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1
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the weather was gray and gloomy

A

il faisait un temps gris et maussade

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2
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there must have been

A

il devait bien y avoir

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3
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in raincoat

A

en imperméable

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4
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at the intermission

A

à l’entracte

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5
Q

full of people

A

noire de monde

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6
Q

rubs shoulder with

A

côtoie de près

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7
Q

comes to an end

A

s’achève

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8
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with a demystifying aim

A

à visée démystificatrice

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9
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lays the groundwork for

A

pose les jalons de

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10
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taken over by

A

reprise en main par

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11
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bored with his work

A

lassé par son travail

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12
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are hired

A

sont embauchés

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13
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shot in six weeks and edited over six months

A

tourné en six semaines et monté sur six mois

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14
Q

whose mission is to put pressure on

A

qui ont pour mission de faire pression sur

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15
Q

an audience of

A

un parterre de

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16
Q

unfolds over four hours

A

se déploie sur quatre heurs

17
Q

takes a completely different turn

A

prend une tout autre tournure

18
Q

shattered the image

A

a fait voler en éclats l’image

19
Q

caught off guard

A

pris au dépourvu

20
Q

a revealing slip

A

un lapsus révélateur

21
Q

how he suppresses the memory of them

A

comment il en refoule le souvenir

22
Q

you must have seen a lot of things

A

vous avez dû voir pas mal de choses

23
Q

well informed

A

bien renseigné

24
Q

imagine

A

figurez-vous

25
Q

which is Jewish sounding

A

qui est à consonance juive

26
Q

for what motive/reason?

A

pour quel motif

27
Q

it had seemed that

A

il avait paru que

28
Q

in hindsight

A

avec le recul

29
Q

felt overwhelmed

A

s’est senti depassé

30
Q

could fall under cinema verité

A

pourrait relever du cinéma-vérité

31
Q

on several occasions

A

à plusieurs reprises

32
Q

has shortcomings

A

a des lacunes