Literary + Philosophical Terms Flashcards

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the context

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le contexte

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the ending

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le dénouement

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the duration

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la durée

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the passing of time

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l’écoulement

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a masterpiece

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un chef d’œuvre

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the comparison, simile

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la comparaison

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a work

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une œuvre

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literary

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littéraire

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the interior monologue

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le monologue intérieur

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the pattern

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le motif

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the climax

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le point culminant

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a perspective, point of view

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une optique

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a literary work

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un ouvrage littéraire

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the relationship

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le rapport

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the flashback

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le retour en arrière

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the absurd

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l’absurde

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the optimism

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l’optimisme

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the fatalism

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le fatalisme

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the determinism

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le déterminisme

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the existentialism

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l’existentialisme

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the philosophy

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la philosophie

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the philosopher

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le philosophe

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the philosophical current

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le courant philosophique

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the philosophical movement

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le mouvement philosophique

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the novel

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le roman

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the play

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la pièce (de théâtre)

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the playwright

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le dramaturge

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the portrayal

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le portrait

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to describe, portray

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décrire

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the literature

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la littérature

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an author

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un auteur

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the reader

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le lecteur

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gripping

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saisissant

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the scene

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la scène

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the act

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le tableau

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the chapter

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le chapitre

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the first part

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la première partie

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the philosophical tale

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le conte philosophique

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a metaphor

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une métaphore

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a non sequitur

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un sophisme

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a parallel

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un parallèle

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to refer

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faire référence à

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to allude to

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faire allusion à

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to highlight

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mettre en lumière

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to suggest

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laisser entendre

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to insinuate

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insinuer

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the narration

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la narration

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to narrate

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raconter

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the tenses

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les temps verbaux

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asyndeton

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l’asyndèète

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the tale

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le récit

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vivid descriptions

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les descriptions saisissantes

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figurative language

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le langage figuré

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time expressions

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les expressions temporelles

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the use of the first person

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l’usage de la première personne

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short sentences

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les phrases courtes

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the matter-of-fact narrative style

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le style narratif factuel

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the lack of emotive language

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le manque de langage émotif