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1
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Arracher qqch â qqn

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To wring sth out of sbdy

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2
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Banal

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Mundane

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3
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Lucarne

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Skylight

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Reconnaissant, sensible a qqch

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Appreciative

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5
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marionnette

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puppet

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6
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chahuter

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to shake

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7
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disparaître à l’horizon

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to disappear below the horizon

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8
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étreindre, prendre dans ses bras

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to hug

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9
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la petite souris

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tooth fairy

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10
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déchirer

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to rip

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11
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arracher

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to rip off

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12
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to be confident

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être confiant, sur de soi

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13
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to have confidence in

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faire confiance à

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14
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hôtel particulier

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town house

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15
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cour intérieure

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inner courtyard

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16
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appartements luxueux

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high-class flats

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17
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grassouillet

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podgy

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18
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à en croire

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on the evidence

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19
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matoux

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tomcat

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20
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pattes

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paws

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21
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principes

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creed

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22
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la foi

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creed

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23
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croyance social

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popular belief

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24
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rouages

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cogs

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25
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Secte

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Cult

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26
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Gribouillage

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Scribble, scrawl

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27
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Assistante

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Personnal assistant

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28
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Piquer

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Pinch

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29
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Cassant

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Brittle

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30
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Détestable, énervant

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Obnoxious

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31
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Piste, indication

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Hint

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32
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s’installer à l’arrière (de la voiture)

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to settle in the back

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33
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en somme

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all in all

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34
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voix aigu

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high-pitched voice

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35
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un ton durci

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a harsher tone

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36
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rechercher à tâtons

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to feel for

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37
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un air blessé

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a hurt stare

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38
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elle faisait son mieux pour ne pas être en retard

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she does her best never to be late

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39
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Avoir une dispute

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To have a domestic

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40
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Travail de terrain

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Legwork

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41
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Avoir un pépin

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To hit a snag, hitch

42
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Pépin

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Pip

43
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Être en bon état

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To be in good nick

44
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Une carie

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A cavity

45
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Dent cariée

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Decayed tooth

46
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Events have reached a state of completion; nothing more can be done

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Goodnight Vienna

47
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An invonluntary departure

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A goodnight Irene

48
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Prendre de l’avance

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Get a head start, take the lead

49
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Poudre aux yeux

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Smoke and mirrors

50
Q

Jeter de la poudre aux yeux

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It’s all just for show, to snow sbdy

51
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Aperçu

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Glimpse

52
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Sur-mesure

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Tailor-made, custom-made

53
Q

Sourciller

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Bat an eyelid

54
Q

Siffler, s’empiffrer

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Guzzle*

55
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Colporter

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Peddle

56
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Locaux

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Premises

57
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absence

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non-attendance

58
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to be in attendance

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être de service

59
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il souvent absent

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he’s attendance record is poor

60
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nombre de spectateurs

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attendance figures

61
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fréquentation

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attendance

62
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se moquer de, ne pas tenir compte

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to ride roughshod over

63
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Moucheture

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Speckle

64
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Apaiser

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Placate

65
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futilité

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trivia

66
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être dans les pommes

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to be out cold

67
Q

goudron

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tar

68
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dalle

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slab

69
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pleurnicher

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snivel

70
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tout confort

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all mod cons (all modern conveniences)

71
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Ministry of Defence

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MOD

72
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minutieux

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thorough

73
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frénétique, hystérique

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manic

74
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interférer

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splice into

75
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humide

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damp

76
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ne pas être dans son assiette, pâlot

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peaky*

77
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mettre son grain de sel, contribuer à payer

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chip in

78
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carillon, sonner

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chime

79
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dégoûter, repousser

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repel

80
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gaufrette, hostie

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wafer

81
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infime, très fin

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wafer-thin

82
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sans réserve, de tout cœur

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wholeheartedly

83
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petit coin

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loo*

84
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concubin

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live-in partner

85
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compagnon

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live-in lover

86
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à demeure

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live-in

87
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énigme, devinette

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riddle

88
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counterpart

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opposite number

89
Q

verrou

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bolt

90
Q

refuge

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bolt-hole

91
Q

droit comme un piquet

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bolt upright

92
Q

fixer qqch

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to bolt sth to sth

93
Q

boulon

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bolt

94
Q

démarche

A

gait

95
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titubation

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drunken gait

96
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rouler des fesses

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roll your hips

97
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se dandiner

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to have a rolling gait

98
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saluer de ma part

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to give my regards

99
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faire entrer

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fetch in

100
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se retrouver à Dublin

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to fetch up in Dublin

101
Q

Coucher avec toi

A

Jump your bones*

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