B2-Unit 2 - Paroles Flashcards

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l’allusion (f.)

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    1. (= référence) allusion

faire allusion à to allude to ⧫ to refer to

  1. (= sous-entendu) hint

faire allusion à to hint at

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l’aveu (m.)

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confession

J’ai un aveu à vous faire. I have a confession to make.

faire l’aveu de qch to confess to sth

de l’aveu de according to

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le bavardage

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    1. (entre amis, collègues) chatter (no pl)
      1. (= indiscrétion) gossip (no pl)
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le bégaiement

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stuttering

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le commérage

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gossip

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le cri

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  • the scream
  • the cry
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la déclaration

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statement

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le discours

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MASCULINE NOUN

  1. (= allocution) speech

prononcer un discours to make a speech

discours d’ouverture opening speech

discours de clôture closing speech

  1. (= analyse) linetenir un discours to take a line

Votre discours est très radical. You take a very radical line.

le discours politique political discourse

  1. (pejorative) (= parole)

faire de beaux discours to speak fine words

pas de discours, des actes ! we need action, not words!

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l’engueulade (f., fam.)

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  • shouting
  • bawling
  • (informal) telling off
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l’exclamation (f.)

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exclamation

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l’exposé (m.)

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presentation

  1. (écrit) report
  2. (oral) talk
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l’injure (f.)

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insult

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l’interrogatoire (m.)

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the interrogation

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la promesse

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promise

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les ragots (m.)

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(informal) malicious gossip (no pl) ⧫ piece of malicious gossip

des ragots malicious gossip (no pl)

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la réplique

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  1. (= copie) replica
  2. (= répartie) reply
  3. (= objection) retort
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le serment

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  1. (Law) oath

prêter serment to take the oath ⧫ to take an oath

sous serment under oath ⧫ on oath

  1. (= promesse) pledge ⧫ vow

faire le serment de to take a vow to ⧫ to swear to