Society - Speaking and Speech Flashcards

(33 cards)

1
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bavard

A

talkative, chatty

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2
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mal prononcer

A

to mispronounce

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3
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marmonner

A

to mumble

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4
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pousser un cri perçant

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to shriek

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5
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brailler

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to brawl

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6
Q

soupirer

A

to sigh {aï}

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7
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grogner

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to grunt

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8
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sonore

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sonorous, resonant

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9
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assourdissant

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deafening

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10
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perçant

A

piercing

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11
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bavard, loquace

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garrulous

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12
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volubile

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voluble

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13
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bavarder, papoter

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to chatter

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14
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un moulin à paroles

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a chatterer, a chatterbox, a windbag

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15
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se vanter de qch

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to boast about sth

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16
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vantard

17
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fanfaronner au sujet de qch

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to brag about sth

18
Q

un lapsus

A

a slip of the tongue / a lapse

19
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une gaffe

20
Q

critiquer, dénigrer

A

to run down sby

21
Q

discourir sans fin

22
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rabâcher, ressasser

A

to harp on a subject

23
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sec (ton)

24
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prudent

25
discret
discreet
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un sous-entendu
an understatement
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postillonner
to splutter
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manger ses mots
to slur one's words
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parler plus fort
to speak up
30
parler à voix basse
to speak under one's breathe
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d'une voix rassurante
in a soothing voice
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à voix basse
in a quiet voice
33
tourner autour du pot
to beat about the bush