Society Flashcards

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La parole / une langue maternelle / exprimer qch / bavard / s’exprimer / mal prononcer / articuler / le ton / l’intonation / accentuer une syllabe / sous-muet

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Speech / a mother tongue / to voice sth / chatty / to express oneself / to mispronounce / to articulate / the tone / intonation / to stress a syllabe / deaf and dumb

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Les façons de parler / murmurer / marmonner / crier / hurler / soupirer / grogner / sonore / assourdissant / perçant / fort / bas

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Ways of speaking / to mumble / to shout / to scream, to yell / to sigh / to grunt / resonant / deafening / piercing / loud / low

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Bavarder / faire des commérages / se vanter de qch / calomnier / rabâcher

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To chatter / to gossip / to boast about / to slander / to harp on

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Un lapsus / une gaffe / qui a son franc parler / sec (ton)

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A lapse / a blunder / outspoken / curt

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Prudent / reservé / discret / un euphémisme / un sous-entendu / garder le silence /

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Cautious / reserved / discreet / a euphemism / an understatement / to keep silent

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Les cordes vocales / bégayer (handicap) / bégayer (émotion) / postillonner / chercher ses mots / confus

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The vocal chords / to stammer / to stutter / to look for one’s words / confused

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Parler à voix basse / une voix basse, haute, forte, grave / baisser, élever la voix / un fort, léger accent / dire ce que l’on pense

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To keep one’s voice down / a low, high-pitched, loud, deep voice / to lower, raise one’s voice / a strong, slight accent / to speak one’s mind

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