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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

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Vouloir dire/ signifier/ transmettre

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Effect

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L’effet/ l’impact

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Work

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Une oeuvre

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To have an effect on….

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Avoir un impact sur…..

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Influence on…

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L’influence sur…

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To symbolise

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Symboliser

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To represent

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Représenter

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Representation/ characterisation

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La représentation/ la caractérisation

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To develop

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Développer

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In the beginning

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Au début

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At the end

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À la fin

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Examine

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Examiner

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Judge/ come to a judgement

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Juger/ porter un jugement

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To explain

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Expliquer

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Treat/ discuss/ deal with

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Traiter de/ discuter/ Parler de

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The setting

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Le cadre

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The climax

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L’apogée/ le point culminant

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Irony

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L’ironie

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Ironic

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Ironique

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Symbol

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Le symbole

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Symbolic

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Symbolique

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Humour

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L’humour

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Funny/ witty

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Amusant/ spirituel/ plein d’esprit

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Funny

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Amusant/ drôle

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Strange/ funny/ odd

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Étrange/ drôle/ bizarre

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Uncanny

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Mystérieux / étrange/ troublant

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Depressing

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Déprimant

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Sad

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Triste

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Melancholy

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Mélancolique

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Tragic

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Tragique

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Romantic

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Romantique

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Tragedy

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Une tragédie

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Comedy

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Une comédie

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Tragicomedy

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Une tragicomédie

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Drama

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Le théâtre

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Satire

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Une satire

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Biography

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Une biographie

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Tension/ suspense

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La tension/ le suspense

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To personify / to represent

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Personnifier/ représenter

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Personification/ representation

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La personnification/ la représentation

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To express (oneself)

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S’exprimer

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To question

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Questionner

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Premiere/ first performance of a play or film

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La première

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To be central

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Être central (à)

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Flashback

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Un flash-back

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An inner monologue

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Un monologue intérieur

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To hold a monologue

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Faire un monologue

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To interpret

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Interpréter

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To publish

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Publier

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The novel (published in 1912)

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Le roman (publié en 1912)

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Allusion

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Une allusion

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Antithesis/ opposite

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L’antithèse / l’opposé

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Metaphor

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La métaphore

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Recurring theme

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Le thème récurrent

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Alienation

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L’aliénation

A2 French - Film/literature (3 decks)

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