Harry Potter 1.3 Flashcards

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1
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crutch

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béquille

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to wander

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flâner, déambuler, errer, vagabonder

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a ray of hope

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une lueur d’espoir

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comprehensive

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collège (UK)

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to work out

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faire de la muscu
résoudre, calculer
comprendre, piger

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to trip over

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trébucher sur

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brand-new

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tout nouveau, flambant neuf

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tailcoat

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queue-de-pie

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knickerbockers

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pantalon long (historique)

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boater

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canotier

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knobbly

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noueux

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gruffly

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de façon bourrue

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tub

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cuve, bassine, baignoire, bac, barquette

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sink

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lavabo

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rags

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chiffon, guenille, haillon, torchon

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to dye

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teindre

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to wrinkle

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rider, plisser, froisser

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to bang

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heurter, frapper, cogner

baiser, se taper

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doormat

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paillasson

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to poke

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donner un coup avec le doigt, tapoter sur, mettre un petit coup de
to poke in the eye with a stick : éborgner qqn

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to dodge

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esquiver, éviter, éluder, frauder

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To twang

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vibrer

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to belong to

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appartenir à

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yellowish

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jaunâtre

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parchment

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parchemin

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ink

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encre

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27
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wax

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cire

sealing wax = cire à cacheter

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seal

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sceau, cachet

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29
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a badger

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un blaireau

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30
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coat of arms

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blason, armoiries

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31
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to chuckle

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glousser

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32
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to hand to

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donner à, remettre à, tendre à, passer à

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33
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To rip open

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Déchirer, éventrer

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34
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to snort

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s’ébrouer, renâcler, sniffer, grogner

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35
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to flip over

A

retourner

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36
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whelk

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bulot, buccin

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37
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to unfold

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déplier, s’ouvrir, se dérouler

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38
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to jerk

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

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Sharply

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vivement, rapidement, sévèrement, avec brusquerie

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40
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to snatch

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saisir, arracher

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41
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to sneer

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ricaner

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42
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to glance

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jeter un coup d’œil

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43
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grayish

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grisâtre

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44
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to gasp

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

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45
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out of reach

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hors de portée

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46
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to clutch

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étreindre, empoigner, agripper, serrer fort, se cramponner à

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47
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to croak

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croasser, dire d’une voix rauque

crever, clamser

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48
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the scruff of the neck

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la peau du cou

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49
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Promptly

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Rapidement, immédiatement, sur-le-champ

50
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keyhole

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trou de serrure

51
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to dangle

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pendre, pendiller, pendouiller, suspendre

52
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wildly

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frénétiquement, sauvagement, furieusement, énormément, follement

53
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to pace up and down

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faire les cent pas

54
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to stamp out

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écraser, éradiquer, éliminer ou quitter bruyamment, sortir en furie

55
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to squeeze

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presser, serrer

56
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shelf

pl : shelves

A

étagère, tablette, rayonnage

57
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bent

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plié, courbé, tordu

58
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to bawl at

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brailler (fam)

59
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to stretch out

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S’étendre, s’allonger

60
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to whack

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donner un grand coup à, donner une claque, frapper, fesser

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Greenhouse

A

Serre

62
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bitterly

A

plein d’amertume, amèrement, âprement

63
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to leap

A

bondir, sauter

64
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to wrestle

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lutter, catcher

to wrestle with : faire face à, se battre contre

65
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to clutch

A

étreindre, empoigner, agripper, serrer fort

66
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to wheeze

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respirer bruyamment, avoir du mal à respirer

67
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to creep

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ramper, se glisser, se faufiler, grimper (plante),avancer discrètement

68
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trodden

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fréquenté, emprunté (path)

69
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to tread (trod - trodden) on

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marcher sur, fouler, écraser

70
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squashy

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mou, molle, moelleux, spongieux

71
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half an hour

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demi-heure

72
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to shuffle off

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s’éloigner en trainant des pieds, rejeter, se décharger de

73
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to shift the blame to/to put the blame on

A

Rejeter la faute sur

74
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lap

A

genoux OU tour de piste, longueur (natation)

75
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to nail to

A

clouer à
to nail = réussir à la perfection Ou coincer, choper, serrer, gauler (fam)
to nail it : taper dans le mille

76
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mouthful

A

bouchée ou difficile à prononcer

77
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nail

A

clous

Mais clous décoratifs = stud

78
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no fewer than

A

Pas moins de

79
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to slot in

A

s’insérer, s’intégrer, rentrer, trouver un créneau à

80
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to slot into

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faire glisser dans, intercaler, caser

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to get out of hand

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devenir hors de contrôle, dégénérer

82
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milkman

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laitier

83
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to shred

A

déchiqueter, déchirer, mettre en lambeaux, broyer, détruire OU râper des légumes

84
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In amazement

A

éberlué, étonné, ébahi, stupéfait

85
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to whiz(z)

A

en sifflant, à toute vitesse

86
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to pelt

A

jeter, lancer, bombarder

87
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to duck

A

baisser la tête rapidement, se dégager, éviter, esquiver

88
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To bounce

A

rebondir

89
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tuft

A

touffe

90
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to shake off

A

enlever en secouant, ou semer, ou se débarrasser de

91
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to howl

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hurler, brailler, chialer

92
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outskirts

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périphérie, banlieue

93
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damp

A

humide

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musty

A

de moisi, de renfermé/qui sent le moisi

vieux jeu

95
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to snore

A

ronfler

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window-sill

A

le rebord de la fenêtre

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stale

A

rassis, éculé, vieux

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plough (UK) plow (US)

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charrue

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multi-storey (UK) multi-story (US)

A

à étages

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dully

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mollement, de manière ennuyeuse, faiblement, de manière maussade

101
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to snivel

A

pleurnicher, renifler continuellement

to snivel about : se plaindre de

102
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coathanger / a coat hanger

A

un cintre

103
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shack

A

cabane, cahute, hutte, case

104
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gleefully

A

joyeusement

105
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toothless

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édenté OU sans pouvoir, sans influence, sans effet

106
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to amble

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flâner, marcher tranquillement, se promener tranquillement

107
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wicked

A

méchant, malfaisant

108
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grin

A

un large sourire, rictus

109
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to bob

A

danser, s’agiter, flotter

110
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rowing

A

dispute, querelle ou aviron

111
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chilly

A

froid, très frais, glacial

112
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to whip

A

fouetter, cravacher, battre

113
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seaweed

A

algues

114
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to shrivel up

A

se dessécher, flétrir, se ratatiner

115
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cheerfully

A

joyeusement, avec entrain

116
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filthy

A

dégoûtant, sale, immonde, obscène, grossier OU super, génial

117
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moth

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papillon de nuit, phalène, mite

118
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mouldy

A

moisi, pourri, vieillot

119
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lumpy

A

plein de grumeaux, maladroit

120
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to curl up

A

se pelotonner, de lover, se rouler en boule, OU rebiquer / se retrousser

121
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to rumble

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gronder, gargouiller (to rumble with hunger)