Words to describe a document

Question 1

a photograph taken from a short distance that gives a very detailed picture

Answer 1

a close-up

Question 2

Different types of photograph

Answer 2

Low/high angle shot

Question 3

the time and the place in which the action of a book, film, play, etc. happens

Answer 3

the setting

Question 4

the overall character, feeling, or mood of a place or situation

Answer 4

the general atmosphere

Question 5

dans la partie du haut/du bas

Answer 5

in the upper/lower part

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devant/derrière

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in front of/behind

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dessus/dessous

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above/under

Question 8

en haut/en bas

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at the top/at the bottom

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au premier/deuxième plan

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in the foreground/in the background

Question 10

Different ways to form an opinion or guess that something is true because of the information that you have (4)

Answer 10

We can guess/imagine/deduce/infer that…

Question 11

Different purposes of a doc (8)

Answer 11

To entertain, to amuse, to convey values, to pass on a message, to shock, to surprise, to mock, to condemn

Question 12

Adj to qualify the doc (7)

Answer 12

Convincing, puzzling (difficult to explain or understand), disturbing, threatening, conventional, exaggerated, intriguing

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the main or central point of something, especially of attention or interest

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the focus

Question 14

a short piece of text under a picture in a book, magazine, or newspaper that describes the picture or explains what the people in it are doing or saying

Answer 14

the caption

Question 15

a phrase that is often repeated by and therefore becomes connected with a particular organization or person, especially someone famous such as a television entertainer (2)

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the catchphrase, the motto

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Depuis…à

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As from (january 2020) to/until (december 2020)

Question 17

Depuis

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From/starting from (2020)

Question 18

the symbol for a number or an amount expressed in numbers

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a figure

Question 19

tableau

Answer 19

a table

Question 20

un graphique en camembert

Answer 20

a pie chart

Question 21

un graphique en courbes

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a line chart

Question 22

un graphique à barres

Answer 22

a (customized) bar chart

Question 23

Ce tableau met en lumière les principaux chiffres année après année

Answer 23

This table highlights the most important figures year by year.

Question 24

To fall dramatically (4)

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To slump by (number) over (period) to (number); to plummet; to collapse; to spiral downwards.

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Augmenter (4)

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To go up; to grow; to increase by; to rise by.

Question 26

to rise very quickly to a high level (3)

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To spiral upwards; to shot up; to soar.

Question 27

to reach the highest, strongest, or best point, value, or level of skill

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To peak/reach a peak.

Question 28

moving or operating more slowly than usual and with less energy or power

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sluggish

Question 29

to have reached the lowest point in a continuously changing situation and to be about to improve

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to bottom out (often w/ present perfect/continous)

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Rester stable (3)

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To remain stable/unchanged/steady (often w/ present perfect+since)

Question 31

Comparé à

Answer 31

Compared to/with

Question 32

a general development or change in a situation or in the way that people are behaving

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a trend