Literary words Flashcards

1
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author

A

auteur

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2
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character

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personnage

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3
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the main character

A

le personnage principal

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4
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the plot

A

l’intrigue

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5
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book cover

A

couverture de livre

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6
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Minimalistic

A

minimaliste

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7
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To focus on

A

se concentrer sur

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8
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Details

A

détails

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9
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To quote

A

citer

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10
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The target

A

la cible

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11
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the climax

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le point culminant

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12
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Anticlimactic

A

devrait être le point culminant mais en fait, rien ne se passe

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13
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Lexical field

A

champs lexical

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14
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prédominant

A

predominant

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15
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police d’écriture

A

font

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16
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représenter / symboliser

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symbolize / stand for / represent

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17
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Propagande

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propaganda

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18
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allégorie

A

allegory

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19
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analyser

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analyze

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20
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metaphorique

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metaphorical

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21
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signaler / mettre en avant

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to point out

22
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un point de vue

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a point of view

23
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comme si

A

as if / as though

24
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discours

A

speech

25
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un mot valise

A

a portmanteau word

26
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anaphore

A

anaphora

27
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periphrase

A

periphrase

28
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la censure

A

censorship

29
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un extrait

A

an extract

30
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grâce à

A

thanks to

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à cause de

A

because of

32
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c’est un mélange entre

A

mixed between

33
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ça parle de

A

it’s about / it deals with

34
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le dirigeant

A

the leader

35
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premièrement, deuxièmement, troisièmement

A

First, secondly, thirdly

36
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donne une forte envie de

A

to compel

37
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en effet

A

indeed

38
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par exemple

A

for instance

39
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dualité

A

duality

40
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avoir le cafard

A

to feel blue

41
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cependant

A

however / nonetheless/ yet

42
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présumément

A

allegedly

43
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tordu /distordu

A

twisted

44
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lugubre

A

gloomy

45
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en soi

A

inherently

46
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terne

A

dull

47
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vue en plongé

A

upwards shot

48
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en conclusion / pour conclure

A

to conclude / in conclusion / as a conclusion

49
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en réalité, si on s’en tient aux faits

A

as a matter of fact

50
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on ne peut pas s’y fier

A

unreliable