Decrire Flashcards

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They look like two drops of water. They have the same fine features, the same profile. Their resemblance is striking.

A

elles se ressemblent comme deux gouttes d’eau. Elles ont les memes traits fins, le meme profil. Leur ressemblance est frappante.

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although not very young anymore, she is always impeccable, dressed to the nines. She has a lot of style. It’s elegance that makes a woman

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bien que plus toute jeune, elle est toujours impeccable, tiree a quatre epingles. Elle a beaucoup d’allure. C’est l’elegance faite femme.

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Sophie’s father, on the other hand, dresses like a bag*. He’s really letting himself go, it’s a shame. It’s not forgiving at that age. The last time I saw him, he was getting older.

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Le pere de Sophie, en revanche, s’habille comme un sac*. n se laisse vraiment aller, c’est dommage. ca ne pardonne pas, a cet age-la. La derniere fois que je l’ai vu, ii avait pris un coup de vieux.

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The least we can say is that Sophie’s parents don’t come by
unnoticed.

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Le moins qu’on puisse dire, c’est que les parents de Sophie ne passent pas
inapercus.

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She’s cute to chew on.

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elle est mignonne a Croquer.

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It’s a force of nature! He is not corpulent, but rather stocky, strong

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C’est une force de la nature ! Il n’est pas corpulent, mais plutot trapu, costaud

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He exudes moral and physical strength. He has the typical face of a sailor, all craggy, ragged

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Il respire la force morale et physique. II a le visage typique q’un marin, tout burine, ride

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a physique marked by the sun. It’s a face that we can’t forget.

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un physique marque par le soleil. C’est une physionomie qu’on ne peut pas oublier.

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It is a somewhat quirky village house, with white shutters and an irregular, rather sloping roof. The facade is in exposed stone, of course.

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II s’agit d’une maison de village un peu biscornue, aux volets blancs et au toit irregulier et plutot pentu. La facade est en pierre apparente, bien sur.

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Are there several buildings?

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II ya plusieurs corps de batiments?

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No, just one, but there is a small outbuilding in the garden, a sort of tool shed.

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Non, un seul, mais ii ya une petite dependance dans le jardin, une sorte de cabane a outils.

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Is everything in good condition or will you have work to do?

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L’ensemble est en bon etat ou vous aurez des travaux a faire?

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The woodwork is brown, the windows have small channels and a Virginia creeper runs between the ground floor and the first floor. Inside, the beams are exposed. It has a crazy charm

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Les boiseries sont marron, les fenetres sont a petits caneaux et une vigne vierge court entre le rez-de-chaussee et le premier etage. A l’interieur, les poutres sont apparentes. Ca a un charme fou!

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Rather in a somewhat isolated village, in the middle of the countryside, with a river
below. It was abandoned but it is coming back to life thanks to artists who worked there
installed.

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Plutot dans un village un peu isole, en pleine campagne, avec une riviere en contrebas. II etait abandonne mais ii reprend vie grace a des artistes qui s’y sont installes.

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Gorgeous ! The landscape is quite hilly, sometimes even steep, but it is green. It is a region with fertile land.

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Magnifique ! Le paysage est assez vallone, parfois meme escarpe, mais c’est verdoyant. C’est une region a la terre fertile.

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