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lights - visual effects Flashcards

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obscurité, ténèbres

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gloom (n.)

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scintillement, pétillement, éclat ;

pétiller, scintiller

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twinkle (n./v.)

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foncé, mat ; sombre ; obscur

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dusky (adj.)

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flot, succession ininterrompue ;

ruisseler, couler à flots

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stream (n./v.)

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vacillement

vaciller, danser, trembler, trembloter

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flicker (n./v.)

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regard noir et hostile

lancer des regards noirs

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glower (n./v.)

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flamboiement, éclat

flamboyer, briller d’un vif éclat

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flare (n./v.)

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scintillement/scintiller, rutiler

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glitter (n./v.)

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moucheture, petite tache

moucheter, tacheter

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speck (n.) / speckle (n./v.)

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tacheté, moucheté, pommelé

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dappled (adj.)

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éclatant (lumière)

tapageur (couleur) ; voyant

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gaudy (adj.)

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vacillement, tremblement ;

vaciller, trembler

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quiver (n./v.)

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masse floue, tache indistincte / embuer, estomper

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blur (n./v.)

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éblouissant, cru (lumière)

criard (couleur)

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garish (adj.)

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rayure, raie, zébrure/rayé, tigré, à raies ou rayures

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stripe (n.) / striped (p. passé)

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s’affaiblir (lumière), baisser, s’estomper

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to fade

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sombre et froid, morne et désolé ; glacial

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bleak (adj.)

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aperçu / apparaître

entrevoir, apercevoir

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glimpse (n./v.)

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raie, bande ; filet (lumière, sang) ;

mèches (cheveux) ;

zébrer, strier

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streak (n./v.)

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clignement ; clignotement

cligner ; clignoter

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wink (n./v.)

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lumière / allumer,

éclairer / clair (couleur et lieu)

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light (n./v./adj.)

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étincelle / lancer des étincelles

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spark (n./v.)

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basané, bistre

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swarthy (adj.)

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éclat (vif et rapide) / étinceler

briller comme un éclair

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flash (n./v.)

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à carreaux, à damier ;

sthg. is — with : qqch. dessine des carreaux sur

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chequered (adj.)

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lustre, vernis, poli

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gloss (n.)

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(s’)éclaircir ;

(s’)éclairer (visage) ;

(s’)illuminer

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to lighten

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éclat, brillant

briller (soleil), rayonner

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shine (n./v.)

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lumineux

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luminous (adj.)

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lustre, brillant

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sheen (n.)

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se dessiner ; apparaître (de façon indistincte, menaçante)

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to loom

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lueur, reflet / luire, miroiter

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gleam (n./v.)

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moucheter, marbrer

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to mottle

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rayon, faisceau lumineux / rayonner, darder ses rayons ; braquer ; émettre (radio)

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beam (n./v.)

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osciller ; vaciller ; trembloter

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to waver

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moucheture, petite tache

moucheter, tacheter

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fleck (n./v.)

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noir, obscurité / noir, sombre

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dark (n./adj.)

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faible (lumière), pâle (couleur) ; délavé

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faint (adj.)

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éclat, splendeur /flamboyer, resplendir

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blaze (n./v)

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point ; pois (tissu)

/ parsemer (de)

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dot (n./v.)

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fauve (couleur)

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tawny (adj.)

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blême (visage) ; blafard, faible (lumière)

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wan (adj.)

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tournoyer, onduler ; s’élever en volutes

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billow (v.)

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dépourvu de taches ou de tavelures (v. fleck)

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unflecked (p. passé)

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clignotement, lueur / clignoter, vaciller

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blink (n.v.)

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devenir terne, vitreux

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to glaze (over)

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sale, minable, miteux

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dingy (adj.)

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paillette / pailleter, orner de paillettes

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spangle (n./v.)

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lumière aveuglante / briller d’un éclat eblouissant

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glare (n./v.)

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luisant, brillant

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shiny (adj.)

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teinte / teinter

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tinge (n./v.)

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écumer ; mousser ; couler, glisser (comme de l’écume)

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to foam

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lustré, glacé (papier), poli, brillant

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glossy (adj.)

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éclair ; lueur vive ; étincellement / étinceler, jeter des feux, pétiller

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sparkle (n./v.)

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(s’)éclairer ; (s’)illuminer

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to light up

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teinte (shampoing) ;

teinter, teindre (cheveux)

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tint (n./v.)

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crépuscule ; demi-jour, pénombre ; aube naissante

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twilight (n.)

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lumière aveuglante, éblouissement / éblouir, aveugler

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dazzle (n./v.)

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tache (de lumière ou de couleur)

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splash (n.)

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brillant, éclatant ; vif

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bright (adj.)

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ébouriffer, faire bouffer (cheveux)

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to fluff up

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brun foncé ou brun grisâtre

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dun (adj.)

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diminuer ; décroître ; s’effacer ; perdre de son éclat

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to wane

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grisonnant

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grizzled (adj.)

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lustre, éclat

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lustre (n.)

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bigarré, bariolé

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pied (adj.)

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miroitement ; chatoiement

miroiter, chatoyer

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shimmer (n./v.)

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rougeoiement ;

éclat /rougeoyer,

rutiler, luire

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glow (n./v.)

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couleur de sang,empourpré; voyant, criard ; affreux, sinistre

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lurid (adj.)

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battement ; agitation, émoi ; palpitation

battre (ailes) ; voleter, voltiger, agiter ;

palpiter

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flutter (n./v.)

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nuance

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hue (n.)

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se hérisser

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to bristle

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de façon menaçante ; avec hostilité

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gloweringly (adv.)

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splendeur, rayonnement

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radiance (n.)

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menaçant, sombre (ciel, regard)

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lowering (adj.)

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faible lueur / luire faiblement

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glimmer (n./v.)

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terne, sans éclat

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lack-lustre (adj.)

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faible ; indistinct ; sombre / baisser (lumières) ; s’estomper

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dim (adj./v.)

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fauve (adj.) (couleur)

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fawn (adj.)

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chiquenaude, tapoter

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flick (n./v.)

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terne, morne (couleur) ;

gris, monotone

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dull (adj./v.)

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blanchir ; décolorer

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bleach (n./v.)

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sombre, noir, mélancolique (temps, ciel)

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gloomy (adj.)

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chatoyer ; étinceler, reluire

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to glisten

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chamois (couleur)

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buff (adj.)

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éclatant, splendide ; radieux

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radiant (adj.)

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frémissement, légère ébullition ;

frémir, frissonner

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simmer (n./v.)

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non éclairé ; non allumé, laissé dans l’obscurité

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unlighted (p. passé)

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jaunâtre, cireux

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sallow (adj.)

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illuminer

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to illuminate

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tourbillon ; tourbillonnement; tournoiement

tourbillonner ; (faire) tournoyer

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whirl (n./v.)

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dorer, recouvrir d’une lumière dorée

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to gild

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rougeur, rougeoiement

rougir, se colorer

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flush (n./v.)

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zébré, marbré

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streaky (adj.)

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tache ; tavelure ; moucheture / tacher (de)

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spot (n./v.)

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