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Vaporeuse

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Vaporous

51
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Fantasmagorique

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Phantasmagorical

52
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Comme prévu

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Comme il faut (according to plan); exactement (on target), dûment (duly)

53
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A l’instar de

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Comme (like)

54
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Rassembler

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To bring together

55
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Apporter

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To bring

56
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Ainsi que

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Thus

57
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Rehaussées

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Enhanced, animated

58
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Séduire

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To attract