Hit Man True crime article Flashcards

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Scholarly

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savant

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to pad barefoot

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marcher pieds nus

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a goldfish

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un poisson rouge

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a small pond

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un petit étang

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lilies

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nénuphars

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a plum tree

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un prunier

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a recliner

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un transat, un fauteuil inclinable

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a drive-by shooting

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une fusillade au volant

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a burglary

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un cambriolage

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to purr

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ronronner

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to stroke

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caresser

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word and deed

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parole et action

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a nagging wife

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une femme harcelante

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a scorned lover

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un amant méprisé, bafoué

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an inmate

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un détenu

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scheduled

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planifié

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to shrug

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hausser les épaules

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a staff investigator

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un enquêteur

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the Laurence Olivier of the field

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la légende vivante, la référence absolue (acteur shakespearien)

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the demeanor

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le comportement

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sleek

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poli

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to not sniff at a job for less

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ne fera pas le travail pour moins de (regarder de haut à moins de…)

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wily

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astucieux

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to whack

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éliminer, frapper avec force

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the mob

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la mafia

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a marksman

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un tireur d’élite

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flustered

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énervé, troublé, agité

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the heir

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l’héritier

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infuriating

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exaspérant

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29
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full custody

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la garde complète

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a sting

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un piège / une piqûre

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slacks

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un pantalon (confortable , pas un pantalon de costume)

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a wink

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un clin d’oeil

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to drop me in the grease

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me laisser dans le pétrin

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34
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aghast at the idea

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horrifié par l’idée

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chillingly

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de manière angoissante

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trendy

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tendance, branché, à la mode

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nodding his head

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hochant la tête

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38
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stunned

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stupéfait

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39
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unlawfully enticed

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illégalement séduit

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40
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distraught

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désemparé

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mumble

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marmonner

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41
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to have yet to buy this argument

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ne pas être convaincu pas cet argument

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42
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a staple of

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le produit de base de

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43
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to make a living

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gagner sa vie

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44
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wannabe

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en herbe, aspirant

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45
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to turn out to be frauds

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se révêler être des fraudes

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to advertise

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promouvoir , faire la publicité

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47
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a bail bondsmen

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un cautionneur (celui qui paye une caution pour libérer prisonnier)

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a tow-truck

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une dépanneuse

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unshaven

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a mistrial

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un vice de procédure

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the dry-cleaner

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le pressing

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loudmouthed

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bruyant, qui parle fort et de façon impoli

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with Saran wrap

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avec du film alimentaire

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to speak volumes

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en dit long

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unfounded

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sans fondement

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no shortage

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pas de pénurie

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bloodcurdling

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à glacer le sang

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positively nutty

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complétement fou

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sporting muttonchop sideburns

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les favoris (pattes) côte de mouton

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a pompadour

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un style de coupe de cheveux vers l’arrière

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a belt buckle

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une boucle de ceinture

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emblazoned

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ex-cons

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d’anciens détenus

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a low-level clerk

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un obscur gratte papier, un commis de bas niveau

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a shoplifter

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un vol à l’étalage

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mild mannered

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aux manières douces, affable

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albeit

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mais , quoique

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using his old line

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utilisant sa vieille rengaine, phrase

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a carpenter

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un charpentier

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to oversee

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superviser

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a doper

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a stakeout

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une filature , un planque , une surveillance

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uneventful

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sans histoire , sans incident

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his true calling

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sa vraie vocation

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the checking account

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le compte courant

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to sashayed up

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déambuler

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a jumpsuit

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une combinaison , une salopette

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as gruff a manner as possible

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de façon aussi grossière que possible

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a thug

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to get carried away

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se laisser emporté

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staggering

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ahurissant, impressionnant

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dabbling in murder

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s’essayer au meurtre

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the ploy

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la ruse, le stratagème

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his estranged wife

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son ex-femme

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to slit his wrists

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lui trancher les poignets

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an offshore oil rig

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une plateforme pétrolière en mer

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unassailable

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irréprochable (alibi)

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to bust through the door

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défoncer le porte

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the prosecution

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l’accusation

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the word was that he knew

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le bruit courrait qu’il savait

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to be spurned by her married lover

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être éconduit, rejeté par son amant marié

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upend furniture

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renverser des meubles

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to spray-paint

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to shoot to pieces

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cribler de balles

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wire-rimmed glasses

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lunettes à armature métallique

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remorseless

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impitoyable, sans remords, implacable

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a decoy

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a down payment

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un acompte

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to despise

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wired

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sur écoute

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infatuated

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épris , amoureux

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the hood

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le capot (voiture)

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the toll road

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l’autoroute à péage

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To hock

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mettre en gage

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to get cold feet

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avoir le trac , se dégonfler,

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A subcontractor

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un sous-traitant

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to weep

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a probation

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une probation , une mise à l’épreuve

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frantic

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affolé, affrené

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a hairdo

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une coiffure

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with duct tape

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avec du ruban adhésif

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to trade gunfire

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échanger des coups de feu

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the tailgate

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to thrive

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s’épanouir

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an understatement

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un euphémisme

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of every stripe

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de toutes les couleurs, sortes (un groupe de personne)

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congenial

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convivial, sympathique

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concealed

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caché , dissimulé (caméra)

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drab

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terne, morne

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slightly overweight

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en léger surpoids

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a shelter

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to glance around

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jeter un coup d’oeil