Science, literature and art Flashcards

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une surface

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a surface

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aigu

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acute

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obtus

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obtuse

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une éprouvette

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a test-tube

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un aimant

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a magnet

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une lentille

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a lens

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grossir

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to magnify

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une balance

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(a pair of) scales

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vendre au poids

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to sell by weight

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large

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wide, broad

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la largeur

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width, breadth

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épais

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thick

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rimer

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to rhyme

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une strophe

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a stanza, a verse

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une épopée

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an epic

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un monologue

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a soliloquy

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les livres du programme

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the set books

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négligé

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slipshod

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maniéré, prétentieux

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affected

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banal

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commonplace

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rebattu

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hackneyed

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la concision

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conciseness

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un homme d’état

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a statesman

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l’apogée

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the climax

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le déclin

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the decay

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la chute

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the downfall

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une cotte de mailles

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a coat of mail

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une armure

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a suit of armour

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moyenâgeux

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medieval

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le donjon

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the keep

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les créneaux

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the battlements

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le fossé, la douve

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the moat

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un pont-levis

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a drawbridge

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un cachot

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a dungeon

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la ségrégation des gens de couleur

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the colour bar

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une fresque

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a fresco

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l’aquarelle

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watercolour

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un chevalet

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an easel

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un pinceau

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a brush

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une teinte, une nuance

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a hue, a tint

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rougeoyant, chaud

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glowing

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voyant, criard

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gaudy, garish

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une croûte

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a daub

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plaire à quelqu’un

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to suit so.’s taste

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poser pour qqun.

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to sit for so.

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un modèle

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a sitter

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une nature morte

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a still-life

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une esquisse

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a sketch

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une estampe

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a print

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une gravure

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an engraving

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une eau-forte

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an etching

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un ciseau, un burin

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a chisel

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sculpter

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to carve

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l’argile

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clay

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fondre, couler

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to cast

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un moule

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a mould

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ériger

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to erect, to set up

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le bois brut

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rough wood

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un violon

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a fiddle

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un archet

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a bow

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le clavecin

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the harpsichord

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exécuter un morceau

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to perform a piece

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le chef d’orchestre

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the conductor

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suivre la cadence, être en mesure

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to keep time

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battre la mesure

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to beat time

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un alto

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a viola

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un hautbois

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an oboe

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un cor

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a horn

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des timbales

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kettle-drums

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la cornemuse

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the bagpipe(s)

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une grosse caisse

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a big drum

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les musiciens des rues

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buskers

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un choeur, une chorale

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a choir

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mettre en musique

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to set to music

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le refrain

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the chorus, the burden

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chanter en choeur

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to sing in chorus

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une chanson contestataire

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a protest song

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a surface

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une surface

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acute

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aigu

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obtuse

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obtus

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a test-tube

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une éprouvette

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a magnet

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un aimant

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a lens

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une lentille

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to magnify

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grossir

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(a pair of) scales

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une balance

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to sell by weight

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vendre au poids

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wide, broad

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large

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width, breadth

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la largeur

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thick

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épais

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to rhyme

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rimer

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a stanza, a verse

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une strophe

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an epic

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une épopée

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a soliloquy

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un monologue

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the set books

A

les livres du programme

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slipshod

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négligé

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affected

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maniéré, prétentieux

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commonplace

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banal

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hackneyed

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rebattu

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conciseness

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la concision

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a statesman

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un homme d’état

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the climax

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l’apogée

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the decay

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le déclin

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the downfall

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la chute

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a coat of mail

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une cotte de mailles

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a suit of armour

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une armure

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medieval

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moyenâgeux

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the keep

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le donjon

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the battlements

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les créneaux

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the moat

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le fossé, la douve

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a drawbridge

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un pont-levis

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a dungeon

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un cachot

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the colour bar

A

la ségrégation des gens de couleur

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a fresco

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une fresque

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watercolour

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l’aquarelle

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an easel

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un chevalet

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a brush

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un pinceau

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a hue, a tint

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une teinte, une nuance

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glowing

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rougeoyant, chaud

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gaudy, garish

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voyant, criard

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a daub

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une croûte

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to suit so.’s taste

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plaire à quelqu’un

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to sit for so.

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poser pour qqun.

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a sitter

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un modèle

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a still-life

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une nature morte

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a sketch

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une esquisse

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a print

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une estampe

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an engraving

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une gravure

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an etching

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une eau-forte

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a chisel

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un ciseau, un burin

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to carve

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sculpter

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clay

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l’argile

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to cast

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fondre, couler

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a mould

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un moule

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to erect, to set up

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ériger

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rough wood

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le bois brut

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a fiddle

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un violon

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a bow

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un archet

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the harpsichord

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le clavecin

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to perform a piece

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exécuter un morceau

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the conductor

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le chef d’orchestre

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to keep time

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suivre la cadence, être en mesure

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to beat time

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battre la mesure

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a viola

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un alto

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an oboe

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un hautbois

145
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a horn

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un cor

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kettle-drums

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des timbales

147
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the bagpipe(s)

A

la cornemuse

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a big drum

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une grosse caisse

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buskers

A

les musiciens des rues

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a choir

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un choeur, une chorale

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to set to music

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mettre en musique

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the chorus, the burden

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le refrain

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to sing in chorus

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chanter en choeur

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a protest song

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une chanson contestataire