French Midterm

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Un roman
A novel, a long fictional narrative in prose.
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Un conte de fée
A fairy tale, a story involving magical and fantastical elements.
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Un film
A movie or film, a motion picture.
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Un drame
A drama, a serious narrative (in literature or film) often dealing with intense emotional themes.
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Romancier, romancière
A novelist, someone who writes novels.
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Cinéaste ou réalisateur, réalisatrice
A filmmaker or director, someone who creates or directs films.
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Le narrateur, la narratrice
The narrator, the voice or character that tells a story.
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Les personnages ; le personnage principal
The characters; the main character in a story or film.
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La caméra
The camera, the device used to film or photograph scenes.
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Le regard
The gaze or perspective, often referring to a way of seeing or interpreting something.
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Présence Africaine
Presence Africaine, a cultural and literary magazine promoting African and Afro-descendant voices.
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Un Toubab (un Toubib), une Toubabesse
Toubab refers to a white person (in West Africa), while Toubib is slang for doctor. Toubabesse is the feminine form of Toubab.
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L'amour courtois (définition et règles)
Courtly love, a medieval concept of chivalric, noble love characterized by devotion, secrecy, and idealization of the beloved.
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Le réalisme social
Social realism, an artistic movement that depicts social issues and struggles of everyday life.
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La Négritude
A literary and political movement promoting Black identity, culture, and heritage, founded by figures like Aimé Césaire and Léopold Sédar Senghor.
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Achever ; d'autres définitions (vocabulaire des guides de lecture de Juletane)
To complete, to finish; in the context of Juletane, it may have connotations related to fate or tragedy.
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L'aliénation mentale
Mental alienation, a psychological state of detachment or insanity.
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Le dépaysement
Disorientation, change of scenery, the feeling of being out of one's usual environment.
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Un fait divers
A news item, often a short, sensational, or unusual news story.
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La voix-off
Voice-over, narration or commentary in a film that is not spoken by characters on screen.
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Didactique (un film didactique)
Didactic (a didactic film), intended to educate or teach a lesson.
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Témoin, témoigner
Witness, to testify, someone who sees an event or provides an account of it.
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La fierté (être fier, fière)
Pride (to be proud), a sense of dignity, self-respect, or accomplishment.
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Le passé simple (temps littéraire)
past tense in literature