La Musique Flashcards

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To torture

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Martyriser

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A few years ago

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Il y a quelques années

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To rebel

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Se rebiffer

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Praise

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La louange

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To perform / exhibit

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Se produire

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Ewe/sheep

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La brebis

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To escape/ evade

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Se soustraire à

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To identify with

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S’identifier avec

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9
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Charts

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Le hit-parade

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10
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To be hugely successful

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Faire un carton

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11
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To be popular

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Avoir la cote

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12
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Music lover

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La mélomane

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13
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To rush

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Se ruer

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14
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Music theory

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Le solfège

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15
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Endangered

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En voie de disparition

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16
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To take precedence over sth

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Primer sur qqc

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17
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To fall for

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Craquer pour

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18
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Stéréo système

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La chaîne hi-fi

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19
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Streaming service

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Le service streaming

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20
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Brass

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Le cuivre

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21
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Bottom/ background

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Le fond

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22
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To gain a reputation

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Se faire une réputation

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23
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To value/ promote

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Valoriser

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24
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Support

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L’appui

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Unlike
À la différence de
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To sell like hot cakes
Se vendre comme des petits-pains
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That is to say/namely
À savoir
28
Tune
L’air
29
Verse
Le couplet
30
Hit
Le tube
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Composer
Le compositeur/ la compositrice
32
Chorus
Le refrain
33
At the forefront/ cutting edge
À la pointe
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Voice/ vocal effect
L’effect de voix
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Rhythm
Le rythme
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To get a message across
Faire passer un message
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Moving
Émouvant
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To know numerous reincarnations
Connaître de nombreuses réincarnations
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Time
L’époque
40
Bouyon music (Guadeloupe)
Le bouyon
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French sings reflecting the despair of real life
La chanson réaliste
42
Poetic singers
Les chanteurs poètes
43
Choir
La chorale
44
Gwo ka (Guadeloupe folk)
Le gwoka
45
Merengue (Caribbean dance music)
Le mérengué
46
Electronic music
La musique électronique
47
Social
Sociétal
48
Slam music
Le slam
49
Rai music
Le raï
50
Young female singers of the 1960s (camp and tongue and cheek)
Les yé-yé
51
Voodoo
Le vaudou
52
Sega music
Le séga
53
Zouk music
Le zouk
54
Troubadours
Les troubadours
55
West Indian
Antillais(e)
56
Cameroon
Le Cameroun
57
From the Ivory Coast
Ivoirien
58
Senegalese
Sénégalais
59
Créole
Le créole
60
Haitian
Haïtien
61
Colony
La colonie
62
Colonisation
La colonisation
63
Customs
Les coutumes
64
To take a critical look at
Poser un regard critique sur
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To criticise those in power
Critiquer le pouvoir
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To intermingle
S’entremêler
67
Political platform
Le programme politique
68
To relay a message of hope
Transmettre un message d’espoir
69
40% of music on the radio must be french law
La loi Toubon
70
To play a song
Passer une chanson
71
Playlist
La playlist
72
Quota
Le quota
73
Digitalisation
La numérisation
74
Streaming
Le streaming
75
Expansion of networks through which people can share music
L’essor de réseaux de partage
76
Piracy
Le piratage
77
Drop in CD sales
La baisse des ventes de CD
78
Will digital sales compensate for the losses of the physical market one day?
Les ventes numériques pourront-elles un jour compenser les pertes du marché physique ?
79
Royalties
La redevance
80
Music website
Le site d’hébergement de musique
81
To get royalties
Toucher une redevance
82
Closing down of record shops
La fermeture définitive des magasins de disques
83
On the road to extinction/ endangered
En voie de disparition
84
Outcome/ toll
Le bilan
85
Law against illegal downloading ofmusical works
La loi Hadopi
86
Watch this space
C’est une histoire à suivre
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To be on the bill
Être à l’affiche
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Enthusiast
L’adepte/ l’enthousiaste
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Aimed at young people
Destiné aux jeunes
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Goth
Le fan de gothique
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To have a great time
S’éclater
92
To idolise
Idolâtrer
93
Réceptive
Réceptif
94
Trend
La tendance
95
Mood
L’humeur
96
It warms my heart to make someone nostalgic
Cela me réchauffe le cœur de rendre nostalgique qqn
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Harmful effect
L’effet néfaste
98
Subliminal
Subliminal
99
Festival goers
Les festivaliers
100
Current tastes
Les goûts du moment
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It’s success boosts the economy
Son succès stimule l’économie
102
Advertising campaign
La campagne publicitaire
103
Music festival celebrating francophone music
Les FrancoFolies
104
Festival in Dakar to celebrate french rap music
Festa 2h
105
Flourishing
Florissant
106
Geniuses of french song
Les génies de la chanson francophone
107
Idol
L’idole
108
To increase the status of
Valoriser
109
To propel onto the world stage
Propulser sur la scène internationale
110
Globalisation
La mondialisation
111
Entertainment
Le divertissement
112
Poor/pathetic
Piètre
113
To save the soul/ soothe a savage breast
Adoucir les mœurs
114
Bypass/ ring road
Le périphérique
115
Civilising
Civilisateur
116
To linger/ daydream
Planer
117
Bouncer
Le videur
118
To soothe/ cradle/ rock
Percer
119
Record company
La maison de disque
120
To con
Rouler/ arnaquer
121
Brass band
La fanfare
122
Score/ sheet music
La partition
123
Bolt
Le verrou
124
Compost/ breeding ground
Le terreau
125
Custodian
La dépositaire
126
Frozen (fig)/ clotted
Figé
127
Lay/secular
Profané
128
Influence/ standing
Le rayonnement