Useful Vocab for writing Flashcards

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Scene

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Une scène

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Dialogue

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Un dialogue

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Monologue

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Un monologue

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Quotation

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Une citation

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Plot

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L’histoire/ l’action/ l’intrigue

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Subplot

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L’intrigue secondaire

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The characters

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Les personnages

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Main character

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Le personnage principal

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Protagonist

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Le/la protagoniste

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Character

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Le personnage

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Secondary/ minor character

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Un personnage secondaire

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Hero/ heroine

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Le héros/ l’héroïne

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Role

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Un rôle

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To tell (a story)

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Raconter (une histoire)

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Narrator

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Le narrateur/ la narratrice

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It is about

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Cela parle de ..

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It is about/ it deals with (a theme)

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Cela parle de/ cela traite du thème de…

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Theme

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Le thème

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Proposition/ theory

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La proposition/ la théorie

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Styld

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Le style

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Relationship

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La relation

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Relationships

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Les relations

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Circumstances

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Les circonstances

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Meaning/ significance

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Le sens/ la signification

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To mean/ to stand for/ to convey
Vouloir dire/ signifier/ transmettre
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Effect
L'effet/ l'impact
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Work
Une oeuvre
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To have an effect on....
Avoir un impact sur.....
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Influence on...
L'influence sur...
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To symbolise
Symboliser
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To represent
Représenter
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Representation/ characterisation
La représentation/ la caractérisation
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To develop
Développer
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In the beginning
Au début
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At the end
À la fin
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Examine
Examiner
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Judge/ come to a judgement
Juger/ porter un jugement
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To explain
Expliquer
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Treat/ discuss/ deal with
Traiter de/ discuter/ Parler de
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The setting
Le cadre
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The climax
L'apogée/ le point culminant
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Irony
L'ironie
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Ironic
Ironique
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Symbol
Le symbole
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Symbolic
Symbolique
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Humour
L'humour
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Funny/ witty
Amusant/ spirituel/ plein d'esprit
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Funny
Amusant/ drôle
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Strange/ funny/ odd
Étrange/ drôle/ bizarre
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Uncanny
Mystérieux / étrange/ troublant
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Depressing
Déprimant
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Sad
Triste
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Melancholy
Mélancolique
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Tragic
Tragique
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Romantic
Romantique
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Tragedy
Une tragédie
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Comedy
Une comédie
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Tragicomedy
Une tragicomédie
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Drama
Le théâtre
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Satire
Une satire
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Biography
Une biographie
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Tension/ suspense
La tension/ le suspense
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To personify / to represent
Personnifier/ représenter
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Personification/ representation
La personnification/ la représentation
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To express (oneself)
S'exprimer
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To question
Questionner
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Premiere/ first performance of a play or film
La première
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To be central
Être central (à)
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Flashback
Un flash-back
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An inner monologue
Un monologue intérieur
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To hold a monologue
Faire un monologue
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To interpret
Interpréter
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To publish
Publier
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The novel (published in 1912)
Le roman (publié en 1912)
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Allusion
Une allusion
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Antithesis/ opposite
L'antithèse / l'opposé
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Metaphor
La métaphore
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Recurring theme
Le thème récurrent
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Alienation
L'aliénation