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Césaire Vocab 1
for La tragédie du roi Christophe, back cover
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| se taire | [person] to be silent; [person] to stop talking; [bird, journalist] to fall silent; faire ~ to make [sb] be quiet [pupils]; to silence [opponent, media]; to put a stop to [rumours]; tais-toi! be quiet!; [noise] to stop; [orchestra] to fall silent. |
| témoigner - transitive | Law to testify; ~ de l'affection to show affection. témoigner de verb+preposition ~ de to show; ~ du courage de qn to vouch for sb's courage. |
| témoigner - intransitive | Law to give evidence; 'il était toujours poli', témoignent les voisins neighbours (BrE) say he was always polite. |
| barbare adjective | barbaric; barbarian. noun, masculine & feminine barbarian. |
| vécu, ~e /veky/ pp → See Also→ vivre. past participle adjective | [drama, story] real-life. masculine noun personal experiences. |
| enraciner | to take root; figurative [person] to put down roots; [custom, idea] to take root. |
| aigu, aiguë adjective | [sound, voice] high-pitched; [pain, symptom] acute; [sense] keen. masculine noun Mus treble; high notes. |
| bâtisseur, -euse nm, f | master-builder; figurative builder. |
| puissamment adv | powerfully |
| metteur masculine noun | ~ en scène director. |