Vocab - Deck V Flashcards

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1
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J’opine du chef

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I nod

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une scène de crime

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a crime scene

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3
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Les empreintes

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Fingerprints

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to jump the shark

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perdre la main

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Qu’est-ce qui te fait penser ça?

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What makes you think that?

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le pack de six

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Six-pack

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7
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laisser tourner le lait

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to let the milk go bad

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Il n’est pas de ce monde-là

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He doesn’t belong here

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9
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s’attribuer le mérite

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to take the credit

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10
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sourciller

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to blink

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11
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Je me mets à rire

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I start laughing

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c’est peine perdue

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It’s a forlorn hope

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13
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Être sur le qui-vive

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To be alert

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14
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se mettre à table

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to come clean

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15
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une carte vous-êtes-libéré-de-prison

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A get-out-of-jail-free card

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16
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c’est bien ce qu’il pensait

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exactly what he was thinking

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17
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On les a filés à lui

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We gave them to him/ her

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18
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qu’on en finisse

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get it over with

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19
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Le portrait-robot

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Photofit picture

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20
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Quoi d’autre ?

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Anything else?

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21
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congédier

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to dismiss

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22
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Eh, les gars !

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Hey, guys!

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23
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Bon boulot!

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Good work!

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24
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Sa voix s’estompe

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His voice trails away

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25
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Une chance sur un million

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A million to one shot

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26
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Il y a pire

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Could be worse

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27
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je suis retraité

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I’m retired

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28
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Trois hommes en combinaison

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Three men in overalls

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29
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se frayer un chemin

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to make one’s way

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30
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la lumière crue

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harsh light

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31
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un enchevêtrement de tuyauterie bricolée

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a maze of cowboy plumbing

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32
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waste pipe

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l’évacuation

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33
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Ça a mis cinq minutes à..

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It took five minutes to..

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34
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ils se sont dit que

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they knew that

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35
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une pince à épiler

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tweezers

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36
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Des tickets de caisse

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Receipts

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37
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Une liste de courses

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A shopping list

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38
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écrit à la main

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handwritten

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39
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à moitié détruit

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half-destroyed

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40
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si bien que je ne l’écarte pas

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so I don’t just dismiss it

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41
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Enfin presque.

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Sort of.

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42
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J’en ai fait l’amère expérience

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I’ve learned from bitter experience

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43
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avant d’avoir une certitude

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unless you’re certain

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44
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je me contente de hausser les épaules

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I just shrug

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45
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à y regarder de plus près,

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on closer examination,

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46
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un numéro de série

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a serial number

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47
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foam rubber

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la mousse

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48
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C’est pour ça que je t’ai demandé de passer

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That’s (the reason) why I asked you to drop by

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49
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un marteau

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a hammer

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50
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Je n’ai jamais rien vu de semblable.

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I’ve never seen anything like it.

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51
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Le matériel de survie

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Survival gear

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52
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je doute que quiconque puisse

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I’m not sure anyone could

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53
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la nuit doit être en train de tomber dehors

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dawn must be breaking outside

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54
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Il y a dix heures que

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It’s been ten hours since

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55
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a janitor

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un gardien

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56
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s’échouer sur le rivage

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to wash ashore

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57
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Je ne veux plus rien avoir à faire avec

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I don’t want anything to do with

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58
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You need to get out more

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Il faut sortir

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59
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l’une des destinations estivales les plus à la mode

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One of the most fashionable summer destinations in the world

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60
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aloud

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à haute voix

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61
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changeant de sujet

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changing the subject

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62
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Le baraqué

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The big guy

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63
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Tout juste

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Exactly

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64
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Je tiens vraiment à te remercier

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I just want to say thanks

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65
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Merci d’être venu

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Thanks for coming

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66
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Due to

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Compte tenu de

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67
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dans une certaine mesure

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up to a point

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68
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seuls une poignée de gens étaient au courant de

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only a handful of people were aware of

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69
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la police des polices

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Internal Affairs

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70
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On pourrait presque dire que (+subjunctive)

