Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Scarlet Letter Flashcards

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behoof

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intérêt

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hussy

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une jeune femme dépravée

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3
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free will

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libre arbitre

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4
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a fresh slate/ blank slate

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tabula rasa/ table rase

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5
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a covenant

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un contrat, un engagement

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a clause

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une proposition

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7
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to wince

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grimacer de douleur

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8
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a mouthpiece

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un porte-parole (objet)

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hindsight / retrospect

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avec le recul

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10
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dim

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sombre

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11
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a dale

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une vallée

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12
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benighted

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Plongé dans l’ignorance, obscurantisme

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13
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enlighted

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éclairé par la raison

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14
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An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth

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oeil pour oeil, dent pour dent

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stern

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austère, sévère

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lenient, lax, not strict enough

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laxiste

17
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a gathering

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un rassemblement

18
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selfrighteous

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être convaincu de faire la bonne chose tout le temps, les autres ont tord

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theocracy

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théocratie

20
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a token

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signe, symbole

21
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a sibilant sound

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une sifflante

22
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to brand

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marquer

23
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pre-destination

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prédestination

24
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to purge

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purger, éliminer

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prudish

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prude