Still life Flashcards

1
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4th Estate

A

4ème pouvoir = la presse, le journalisme

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2
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to keep up

A

suivre

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3
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tursely

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laconiquement

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4
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impoverished

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pauvre

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5
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a queer

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un homosexuel, un bizarre

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6
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sth was brewing

A

qq chose se préparait (se tramait)

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7
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obediently

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sans discuter, docilement

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8
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to hop in

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grimper (dans un véhicule)

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9
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giddy

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pris de vertige, avoir la tête qui tourne

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10
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thinly

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finement (tranche)

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11
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a stint

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une période

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12
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it’s tedious

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c’est pénible

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13
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the stairwell

A

la cage d’escalier

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14
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to shimmer

A

scintiller

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15
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the guttering

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la goutière

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16
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a wobble

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un tremblement

17
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an eiderdown

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une couette

18
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a cubbyhole

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un cagibi

19
Q

the straggler

A

le retardataire

20
Q

bloody bad

A

super mal

21
Q

musing

A

rêverie, songe

22
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contemptible

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méprisable

23
Q

a stomp

A

de la musique rtythmée

24
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clogged up

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bouché, obstrué (le ciel est bouché par des nuages)

25
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to burp

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faire un rot

26
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to lure by

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attirer par

27
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to have a knack

A

avoir la fâcheuse habitude de

28
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eavesdropping

A

écouter aux portes

29
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to enact

A

jouer (une scène de film )

30
Q

the name rings a bell

A

le nom me dit quelque chose

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