Useful essay language Flashcards

1
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l’intérêt sur

A

the focus is on

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2
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un modèle

A

a pattern

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3
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le point culminant

A

a climax

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4
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un indice

A

a clue

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5
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un mot clé

A

key word

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6
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avoir lieu

A

to take place

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7
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souligner

A

to underline

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8
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faire ressortir

A

to bring out

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9
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dépeindre

A

to characterise

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10
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signifier

A

to mean

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11
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évoquer

A

to convey

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12
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faire allusion à

A

to allude to

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13
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j’estime que

A

I think that

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14
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je suis convaincue que

A

I believe strongly

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15
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il convient d’ajouter que

A

also

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16
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pour conclure je dirais que

A

to conclude I would

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17
Q

considérons

A

let us consider

18
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il faut bien qu’on reconnaisse que

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it is necessary that we recognise/know/acknowledge

19
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à titre d’exemple

A

for example

20
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il est indéniable que

A

it is undeniable that

21
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l’action centrale

A

main plot

22
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l’antithese

A

antithesis

23
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l’arriere-plan

A

the background

24
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le cadre

A

setting

25
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dépeindre

A

to depict

26
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établir une comparaison entre

A

to draw a comparison between

27
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l’exagération

A

exaggeration

28
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la figure de style

A

stylistic device

29
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le fil du récit

A

narrative thread

30
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l’intrigue

A

plot

31
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l’intrigue secondaire

A

subplot

32
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mettre en evidence

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to highlight

33
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le motif

A

motif

34
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le retour en arriere

A

flashback

35
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signaler

A

to point out

36
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le theme sous-jacent

A

underlying theme

37
Q

traiter de

A

to deal with

38
Q

au contraire

A

on the contrary

39
Q

d’un côté…de l’autre côté

A

on the one hand…on the other hand

40
Q

par dessus tout

A

above all

41
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nul ne peut nier

A

it cannot be denied that

42
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il apparait donc que

A

it therefore appears that