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Plunder

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Piller

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feisty

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Fougueux, aggressif, bagarreur

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cave

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Ceder, laisser tomber

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pew

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banc d’eglise

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cast

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mouleHe made a cast in plaster before pouring in the liquid bronze.plâtre medThe boy’s broken arm was put in a cast for six weeks.

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muzzle

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Museliere, baillon, censure

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knot

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nodule (~bpsse, anatomie)

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discerning

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Judicieux, perspicace

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lunge

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faire un mouvement brusque en avant

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Hammer

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Marteler

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scratchy

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Eraiile (voix)

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to wring one’s hands

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se tordre les mains (de désespoir)

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nod off

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S’endormir, s’assoupir

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DONGLE

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(INFORMATIQUE) clé de sécurité

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strut about

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plastronner, se pavanner

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scurry

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se precipiter, se hater

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tract house

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pavillon

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rig

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Semi-remorque

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henchman

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partisan, adepte / homme de main

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seedy

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miteux, minable, sordide

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parochial

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paroissial(vision) réduit, borné, étroit

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Quip

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Lancer une phrase d’un air malicieux

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graveyard shift

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travail de nuit

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carp

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se plaindre, critiquer

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cot

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lit de camp

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meander

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serpenter, faire des meandres

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poke

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donner un coup a, enfoncer

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switchblade

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couteau a cran d’arret

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enthrall

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Captiver, passionner

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Perp

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Perpetrator (auteur d’un crime)

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numb

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Engourdi

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gurney

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chariot d’hopital

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lumpy

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plein de grumeaux, plein de bosses, defonce

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holster

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etui de revolver

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strut

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demarche fiere

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peddle

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Vendre, fourguer, revendre

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Behove: it behoves them to

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Il leur appartient de

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jockey

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essayer de se placer avantageusement

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chop-shop

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Garage clandestin

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bilk

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escroquer

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scraggly

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en bataille (cheveux, barbe)

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guileful

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fourbe, trompeur

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scowl

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mine renfrognee, hargneuse

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butt

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donner un coup de tete a

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Sleazy

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miteux, sordide

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bashful

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personne, action) timide adj pudique adj

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to give s.o. a tongue-lashing

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sonner les cloches a qqn = reprimander fortement

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rattle

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faire un bruit de feraille, cliqueter

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granola

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Ecolo (slang)

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Stoop

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daigner, se baisser

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swarm

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essaim, colonie, nuee

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mutt

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clebard

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stonewall

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monopoliser la parole, faire barrage a, bloquer

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burrow

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creuser, terrier, se frayer un chemin
fouiller, enfouir
Badgers burrow through the earth with their claws.

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hop

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sauter, sautiller

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root canal

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canal dentaire

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Dominions

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Domination empire

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bloodhound

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Limier

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to tamper with

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Trafficker, falsifier

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pat down

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Proceder a une fouille par palpation

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fork over

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(money) allonger, cracher

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Hangdog look

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air penaud ou air de chien battu

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dissent

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desaccord, difference

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self-righteous

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suffisant

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scamper away

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Detaler, se sauver

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parlor

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Commerce (eg tatoo.. beer.. billiard..)

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loiter

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trainer, roder

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woefully

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lamentablement

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linger

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traîner, s’attarder(stay alive) tenir bon John got cancer at 85, but lingered for another three years before dying.

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dingy

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miteux, douteux, terne

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rim

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border

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overbearing

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Autoritaire, impérieux

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PA

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public address system => sono

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gauze

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gaze (pansement)

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ramble on

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radoter

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Tepid

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Tiède réservé

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raring to

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Impatient de

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drivel

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Betises, radotage

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ARTFUL

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rusé malin, maligne futé astucieux habile ingénieux

Smith is an artful writer who knows how to weave a complex plot.

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nook

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coin, recoin

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Pithy

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Concis lapidaire

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beleaguered

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(militaire) assiégé

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summons

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convocation

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well-heeled

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bien nanti, bien établi

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sagging

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affaisse, qui ploie

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throbbing

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Battant, palpitant

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get closure

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tourner la page

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rowdy

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Chahuteur, bagarreur

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(station) wagon

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Break (voiture)

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felt

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feutre (textiles)

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rack up

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marquer (points)

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scoff

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se moquer, être meprisant

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wide-eyed

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candide, ingenu

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squirm

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se tortilller, être mal a l aise, gene

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dole out

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Distribuer au compte-gouttes

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stifle

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Reprimer, etouffer

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blue-ribbon

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éminent, de première qualité

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muddle

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confondre, mélanger, embrouiller

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to tough it out

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tenir bon

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batter

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Battre maltraiter

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goofy

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Dingo (stupid)

