Unit 10, Level 1 Flashcards

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les mémoires (m)

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memoirs

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la biographie (f)

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biography

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l’autobiographie (f)

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autobiography

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le journal

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diary, journal

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le roman

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novel

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le conte

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tale

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la nouvelle

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short story

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la fable

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fable

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la parabole

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parable

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l’allégorie

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allegory

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le traité

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treatise

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l’étude (f)

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study

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l’essai (m)

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essay

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la dissertation

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dissertation

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le drame

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drama

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la pièce

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play

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la tragédie

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tragedy

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la comédie

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comedy

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le mélodrame

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melodrama

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la satire

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satire

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le pamphlet

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pamphlet

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le polar

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detective story

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le roman policier

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detective novel

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le roman à suspense

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thriller novel

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le roman courtois

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courtly romance

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romanesque

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novelistic

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l’œuvre de jeunesse (f)

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early work

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28
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le recueil

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anthology

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29
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l’anthologie (f)

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anthology

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30
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la collection

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collection

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31
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le conte de fée

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fairy story

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l’histoire de revenants (f)

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ghost story

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l’historiette

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little story, anecdote

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l’utopie (f)

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utopia

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utopique

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utopian

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la distopie

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distopia

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distopique

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distopian

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le poème

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poem

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la ballade

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ballad

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l’élégie

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elegy

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l’épigramme

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epigram

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l’ode (f)

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ode

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le vers

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line

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la strophe

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stanza

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la stance

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stanza

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le couplet

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couplet

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le refrain

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refrain

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48
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en vers rimés

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in rhyming verse

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en vers blancs

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in blank verse

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l’épopée (f)

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epic

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51
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les droits d’auteur (m)

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royalties

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52
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la narration

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narration

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53
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le narrater/la narratrice

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narrator

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le romancier/la romancière

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novelist

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le conteur/la conteuse

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story-teller

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le/la nouvelliste

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short-story writer

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le/la dramaturge

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dramatist

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le/la poète

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poet

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le ménestrel

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minstrel

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le trouvère

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trouvère

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le troubadour

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troubadour

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le/la mémorialiste

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memorialist, memoirs-writer

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le/la biographe

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biographer

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l’essayiste (m/f)

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essayist

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le chroniqueur/la chroniqueuse

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chronicler

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le compilateur/la compilatrice

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compiler

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le plan

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plan

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la rédaction

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draft

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l’intrigue (f)

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plot

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l’épisode (m)

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episode

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le scénario

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scenario

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l’acte (m)

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act

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la scène

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scene

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la couleur locale

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local colour (clothes, mannerisms, customs, and language that define a particular place or time)

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la structure d’ensemble

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overall structure

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le thème sous-jacent

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underlying theme

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le motif

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motif

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la préface

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preface

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le chapitre

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chapter

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la table des matières

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table of contents

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81
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la citation

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citation, quotation

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un style élevé

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an elevated style

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un style simple

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simple/plain style

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un style sobre

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sober style

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un style limpide

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limpid/clear style

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un style plat

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flat/dull/lifeless style

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un style banal

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trite/banal style

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un style monotone

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monotonous style

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un style sec

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dry style

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un style prosaïque

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pedestrian style

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bref et direct

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short and to the point

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dépeindre

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to depict

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accroître la tension

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to increase the tension

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soutenir l’intérêt

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to sustain/maintain the interest

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traiter de

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to deal with

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esquisser

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to outline

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développer

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to develop

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signaler

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to point out

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mettre en évidence

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highlight

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les figures de rhétorique (f)

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rhetorical figures

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l’antithèse

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antithesis

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le contraste

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contrast

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la comparaison

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comparison

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établir une comparaison entre

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to draw a comparison between

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l’exagération (f)

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exaggeration

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le paradoxe

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paradox

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la métaphore

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metaphor

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la métonymie

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metonymy

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l’onomatopée

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onomatopoeia

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onomatopéique

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onomatopoeic

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affirmer

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to maintain, assert

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certifier

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to assure

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soutenir

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to uphold, maintain

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prétendre

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to claim

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attester

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to testify, attest, vouch

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témoigner de

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to bear witness to

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confirmer

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to confirm

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avancer

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to advance

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garantir

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to guarentee

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donner son avis

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to give one’s opinion

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se prononcer en faveur de

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to speak out in favour of

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le commentaire

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comment, commentary

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la remarque

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faire observer que

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to remark, point out that

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mentionner

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to mention

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faire mention de

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to mention

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faire part de

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to announce, inform about

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communiquer

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to communicate

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notifier

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rapporter

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aviser de

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to advise, notify

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relater

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tenir quelqu’un au courant

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to keep someone informed

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narrer

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to narrate

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citer

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to cite, quote

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dicter

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to dictate

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la dictée

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détailler

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to explain/tell in detail; to give details of

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préciser

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to make clear, clarify, be more specific about

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clarifier

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to clarify

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mettre au clair

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to clarify

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faire comprendre

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to get something across

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disserter sur

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to speak about; hold forth on

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discourir de

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to speak about; hold forth on

