Harry Potter 1.1 Flashcards

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Beefy

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Costaud, baraqué

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Nonsense

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Bêtise, sottise, idiotie, ineptie

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Hardly

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A peine, difficilement, ne…presque pas, peu probable

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To crane

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Tendre (le cou)

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fence

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Clôture, barrière, palissade

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To shudder

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Trembler, frémir

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dull

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Ennuyeux, insipide,

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To hum

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Fredonner, chantonner

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To wrestle

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Lutter

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Tawny

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Couleur fauve

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To flutter

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Battre des ailes, voleter, flotter, palpiter
= in a flutter, être dans tous ses états
= papillonner

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To peck

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Faire un bisou à, donner des coups de becs à

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Tantrum

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Colère, caprice

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tyke

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Môme, chenapan, gamin

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To chortle

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Glousser

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To jerk

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Faire un mouvement brusque, tirer d’un coup sec sur

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17
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Tabby cat

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Chat tigré

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18
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To stare at

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Regarder fixement

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19
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To can’t help + ing

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Ne pas pouvoir s’empêcher de

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get-up

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fringues, accoutrement

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a huddle

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un petit groupe, un rassemblement tactique (foot US)

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Stunt

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Cascadeur, coup de pub

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to swoop

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Descendre en piqué, fondre sur

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to yell at

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Hurler, crier sur

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25
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to eye

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Regarder, examiner du regard

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To clutch

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Étreindre, empoigner, agripper, serrer fort

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To come to a dead stop

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S’arrêter net

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to dash

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Se précipiter, filer, frapper, écraser, jeter violemment contre, anéantir, ruiner

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29
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to hurry up

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Se dépêcher

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to snap

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Se casser net, parler à qqn d’un ton sec

Agresser verbalement

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31
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To dial

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Composer (numéro)

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32
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To stroke

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Caresser

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33
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all the same

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Quand même, malgré tout

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34
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To upset

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Contrarier, fâcher, inquiéter bouleverser, irriter, battre

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35
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To grunt

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Grogner

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36
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To stumble

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Trébucher

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37
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wide

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Large, grand

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38
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To split

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Se fendre, couper en deux, séparer, scinder en 2

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39
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Squeaky

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Grinçant, aigu

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40
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Passer-by

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Passant (dans la rue)

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41
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To rejoince in

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Se réjouir de

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42
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To rackle

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Faire un bruit de ferraille, cliqueter

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43
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To spot

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Repérer

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44
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To Pull into

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Se garer à côté de

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45
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Stern

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Strict, sévère, austère

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46
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Grin

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Large sourire, rictus

= to grin at : sourire à, to grin : aborder un large sourire

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47
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far appart

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Éloigner les uns des autres

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48
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downpour

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Déluge, averse

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49
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To mumble

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Marmonner, bafouiller

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50
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to sip

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Siroter, boire à petites gorgées

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51
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To purse your lips

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Avoir la bouche en cul-de-poule

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52
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To dare to

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Oser faire, défier de faire

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53
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Casually

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De façon décontractée, nonchalamment, d’un œil distrait, occasionnellement

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54
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To creep

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Ramper, glisser, se faufiler, se glisser, se glisser sans bruit

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55
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To peer

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Regarder

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56
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To stare down

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Faire plier du regard

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57
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As though

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Comme si

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58
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To yawn

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Bailler

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59
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To drift

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Dériver, partir à la dérive, voler, flâner, errer, se laisser porter

60
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sleepiness

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Envie de dormir, sommeil

61
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Unblinkingly

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Sans ciller

62
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To quiver

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Trembler, frémir

63
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To slam

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Craquer, heurter, percuter, écraser, frapper, démolir (figuré), descendre (figuré)

64
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To twitch

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Avoir un mouvement convulsif, tressauter, remuer, bouger, tressaillir

65
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To narrow

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Se rétrécir

66
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To tuck into

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Commencer à manger (=attaquer, familier)

67
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Robe

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Peignoir, robe de chambre, ou robe de métier (juge…)

68
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To crook

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Courber, recourber, plier

= crooked, crochu

69
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To rummage

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Fouiller

70
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To chuckle

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Glousser

71
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To mutter

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Marmonner, grommeler, maugréer

72
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a cigarette lighter

cigaret (US)

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un briquet

73
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to flick

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Donner une pichenette (fam)

