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Les Beaux Arts Vocabulaire
French 204 Vocab Unit 1
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Language - French
Undergraduate 2
01/14/2009
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accrocher (vt)
 Definition
to hang (qqch)
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aborder (vt)
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to approach, address (qqch, qqn)
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atelier (nm)
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workshop, studio
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amateur (d'art) (nm)
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art lover, connoisseur
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bouleverser (vT)
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to overwhelm, to change completely
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cadre (nm)
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picture frame; setting
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célebre (adj)
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famous
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chef-d'oeuvre (nm)
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masterpiece
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oeuvre (nf)
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work (art ou littérature)
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connu, e/inconnu, e (adj)
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known/unknown
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coûter (vt,vi)
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to cost
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critique (nf)
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criticism
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critique (nm)
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critic
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critiquer (vt)
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to criticize
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dessin (nm)
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drawing
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dessiner (vt, vi)
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to draw
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don (nm)
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talent, gift
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émouvant, e (adj)
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moving (emotionally)
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ému, e (de émouvoir) (adj)
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moved(emotionally)
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esquisse (nf)
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sketch
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esquisser (vt)
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to sketch
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étude (nf)
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study (art)
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exposer (vt)
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to exhibit
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exposition (nf)
salle d'exposition (nf)
fermeture/ouverture (nf)
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exhibit
exhibit hall
opening/closing
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génie (nm)
avoir du ~; homme, oeuvre de ~
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genius
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goût (nm)
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taste
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nature morte (nf)
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still life
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oser (vi) + infinitif
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to dare
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paysage (nm)
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landscape
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peindre (vt, vi; irrég: pp=peint)
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to paint
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peintre (nm)
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painter
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peinture (nf)
~ à l'huile, huile (nf)
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paint, painting
oil painting
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aquarelle (nf)
coup (nm) de peinture, touche (nf)
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watercolor
brushstroke
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pendre (vt)
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to hang
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pinceau (nm)
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paintbrush
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prix (nm)
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price
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rendre (vt)
rendre + adj
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to return something, to render
to make + adj
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réussi, e (adj)
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well done, successful
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réussite (nf)
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success
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salon (nm)
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exhibition, show
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sombre (adj)
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dark (color)
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tableau (nm)
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painting
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teinte (nf)
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shade (color)
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toile (nf)
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canvas, painting
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valoir (vi)
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to be worth
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valeur (nf)
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value
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vif, vive (adj)
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bright (color)
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embellir
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to make beautiful
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vieillir
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to get old
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amollir
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to make soft
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mou(s), molle(s)
mollesse (nf)
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soft
flabbiness, softness
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sot(s), sotte(s)
sottise (nf)
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silly
something silly
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