Commenting on a Text: Vocabulary

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Vocabulary flashcards for text analysis and commentary, including nouns, adjectives, adverbs, and verbs from F. Le Goffic-Lycée Fénelon.

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an author

un auteur

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a journalist

un journaliste

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a passage

un passage

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an extract, an excerpt

un extrait

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an account

un compte-rendu

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a summary

un résumé

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a topic

un sujet

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an issue

un sujet/problème

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the scope

la portée / étendue

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a controversy

une controverse

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a discrepancy

une contradiction / divergence

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a thesis (two theses)

une thèse

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a synthesis

une synthèse

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the stress, the emphasis

l'accent / insistance

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an analysis

une analyse

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an examination

un examen

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an allusion, a hint

une allusion

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a criticism

une critique

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an understatement

une litote

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a prejudice

un préjugé

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a bias

un parti-pris

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an assumption

une supposition

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an aim

un but/objectif

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a statement

une déclaration

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a quote, a quotation

une citation

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an outlook (on)

une perspective (sur)

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(un)interesting

(in)intéressant

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exciting

passionnant

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commonplace

banal/ordinaire

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far-fetched

forcé/tiré par les cheveux

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convincing(ly)

(de façon) convaincant(e)

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misleading

trompeur

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obvious(ly)

(de façon) évident(e)

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straightforward

honnête/franc/simple

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consistent (with)

logique/compatible (avec)

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relevant

pertinent

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hackneyed

rebattu/galvaudé (overused)

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exhaustive

exhaustif/approfondi

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outspoken

franc/carré

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disparaging(ly)

(de façon) désobligeant(e) / méprisant(e)

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uncompromising

intransigeant

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non-committal

réservé / sans se compromettre

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(un)biased

(im)partial

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paradoxical(ly)

paradoxal(ement)

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humorous(ly)

avec humour

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ironical(ly)

ironique(ment)

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sharp

cinglant/acerbe

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acute

perspicace/aigu

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mere(ly)

pure (ment) et simple(ment)

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to state

déclarer

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to claim

prétendre

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to express

exprimer

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to convey

faire passer

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to explain

expliquer

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to account for

justifier/expliquer

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to expound

exposer/expliquer

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to comment on

commenter

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to convince

convaincre

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to quote

citer

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to refer to

faire référence à

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to allude to /hint at

faire allusion à

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to imply

laisser entendre

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to notice

remarquer

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to focus on

se concentrer sur

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to dwell on

s'arrêter/s'étendre sur

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to stress/ to emphasize

mettre l'accent sur

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to enlarge on

développer

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to sum up

résumer/récapituler

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to infer

déduire/conclure

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to stem from

découler de

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to result in

aboutir à

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to result from

résulter de

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to aim at / to

viser / aspirer à

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to overlook

oublier/négliger

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to elude / to evade

éluder /éviter

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to advocate

préconiser

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to extol / to praise

faire l'éloge de

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to criticize

critiquer

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to object (to)

élever une objection (contre)

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to (dis)approve of

(dés)approuver