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giddy

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avoir le vertige, être pris de vertige

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unhinged

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Desequilibre (accent aigu)

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pamper

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Choyer, dorloter

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heinous

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Odieux, horrible

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heap

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tas, amas / entasser, empiler

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purr

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ronronner

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prod

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pousser avec la pointe d’un baton, doigt

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whack

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donner un coup, liquider

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shove

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bousculer, pousser, fourrer, mettre

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paltry

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dérisoire, ridicule, piètre

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backwater

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coin perdu

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stiff-arm

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repousser avec un bras tendu

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fret

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tracasser

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to ham it up

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en faire trop

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stealthy

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furtif

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snipe

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Critiquer qqn par derrière

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baffle

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Deconcerter, derouter

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cracker

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pequenaud

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rap

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frapper, cogner

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hone

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(une technique) aiguiser⇒, affûter⇒, perfectionner⇒ vtr (ses compétences) parfaire(une lame) aiguiser⇒, affûter⇒, affiler⇒ vtr (Mécanique) rectifierpierre à aiguiser

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frontage

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Facade, devanture, terrain en bordure

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fudge

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esquiver le pb

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rebuttal

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refutation

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Nimble

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Agile adroit habile

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conniving

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malhonnete, ruse, sournois

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brief

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dossier

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swivel

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Pivot

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clutch

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Serrer fortement

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Train wreck (fig)

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epave

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thump

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frapper violemment, bruit sourd

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downright

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franchement adv (familier) carrément complètement purement et simplement loc adv

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speed s.o. on his way

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souhaiter a qqn bon voyage

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squawk

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criailler, brailler

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to jump s.o.

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aggresser

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smolder

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fumer (apres un feu), couver (sentiment)

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prattle

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babiller, jacasser

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awash

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inonde de

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Bestow

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Accorder conférer

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smugly

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d’un ton suffisant

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sappy

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vert, plein de sève (propre)

cloche, nunuche (fig)

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bleary-eyed

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aux yeux vitreux

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143
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cramped

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Exigu

144
Q

catercorner

A

diagonalement opposé, aussi kitty-corner

145
Q

frisk

A

fouiller

146
Q

Gruesome

A

horrible, macabre

147
Q

crate

A

caisse, cageot

148
Q

hanger-on

A

parasite

149
Q

aloof

A

à l’écart, distant, réservé, froid

150
Q

Wail

A

hurlement (sirene)

151
Q

Off-limits

A

interdit

152
Q

Dismal

A

Horrible, lamentable, sombre

153
Q

scold

A

reprimander, gronder

154
Q

murky

A

Noir, sombre, trouble

155
Q

pious

A

pieux ou hypocrite

156
Q

crock

A

Nonsense, cruche, pot de terre

157
Q

barter

A

echanger, troquer

158
Q

shudder

A

frissonner, fremir, trembler

159
Q

slink in/out

A

Entrer, sortir furtivement

160
Q

shrub

A

Arbrisseau, arbuste

161
Q

Rattle

A

Faire du bruit

162
Q

knock it off

A

arrete ton char

163
Q

undue

A

excessif, injustifié, illégitime

164
Q

flail about

A

S’agiter dans tous les sens

165
Q

nightstick

A

Matraque

166
Q

Hulking

A

Balourd, massif

167
Q

frazzle

A

tuer, crever (fatigue)

168
Q

bewilder

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Rendre perplexe, dérouter

169
Q

sneer

A

ricaner, sourire avec mepris

170
Q

Quilt

A

Edredon, couette

171
Q

Caveat

A

Avertissement

172
Q

grimy

A

Sale, crasseux

173
Q

stoke

A

alimenter, entretenir

174
Q

rough

A

passer a tabac, brutaliser

175
Q

grisly

A

Epouvantable, macabre, sinistre

176
Q

jangle

A

cliqueter

177
Q

man up

A

trouver la force de, prendre son courage a deux mains

178
Q

To contrive to do sthg

A

trouver le moyen de faire qqch

179
Q

saunter

A

se promener d’un pas nonchalant

180
Q

twinge

A

sentiment

181
Q

flurry

A

rafale

182
Q

Trumped-up

A

Invente de toutes pieces

183
Q

Pare

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Réduire

184
Q

to have dibs on something

A

avoir droit sur qqch

185
Q

wretched

A

miserable, deprime, malheureux

186
Q

spite

A

depit, malveillance

187
Q

jumpy

A

nerveux, instable, fluctuant

188
Q

bellwether

A

meneur, cheffig indicateur de tendance

189
Q

haggle

A

marchander, chipoter

190
Q

stuffy

A

étouffantcollet monté, guindéennuyeux

191
Q

Lofty

A

Haut/hautain/noble

192
Q

bleachers

A

dans un stade, les places les moins chères car non abritees

193
Q

knack

A

coup de main, le truc

194
Q

Flub

A

Rater louper

195
Q

roil

A

Embeter, troubler (liquide)

