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Vocabulary 3 ( Litterture And History) Flashcards

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Abstrait

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Abstract

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Abstract

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Abstrait

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Connotation

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Connotation ( noun) –> a feeling or idea that is suggested by a particular word although it needs not be a part of the word’s meaning .

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A dialect

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Un dialecte

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Un dialecte

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A dialect

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Euphemism (noun)

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Euphémisme (utilisé un mot ou un propos pour éviter d’évoquer un propos choquant ou désagréable )

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Euphémisme

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Euphemism ( noun ) –> a word or a phrase used to avoid saying an unpleasant or offensive word.

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Une figure de style

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A figure of speech ( an expression that uses words to mean something different from their ordinary meaning .

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A figure of speech

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Une figure de style

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A figure of speech

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Une figure de style

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Publisher (noun)

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Éditeur

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Éditeur

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Publisher (noun)

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Éditeur

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Publisher (noun)

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Protagonist

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Protagoniste

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Protagoniste

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Protagonist

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A plot

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Une intrigue

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Une intrigue

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A plot

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Une intrigue

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A plot

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An outcome (noun)

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Un résultat

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Un résultat

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An outcome (noun)

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A masterpiece (noun)

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Un chef d’oeuvre

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A masterpiece (noun)

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Un chef d’oeuvre

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Un chef d’oeuvre

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A masterpiece

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Dictionnaire / thésaurus

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Thesaurus (noun)

  • a book that lists words in groups of synonyms and related concepts.
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Thesaurus

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Dictionnaire / thésaurus

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Une comparaison

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A simile (noun)

  • a figure of speech involving the comparaison of one thing with another thing of a different kind , used to make a description more emphatic or vivid ( ex : this man is as brave as a lion )
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A simile (noun)

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Une comparaison

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To foreshadow ( a verb)

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Annoncer

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Annoncer

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To foreshadow (a verb)

  • to act as a warning or sign of a future event .
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Prominent ( noun)

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Important

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Important

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Prominent (noun)

  • something important/ famous
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Purpose ( noun)

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Un objectif

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Un objectif

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A purpose (noun)

–> the reason for which something exists or for which something is done or created

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Idiomatic (adjectif)

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Idiomatique

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Idiomatic (adjectif)

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Idiomatique

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Idiomatique

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Idiomatic (adj)

–> idiomatic also means natural in expressions but not too formal .

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Abstract ( the second meaning) = a noun

–> a summary of the contents of books / speech or article

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Un résumé (like a specific summary)

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Un résumé (like a specific summary)

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Abstract (noun)

—> a summary of the contents of books, speech or article

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A setting ( noun)

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Un cadre ( une sorte d'organisation) 
(Ex: un cadre de travail ???)
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Un cadre ( une sorte d'organisation) 
(Ex: un cadre de théâtre ???)
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A setting (noun)

—> the place and timr at which a play / novel or film is represented as happening.

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Narrative (noun)

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Narrative

—>A story or description of a series of events

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A drama ( noun) –> 3 translations

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Un drame / une pièce de théâtre / une tragédie

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Un drame / une pièce de théâtre / une tragédie

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A drama (noun)

–> a play for theatre / radio or television

—> an exciting/ emotional/ or unexpected event or circumstance

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