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You might say that

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71
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ultra-confidentiel(le)

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highly confidential

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72
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lurid

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épouvantable

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73
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la férule

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fist

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74
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les barbouzes

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spooks, spies

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75
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son cahier des charges

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his/ its responsibilities

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76
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la volonté de l’exécutif

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executive order

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77
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Inutile de me demander

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Don’t bother asking me

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78
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la 11e division aéroportée

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The 11th airbourne division

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79
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ils trouvèrent ça beaucoup moins réjouissant

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they didn’t find it quite so funny

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80
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esquiver

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to deflect

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81
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avoir un coup d’avance sur

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to keep one step ahead of

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82
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Et si c’était moi

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Say it was me

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83
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j’étais tout près de

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I was close to

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84
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Mes études à peine finies,

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As soon as my studies were finished,

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85
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un bâtiment quelconque

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a nondescript building

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86
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j’avais pas mal de bleus à l’âme

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[I was damaged deep in my soul]

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87
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on ne l’avait jamais revu

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he was never seen again

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88
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moult (invariable)

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lots, many

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89
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être rompu à l’exercice consistant à

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to be well versed in

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90
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un homme patibulaire

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a hard man

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91
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rendant grâce de ce que

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thankful that

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92
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To get high

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Se défoncer

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93
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se balader en voiture

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to drive around

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94
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je n’en ai absolument aucun souvenir

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I certainly don’t recall it

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95
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en fouillant en peu,

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on digging a little deeper,

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96
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un manège

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a carousel

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97
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l’ironie de la chose,

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ironically,

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98
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j’appuyai sur la détente

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I pulled the trigger

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99
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Le vacarme

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Din, racket

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100
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Ma joie fut de courte durée

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My joy was short-lived

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101
Q

What if…?

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Et si…?

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102
Q

Une folle journée

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One mad day

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103
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si c’est la question que vous vous posez

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in case you’re wondering

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104
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plus rien n’a de sens

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nothing makes sense

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105
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comme Freud aurait pu le dire,..

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Like Freud might have said,…

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106
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elle espérait que je ne leur en tiendrais pas rigueur

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she hoped there were no hard feelings

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107
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le sceau bleu et or

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the blue and gold seal

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108
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je le remarquai à peine

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I hardly noticed (it)

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109
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Blanchi de tout manquement au devoir

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Cleared of all wrongdoing

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110
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compte tenu du fait que

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given that

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111
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Je me retournai

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I turned

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112
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à dessein

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by design

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113
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rivaliser avec

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to compete with

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114
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le morne paysage

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the bleak landscape

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115
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l’un des meilleurs

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one of the best

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116
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j’étais content de ne pas avoir été à votre place

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I’m glad it was you, not me

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117
Q

À en croire ce qu’on disait de lui,

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From what I’ve heard (about him),

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118
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une mitrailleuse

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a machine gun

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119
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‘Comme un parfum d’adolescence’

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‘Smells like teen spirit’

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120
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Inutile de préciser que

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Needless to say

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121
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l’imbroglio de fourberie

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web of deceit

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122
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un franc-tireur

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sniper, maverick, partizan

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123
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une bûche

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a log

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124
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La piste financière

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the money trail

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125
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tant que

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unless

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126
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un comptable du service médico-légal

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a forensic accountant

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127
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shy

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timide

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128
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être tenu de

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to be required to

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129
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Olive skin

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Le teint mat

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130
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unruly

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indiscipliné(e)

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131
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l’argent facilitait sans doute bien des choses

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(the) money helped

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132
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une ribambelle

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a flurry

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133
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une sacrée pointure

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[the real deal]

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134
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c’est important de le souligner

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it’s important to stress

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135
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par opposition à

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as opposed to

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136
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un clan très soudé

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a close-knit clan

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137
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Nestling in

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Niché au milieu de

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138
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une écurie

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a stable

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139
Q

le commerce des fleurs en gros

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wholesale floristry business

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140
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on pouvait s’en étonner

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this was strange

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141
Q

qu’à l’instar de

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following the example of, like

