Society - Speaking and Speech Flashcards

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bavard

A

talkative, chatty

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mal prononcer

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to mispronounce

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3
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marmonner

A

to mumble

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4
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pousser un cri perçant

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to shriek

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5
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brailler

A

to brawl

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6
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soupirer

A

to sigh {aï}

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grogner

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to grunt

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sonore

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sonorous, resonant

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assourdissant

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deafening

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perçant

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piercing

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11
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bavard, loquace

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garrulous

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volubile

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voluble

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13
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bavarder, papoter

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to chatter

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un moulin à paroles

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a chatterer, a chatterbox, a windbag

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se vanter de qch

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to boast about sth

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16
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vantard

A

boastful

17
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fanfaronner au sujet de qch

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to brag about sth

18
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un lapsus

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a slip of the tongue / a lapse

19
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une gaffe

A

a blunder

20
Q

critiquer, dénigrer

A

to run down sby

21
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discourir sans fin

A

to ramble on

22
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rabâcher, ressasser

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to harp on a subject

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sec (ton)

A

curt

24
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prudent

A

cautious

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discret

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discreet

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un sous-entendu

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an understatement

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postillonner

A

to splutter

28
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manger ses mots

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to slur one’s words

29
Q

parler plus fort

A

to speak up

30
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parler à voix basse

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to speak under one’s breathe

31
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d’une voix rassurante

A

in a soothing voice

32
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à voix basse

A

in a quiet voice

33
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tourner autour du pot

A

to beat about the bush