Year 2 Vocab Week 9 Flashcards
publisher
éditeur/éditrice
publishing house
la maison d’édition
author
l’auteur
advance
l’advance
copyright
les droits d’auteur
to publish
éditer
publisher’s editor
lecteur/lectrice
to edit
corriger
publication
la publication
printer
l’imprimeur
the printers
l’imprimerie
to raise one’s voice
élever la voix
to raise one’s voice in anger
hausser le ton
within earshot
a portée de voix
aloud
a haute voix
aloud (not in secret)
tout haut
loud and clear
a haute et intelligible voix
high-pitched voice
voix de crécelle
booming voice
voix de stentor
you can’t hear yourself think around here!
on ne s’entend pas ici!
to give someone a headache
casser la tete
to deafen someone
crever les tympans a qqn
speech
le discours
commentator
commentateur/commentatrice
spokesperson
le porte-parole
to speak directly
s’adresser a
to whisper (to be discreet)
chuchoter
to whisper (discretion or tenderness)
murmurer
to whisper (tenderly or hypocritically)
susurrer
to interrupt
couper la parole a qqn
to let someone have a say
donner la parole a qqn
to have a lisp
avoir un cheveu sur la langue
don’t waste your breath!
ne perds pas ta salive!
you must be joking!
tu parles/vous parlez!
to shout at
apostropher
to reveal something shocking
assener
to moan/grumble
raler
to have the last word
avoir le dernier mot
to talk good sense
parler d’or
to come out with some pretty strong language
en dire des vertes e des pas mures
to give someone a good telling off
sonner les cloches a qqn
he hasn’t heard the last of this!
il va m’entendre!
to explain
expliquer
explanation
une explication
to define
définir
to translate
traduire
translation
une traduction
translator
traducteur/trice
to interpret
interpréter
interpreter
interprete
interpreting
interprétariat
interpretation
interprétation
that is to say that
c’est a dire que
what you have to remember is that
il faut savoir que
it goes without saying that
il va sans dire que
which accounts for the fact that
ce qui explique que
to shout (in pain)
crier
a shout
un cri
to exclaim
s’exclamer
exclamation
une exclamation
to call
appeler
a call
un appel
to yell
hurler
a yell/scream
un hurlement
to roar
rugir
to screech
glapir
to howl
brailler
to bawl
beugler
to shout (abuse)
vociférer
repetition
la répétition
to repeat
répéter
to do again
refaire
to tell again
redire
to start again
recommencer
to repeat oneself
radoter
to keep harping on
rabacher
echo
écho
encore
un bis
to give an encore to
bisser
it’s always the same old story!
c’est toujours la meme chanson!
back to the drawing board!
on efface tout et on recommence!
