VOC STEVENSON Flashcards

(47 cards)

1
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surpris

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startled

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2
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brouillard

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fog

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3
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lane

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ruelle, chemin

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4
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musing

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rêveries, songes

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5
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streaming

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qui ruisselle

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6
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faire une révérence / s’incliner

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to bow

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7
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taper du pied

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stamp with foot

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8
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to brandish

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brandir

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9
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ape-like

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simiesque (qui tient du singe)

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10
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gutter

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caniveau / gouttière

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11
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captivant, passionnant

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enthralling

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12
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enjoué, gai

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zestful

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13
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une mosaique des conventions de la société victorienne

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a mosaic of Victorian literary conventions

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14
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unsparingly

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sans réserve, sans compter

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15
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nerve tingling

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montée d’adrénaline, frissons

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16
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mélange

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brew

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17
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gruesome

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horrible, repoussant

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18
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lurid

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éclatant, intense, choquant

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19
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courant, répandu

20
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un modèle de vertus

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a paragon of virtue

21
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le grand méchant

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an arch-villain

22
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ostensiblement

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ostentatiously

23
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soigneusement, parfaitement

24
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annoncer, proclamer

25
skilfully
habilement
26
interieur / extérieur action
indoor / outdoor action
27
vicarious
indirect, par procuration
28
ayant un aspect mythique
mythically charged
29
un effect clair-obscur
chiaroscuro effects
30
tirer parti de
to capitalize on
31
regarder vers
to look back to
32
labyrinthe, dédale
maze
33
transformer
transmute
34
de façon provocante
teasingly
35
certitude
certainty
36
prudence
cautiousness
37
fussiness
caractère pointilleux
38
spellbound
émerveillé, captivé
39
rouage
cog
40
insupportable
unbearable
41
sleuth
detective
42
avertissement, leçon
cautionary tale
43
troupeau
herd
44
atavistic
régressif
45
devenir incontrôlable
to run amok
46
céder à
pander to
47
bouc émissaire
scapegoat