Speaking Flashcards
affirmer
to maintain, assert
certifier
to assure
soutenir
to uphold, maintain
prétendre
to claim
attester
to testify, vouch
témoigner de
to bear witness to
confirmer
to confirm
avancer
to advance
garantir
to guarantee, vouch
donner son avis
to give one’s opinion
se prononcer en faveur de
to speak out in favour of
le commentaire
comment, commentary
la remarque
remark
faire observer que
to remark, point out that
mentionner
to mention
faire mention de
to mention
faire part de
to announce, inform about
communiquer
to communicate
notifier
notify
rapporter
to report
aviser de
to advise, notify
relater
to relater
tenir quelqu’un au courant
to keep someone informed
narrer
to narrate
citer
to cite, quote
dicter
to dictate
la dictée
dictation
détailler
to explain/tell in detail; to give details of
préciser
to make clear, clarify, be more specific about
clarifier
to clarify
mettre au clair
to clarify
faire comprendre
to get something across
disserter sur
to speak about; hold forth on
discourir de
to speak about; hold forth on
développer
to develop, elaborate on
définir
to define
s’adresser à
to address
causer
to chat
s’entretenir
to converse
discuter
to discuss, debate, argue
dialoguer
to converse
deviser
to converse
bavarder
to chat
draguer
to chat up
le dialogue
dialogue
un échange de vues
exchange of views
des pourparlers (m)
discussions
le tête-à-tête
private conversation
ne pas être d’accord
to disagree
disputer
to dispute
contredire
to contradict
différer d’opinion
to dissent
contester
to contest, dispute
se disputer
to quarrel
se brouiller
to fall out
se quereller
to quarrel
la discussion
argument
une discussion enflammée
a heated argument
le désaccord
disagreement
le différend
difference
le dissentiment
dissent, difference
la discorde
discord
la différence d’opinions
difference of opinion
la divergence d’opinions
difference of opinion
la dispute
dispute
un sujet de dispute
cause for argument
la mésentente
disagreement
la brouille
quarrel
la protestation
protest
s’élever contre
to speak out against
élever une objection
to raise an objection
être opposé à
to be opposed to
régler un conflit
to settle a dispute
demander
to ask
requérir
to request
un appel
appeal
supplier
to beg
prier
to beg, entreat
implorer
to beg, implore
réclamer
to call for
revendiquer
to claim
la revendication
claim
mettre en doute/question
to query
la demande de renseignements
enquiry
demander conseil
to consult, ask for advice
interroger
to question, interrogate
l’interrogation (f)
interrogation
l’interrogatoire (m)
interrogation
objecter
to object, raise an objection
rétorquer
to retort
répliquer
to retort
riposter
to retort
remettre quelqu’un à sa place
to put someone in his/her place
s’adresser à
to speak to, address
causant
chatty
se plaindre
to complain
la plainte
complaint
la réclamation
complaint
critiquer
to criticise
la critique
criticism
critique
critical
médire de
to malign, speak ill of
dénigrer
to denigrate
la mauvaise langue
scandalmongerer
la médisance
gossip, scandalmongering
médisant
malicious gossip
élever la voix
to raise one’s voice
crier
to cry out, scream, screech
s’exclamer
to exclaim
s’écrier
to exclaim, cry out