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éteint
Adjective meaning - off (literally switched-off), lacklustre or extinct
Related word - verb ‘éteindre’ meaning ‘to turn off’
dont (relative pronoun)
- of which
- of whom
- whose
L’époque
Time, f.
Also - age, era
Parviennent from parvenir
- To reach - send sth to sb
- To achieve / to manage to do sth
Note : a compound of “par + venir”
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/conjugation/french/parvenir
Grignotées from grignoter
To nibble
Pousser
Transitive verb - to push
1. To push an object
2. To push a person (over)
3. To push/press sb (for information)
4. To push/encourage sb to do sth
5. To drive hard
6. To pursue
7. To shout/cry out (pousser un cri)
INTRANSITIVE VERB - to grow
(And to push)
2. To push on
Paysan
Peasant
Ancien
Former
Le trous
Holes, m.
La pluie
Rain, f.
(Figuratively) a shower (of)
Lesquels/lesquelles
Which
Whom
Often not translated in english
Se mettre
TRANSITIVE
1. **To go, to sit down, to get **
2. To dress
3. **To get on the wrong side of sb **
INTRANSITIVE
1. To start
Creuser
TRANSITIVE
**1. To dig (a hole) **
2. To go into -figurative
INTRANSITIVE
ça creuse - it gives you a real appetite
La pierre
Stone, f.
Figuratively - foundation
Briser
To break up
L’abeille
Bee, f.
Répandre
TRANSITIVE
1. to spill
2. To spread
3. To shed (light)
4. To give off (odour)
Le surnom
Nickname
Désormais
From now on
Le coup d’envoi
The kick-off
- when sth starts
note - le coup - means the move/a blow
D’envoi - of shipping/moving
les étapes (f)
stages
Ceux des…et ceux des…
Those who… those who…
Se tient
From se tenir
To be hold
To stand
Le lieu
Place
Like in place (en lieu)
La première a eu lieu - the first (election) was held
L’investiture (f)
The nomination ( election)
Se rendre
To surrender/give sth up
To go somewhere (to attend)
les jeux (m)
the games
the die (d’argent) - jouer gros jeux - to play high for stakes
in this context - les jeux soient déjà faits - the die had already been cast
souhaiter
TRANSITIVE
to wish
to hope for
se présenter
to introduce oneself
to arise
to stand/run (for the elections)
de nouveau
again
l’adversaire (m/f)
opponent
l’ancien (président)
the former president
ancien can mean “old” or “ancient” but in this context this translation fits more
les règles (f)
the rules
or a ruler (stationary)
aucun
no
none
any
(négatif)
bouder
(boudé les débats)
had shunned the debates
to sulk
to turn one’s nose up at
to refuse to have anything to do with
selon
according (to)
les sondages (m)
the (opinion) polls (politics)
survey
visent from viser
to aim at/be aimed at