To flick throught : zapper, parcourir, feuilleter

74
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To flicker

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Vaciller, trembloter, danser (flammes), clignoter

75
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Pinprick

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piqûre d’épingle

76
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beady-eyed

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Aux yeux perçants

77
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to slip

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Glisser, échapper, déraper

78
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to set off

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se mettre en route, prendre la route, partir

79
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fancy

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sophistiqué, chic, élaboré, imagination

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ruffled

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Ébouriffé, froncé à volants, décontenancé

81
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stiffly

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avec raideur, sévèrement, durement

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flock

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Troupeau, volée, nuée, foule, masse

83
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gently

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avec douceur, gentiment, doucement

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precious little

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Très peu

85
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irritably

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Avec mauvaise humeur

86
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downright

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éhonté, complet, fini, absolu, franchement, complètement

87
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to swap

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échanger, troquer

88
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sideways

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oblique, de côté, sur le côté, en crabe, latéralement

89
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at last

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Enfin, finalement

90
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sherbet

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sorbet

91
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to flinch

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Reculer, tressaillir, sursauter

To flinch from : reculer devant

92
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to unstick

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décoller

93
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earmuff

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cache-oreilles

94
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to press on

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continuer, persévérer, poursuivre

= to press ahead

95
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To turn up

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Venir, arriver, se pointer, réapparaître, refaire surface, augmenter, monter le son

96
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to bow

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Faire une révérence, s’incliner, incliner la tête

= to bow to : s’incliner devant

97
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to gasp

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avoir le souffle coupé, haleter, souffler, dire à bout de souffle

98
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to reach out

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tendre le bras, toucher, joindre, aller à l’encontre de, venir en aide à

99
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to pat

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tapoter, donner une tape à, caresser 
down pat (US), off pat (UK) : parfaitement, par cœur
100
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somehow

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d’une manière ou d’une autre, tant bien que mal, je ne sais pas comment, curieusement

101
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glumly

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d’un air morose, d’un air sombre, abattu

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to falter

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faiblir, fléchir, hésiter, bafouiller, chanceler, vaciller

103
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lace

A

dentelle

104
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handkerchief

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un mouchoir de poche

105
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to dab

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tamponner

106
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beneath

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Sous, au dessous de, inférieur à, indigne de

107
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dial

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cadran d’une montre

108
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to kick

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frapper avec le pied, donner un coup de pied

109
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firmly

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Fermement

110
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faintly

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faiblement, légèrement, à peine

111
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better off (ADJ)

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mieux, valoir mieux que, faire mieux de

112
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to take it

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Le supporter, croire comprendre que

113
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to swallow

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avaler, déglutir

114
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underneath

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en dessous de

115
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to swell

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Enfler, gonfler, s’amplifier, augmenter

116
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to fall out

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se fâcher, de brouiller, se disputer, tomber

117
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astride

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à califourchon, à cheval

118
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tangle

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Enchevêtrement, noeuds, bazar

= to get in a tangle : s’emmêler

119
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bushy

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touffu, fourni, broussailleux

120
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dustbin (UK), rubbish bin (UK), garbage can (US)

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poubelle

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lid

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Couvercle

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bundle

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paquet, lot, faisceaux, offre groupée

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to releave

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soulager

124
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to swarm

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affluer en masse, déferler, voler en essaim

125
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jet-Black

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Noir de jais

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shape

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forme

127
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A bolt of lightening

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un éclair

128
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come in useful

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être utile, s’avérer utile

129
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To bent

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plier, courber, tordre

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shaggy

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hirsute, épais, touffu

131
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scratchy

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Rêche, qui gratte, perçant, éraillé, qui pique

132
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howl

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un hurlement

133
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to hiss

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siffler, cracher (chat), siffler, lancer

+ at = râler contre

134
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to sob

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Sangloter

135
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to get a grip

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se ressaisir, se reprendre

136
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gingerly

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Avec précaution

137
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to tuck

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rentrer, border, mettre, glisser

138
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to wipe

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essuyer

139
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streaming

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Qui ruisselle

140
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sleeve

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manche, pochette

141
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to ruffle

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ébouriffer, froisser, chiffonner, décontenancer

142
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neat

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Bien rangé, ordonné, soigné, maniaque

143
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inky

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noir d’encre

144
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to prod

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donner un petit coup à, pousser à faire

145
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hushed

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calme, feutré, étouffé