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last-updated: 2026-05-29
source: cliche corpus EN, niche vocabulary EN
status: complete
scope: listes anglaises pour Test 3 (anti-cliches) et Test 6 (vocabulaire niche). Procedures dans tests.md.
---

# English Lists — Tests 3 & 6

A charger UNIQUEMENT pour les tracks en anglais. Procedures des tests : `reference/linguistic/semantic/tests.md`.

## Anti-Cliches EN (Test 3) — >= 30 entrees, extensible

### Love / heart
1. "broken heart"
2. "pieces of me"
3. "in your eyes" (sauf reference Peter Gabriel explicite)
4. "lost in your eyes"
5. "stars in your eyes"
6. "torn apart"
7. "burning love"
8. "love is a battlefield" (sauf reference Pat Benatar)
9. "ride or die"
10. "lost without you"

### Pain / drama
11. "fall from grace"
12. "saving grace"
13. "broken wings"
14. "soul on fire"
15. "tears in heaven" (sauf reference Clapton)
16. "tears falling like rain"
17. "shattered dreams"
18. "drowning in tears"
19. "crying in the rain"
20. "back from the dead"
21. "rise from the ashes"

### Existential / time
22. "fire and rain" (sauf reference James Taylor)
23. "burning bridges"
24. "walk through the fire"
25. "dance in the rain"
26. "the world on fire"

### Triumphant / euphoric
27. "heaven and hell" (sauf reference)
28. "highway to hell" (sauf reference AC/DC)
29. "diamond in the rough"
30. "write our names in the stars"
31. "ghost in the machine" (sauf reference)
32. "cold as ice" / "hot as fire"
33. "broken record"
34. "lonely as a stone"

## Niche Trap Words EN (Test 6) — a remplacer sauf justification

| Mot piege | Frequence | Synonymes communs |
|-----------|-----------|-------------------|
| haggard | litteraire | tired, worn, drawn |
| visage | litteraire | face |
| ethereal | litteraire | airy, light, otherworldly |
| effervescent | rare | bubbly, lively |
| ineffable | rare | indescribable |
| mellifluous | tres rare | smooth, sweet |
| perfunctory | rare | superficial, casual |
| sanguine | litteraire | optimistic, hopeful |
| sepulchral | rare | tomb-like, deathly |
| somnambulant | tres rare | sleepwalking |
| susurrate | tres rare | whisper, murmur |
| umbrage | litteraire | offense, shadow |

Liste **extensible** : ajouter les mots niches rencontres en production reelle.