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en sorte d’y inclure

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to include

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une position de grossistes

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wholesalers

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des crapules amies

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friendly scumbags

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l’État russe, alors fauché,

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the cash-strapped Russians

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ainsi nulle part dans

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anywhere near

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la propreté

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cleanliness

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pour autant que je pouvais en juger,

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so far as I could see,

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l’associé gérant

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the managing partner

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une porte lambrissée d’une boiserie de chêne

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an oak-panelled door

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un égout

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a sewer

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une barque à fond de verre

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a glass-bottomed boat

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même dans cette abjection

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even by these low standards

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surplombant le lac

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overlooking the lake

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à l’épreuve de tout dispositif d’écoutes

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soundproofed

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emmerder

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to annoy, hassle

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Pour le plaisir de les emmerder,

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Just to annoy them,

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Je me penchai en avant

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I leaned forward

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s’esclaffer

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to burst out laughing

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ou bien le prix à payer serait exorbitant

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or there would be hell to pay

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une indignation légitime

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righteous indignation

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d’être mis à la porte de

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to be thrown out of

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marquer une pause,

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to pause

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s’il faisait mine de me toucher

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if he tried to touch me

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un éclair de frayeur passer dans ses yeux

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a look of fear in his eyes

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comment diable

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how the hell

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la connexion Internet à haut débit

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high-speed intenet

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une équipe d’entretien

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a maintenance team

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les laissez-passer avec photos autour du cou

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ID lanyards

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Il me doit un service

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He owes me a favour

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renier

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to renounce

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172
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Ça ne dépend plus de moi

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It’s out of my hands

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shakily

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chancelant

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le plus puissant de tous

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the greatest of them all

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bogus, phony

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bidon (invariable)

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une arborescence

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a matrix

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177
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la nervosité

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nerves

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les forêts de pins

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pine forests

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presque personne n’en a entendu parler

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hardly anyone has heard of it

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une personne fortunée

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a woman of wealth

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nullement intéressé(e)

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completely disinterested

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une liasse de dessins

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a sheaf of drawings

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Dès le lendemain,..

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The next day,..

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to indulge

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se livrer à

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la route tortueuse

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the twisting road

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an outbuilding

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une dépendance

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un monte-charge

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a goods lift

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abriter

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to house, shelter

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189
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une rangée de couchettes superposées

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a row of bunk beds

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un mirador

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a watchtower

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un(e) tzigane

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a gypsy

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se présenter à une élection importante

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to run for public office

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je n’ai jamais réussi à l’évacuer de mon esprit

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I’ve never been able to get it out of my head

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les forêts de pins

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pine forests

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une liasse de dessins

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a sheaf of drawings

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Dès le lendemain,..

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The next day,..

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to indulge

A

se livrer à

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la route tortueuse

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the twisting road

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an outbuilding

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une dépendance

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un monte-charge

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a goods lift

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abriter

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to house, shelter

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une rangée de couchettes superposées

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a row of bunk beds

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un mirador

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a watchtower

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un(e) tzigane

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a gypsy

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se présenter à une élection importante

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to run for public office

206
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je n’ai jamais réussi à l’évacuer de mon esprit

A

I’ve never been able to get it out of my head

207
Q

Vous y êtes ?

A

All set?

208
Q

le cran de sûreté

A

the safety catch

209
Q

un téléphérique

A

a cable-car

210
Q

Les portiers

A

Doormen

211
Q

je me suis dirigé vers le bar

A

I made my way to the bar

212
Q

les images repassaient déjà en boucle

A

the footage was being replayed over and over again

213
Q

Un(e) demeuré

A

An idiot

214
Q

conçu pour mettre en échec

A

designed to beat

215
Q

j’étais tellement en colère

A

I was so angry

216
Q

la tour Sud

A

the south tower

217
Q

j’ai craint que plus rien ne soit jamais comme avant

A

I feared nothing would ever be the same again

218
Q

allant toujours plus haut

A

always reaching higher

219
Q

décousu

A

disnconnected, disjointed

220
Q

Jusqu’où ça irait?

