Literary words 2023 Flashcards

1
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comme si

A

as if / as though

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2
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en fait / en réalité

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actually

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3
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se déroule

A

takes place / is set

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4
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il y a

A

there is / there are

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5
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symboliser / représenter

A

symbolize / represent / stand for /

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6
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sinon

A

otherwise

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7
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atmosphère

A

atmosphere

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8
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un personnage

A

a character

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9
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un auteur

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an author

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10
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se concentrer sur

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to focus on

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11
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1ère de couverture

A

book cover

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12
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citation

A

quote

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13
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ça semble

A

it seems

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14
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ainsi

A

thus

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15
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la trame d’une histoire / l’intrigue

A

the plot

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16
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chercher à comprendre

A

to figure out

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17
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l’apogée d’une histoire

A

climax

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18
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quand on attend l’apogée mais que ça n’arrive pas

A

anti-climax

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19
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changement inattendu d’une histoire

A

plot twist

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20
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les détails

A

details

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21
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le personnage principal

A

the main character

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22
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une occurrence

A

an occurrence

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23
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un cliché

A

a cliche / a common trope

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24
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contrairement à

A

unlike

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25
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illustrer qqch

A

depict smth

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26
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tendu

A

tense

27
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champs lexical

A

lexical field

28
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cible

A

target

29
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la police d’écriture

A

the font

30
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prédominant

A

predominant

31
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échappatoire

A

escapism

32
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amené

A

conveyed

33
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par exemple

A

for example / for instance

34
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vers/ dans une direction

A

towards

35
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probable / a de bonnes chances de se produire

A

likely

36
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comportement

A

behavior

37
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mélangé entre / un mélange entre

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mixed between / a mix between

38
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desespoir

A

despair

39
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impossibilité d’agir

A

helplessness

40
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se répandre à travers

A

to permeate through

41
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terne / sans saveur

A

bland

42
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comme montré / illustré

A

as shown

43
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les éléments externes

A

external elements

44
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entravé

A

hindered

45
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parti politique

A

political party

46
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enflé

A

swollen

47
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le coude

A

elbow

48
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usé

A

worn

49
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désirer fortement

A

to crave

50
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faire du braconnage

A

pouch

51
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bien que

A

albeit

52
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indices

A

hints

53
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ainsi / en conséquence

A

hence / henceforth

54
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amélioré

A

enhanced

55
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l’angoisse

A

anguish

56
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la limite

A

edge

57
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conséquemment

A

consequently

58
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devoir

A

shall

59
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superficiel

A

shallow

60
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une vanité

A

a vanity

61
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pendant que

A

while

62
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vil

A

vile

63
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appeal to nature

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if it’s natural then it’s good

64
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argumentum ad populum

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if many people believe it, then it’s true