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aim le but
characterisation la caractérisation
character le caractère
characteristic la caractéristique
quotation la citation
context le contexte
contrast le contraste
setting le décor
outcome, ending le dénouement
dialogue le dialogue
stage directions les didascalies
the dramatist le dramaturge
writer l'écrivain
use l'emploi
events les événements
skill l'habilité
hyperbole, exaggeration l'hyperbole
imagery les images
incongruity l'incongruité
plot l'intrigue
sub-plot l'intrigue secondaire
irony l'ironie
language le langage
reader le lecteur
understatement la litote
production la mise en scène
motive le mobile
monologue le monologue
a work of literature une oeuvre littéraire
play la pièce de théâtre
character le personnage
sentence la phrase
summary le résumé
audience les spectateurs
style le style
structure la structure
suspense le suspense
theme le thème
title le titre
to emphasise accentuer
to analyse analyser
to attribute to attribuer à
to have the effect of avoir pour effet de
to quote citer
to comment on commenter sur
to compare comparer
to conclude conclure
to create créer
to describe décrire
to depict dépeindre
to unveil dévoiler
to discuss discuter
to use employer
to evoke évoquer
to exaggerate exagérer
to express exprimer
to criticize faire la critique de
to refer to faire référence à
to analyse (2) faire une analyse de
to bring out faire valoir
to demonstrate faire une preuve de
to illustrate illustrer
to mix mélanger
to mix (2) s'opposer à
to relate, tell, narrate raconter
to have recourse to recourir
to be reflected se refléter
to reveal reveler
to identify with s'identifier avec
to mean signifier
to underline, emphasise souligner
clear clair(e)
aware conscient(e)
moving, touching émouvant(e)
imaginary imaginaire
implicit implicite
essential primordial
realistic réaliste
sensitive sensible
the moral aspects of the play les aspects moraux de la pièce
the philosophical aspects... les aspects philosophiques...
the social aspects... les aspects sociaux...
the literary qualities les qualités littéraires
the use of this technique l'emploi de cette technique
to arouse the interest of susciter/éveiller l'intérêt de
this technique allows the audience to... cette technique permet au spectateur de...
this technique serves to... cette technique sert à...
we are convinced be on est convaincu de
strikingly d'une facon/manière frappante
to maintain the audience's interest maintenir l'intérêt des spectateurs
a range of techniques une gamme de techniques
to deal with a subject traiter un sujet
to take by way of example prendre à titre d'exemple
to play a role jouer un rôle
throughout tout au long de
in comparison with par rapport à
to compare with mettre en comparaison avec
at the same time à la fois
that makes us think of cela nous fait penser à
in a historical context dans une perspective historique
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