A

Where would it end?

221
Q

Je passai un appel à Washington

A

I put a call through to Washinton

222
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l’importance du trafic

A

the weight of traffic

223
Q

Dieu sait quelle hauteur

A

God knows what height

224
Q

en se tenant la main

A

holding hands

225
Q

les scènes d’apocalypse

A

apocalyptic scenes

226
Q

Rien que pour cette raison,

A

For that reason alone,

227
Q

Peu importe ce qu’on peut penser de

A

Whatever people may think of

228
Q

22 heures, heure de Genève,

A

10pm in Geneva

229
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l’incendie avait été maîtrisé

A

the fire was under control

230
Q

À peu près à la même heure,

A

At about the same time,

231
Q

un ressortissant saoudien

A

a Saudi national

232
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sortir faire quelques pas.

A

to go for a walk

233
Q

les lumières avaient été mises en veilleuse

A

the lights had dimmed

234
Q

par solidarité envers

A

in/ out of sympathy with

235
Q

En contrebas,

A

Below it,

236
Q

jouir d’une vue parfaite sur

A

to enjoy a perfect view of

237
Q

seins nus

A

topless

238
Q

haut de gamme

A

upmarket

239
Q

les pourboires en moins

A

minus the tips

240
Q

remballer

A

to pack

241
Q

la jumelle

A

binoculars

242
Q

une faillite qu’on pouvait qualifier d’historique

A

a failure of historic proportions

243
Q

to screw up (ie cause to go wrong)

A

foirer

244
Q

Contrairement à nous,

A

Unlike us,

245
Q

Rien ne serait plus pareil

A

Nothing would be the same again

246
Q

a fork in the road

A

un tournant

247
Q

Ne sachant pas ce que me réservait l’avenir,

A

Unsure what future lay ahead of me,

248
Q

une direction où m’engager

A

a way forward

249
Q

le côté thaï de la frontière

A

the Thai side of the border

250
Q

non-droit

A

lawless

251
Q

five clicks (distance)

A

cinq bornes

252
Q

un parpaing

A

breeze-block, cinder-block

253
Q

une clôture électrifiée

A

an electric fence

254
Q

énergiquement nié

A

vehemently denied

255
Q

un saut de puce en hélico

A

a short helicopter ride

256
Q

la période de mousson

A

monsoon season

257
Q

louer à

A

to rent from

258
Q

un bac à voitures

A

a car ferry

259
Q

un affluent

A

a tributary

260
Q

les déboires

A

misery, disappointments

261
Q

un câble rouillé

A

a rusty cable

262
Q

hâler

A

to haul, tow

263
Q

les grandes gerbes d’eau

A

plumes of spray

264
Q

un moine

A

a monk

265
Q

infect(e)

A

foul, horrible

266
Q

l’infecte bière

A

foul beer

267
Q

reconnaissant

A

grateful

268
Q

j’acceptai, reconnaissant

A

I gratefully accepted

269
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peinant à surnager

A

barely afloat

270
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les plats-bords

A

gunwales (upper edges of the sides of a boat)

271
Q

to divert

A

dériver

272
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les chutes d’eau

A

waterfalls

273
Q

en aval

A

downstream

274
Q

un topo

A

short talk

275
Q

traqué

A

hunted

276
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la chaîne alimentaire

A

the food chain

277
Q

nous fuyons tous quelque chose

A

we’re all running from something

278
Q

assommer

A

to knock senseless

279
Q

Je veux bien le croire

A

I suppose not

280
Q

Que ça me plaise ou non,

A

Like it or not,

281
Q

Sur un autre plan,

A

On another level,

282
Q

tôt ou tard

A

sooner or later

283
Q

un havre de paix

A

a safe harbour

284
Q

je me répétais une chose en boucle

A

I kept telling myself one thing

285
Q

Pour être libre, il faut lâcher prise.

A

If you want to be free, all you have to do is let go.

