Lit phrases Flashcards

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the author thematises

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l’auteur thématise

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description

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la description

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to make a subject of discussion

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(en) faire un sujet de discussion

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from that, we can conclude that

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À partir de ça, nous pouvons conclure que …

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by that, the author wants to say

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Ce que veut dire l’auteur (ici), c’est que…

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stage

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la scène

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author

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un auteur

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part

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une partie

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act (of a play)

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un acte (d’une pièce de théâtre)

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work

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une oevre

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story

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l’histoire

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scene

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une scène

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monologue

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un monologue

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quotation

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une citation

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plot

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l’action; l’intrigue;

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subplot

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l’intrigue secondaire

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characters

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les personnages

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main character

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le personnage principal

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minor character

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un personnage secondaire

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role

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un rôle

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it’s about

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cela parle de/ il s’agit de

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it deals with the theme of

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Cela traite du thème de

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theme

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le thème

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relationship

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la relation

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meaning/ significance
le sens, la signification
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to mean; to stand for; to convey
vouloir dire; signifier; transmettre
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effect
l'effet; l'impact
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to have an impact on smith
avoir un impact sur quelque chose
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to symbolise
symboliser
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to represent
représenter
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representation/ characterisation
la représentation; la caractérisation
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to develop
développer
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in the beginning
au début
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at the end
à la fin
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to examine
examiner
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to explain
expliquer
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treat, discuss, deal with
traiter de; discuter; parler de
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setting
le cadre
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climax
l'apogée / le point culminant
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irony
l'ironie
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ironic
ironique
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symbol
le symbole
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symbolic
symbolique
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humour
l'humour
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funny/witty
amusant, spirituel/plein d'esprit
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funny
amusant / drôle
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strange/funny/odd
étrange, drôle, bizarre
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depressing
déprimant
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melancholic
melancolique
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tension/suspense
la tension; le suspense
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personification/ representation
la personnification; la représentation
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to question smith
questionner quelque chose
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to be central
être central (à...)
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flashback
un flash-back
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to interpret
interpréter
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allusion
une allusion
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antithesis/ opposite
l'antithèse; l'opposé
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metaphor
la métaphore
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recurring theme
le thème récurrent
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the minor characters influence ... , because
les personnages secondaires ont une influence sur ... , parce que
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The minor characters influence the development (of the hero), because ...
les personnages secondaires ont une influence sur le développement (du héros) parce que
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the most interesting example is perhaps
l'exemple le plus intéressant est peut-être
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this example illustrates that
cet exemple illustre que
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this could be interpreted as
ceci pourrait être interprété comme
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one could also mention
on pourrait aussi mentionner
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for this reason one can say that
pour cette raison, on peut dire que
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it cannot be denied that
il est impossible de nier que
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it therefore appears that
il apparait donc que
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the choice to
le choix de
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use
l'emploi
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employer
to use
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let's not forget that
n'oublions pas que
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let us first consider
réfléchissons d'abord à
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when we consider
quand on considère
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in a simple but effective way
d'une manière simple mais efficace
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to invoke
invoquer
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one of the most striking examples is found
l'un des exemples les plus frappants se trouve
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to go through hardships
traverser les épreuves
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on a deeper level
à un niveau plus profond
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deeply
viscéralement
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it isn't long before
il n'a pas fallu longtemps avant que...
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targeted
ciblé
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on the other hand
en revanche
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moreover
de plus
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the answer
la réponse
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it is a matter of
il est donc question de
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whereas
alors que
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we should therefore examine
Il convient donc d'examiner
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one can't deny the fact that
On ne peut pas renier le fait que
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consequently
par conséquent
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thanks to
grâce à
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since
puisque
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however
toutefois
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nevertheless
néanmoins
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that is why
c'est pour cela que
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in addition
Par ailleurs
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nevertheless
quand même
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we remember this when
on s'en rappelle quand
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to allude to
faire allusion à
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be part of
faire partie de
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demonstrate
faire preuve de
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to come from
provier
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the way in which
la façon dont
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in doing so
ce faisant
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audience
les spectateurs
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since
puisque
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furthermore
en outre
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which gives us an insight
qui nous donnent un aperçu
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within the party
au sein du Parti
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that's to say
c'est à dire
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despite
malgré
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to provide
fournir
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saying that
disant que
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