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Week 9 Flashcards

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éditeur, -trice

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Publisher

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Maison (nf) d’édition

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Publishing house

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Auteur (nm)

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Author

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avance (nf)

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Advance (payment)

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Copyright

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droits (nm pl) d’auteur

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To publish

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éditer

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Publisher’s editor

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lecteur, -trice

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To edit (text)

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corriger

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Publication

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publication (f)

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Publication date

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date de publication

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Printer

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Imprimeur (m)

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The printer’s

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imprimerie (nf)

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To raise one’s voice (practical reasons or anger)

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élever la voix

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To raise one’s voice (in anger)

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hausser le ton

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Within earshot

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à portée de voix

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Aloud x2

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à voix haute/à haute voix

tout haut

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Loud and clear

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à haute et intelligible voix

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high-pitched voice

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voix de crécelle

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booming voice

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voix de stentor

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You can’t hear yourself think around here

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On ne s’entend pas ici

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to give someone a headache

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casser la tête/les oreilles à qqn

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to deafen someone

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crever les tympans à qqn

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Speech (monologue)

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Discours (nm)

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Commentator

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commentateur, -trice

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Spokesperson
porte-parole (nm) (often followed by de)
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To speak (directly) to
s'adresser à
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To whisper (need to be discrete)
chuchoter
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To whisper (discretely or tenderly)
murmurer
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To whisper (tenderly or hypocritically)
susurrer
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To interrupt someone
Couper la parole à quelqu'un
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to let someone have a say/to give someone the floor
Donner la parole à qqn
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to have a lisp
avoir un cheveu sur la langue
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Don't waste your breath!
Ne perds pas ta salive !
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You must be joking!
tu parles/vous parlez !
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To shout at someone
Apostropher à qqn
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To reveal something shocking
Assener qqch à qqn
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To moan/to grumble
râler
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To have the last word
Avoir le dernier mot
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To talk good sense
Parler d'or
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To come out with some pretty strong language
En dire des vertes et des pas mûres
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To give someone a good telling off
Sonner les cloches à qqn
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He hasn't/They haven't heard the last of this!
Il va/ils vont m'entendre !
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To explain
expliquer
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to exclaim
s'écrier
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1. explanation | 2. confrontation (discussion)
explication (nf)
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To define
définir
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To describe
décrire
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To translate
Traduire
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Translator
traducteur, -trice
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To interpret
interpréter
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Interpreter
Interprète
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Singer, performer (of songs or plays)
Interprète (n)
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To speak for someone
Se faire l'interprète de qqn
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Interpreting (profession)
interprétariat (nm)
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Interpreting/interpretation (putting someone's thoughts across)
interprétation (nf)
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That is to say (that)
C'est-à-dire (que)
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What you have to remember is that...
Il faut savoir que
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It goes without saying that...
Il va sans dire que
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...which accounts for the fact that
Ce qui explique que
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To shout (pain, anger, warning)
crier
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a shout
cri (nm)
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to exclaim
s'exclamer
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exclamation
exclamation (nf)
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to call
appeler
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a call
appel (nm)
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to yell/scream
hurler
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a yell/scream
un hurlement
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to roar
rugir
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to screech
glapir
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to howl/to yell one's head off
brailler
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to bawl (not articulately)
beugler
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to shout (abuse)
vociférer
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1. rehearsal | 2. repetition
répétition (nf)
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1. to rehearse | 2. to repeat
répéter
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to do again
refaire
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to tell again/to retell
redire
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to start again
recommencer
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to repeat oneself
radoter
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to keep harping on
rabâcher
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to echo
faire écho de qqch à qn
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encore | this is the English
bis | e.g. Bis ! Bis !
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to give an encore
bisser
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It's always the same old story!
C'est toujours la même chanson
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Back to the drawing board
On efface tout et on recommence

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