286
Q

dès le lendemain matin

A

the next morning

287
Q

le vol de retour au bercail

A

the flight home

288
Q

Au lieu de quoi,

A

Instead,

289
Q

au clair de lune

A

by moonlight

290
Q

un péage

A

a tollway

291
Q

les barres d’immeubles

A

high-rise tower blocks

292
Q

maintes fois auparavant

A

many times before

293
Q

sans le vouloir

A

without meaning to

294
Q

chercher à s’informer

A

to make enquiries

295
Q

le printemps laissant la place à l’été

A

as spring became summer

296
Q

l’épave (f)

A

wreckage

297
Q

le sillage

A

wake, vapour trail

298
Q

seriner qch à qn

A

to drum sth into sb

299
Q

On ne vous en donne pas l’occasion

A

You don’t get the chance

300
Q

un médecin d’un certain âge

A

an ageing doctor

301
Q

il était toujours à court d’argent

A

he was always short of money

302
Q

une pauvreté digne

A

genteel poverty

303
Q

un grand atout

A

a great advantage

304
Q

c’était le métier qui parlait

A

that was the training kicking in

305
Q

je restai impassible

A

I didn’t react

306
Q

pester

A

to curse

307
Q

être aux trousses de qn

A

to be hot on sb’s heels

308
Q

to rush, dash (not se précipiter)

A

foncer

309
Q

un mobile

A

motive

310
Q

une petite rue

A

a side street

311
Q

une rue à sens unique

A

a one-way street

312
Q

j’étais devenu négligent

A

I had grown sloppy

313
Q

foutu (adj)

A

damn, bloody

314
Q

de tous les instants

A

constant

315
Q

je me sentis suffisamment en sécurité pour

A

I felt comfortable enough to

316
Q

nous étions plus ou moins à égalité

A

we were about even

317
Q

en pierres de taille

A

limestone

318
Q

tomber en ruines

A

to fall into ruin

319
Q

Il n’aurait jamais pu se l’offrir

A

he would never have been able to afford it

320
Q

ma situation matérielle avait changé

A

my material circumstances had changed

321
Q

Ce n’était pas dit comme ça, mais le ton était clair.

A

It didn’t spell it out but the tone was clear.

322
Q

Une nouvelle fois,

A

Again,

323
Q

un legs

A

a bequest

324
Q

une porte dérobée

A

a concealed door

325
Q

le palier

A

landing, foyer

326
Q

Une femme se tenait là

A

A woman was standing there

327
Q

elle avait ce don étrange de

A

she had the uncanny ability to

328
Q

inscrutable

A

indéchiffrable

329
Q

en congé sabbatique de

A

on sabbatical from

330
Q

les fonds spéculatifs

A

hedge funds

331
Q

laiser le four allumé

A

to leave the oven on

332
Q

la verrouillant

A

bolting it

333
Q

les baies vitrées

A

bay windows

334
Q

a spare clip

A

un chargeur supplémentaire

335
Q

Tout en le glissant à la taille,

A

As I slipped it into my waistband,

336
Q

juste en souvenir du bon vieux temps

A

for old times’ sakes

337
Q

un homme entre deux âges

A

a middle-aged man

338
Q

s’agiter autour de qn

A

to fuss around sb

339
Q

les étrennes de Noël

A

Christmas gifts

340
Q

l’œilleton

A

peephole

341
Q

un monte-plats mécanique, un valet muet

A

a dumb-waiter

342
Q

une chambre d’amis

A

spare bedroom

343
Q

la cage

A

(Lift) shaft

344
Q

a ladder

A

une échelle

345
Q

Pour l’heure

A

Right now

346
Q

ça n’avait pas de prix

A

it was priceless

347
Q

à tout instant

A

(at) any moment

348
Q

Qu’est-ce qui les retenait ?

A

What was stopping them?

349
Q

Just as well I hadn’t answered.

A

J’avais bien fait de ne pas répondre.

