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Unite 1 Vocabulaire
vocabulaire d'art
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Language - French
Undergraduate 4
01/24/2010
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Term
aborder
 Definition
to approach, address (qqch, qqn)
Term
accrocher
 Definition
to hang (qqch)
Term
un atelier
 Definition
workshop, studio
Term
amateur (d'art)
 Definition
art lover, connoisseur
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bouleverser
 Definition
to overwhelm, to change completely
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un cadre
 Definition
picture frame; setting
Term
célèbre
 Definition
famous
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un chef-d'ouvre
 Definition
masterpiece
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une œuvre
 Definition
work (art où littérature)
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connu(e)/inconnu(e)
 Definition
known/unknown
Term
coûter
 Definition
to cost
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une critique
 Definition
criticism
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un critique
 Definition
critic
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critiquer
 Definition
to criticize
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un dessin
 Definition
drawing
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dessiner
 Definition
to draw
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un don
 Definition
talent, gift
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émounvant(e)
 Definition
moving (emotionally)
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ému(e)
 Definition
moved (emotionally)
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une esquisse
 Definition
sketch
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esquisser
 Definition
to sketch
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une étude
 Definition
study (art)
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exposer
 Definition
to exhibit
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une exposition

 

la salle d'exposition

 

fermeture/ouverture

 Definition

an exhibit

 

exhibit hall

 

opening/closing
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un génie

 

avoir du ~

 

homme, œuvre de ~

 Definition
genius
Term
un goût
 Definition
taste
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une nature morte
 Definition
still life
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oser + infinitive
 Definition
to dare
Term
le paysage
 Definition
landscape
Term
peindre
 Definition

to paint

 

irregular: past participle = peint
Term
un peintre
 Definition
painter
Term

une peinture

 

~à l'huile

 Definition

paint, painting

 

oil painting
Term

une aquarelle

 


 Definition
watercolor
Term
un coup de peinture, une touche
 Definition

brushstroke

 
Term
pendre
 Definition
to hang
Term
un pinceau
 Definition
paintbrush
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un prix
 Definition
price
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rendre + adj
 Definition
to make someone/something + adj
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rendre
 Definition
to return something, to render
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réussi(e)
 Definition
well done, successful
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une réussite
 Definition
success
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un salon
 Definition
exhibition, show
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sombre
 Definition
dark (color)
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un tableau
 Definition
a painting
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la teinte
 Definition
shade (color)
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une toile
 Definition
canvas, painting
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valoir
 Definition

to be worth something
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la valeur
 Definition
the value
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vif, vive
 Definition
bright (color)
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la beauté
 Definition
beauty
Term
la jeunesse
 Definition
youth
Term
la vieillesse
 Definition
old age
Term
la bêtise
 Definition
something dumb
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la foli
 Definition
craziness
Term
la mollesse
 Definition
flabbiness, softness
Term
la sottise
 Definition
something silly
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embellir
 Definition
to make beautiful
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vieillir
 Definition
to get old
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amollir
 Definition
to make soft
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