Society - Speaking and Speech Flashcards
(33 cards)
1
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bavard
A
talkative, chatty
2
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mal prononcer
A
to mispronounce
3
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marmonner
A
to mumble
4
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pousser un cri perçant
A
to shriek
5
Q
brailler
A
to brawl
6
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soupirer
A
to sigh {aï}
7
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grogner
A
to grunt
8
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sonore
A
sonorous, resonant
9
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assourdissant
A
deafening
10
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perçant
A
piercing
11
Q
bavard, loquace
A
garrulous
12
Q
volubile
A
voluble
13
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bavarder, papoter
A
to chatter
14
Q
un moulin à paroles
A
a chatterer, a chatterbox, a windbag
15
Q
se vanter de qch
A
to boast about sth
16
Q
vantard
A
boastful
17
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fanfaronner au sujet de qch
A
to brag about sth
18
Q
un lapsus
A
a slip of the tongue / a lapse
19
Q
une gaffe
A
a blunder
20
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critiquer, dénigrer
A
to run down sby
21
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discourir sans fin
A
to ramble on
22
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rabâcher, ressasser
A
to harp on a subject
23
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sec (ton)
A
curt
24
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prudent
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cautious
25
discret
discreet
26
un sous-entendu
an understatement
27
postillonner
to splutter
28
manger ses mots
to slur one's words
29
parler plus fort
to speak up
30
parler à voix basse
to speak under one's breathe
31
d'une voix rassurante
in a soothing voice
32
à voix basse
in a quiet voice
33
tourner autour du pot
to beat about the bush