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développer

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to develop, elaborate on

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définir

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s’adresser à

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to address

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causer

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s’entretenir

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to converse

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discuter

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to discuss, debate, argue

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dialoguer

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to converse

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deviser

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to converse

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bavarder

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draguer

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to chat up

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le dialogue

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un échange de vues

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exchange of views

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des pourparlers (m)

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discussions

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le tête-à-tête

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private conversation

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ne pas être d’accord

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to disagree

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disputer

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to dispute

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contredire

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to contradict

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différer d’opinion

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to dissent

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contester

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to contest, dispute

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se disputer

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to quarrel

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se brouiller

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to fall out

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se quereller

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to quarrel

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la discussion

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une discussion enflammée

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a heated argument

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le désaccord

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disagreement

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le différend

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difference

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le dissentiment

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dissent, difference

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la discorde

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la différence d’opinions

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difference of opinion

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la divergence d’opinions

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difference of opinion

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la dispute

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un sujet de dispute

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cause of argument

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la mésentente

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disagreement

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la brouille

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la protestation

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s’élever contre

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to speak out against

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élever une objection

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to raise an objection

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être opposé à

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to be opposed to

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régler un conflit

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to settle a dispute

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demander

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requérir

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to request

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un appel

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supplier

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prier

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to beg, entreat

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implorer

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to beg, implore

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réclamer

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to call for

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revendiquer

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la revendication

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mettre en doute/question

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la demande de renseignements

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demander conseil

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to consult, ask for advice

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interroger

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to question, interrogate

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l’interrogation (f)

A

interrogation

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l’interrogatoire (m)

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interrogration

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objecter

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to object, raise an objection

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rétorquer

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répliquer

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riposter

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remettre quelqu’un à sa place

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to put someone in his/her place

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s’adresser à

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to speak to, address

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causant

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se plaindre

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to complain

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la plainte

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la réclamation

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critiquer

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to criticise

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la critique

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critique

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médire de

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to malign, speak ill of

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dénigrer

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to denigrate

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la mauvaise langue

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scandalmongerer

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la médisance

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gossip, scandalmongering

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médisant

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malicious gossip

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élever la voix

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to raise one’s voice

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crier

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to cry out, scream, screech

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s’exclamer

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to exclaim

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s’écrier

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to exclaim, cry out

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pousser des cris

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pousser de grands cris

223
Q

vociférer

A

to shout, roar

224
Q

hurler

225
Q

acclamer

226
Q

chuchoter

A

to whisper

227
Q

susurrer

A

to whisper

228
Q

souligner

A

to underline

229
Q

mettre l’accent sur

A

to emphasize

230
Q

faire ressortir

A

to emphasize

231
Q

s’exprimer

A

to express oneself

232
Q

traiter

A

to discuss, deal with, treat

233
Q

faire allusion à

A

to allude to, refer to

234
Q

badiner

235
Q

blaguer

A

to joke, kid

236
Q

prendre la parole

A

to speak, take the floor

237
Q

couper la parole à quelqu’un

A

to cut someone short

238
Q

mesurer ses paroles

A

to weigh one’s words

239
Q

avoir la parole facile

A

to be a fluent speaker

240
Q

parler à tort et à travers

A

to say any old thing, to talk nonsense

241
Q

tenir sa langue

A

to hold one’s toungue

242
Q

laconique

243
Q

bavard

A

chatty, talkative

244
Q

verbeux

245
Q

laisser échapper

A

to blurt out

246
Q

révéler

A

to reveal, give away

247
Q

trahir

A

to reveal, give away

248
Q

rédiger

249
Q

l’écriture fine (f)

A

nice handwriting

250
Q

l’écriture anguleuse (f)

A

angular handwriting

251
Q

épeler

252
Q

noter

253
Q

marquer

254
Q

inscrire

A

to write down

255
Q

gommer

A

to erase, to rub out

256
Q

effacer

A

to erase, to score out

257
Q

barrer

A

to cross out

258
Q

biffer

A

to score out

259
Q

la biffure

A

crossing-out, deletion

260
Q

rayer

A

to score out

261
Q

la rayure

A

crossing-out

262
Q

raturer

263
Q

la rature

A

crossing-out, deletion

264
Q

lire tout bas

A

to read to oneself

265
Q

lire tout haut

A

to read aloud

266
Q

déchiffrer

A

to decipher

267
Q

le déchiffrage

A

decoding, deciphering, sight-reading

268
Q

dévourer

269
Q

feuilleter

A

to leaf through

270
Q

parcourir

271
Q

l’agenda (m)

272
Q

le carnet

273
Q

le bloc

A

pad (writing)

274
Q

le sous-main

A

desk blotter

275
Q

le buvard

276
Q

l’abrégé (m)

A

the summary

277
Q

l’abécédaire

A

alphabet primer

278
Q

le feuillet

279
Q

la reliure

280
Q

le chapitre

281
Q

le paragraphe

282
Q

l’alinéa

283
Q

la colonne

284
Q

la table des matières

285
Q

la jacquette

A

dust jacket

286
Q

le catalogue

287
Q

les rayons (m)

288
Q

la vitrine

A

glass case