01 Flashcards

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verry narrow in scope

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Étendu très limité

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trivial

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sans intérêt

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trite

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banal, plat

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badly put

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mal exprimé

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5
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To re phrase

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reformuler

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flimsy

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creux, manquant de substance

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feeble

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faible sans vigueur

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tedious

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fastidieux

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irksome

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ingrat ennuyeux

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devoid of intérest

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dépourvu d intérêts

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pedestrian, prosaic

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plat

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unvaried

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dépourvu de variété

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groundless assertions

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des affirmations sans fondement

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Inaccurate

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inexact

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pedantic

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pedant

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formal

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soigné, pesant

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affected

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affecté, peu naturel

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obsolete

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désuet

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colloquial

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style familier

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indecorous

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de mauvais goût

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ludicrous

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risible ridicule

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coarse

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grossier, brutal

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setting

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le cadre

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périodic’al

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periodique

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a purple patch/passage
un morceau de bravoure
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the authors design
le dessein de l'auteur
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to allude to something
faire allusion à quelque chose
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to quote
citer
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a quotation from
une citation de
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viewpoint | standpoint
point de vue
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to remark upon
faire une observation sur
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déclarer exposer
To state that
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to stress on
mettre l'accent sur
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to point out that
faire remarquer
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at great length
longuement
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a detailed account of
un compte rendu détaillé
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to comment on
faire un commentaire sur
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as the writer puts it
comme le dit L écrivain
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to set about
entreprendre de
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the ideas are clearly set out
les idées sont clairement exposées
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aborder un sujet D importance
to take up a Matter of moment
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to address an issue
aborder une question
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To avoid an issue
éviter une question
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To handle a story
conduire une histoire
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exciting
passionnant
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cheering (story)
réjouissant
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Smth telling
révélateur éloquent efficace
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to heighten the tension
accroître la tension
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to ease off the tension
détendre l atmosphère e
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to sustain the intérest
soutenir L intérêt
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long-winded | endless
interminable
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to enhence smth
faire ressortir qqch
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To dwell on/ upon
insister sur / S attarder sur
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To hold forth on/ about smth
disserter sur qqch
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to outline a théory
exposer une théorie
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to touch on a subject
effleurer un sujet
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to conjure a vision of
évoquer une vision de
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a satire
une satire
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racy
piquant
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slashing
cinglant
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sparkling wit
un esprit étincelant
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to mock a forthcoming
caricaturer un défaut
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humorous
humoristique
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stylistic devices
les figures de style
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imagery
les images
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affluence
aisance financière
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affluent
aisé, riche
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exaspérer
aggravate
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inquiétude
alarm
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allure
attirance
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expliquer qqchose en détail
amplify on
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apply to
s'adresser à
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appoint
fixer un jour
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well appointed
bien aménagé
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apprehend
comprendre
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to be apt to
avoir tendence à
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artful
rusé malin
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aspersion
médisance
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avert
détourner
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lest
ballast
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bank on
compter sur | avoir confiance
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be on the bal'
etre au courant de
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be at bay
etre aux abois
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bluff
brusque escarpé
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bout
accès de fièvre | assaut
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risqué
chancy
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concur in
etre d'accord sur
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concur to
contribuer à
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concur
coïncider
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déclin
decay