Vocabulary 3 ( Litterture And History)

Question 1

Abstrait

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Abstract

Question 2

Abstract

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Abstrait

Question 3

Connotation

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Connotation ( noun) –> a feeling or idea that is suggested by a particular word although it needs not be a part of the word’s meaning .

Question 4

A dialect

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Un dialecte

Question 5

Un dialecte

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A dialect

Question 6

Euphemism (noun)

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Euphémisme (utilisé un mot ou un propos pour éviter d’évoquer un propos choquant ou désagréable )

Question 7

Euphémisme

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Euphemism ( noun ) –> a word or a phrase used to avoid saying an unpleasant or offensive word.

Question 8

Une figure de style

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A figure of speech ( an expression that uses words to mean something different from their ordinary meaning .

Question 9

A figure of speech

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Une figure de style

Question 10

A figure of speech

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Une figure de style

Question 11

Publisher (noun)

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Éditeur

Question 12

Éditeur

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Publisher (noun)

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Éditeur

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Publisher (noun)

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Protagonist

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Protagoniste

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Protagoniste

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Protagonist

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A plot

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Une intrigue

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Une intrigue

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A plot

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Une intrigue

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A plot

Question 19

An outcome (noun)

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Un résultat

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Un résultat

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An outcome (noun)

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A masterpiece (noun)

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Un chef d’oeuvre

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A masterpiece (noun)

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Un chef d’oeuvre

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Un chef d’oeuvre

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A masterpiece

Question 24

Dictionnaire / thésaurus

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Thesaurus (noun)

• a book that lists words in groups of synonyms and related concepts.

Question 25

Thesaurus

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Dictionnaire / thésaurus

Question 26

Une comparaison

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A simile (noun) - a figure of speech involving the comparaison of one thing with another thing of a different kind , used to make a description more emphatic or vivid ( ex : this man is as brave as a lion )

Question 27

A simile (noun)

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Une comparaison

Question 28

To foreshadow ( a verb)

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Annoncer

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Annoncer

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To foreshadow (a verb) - to act as a warning or sign of a future event .

Question 30

Prominent ( noun)

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Important

Question 31

Important

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Prominent (noun) - something important/ famous

Question 32

Purpose ( noun)

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Un objectif

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Un objectif

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A purpose (noun) --> the reason for which something exists or for which something is done or created

Question 34

Idiomatic (adjectif)

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Idiomatique

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Idiomatic (adjectif)

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Idiomatique

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Idiomatique

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Idiomatic (adj) --> idiomatic also means natural in expressions but not too formal .

Question 37

Abstract ( the second meaning) = a noun --> a summary of the contents of books / speech or article

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Un résumé (like a specific summary)

Question 38

Un résumé (like a specific summary)

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Abstract (noun) ---> a summary of the contents of books, speech or article

Question 39

A setting ( noun)

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``` Un cadre ( une sorte d'organisation) (Ex: un cadre de travail ???) ```

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``` Un cadre ( une sorte d'organisation) (Ex: un cadre de théâtre ???) ```

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A setting (noun) ---> the place and timr at which a play / novel or film is represented as happening.

Question 41

Narrative (noun)

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Narrative --->A story or description of a series of events

Question 42

A drama ( noun) --> 3 translations

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Un drame / une pièce de théâtre / une tragédie

Question 43

Un drame / une pièce de théâtre / une tragédie

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A drama (noun) --> a play for theatre / radio or television ---> an exciting/ emotional/ or unexpected event or circumstance