Vocabulaire anglais sur les années 1920

The Roaring Twenties: vocabulary

Economic (n): of, relating to, or based on the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services.

Mass production (exp): the production of large quantities of a standardized article by an automated mechanical process.

Decade (n): a period of ten years.

Growth (n): the process of increasing in amount, value, size, number or importance = croissance.

Prosperity (n): the condition of being successful or thriving, economic well-being.

Blossom (v): mature or develop in a promising or healthy way, develop good, or successful  = fleurir, se couvrir de fleurs.

Roar (v): if something roars, it makes a very loud noise =   rugir, hurler.

Lifestyle (n): the typical way of life of an individual, group, or culture.

Look (n): the appearance of someone or something, the impression that they give.

Mood (n): your mood is the way you are feeling at a particular time = humeur.

Novelty (n): novelty is the quality of being different, new, and unusual =nouveauté, originalité.

Suffrage (n): the right to vote in political elections.

Rights (n): those things that one is morally or legally entitled to do or have =droits.

Art Deco: the style of decorative art characteristic of the 1620s and the 1930s, developing the curvilinearity (containing or consisting of a curved lines) = courbé   of art nouveau into more streamlined geographical forms.

Crazy years: The term Années folles (in French) "crazy years"   refers to the decade of the 1920s in France. It was invented to describe the rich social, artistic, and cultural collaborations of the period. The same period is also referred to as the “Roaring Twenties” or the “Jazz Age” in the United States. In Germany, it is sometimes referred to as the “Golden Twenties” because of the economic boom that followed World War I.

Lost generation:  1-the generation of men and women who came of age during or immediately following World War I: viewed, as a result of their war experiences and the social upheaval of the time, as cynical, disillusioned, and without cultural or emotional stability.

2-The generation of writers, especially American authors such as Scott Fitzgerald and Hemingway, and John Dos Passos active after World War I

a group of American writers of this generation, including Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald,.

Celebrity (n): famous people

Cinema: 1- the business and art of making films.

2-a place where people go to watch films for entertainment, movie theater (USA)

Glitter (n): glitter consists of tiny (very small) shining pieces of metal. It is glued (collé) to things for decoration.

Movie star: a movie star is a famous actor or actress who appears in films.

Perform: present a form of entertainment (music, dance, theatre, play) in front of an audience.

Performer (n): a person who acts, sings, dances or does other entertainment = (divertissement) in front of audiences.

Radio (n): a piece of equipment that you use in order to listen to broadcasting sound programmes.

Talkies:  cinema films made with sound, as opposed to a silent film.

Dominant (adj): Someone or something that is dominant is more powerful, successful, influential, or noticeable than other people or things.

Fancy (ad):  something fancy is special, unusual, elaborate, decorative, sophisticated or expensive in a way that is intended to impress.

Trendy (adj): something or someone trendy is very fashionable and modern

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