image description Flashcards

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1
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At the top / at the bottom =

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en haut / en bas

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In the centre / in the middle =

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au centre

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3
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On the left / on the left-hand side =

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à gauche

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4
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In the top left corner =

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dans le coin en haut à gauche

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5
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In the foreground / in the background =

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au premier plan / à l’arrière-plan

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6
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A group / an isolated figure =

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un groupe / une figure isolée

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7
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The character faces the viewer =

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le personnage est face au public

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The character turns his /her back to the viewer =

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le personnage tourne le dos au public

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9
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To sit (for a painting) =

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poser

VS

To pose = (faire) prendre une pose

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10
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the setting =

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le décor

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11
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The composition =

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la composition

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12
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Well-lit / dark =

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bien éclairé / sombre

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13
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Contrast / chiaroscuro =

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contraste / clair-obscur

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14
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in black and white

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= en noir et blanc

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15
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Light / dark =

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Clair / foncé

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16
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muted, soft, pastel colours =

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des couleurs atténuées, douces, pastels

17
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harsh, bright, garish colours

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= des couleurs fortes, vives, criardes

18
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Perspective =

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la perspective, la profondeur

19
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A close-up / a long shot

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= un gros plan / un plan large

20
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A bird’s eye view / a worm’s eye view =

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une vue en plongée / en contreplongée

21
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shot / reverse shot =

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champ / contrechamp

22
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Indian ink

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= l’encre de chine

23
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Watercolours =

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l’aquarelle

24
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Gouache, oil paint, acrylic paint,

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= gouache, peinture à l’huile, peinture acrylique

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Pencil, fusain =
crayon, fusain
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A pen / a brush =
un stylo / un pinceau
27
Thick / fine lines
= des traits épais / fins
28
The outline =
le contour
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Out of focus, blurred =
flou VS Well-defined,
30
sharp =
net
31
Realistic, lifelike
= réaliste VS Simplified, schematic = simplifié, schématique
32
Idealised, symbolic =
idéalisé, symbolique
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Banal, everyday (adj.) =
banal, quotidien
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A striking, iconic image =
une image frappante, iconique