Literature Flashcards

(32 cards)

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drama, play

A

le théâtre

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a playwright, a dramatist

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un dramaturge

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3
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a minor part

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un rôle secondaire

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4
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a silent role

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un rôle muet

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5
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theatrical props

A

des accessoires de théâtre

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6
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a prologue

A

un prologue

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7
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a soliloquy

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un soliloque

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8
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an aside

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un aparté

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9
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a rejoinder

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une réplique

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10
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to put on/ stage a play

A

monter/ mettre en scène une pièce

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11
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the leading role / the lead

A

jouer le premier rôle

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12
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a tragedy

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une tragédie

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13
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dramatic irony

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l’ironie dramatique

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14
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melodrama

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un melodrame

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15
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a comedy

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une comédie

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16
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comedy

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le comique (l’aspect)

17
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a comedy of manners

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une comédie des mœurs

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a tragicomedy

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une tragi-comedy

19
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romantic comedy

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une comédie romantique

20
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comedic relief,
to provide comic relief

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apporter une note d’humour/ détendre l’atmosphère

21
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black comedy

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une comédie noire

22
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the Theatre of the Absurd

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le théâtre de l’absurde

23
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a situation comedy, sitcom

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une comédie de situation (TV, radio)

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to moralise about

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moraliser à propos de

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to ham
en remettre une couche
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to overdo a scene
changer l'interprétation d'une scène, exagérer
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dramatic
1) dramatique 2) théâtral 3) spectaculaire
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tragic, tragical
(genre, acteur, événement) tragique
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comic, comical
(événement) comique
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farcical
grotesque, ridicule, absurde
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a skit
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a musical
une comédie musicale