Art & Literature

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Compound noun formed with a noun, preposition, and noun; plural takes an 's' on the first noun.

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Commonly used in literature and film to describe the storyline or secret scheme.

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Can refer to both men and women, though 'femme écrivain' or 'écrivaine' is sometimes used for females.

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Often used metonymically to refer to an oil painting itself.

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Refers to the act or style of telling a story.

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Note that 'personnage' is masculine even when referring to a female character in a story.

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Used to describe artistic, literary, or philosophical movements.

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Specifically used for anthologies or collections of literary works by a single author.

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Often shortened to 'expo' in informal spoken French.

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Can be applied to literature, painting, architecture, and general fashion.

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Can be feminine (a review/criticism) or masculine/feminine (a critic - the person).

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Feminine form is 'sculptrice', though less common historically.

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Refers specifically to commercial art spaces or arcades.

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Irregular third-group verb conjugated like 'conduire'.

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Regular -er verb.

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Regular -er verb; often used with 'par' or 'de'.

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Regular -er verb used in artistic contexts for showing works.

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Invariable for masculine and feminine singular (dramatique / dramatiques).

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Adjective ending in -f changes to -ve in the feminine (fictive).

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Feminine form is 'contemporaine'.

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Same form for masculine and feminine singular.

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Idiomatic expression; note the related noun 'metteur en scène' (director).

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Common expression used when discussing public or critical reception.

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Idiomatic expression frequently used in literary analysis.

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Very common in French cultural reviews to express a sudden, strong enthusiasm for a work.