350
Q

une casquette

A

a baseball cap

351
Q

affûter

A

to sharpen

352
Q

vous avez l’esprit bien trop affûté pour

A

you’re way too revved to

353
Q

Cela étant,

A

Nevertheless,

354
Q

un peu usé sur les bords

A

(a little) worn around the edges

355
Q

arrogance, disdain

A

la morgue

356
Q

Comment diable pouvait-il le savoir ?

A

How the hell did he know that?

357
Q

un exploit

A

exploit, feat, achievement

358
Q

Il en savait long sur moi

A

He knew all this stuff about me

359
Q

une poignée de gens

A

a handful of people

360
Q

Pas tout à fait

A

Not exactly

361
Q

sans desserrer les dents

A

through clenched teeth

362
Q

comme on pouvait s’y attendre

A

as you’d expect

363
Q

avoir une portée inouïe

A

to be of huge significance

364
Q

Peu de temps après,

A

A short time afterwards,

365
Q

Comme on dit, si vous voulez amuser le bon Dieu, dites-lui que vous avez des projets.

A

Like people say - if you want to make God laugh, tell Him you’ve got plans.

366
Q

Un terroriste inconnu des services de police

A

A ‘cleanskin’

367
Q

Je crains que ce qui suit ne soit pas très engageant.

A

I’m afraid that what follows isn’t pleasant.

368
Q

mieux vaudrait pour vous ne pas avoir affaire à lui

A

it might be better not to meet him

369
Q

No matter how many years may pass,

A

Les années passeront,

370
Q

le sarrasin

A

the saracen

371
Q

d’emblée

A

in the beginning

372
Q

le nom de code

A

code name

373
Q

brouillant résolument toutes les pistes

A

deliberately covering one’s tracks

374
Q

je l’assume pleinement

A

I make no apology

375
Q

he was swept up in

A

il a été amené à assister à

376
Q

Ce qui ne veut pas dire grand-chose

A

Which isn’t saying much

377
Q

le père de l’adolescent

A

the boy’s father

378
Q

la situation critique des Palestiniens

A

the plight of the Palestinians

379
Q

un fanatisme religieux

A

religious bigotry

380
Q

Une telle perspective le mettait hors de lui

A

Such a prospect filled him with anger

381
Q

Tout au long de cette année-là,

A

All through that year,

382
Q

l’école avait bruissée de murmures selon lesquels

A

school was awash with rumours that

383
Q

mécréant(e)

A

heathen, godless

384
Q

Tout aussi inquiétant,

A

Equally disturbing,

385
Q

la vie dissolue

A

profligate lifestyle

386
Q

le mauvais goût

A

bad taste

387
Q

une loi à elle/ lui tout(e) seul(e)

A

A law unto itself

388
Q

le foulard à damier rouge et noir,

A

red and white checked headdress

389
Q

the informer

A

le dénonciateur

390
Q

n’avoir rien de neuf à proposer

A

to have nothing new to offer

391
Q

une ignorance de façade

A

contrived ignorance

392
Q

guard duty

A

la faction

393
Q

une matraque

A

club, cosh, truncheon

394
Q

to flinch

A

céder

395
Q

les bruits de couloirs

A

whispered gossip

396
Q

chose qui ne lui ressemblait pas du tout

A

he did something totally out of character

397
Q

il y avait des mois qu’ils enquêtaient secrètement sur lui

A

they had secretly been investigating the man for months

398
Q

Sur ce,

A

With that,

399
Q

démarrer au kick

A

to kick-start

400
Q

immanquablement

A

inevitably

401
Q

mettre le cap sur

A

to head for

402
Q

funeste

A

fateful, dire

403
Q

un non-lieu

A

dismissal (of a charge)

404
Q

les morts-vivants

A

the living dead

405
Q

les cellules surpeuplées

A

crowded cells

406
Q

ses codétenus

A

his fellow prisoners

407
Q

perfectionné(e)

A

enhanced

408
Q

Qu’il vous suffise de savoir que

A

Suffice to say (that)

409
Q

Alors seulement,

A

Only then

410
Q

Un menuisier

A

A carpenter

411
Q

empoigner

A

to grab, seize

412
Q

Craignant le pire,…

A

Fearing the worst,…

413
Q

enfourcher

A

to get onto

414
Q

saisissant (adj)

