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botched
bâclé
fuel
le carburant
waste
le gaspillage
to prevent
empêcher
wall, lining, internal surface
la paroi
intestinal wall
la paroi intestinale
mortar
le mortier
to look after, to take care of
soigner
waste, scrap, wreck
le déchet
to testify
témoigner
to pay attention to
prêter attention à
to lend
prêter
a dump (colloquial)
un trou
to burn
brûler
defective
défectueux
forearm
un avant-bras
foodstuff
la denrée
out-of-date
périmé
rotten
pourri
backwash, eddy ; stir (of a crowd); turmoil (of ideas)
le remous
unhealthy
insalubre
to live, to reside; to remain
demeurer
resurgence
recrudescence
seal, stamp, hallmark
le sceau
under strict secrecy
sous le sceau du secret
under anonymity
sous le sceau de l’anonymat
to hinder, to impede.
entraver
court of appeal
la cour de cassation
to lead to
entraîner
to freeze, to suspend
geler
shareholder
l’actionnaire
in advance, beforehand
préalablement
hooded
cagoulé
to encircle
ceinturer
to manhandle, to give a rough ride
malmener
sentry box, booth
la guérite
as well as
ainsi que
to break
briser
a spark
une étincelle
to warn
prévenir
orders, instructions
la consigne
a national (of a country)
un(e) ressortissant(e)
to claim / lay claim to (responsibility or territory), to demand
revendiquer
anti-authority
contestataire
protester
le contestataire
bitter, burning
cuisant
to end in sthg
se solder par qch
to sell off, to settle the balance
solder
to be subjected to, to suffer
subir
almost, partially
quasiment
hardening
un durcissement
whatever the circumstances (may be)
quelles que soient les circonstances
to fasten, to lock, to cordon off
boucler
to call for, to ask for; to claim
réclamer
to tell, to call, to warn
prévenir
to transport
acheminer