Lucia Berlin, A Manual for Cleaning Women, "Teenage Punk" Flashcards

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strobe light

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lumière stroboscopique

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a pump

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une pompe

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leaky

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qui prend l’eau, qui fuit

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burned out

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brûlé / épuisé, exténué

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incense

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encens

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pellet

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plomb

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frost

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le gel, le givre, la gelée

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barbed wire

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fil barbelé

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pinon

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pin pignon, pin parasol

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flashlight

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une lampe de poche, flambeau

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preen

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se toiletter (chat), se faire beau, se pomponner (personne), lisser ses plumes (oiseaux)

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dizzy

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qui donne le tournis

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brittle

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cassant, fragile

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churning

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agité, escroquerie

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gawky

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maladroit, empoté, gauche

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beneath

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sous, en dessous

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dozen

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une douzaine

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raucous

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rauque, bruyant, tapageur, grinçant