TOPIC FOUR: La Musique Contemporaine 🎶 Flashcards

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un accordéon

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an accordion

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le compositeur

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a composer

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aborder

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to tackle

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en direct

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live

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divertir

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to entertain

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le don

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a gift / a talent

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à l’échelle internationale

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on an international level

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les goûts musicaux

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musical tastes

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mêler les styles

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to mix styles

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le nom de scène

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stage name

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les paroles

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lyrics

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le public

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audience

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la reprise de chanson

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the cover version of a song

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talenteux

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talented

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la vedette

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star

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les ventes

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sales

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la bande sonore

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soundtrack

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le chanteur / la chanteuse

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singer (m+f)

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le musicien / la musicienne

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musician (m+f)

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faire partie intégrante de

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to be an integral part of

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les répétitions

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rehearsals

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la tournée

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tour

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les clips vidéos

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music videos

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les concours

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competition

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une menace
a threat
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menacer
to threaten
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provocateur / provocatrice
provocative (m+f)
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le refrain
chorus
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la réussite
success
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sauvegarder / sauver
to save (2)
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en déclin
in decline
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américanisé
americanized
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la frontière
border
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l'identité nationale
national identity
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étonnant (4 but you only need 2)
astonishing / amazing / shocking / surprising
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inhabituel
different / unusual
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rapprocher
to bring closer
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surprenant
surprising / perplexing
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un auteur
an author / writer
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un groupe
a band
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la mode
fashion / trend
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la musique contemporaine
contemporary music
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à la pointe
at the forefront / cutting age
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avoir des goûts éclectiques
to have varied tastes
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un téléspectateur / une téléspectatrice
a tv viewer (m+f)
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s'apparenter à
to relate to / to be similar to
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en tête
in the lead / in front
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se produire
to perform / to appear
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sortir
to be released / to come out
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croître
to grow
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la fierté
pride
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la francophonie
french speaking countries & character
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promouvoir
to promote
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le surnom
nickname
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le tournant du siècle
the turn of the century
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difficile
difficult / fussy
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s'identifier à
to identify with
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entraînant / entêtant
catchy (2)
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l'album
an album
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l'ambiance
atmosphere
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l'appareil
device
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apprendre à jouer
to learn to play
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avoir du talent
to be talented
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la batterie
drums
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bouger
to move
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le chant
singing
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collaborer
to collaborate
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le contenu
content
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de bonne humeur
in a good mood
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de mauvaise humeur
in a bad mood
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la décoverte
discovery
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diffuser
to broadcast
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le disque d'or
gold record
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donner du plaisir
to give pleasure
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le duo
duet
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l'échange
exchange
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les écouteurs
headphones
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l'émission
programme
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en direct
live
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le fichier audio
audio file
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l'enceinte
speaker
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l'enregistrement
recording
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l'évasion
escape
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la génération précédente
the previous generation
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la guitare
guitar
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l'habitude culturelle
a cultural habit
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improviser
to improvise
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l'instrument
instrument
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intitulé
entitled
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le lecteur mp3
mp3 player
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la mélodie
melody
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le micro(phone)
microphone
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le morceau
piece
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le mouvement populaire
popular movement
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la musique classique
classical music
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la musique de fond
background music
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la musique numérique
digital music
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la notoriété
fame
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la nouveauté
new product
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l'organisateur / l'organisatrice
organiser (m+f)
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le poème
poem
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la poésie
poetry
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le poète / la poète
poet (m+f)
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publier
to publish
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la reconnaissance
gratitude
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répéter
to rehearse
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le rythme
rhythm
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la salle de concert
concert hall
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s'améliorer
to get better
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se défenir
to define oneself
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se démarquer
to stand out
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se détendre
to relax
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le son
sound
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le sondage
survey
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le single
single
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le solo
solo
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le studio d'enregistrement
recording studio
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le tube
hit
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la variété française
french songs
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la vente de billet
ticket sale
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la voix
voice
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l'activité culturelle
cultural activity
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les arts médiatiques
media arts
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l'atelier
workshop
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censurer
to censor
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chanter faux
to sing out of tune
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chanter juste
to sing in tune
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la chorale
choir
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construire son identité
to build an identity
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convaincre
to convince
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la diffusion en continue
streaming
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.
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la disparition
disappearance
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dissiper
to disperse
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distinguer
to distinguish
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ému
emotional
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en dépit de
in spite of
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en progression
on the rise
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enrichi
enriched
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entièrement
entirely
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évoluer
to evolve
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fredonner
to hum
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graver
to burn cd
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le hit parade
charts
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l'hommage
tribute
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le libre accès
free access
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lier
to bind
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mêler les styles
to mix styles
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l'orchestre
orchestra
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le renseignement
a piece of information
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la répétition
rehearsal
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ressentir
to feel
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se couper du monde
to cut yourself off from the rest of the world
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se perfectionner
to perfect
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se renseigner
to inquire
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s'entraîner
to practise
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significatif
significant
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s'intégrer
to fit in
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le slam
slam (music)
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soulager
to relieve
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la table de mixage
mixing desk