APPRECIATIVE VOC Flashcards

(35 cards)

1
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imaginer une intrigue adroite

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to devise a clever plot

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avancer à une allure étourdissante

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to proceed at a breathtaking pace

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3
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l’intérêt tombe/baisse

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the interest flags

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4
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une analyse minutieuse

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a thorough analysis

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5
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clairement exposé

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clearly set out

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6
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l’habileté (technique)

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craftmansip

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7
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habile, astucieux

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crafty

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8
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captivant

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absorbing, engrossing

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9
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conforme à la réalité, ressemblant

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lifelike

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10
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habile =/= maladroit

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clever =/= awkward, clumsy

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convaincant =/= peu convaincant

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convincing =/= unconvincing

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cohérent, logique =/= incohérent

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consistent =/= inconsistent

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13
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exact =/= inexact

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accurate =/= inaccurate

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14
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pertinent =/= hors sujet

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relevant =/= irrelevant

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15
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engagé =/= non engagé

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committed =/= uncommitted

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16
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insignifiant et sans intérêt

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trivial, insignificant

17
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monotone

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décousu

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absurde

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grotesque et saugrenu

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sans foundement

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superficiel

23
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dépourvu de ou manquant qqc

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devoid of / lacking smth

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guindé, emprunté

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style enflé, ampoulé
bombastic, high flown
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très sentimental
mawkish
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terre a terre
down to earth
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lourd, pesant
ponderous
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banal, plat
trite
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une expression rebattue, galvaudée
a hackneyed phrase
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démodé
old fashioned
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vieillot, desuet
obsolete, antiquated
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indécent, choquant
shocking, improper
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déplacé ou de mauvais goût
indecorous, unsavory
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effets (sonores) discordants
jarring (sound) effects