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Ch. 10 Vocab
Chapter 10 Vocabulary
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Language - French
Undergraduate 2
04/06/2014
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paint; painting
 Definition
la peinture
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picture, painting
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le tableau
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canvas
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la toile
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drawing
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le dessin
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poster
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l'affiche (f)
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painter
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le peintre
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to paint
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peindre, faire de la peinture
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to draw
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dessiner, faire du dessin
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model
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le modèle
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exhibition, show
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l'exposition (f)
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work (of art, of literature)
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l'œuvre (f)
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background
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le fond
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foreground
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le premier plan
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technique
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la technique
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(brilliant, deep, pure) color
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la couleur (vive, foncée, pure, etc.)
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figure
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la figure
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line
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la ligne
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shadow; shade
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l'ombre (f)
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light
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la lumière
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scene
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la scène
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landscape
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le paysage
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seascape
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la marine
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still life
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la nature morte
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abstract painting
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la peinture abstraite
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playwright
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l'auteur dramatique (m)
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director
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le metteur en scène
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actor
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l'acteur (m)
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actress
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l'actrice (f)
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actor, actress
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le comédian, la comédienne
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troupe
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la troupe
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to play or act a role, part
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jouer un rôle
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to know (forget) one's lines
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savoir (oublier) son texte
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to have stage fright
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avoir le trac
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interpretation
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l'interprétation (f)
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rehearsal
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la répétition
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to rehearse, to practice
 Definition
répéter
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stage, scene
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la scène
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costume
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le costume
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decor, scenery
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le décor
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makeup
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le maquillage
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play
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la pièce
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show
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le spectacle
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tragedy
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la tragédie
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comedy
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la comédie
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performance
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la représentation
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production, staging
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la mise en scène
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hero
 Definition
le héros
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heroine
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l'héroïne
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character (in a play, book, etc.)
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le personnage
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plot
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l'intrigue (f)
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intermission
 Definition
l'entracte (m)
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criticism, critique
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la critique
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critic
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le critique
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to critique
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critiquer
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audience
 Definition
le public
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spectator
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le spectateur, la spectatrice
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to attend
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assister à
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to applaud wildly
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applaudir frénétiquement
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to hiss; to whistle; to boo
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siffler
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to praise
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louer
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hit
 Definition
le succès
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flop (theater)
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le four
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to please, displease someone
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plaire, déplaire à quelqu'un
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writer
 Definition
l'écrivain (m)
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reader
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le lecteur, la lectrice
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poet
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le poète
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essayist
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l'essayiste (m,f)
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short-story writer
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le conteur, la conteuse
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novelist
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le romancier, la romancière
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to tell a story
 Definition
raconter une histoire
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reading
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la lecture
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to describe
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décrire
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publisher
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l'éditeur (m), l'éditrice (f)
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book
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le bouquin (colloq)
Term
bookstore
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la librairie
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library
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la bibliothèque
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writings
 Definition
les écrits (m)
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short story
 Definition
le conte, la nouvelle
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poetry
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la poésie
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essay
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l'essai (m)
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novel
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le roman
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mystery (novel)
 Definition
le roman policier
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adventure story
 Definition
le roman d'aventures
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love story
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le roman d'amour
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bedside book
 Definition
le livre de chevet
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textbook
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le manuel
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best seller
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le best-seller
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paperback
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le livre de poche
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style
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le style
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tone
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le ton
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theme
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le thème
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