Liste de Mots Niveau C1 - Mon Livre, mon Ami !

the page at the front of a book that the names of the book, its author, and publisher are printed on it

page de titre

a separate part at the end of a book that gives further information

appendice

an extra piece of information that is placed at the bottom of a printed page

note de bas de page

the events that have happened to a character before their story in a book, movie, etc. begins

profil du personnage

the way in which characters in a movie, book, etc. are created and represented by a writer

création de personnages

the way of telling or explaining a story, particularly in a movie, novel, etc.

narration

a way of telling or writing a story in which things happen to the narrator and the story revolves around them

à la première personne

an unexpected turn in the course of events

rebondissement, coup de théâtre, tournant

a mental spark that drives unusual creativity or activity

inspiration

to write a book, article, bill, etc. with another author

co-écrire

to write a literary piece with a lot of consideration

composer

to make a note of something in a hurried and informal style

noter

to read and correct the mistakes of a written or printed text

relire, revoir, corriger

to write the words used in a movie, play, etc.

écrire le script de, écrire le texte de

the story of the life of a person, written by the same person

autobiographie

a series of cartoons in boxes that narrate a story

bande dessinée, BD

a short story on morality with animal characters

fable

a small book with a paper cover giving information about a particular subject

brochure

a book with a cover made from stiff material such as cardboard, leather, etc.

livre relié

a book with a cover that is made of thick paper

livre de poche

spoken or written language in its usual form, in contrast to poetry

prose

someone who writes plays for the TV, radio, or theater

dramaturge, auteur dramatique

someone who writes plays for the TV, radio, or theater

dramaturge

attractive and interesting in a way that draws one's attention

intéressant, captivant

exciting and intriguing in a way that attracts one's attention

captivant, passionnant

(of a literary work) very serious or hard to understand

profond

arousing interest and curiosity due to being strange or mysterious

fascinant

using statements that mean the opposite of what is stated, often to convey criticism or humor through an implied second meaning

ironique

(of a literary piece) related to or characteristic of tragedy

tragique

the practice of using symbols to signify an idea, object, etc.

symbolisme

a set of three movies, books, etc. that are related or have the same characters

trilogie

a book, movie, play, etc. that continues and extends the story of an earlier one

suite

a sentence from a speech, book, etc. that is repeated somewhere else because it is wise or interesting

citation

a novel or movie about love

roman d'amour, romance

a mode of storytelling where the narrator refers to characters using pronouns like "he" and "she" and is not a character in the story

à la troisième personne

a movie or book genre involving real crimes and real people

true crime, criminalité réelle, histoires criminelles vraies