Useful phrases Flashcards
There is a connection between …
il y a un lien entre
…is an important part of the plot
est un element important de l’intrigue (accent up on 1st 2nd e element)
the unfolding of the plot
le developpement de l’intrigue
unlike what happens in the first part of the novel
contrairement a (accent) ce qui se passe dans la premiere partie du roman
the parallel is clear between
le parallele (acc 1st e down) est evident (acc e up) entre
as we see at the beginning/middle/end
comme nous le voyons au debut / au milleu/ au denouement du roman
seen in the context of
vu(e) dans le contexte de
we must consider the context of
il faut considerer le context de (acc up 1st e)
a philosophical perspective shows us that
une perspective philosophique nous montre que
a reader in the 1940s might consider that
Un lecteur des annees 1940 considerait peut-etre que…
he was a man of his time
C’etait un homme de son temps
he’s an easy going character
c’est un personnage passif
he has a violent personality
il a un caractere violent (acc 1st e down)
to consider him from a moral point of view
le considerer d’un point de vue moral (acc 1st e up)
he has a simple way of speaking
sa facon de parler est simple
let us examine the narrators style
examinons le style de narrateur
…is highly symbolic
est hautement symbolique
camus choses to use metaphorical language
camus choisit le langage metaphorique (acc e up)
his personality is expressed in his choice of words
son caractere s’exprime a travers son choix de mots
a short quotation can show that…
une courte citation peut demontrer que
short sentances without complex grammatical structures
de courtes phrases depourvues de structures grammaticales complexes(acc up 4th e)
to turn to the theme of the natural world
pour aborder le theme de la nature (acc 3rd e down)
the importance of the character of the …. where the theme of …. is concerned
l’importance du personnage de l’ … en ce qui concerne le theme de ….
this theme is closely linked to
ce theme est etroitement lie a
this theme s illustrated by
ce theme est illustre par
i will focus on the theme of…
j’insisterai tout particulierement sur le theme de… (acc on partic e down)
an episode which highlights this theme would be
un episode (acc 1st e up) qui met ce theme en relief serait…
as well as this point I would like to examine the theme of ….
outre cet element (acc 1st 2nd e up), je voudrais aussi examiner le theme du…..
Camus underlines this theme by writing…
camus souligne se theme en ecrivant..