196
Q

ditch

A

Fosse (accent aigu)

197
Q

of that ilk

A

de ce genre

198
Q

stake

A

Pieu, poteau, piquet, bucher

199
Q

spawn

A

progéniture, frai

200
Q

mole

A

taupe (propre et fig)

201
Q

fetch

A

aller chercher

202
Q

blistering

A

(chaleur) torride,(remarque) cinglant,(vitesse) fulgurant, foudroyant

203
Q

slug

A

beigne (coup)

204
Q

rev up

A

emballer (moteur)

205
Q

Wingtips

A

chaussures d’un homme ornées de petits trous

206
Q

cranky

A

bizarre, grognon, capricieux

207
Q

pry

A

fouiller, fureter

208
Q

putter

A

S’occuper, s’affairer (typiquement les retraites)

209
Q

hollow

A

Creux

210
Q

sliver

A

Eclat, tranche fine

211
Q

grievous

A

Cruel, affreux, atroce

212
Q

sag

A

Flechir, pendre, tomber

213
Q

dive

A

bar, cafe (pejoratif)

214
Q

tepid

A

Tiede, peu enthousiaste

215
Q

Jostle

A

se bousculer

216
Q

Flay

A

Depouiller, fouetter

217
Q

fearsome

A

redoutable, effroyable

218
Q

fawn

A

ramper devant qqn, passer la pommade a qqn

219
Q

spook

A

faire peur a, effrayer

220
Q

sift

A

passer au tamis, passer au crible

221
Q

square off

A

se mettre en garde (combat)

222
Q

Hallow

A

Sanctifier

223
Q

somber

A

sombre , morne

224
Q

swill

A

boire (familier)

225
Q

toil away

A

travailler dur, peiner

226
Q

yank

A

tirer d’un coup sec

227
Q

dour

A

(personne) austère, renfrogné

228
Q

shabby

A

elime, miteux, minable

229
Q

sham

A

Comedie, imposture, feint, simule

230
Q

I fudged it

A

je l’ai complètement rate

231
Q

Confide (in)

A

se confier, avouer en confiance

232
Q

fray

A

efilocher, mettre a vif

233
Q

throng

A

la foule

234
Q

to be a knochout

A

etre sensationnel

235
Q

lingo

A

Langue, jargon

236
Q

jab

A

piquer, pointer, brandir

in boxing : envoyer des directs

237
Q

grovel

A

ramper, s’aplatir, se vautrer par terre

238
Q

shucks

A

zut

239
Q

Heart-throb

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Coqueluche, idolehe’s her heartthrob elle a le béguin pour lui he’s the office heartthrob il est la coqueluche des secrétaires

240
Q

wedge

A

cale, coin, caler, enfoncer

241
Q

slush

A

neige fondue, gadoue

242
Q

staid

A

Guinde, sage

243
Q

to put s.o. on the rack

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faire subir a qqn le supplice du chevalet

244
Q

jack up

A

lever avec un cric

245
Q

wield

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(authority, power etc.) exercer⇒ vtr The Minister was elected, but everyone knew it was his secretary who really wielded the power. (un outil, un instrument) manier⇒ vtr (une arme) brandir⇒ vtr

246
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bluster

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fanfaronnade, vantardise

247
Q

whimper

A

Gemir geindre

248
Q

cower

A

se recroqueviller, se blottir

249
Q

huddle

A

se blottir

250
Q

pore over

A

etre plonge dans, absorbe par

251
Q

stall

A

essayer de gagner du temps

252
Q

cinder-block

A

parpaing

253
Q

smug

A

content de soi, suffisant

254
Q

Wink

A

faire un clin d’oeil, clignoter

255
Q

jitters

A

frousse

256
Q

gawk

A

Regarder bouche-bee, regarder betement

257
Q

yak

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jacasser

258
Q

howl

A

hurler, brailler, mugir

259
Q

I just snapped

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j’ai craque

260
Q

lurk

A

se tapir, se cacher, menacer

261
Q

Extemporaneous

A

Improvise, impromptu

262
Q

murky

A

Trouble, glauque

263
Q

howl

A

Hurler, brailler, mugir

264
Q

distraught

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angoisse, fou d’angoisse

265
Q

volitional

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volontaire

266
Q

grim

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severe, dur / sinistre, lugubre / deprime

