Literary + Philosophical Terms Flashcards

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the context

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le contexte

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the ending

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le dénouement

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the duration

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la durée

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the passing of time

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l’écoulement

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a masterpiece

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un chef d’œuvre

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the comparison, simile

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la comparaison

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a work

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une œuvre

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literary

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littéraire

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the interior monologue

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le monologue intérieur

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the pattern

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le motif

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the climax

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le point culminant

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a perspective, point of view

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une optique

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a literary work

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un ouvrage littéraire

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the relationship

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le rapport

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the flashback

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le retour en arrière

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the absurd

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l’absurde

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the optimism

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l’optimisme

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the fatalism

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le fatalisme

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the determinism

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le déterminisme

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the existentialism

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l’existentialisme

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the philosophy

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la philosophie

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the philosopher

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le philosophe

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the philosophical current

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le courant philosophique

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the philosophical movement

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le mouvement philosophique

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the novel
le roman
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the play
la pièce (de théâtre)
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the playwright
le dramaturge
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the portrayal
le portrait
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to describe, portray
décrire
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the literature
la littérature
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an author
un auteur
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the reader
le lecteur
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gripping
saisissant
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the scene
la scène
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the act
le tableau
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the chapter
le chapitre
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the first part
la première partie
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the philosophical tale
le conte philosophique
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a metaphor
une métaphore
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a non sequitur
un sophisme
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a parallel
un parallèle
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to refer
faire référence à
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to allude to
faire allusion à
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to highlight
mettre en lumière
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to suggest
laisser entendre
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to insinuate
insinuer
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the narration
la narration
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to narrate
raconter
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the tenses
les temps verbaux
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asyndeton
l'asyndèète
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the tale
le récit
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vivid descriptions
les descriptions saisissantes
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figurative language
le langage figuré
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time expressions
les expressions temporelles
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the use of the first person
l'usage de la première personne
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short sentences
les phrases courtes
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the matter-of-fact narrative style
le style narratif factuel
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the lack of emotive language
le manque de langage émotif