Le Bal Essay Phrases and Vocab (WJEC A Level French)

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Le Bal transporte les lecteurs dans le monde de la haute société parisienne dans les années 1930.

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Essay phrasing and vocab for WJEC A2 French Unit 5 including some social context points for AO4.

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Le Bal transporte les lecteurs dans le monde de la haute société parisienne dans les années 1930.

Le Bal transports readers into the world of 1930s Parisian high society.

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Les fondations mêmes de l’intrigue sont construites sur les relations familiales/les besoins des familles nouveaux riches/l’apparence sociale etc…

The very foundations of the story are constructed on family relationships/the needs of nouveaux riches families/social appearance etc. (use for any theme)

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Le Bal a beaucoup de personnages qui influencent énormément l’intrigue.

Le Bal has many characters who drive the plot forwards.

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____ est un grand/petit personnage quant à sa présence dans l’histoire.

____ is a large/small character when it comes to his/her presence in the story.

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un symbole

a symbol

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Selon…/ D’après…

According to..

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ce qui souligne les mauvaises attitudes de la société nouveau riche.

…which highlights the bad attitudes of nouveau riche society.

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On pourrait dire même que ___ unit les deux personnages par leur haine de lui/elle.

You could even argue that (character) unites the two characters through their hatred of him/her

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les dynamiques familiales des Kampf

the Kampf family’s dynamiques

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augmenter la tension dans le roman

to increase the tension in the novel

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L’apparition d’Isabelle au bal

Isabelle’s appearance at the ball

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Les aspirations à entrer les hauts échelons de la société

The aspirations to enter the upper echelons of society

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Grâce au boom économique des années 1920, de plus en plus de personnes comme Alfred ont connu la richesse grâce à la spéculation

Thanks to the economic boom of the 20s, more and more people like Alfred obtained immense wealth by the act of speculation

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le besoin de beauté et de richesse de Mme. Kampf

Mme. Kampf’s need for beauty and wealth

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L’ambition de s’intégrer à la haute société est une avec ironie flagrante.

The ambition to integrate into high society is one with blatant irony.

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la prétention

pretence

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le passé de Rosine

Rosine’s past

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être en colère

to be angry

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La chute du bal

the downfall of the ball

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Cela souligne la rancœur qui suit la cupidité prétentieuse inégalée de Rosine

This highlights the resentment that follows Rosine's unmatched pretentious greed

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l’avidité (f)

greed

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pendant les années folles les femmes deviennent plus autonomes car il y a moins de contraintes sociales

during the Roaring Twenties women became more independent because there were fewer social constraints

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Antoinette est consommée par un tel besoin extrême d'amour qui pollue le roman entier

Antoinette is consumed by such an extreme need for love which pollutes the entire novel

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Cela va sans dire que…

It goes without saying that…

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C’est à dire,…

That’s to say,…

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un caractère méchant

a nasty/unpleasant character

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Ce contraste révèle que…

This contrast reveals that

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Cette citation montre que

This quote shows that

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détester

to hate

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Mme. Kampf base sa vie sur la richesse et la beauté, tandis qu’en ayant honte de son passé

Mme. Kampf bases her life on wealth and beauty, while being ashamed of her past

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regardons le fait que…

Let’s look at the fact that…

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Cela seul suggère que…

This alone suggests that…

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valorisé(e)

valued

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… et cela reflète vraiment son effet plus tard dans l’histoire.

…, and this really reflects his/her impact later on in the story

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Le moment le plus choquant dans le roman…

The most shocking moment in the novel

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Cet instant incarne la colère d’Antoinette/de Mme. Kampf

This moment embodies the anger of Antoinette/Mme. Kampf

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… est le forme suprême de châtiment contre Mme. Kampf

… is the ultimate form of punishment against Mrs. Kampf

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impact (m)

impact

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acte (m)

an act/action

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Mme. Kampf s’adresse à Antoinette comme…

Mme. Kampf refers to Antoinette as…

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expression (f)

phrase

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tendresse (f)

tenderness/care

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le karma elle a reçu l'obligera à changer

the karma she received will force her to change

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les actions enragées d’Antoinette

Antoinette’s enraged actions

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Au cours du roman entière

Throughout the whole book

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la nature enfantine, mais quelquefois sombre, d’Antoinette

Antoinette’s infantile, sometimes dark, nature

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mener à

to lead to

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la destruction des invitations

the destruction of the invitations

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sans (ce personnage), nous n’aurions pas eu la perspective de la relation entre…

without (this character), we wouldn’t have received the perspective of the relationship between…

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le cours de la musique

music lesson

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nouns apprenons que

we learn that

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suggéré

suggested

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Tout bien considéré

All things considered…

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… est le seul personnage responsable pour…

…is the sole character responsible for…

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…la société toxique des «nouveaux riches» dans laquelle elle vit

…the toxic «new rich» society in which she lives

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le fait de déchirer les invitations fait Antoinette le vaisseau du roman pour les sentiments de châtiment et de vengeance

tearing up the invitations makes Antoinette the novel's vessel for feelings of retribution and revenge

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son milieu pauvre

his/her poor background

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Miss Betty représente la travailleuse typique parisienne en comparaison de la haute société

Miss Betty represents the average Parisian worker compared to high society

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vouloir monter dans les échelons bourgeois

to want to climb the bourgeois ladder

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le rôle du personnage de Miss Betty symbolise le point de vue des lecteurs sur la nature volatile des familles comme les Kampf

the role of the character Miss Betty symbolises the readers' perspective on the volatile nature of families like the Kampfs

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attentif/ve

attentive

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S’occuper de… (par exemple, Miss Betty s’occupe d’Antoinette)

To look after/take care of…

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montré par le fait que…

shown by the fact that

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éperdue

distraught

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les Kampf se sentent qu’ils ont un certain statut de soutenir dans la communauté

The Kampfs feel they have a particular status to uphold in the community

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Miss Betty n'envoie pas les invitations, car elle est avec son « homme»

Miss Betty doesn't send the invitations because she's with her "man"

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énerver ___

to annoy ____

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énormément

enormously

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immensément

immensely, massively

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considérablement

greatly

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déchirer

to rip up

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on pourrait dire que, sans ____, _____ n’aurait jamais….

you could say that, without ____, _____ would never have….

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Se disputer avec

to argue with

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catalyseur (m)

catalyst

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le thème de…

the theme of…

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exactement

exactly

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jalousie (f)

jealousy

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…ce qui lui fâche

…which makes her angry

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tandis qu’en n’ayant pas de grande présence pendant l’histoire

whilst not having a large presence throughout the story

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normalité (f)

normality

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éventuellement

eventually

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l’échec du bal

the failure of the ball

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les valeurs nouveaux riches et les préjugés qui les entourent

new rich values and the prejudices which surround them

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la richesse matérielle

material wealth

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gagner

to earn

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l’idée de monter l’échelle sociale dans les hauts échelons de la société

the idea of ​​moving up the social ladder to the upper echelons of society

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le ménage des Kampf

the Kampf household

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être socialement supérieure à…

to be socially superior to…

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juger

to judge

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accuser

to accuse

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nom

noun

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lexique (m)

lexis

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… souligne le fait que…

… highlights the fact that

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adjectif (m)

adjective

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l’apparence désirée

the desired appearance

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un motif clé

a key motif

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elle veut de l'amour

she wants love

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son angoisse

his/her anguish

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Dans les années 1920 et 1930 en France, en général, on espérait que les femmes possèdent seulement un but : d'avoir un mari et des enfants.

In the 1920s and 1930s in France, in general, women were expected to have only one goal: to have a husband and children.

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à la fin de…

at the end of…

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