267
Q

on the sly

A

en douce

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Q

Blaze (parole)

A

Proclamer claironner

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Q

scorch

A

Rouser, bruler legerement

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Q

jag

A

Dechiqueter, taillader

271
Q

garb

A

costume, mise

272
Q

loiter

A

Trainer, flaner

273
Q

squabble

A

se disputer, se quereller

274
Q

gunshy

A

Avoir peur des coups de feu

275
Q

incensed

A

Furieux

276
Q

bumble

A

etre empote, ramer, galerer

277
Q

poleaxed

A

baba, epate

278
Q

Sternly

A

severement

279
Q

muster

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Rassembler, reunir

280
Q

crotch

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entre-jambes

281
Q

churn

A

bouillonner

282
Q

chomp

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mastiquer bruyamment

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Q

parlay

A

faire fructifier / remettre en jeu

284
Q

coy

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qui fait le timide, évasif / coquet

285
Q

FIDGET

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REMUER, GIGOTER

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Q

Nefarious

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Infâme, vil

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Q

whoop

A

crier de joie

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Q

slimeball/sleazeball

A

ordure, raclure

289
Q

rut

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orniere

290
Q

slouch one’s shoulders

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rentrer les epaules

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Q

jeer

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railler, se moquer

292
Q

Dismayed

A

Consterné effondré

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Q

Rig

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truquer they were accused of rigging the match | the elections the dice were rigged les dés étaient truqués or

294
Q

lilac

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lilas

295
Q

scold

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gronder, reprimander

296
Q

to rattle around

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etre perdu tout seul

297
Q

Slick

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qui a du bagout / beau / habile / malin, ruse

298
Q

fireplug

A

bouche d’incendie

299
Q

flunky

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Laquais, larbin

300
Q

haul

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Tirer, porter, trainer

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Q

gripe

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Ronchonner, rouspeter

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Q

swig

A

lampee, coup (boisson)

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Q

plod

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marcher d’un pas lourd,avec peine

304
Q

scraggly

A

en bataille

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Q

Brethren

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Freres, camarades

306
Q

sapling

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jeune arbre

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Q

lob

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lancer

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Q

flounder

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patauger, se debattre, pietiner

309
Q

slouch

A

s’adosser nonchalamment

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Q

bailiff

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huissier

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Q

slump

A

s’ecrouler, s’effondrer

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Q

sprawl

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s’etaler, s’etendre, s’affaler

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Q

zero in on

A

se centrer sur

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Q

abduct

A

enlever, kidnapper

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Q

gaunt

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creux, émacié, decharne

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Q

gavel

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marteau (magistrat)

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Q

slammer

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taule (prison)

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Q

goofball

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Barbiturique / cretin, idiot

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Q

Mortician

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Croque-mort

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Q

hick

A

Pequenaud

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Q

lanky

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Deguingande

322
Q

wild-eyed

A

avoir l’air panique

323
Q

snitfh

A

balance, mouchetard, cafteur

324
Q

wiggle

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remuer, tortiller

325
Q

scour

A

Ratisser, fouiller

326
Q

bird dog

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chien d’arrêt (gibier a plumes)

327
Q

maroon

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Bordeaux (couleur)

328
Q

Quiver

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fremir, trembler

329
Q

to be off one’s rocker

A

etre cingle

330
Q

hawk

A

colporter

331
Q

spaniel

A

Epagneul

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Q

Helluva

A

hell of a: scare, horrible, beaucoup,…

333
Q

hick town

A

Bled

334
Q

baloney

A

balivernes

335
Q

tousle

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Ebouriffer, friper, froisser

336
Q

bawl

A

brailler

337
Q

floodlight

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Projecteur

338
Q

wither

A

se fletrir, se faner

339
Q

limber up

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S’echauffer, faire des assouplissements

340
Q

short end of the stick

A

mal loti

341
Q

shiftless

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Apathique, indolent

342
Q

bilk

A

escroquer

343
Q

Phrasemonger

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Écrivain

344
Q

tantalizing

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tentant adj attrayant adj alléchant adj

345
Q

Pounce

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Sauter bondir

346
Q

gunslinger

A

bandit arme

347
Q

homestead

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propriété nf terres nfplMany pioneers set out to establish a homestead in the West.

348
Q

goon

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homme de main, sbire / idiot, debile

349
Q

Crew cut

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cheveux en brosse

350
Q

rub out

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(familier) liquider (kill)

351
Q

CLINCH

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étreinte, enlacement(boxe) neutralisation

352
Q

warden

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directeur de prison

353
Q

plow on

A

continuer laborieusement

354
Q

Stammer

A

Balbutier, begayer

355
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Tort

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delit, prejudice

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