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Pourquoi le 7e art - Vocab French to English

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Pourquoi le 7e art - French to English

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Key topic words

  • la bande annonce - trailer, preview
  • le casting - choice of actors, casting
  • le cinéphile - cinema lover
  • les effets spéciaux - special effects
  • le/la meilleur(e) acteur(-trice) dans un second rôle - best supporting actor
  • la mise en scène - direction, staging
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Key topic words ( continued )

  • le plan (film) - shot (film)
  • la présence à l'écran - on-screen presence
  • le projet numérique - digital projector
  • le/la réalisateur-trice) - director
  • le rôle majeur - major role
  • le scénario - storyline
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Nouns

  • la carrière - career
  • le divertissement populaire - popular entertainment
  • le gain financier - financial gain, profit
  • l'interprétation (f) - acting, interpretation
  • la mesure - extent
  • le principe dominant - main principle
  • le trucage numérique - digital effects
  • la vente de billets - ticket sales
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Verbs

  • approprier - to take over
  • atteindre - to attain, to reach
  • demeurer - to remain
  • évoquer - to call to mind, to evoke
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Adjectives

  • captivant - captivating
  • caractérisé par - characterised by
  • connu(e) - well-known
  • convaincant(e) - convincing
  • crédible - believable
  • démodé - old-fashioned, out of date
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Adjectives (continued)

  • engagé - committed
  • esthétique - artistically pleasing
  • imprévisible - unpredictable
  • inconnu - unknown
  • intriguant - intriguing
  • mémorable - unforgettable, memorable
  • orienté vers - aimed at
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Other

  • tel que - such
  • par rapport à - connected to

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4Diverse Society

5The Marginalised

6How Criminals Are Treated

7A Culture Proud of its Heritage

8Cinema: the 7th Art Form

9Demonstrations, strikes – who holds the power?

10Politics & Immigration

11Conjugation & Use of Tenses

11.1Present Tense

11.2Perfect Tense

11.3Imperfect Tense

11.4Future Tense

11.5Conditional Tense

11.6Future Perfect Tense

11.7Conditional Perfect Tense

11.8Pluperfect Tense

12Extra Grammar

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