Literary words 2023 Flashcards

(64 cards)

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comme si

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as if / as though

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en fait / en réalité

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actually

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se déroule

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takes place / is set

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il y a

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there is / there are

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5
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symboliser / représenter

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symbolize / represent / stand for /

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sinon

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otherwise

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atmosphère

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atmosphere

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8
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un personnage

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a character

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un auteur

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an author

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10
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se concentrer sur

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to focus on

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11
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1ère de couverture

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book cover

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12
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citation

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quote

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13
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ça semble

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it seems

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ainsi

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thus

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15
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la trame d’une histoire / l’intrigue

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the plot

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chercher à comprendre

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to figure out

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l’apogée d’une histoire

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climax

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quand on attend l’apogée mais que ça n’arrive pas

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anti-climax

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19
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changement inattendu d’une histoire

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plot twist

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20
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les détails

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details

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21
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le personnage principal

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the main character

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une occurrence

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an occurrence

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un cliché

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a cliche / a common trope

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contrairement à

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unlike

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illustrer qqch
depict smth
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tendu
tense
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champs lexical
lexical field
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cible
target
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la police d'écriture
the font
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prédominant
predominant
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échappatoire
escapism
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amené
conveyed
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par exemple
for example / for instance
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vers/ dans une direction
towards
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probable / a de bonnes chances de se produire
likely
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comportement
behavior
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mélangé entre / un mélange entre
mixed between / a mix between
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desespoir
despair
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impossibilité d'agir
helplessness
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se répandre à travers
to permeate through
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terne / sans saveur
bland
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comme montré / illustré
as shown
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les éléments externes
external elements
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entravé
hindered
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parti politique
political party
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enflé
swollen
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le coude
elbow
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usé
worn
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désirer fortement
to crave
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faire du braconnage
pouch
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bien que
albeit
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indices
hints
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ainsi / en conséquence
hence / henceforth
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amélioré
enhanced
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l'angoisse
anguish
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la limite
edge
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conséquemment
consequently
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devoir
shall
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superficiel
shallow
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une vanité
a vanity
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pendant que
while
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vil
vile
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appeal to nature
if it's natural then it's good
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argumentum ad populum
if many people believe it, then it's true