A

striking

415
Q

la distraction publique

A

public entertainment

416
Q

tout le monde est bienvenu pour voir

A

everyone is welcome to see

417
Q

l’injection létale

A

lethal injection

418
Q

le peloton d’exécution

A

firing squad

419
Q

Il faisait près de quarante-trois degrés ce jour-là,

A

It was nearly 43 degrees that day

420
Q

chatoyant(e)

A

shimmering

421
Q

un autopont

A

a flyover, overpass

422
Q

une estrade

A

a platform

423
Q

agenouillé(e)

A

kneeling

424
Q

a spray

A

une gerbe

425
Q

une gerbe rouge

A

a fountain of red

426
Q

le bas-côté

A

hard-shoulder

427
Q

les décombres

A

rubble

428
Q

foncer

A

to rush, charge

429
Q

défoncé(e)

A

potholed, cratered

430
Q

les haut-parleurs

A

loudspeakers, PA system

431
Q

Progressivement

A

Gradually

432
Q

l’importance du public

A

the size of the crowd

433
Q

une lanière de cuir lustré

A

a polished leather strap

434
Q

un long sabre incurvé

A

a long curved sword

435
Q

un fourreau

A

a scabbard

436
Q

renfermer

A

to contain

437
Q

a procedure

A

une pratique

438
Q

les voleurs de grand chemin

A

highway robbers

439
Q

un châtiment

A

a punishment

440
Q

une hache

A

an axe

441
Q

un fourgon blanc

A

a white van

442
Q

se frayer un passage dans la foule

A

to push through the crowd

443
Q

climatisé(e)

A

air-conditioned

444
Q

tandis que les portes arrière s’ouvraient

A

as the rear doors opened

445
Q

la fournaise

A

cauldron

446
Q

menotté dans le dos

A

handcuffed behind his back

447
Q

il leur fallut un moment pour le reconnaître

A

it took them a moment to recognise him

448
Q

au cours des cinq mois écoulés

A

in the last five months

449
Q

il n’était plus que l’ombre de lui-même

A

he was only a shadow of his former self,

450
Q

les vieillards

A

old people

451
Q

se redresser

A

to straighten up

452
Q

un mélange de dégoût et d’envie

A

a mixture of disgust and envy

453
Q

dépasser à toute allure

A

to speed past

454
Q

les tuyaux d’incendie

A

fire hoses

455
Q

arroser

A

to spray, sprinkle, water

456
Q

tomber d’inanition

A

to pass out

457
Q

Il lui restait environ sept minutes pour atteindre la place.

A

He had about seven minutes to reach the square.

458
Q

Une équipée sauvage

A

A wild ride

459
Q

il était tenaillé par le remords

A

he was racked with remorse

460
Q

elle était tenaillée par la faim

A

hunger gnawed at her

461
Q

s’entasser sur la place

A

to squeeze into the square

462
Q

condamné(e) par

A

blocked by

463
Q

une tige d’acier

A

a steel rod

464
Q

Il y arriverait!

A

He was going to make it!

465
Q

une embardée

A

swerve, yaw

466
Q

Des lambeaux d’alliage

A

Chunks of thin alloy

467
Q

transpercer

A

to pierce, to go through

468
Q

le guidon

A

handlebars

469
Q

bonne pour la casse

A

only fit for the scrap heap

470
Q

Le temps que

A

By the time that

471
Q

Bien des années plus tard

A

Many years later

472
Q

mes péchés

A

my sins

473
Q

opiner du bonnet/,de la tête

A

to nod in agreement

474
Q

les yeux dans le vague

A

gazing into middle distance

475
Q

avec componction

A

sagely

476
Q

Du coup,

A

As a consequence,

477
Q

être très rémunérateur

A

to pay well

478
Q

Je ne le quittai pas des yeux

A

I didn’t take my eyes off him

479
Q

Il n’a pas eu l’air d’y accorder de l’importance

A

He didn’t seem to care

480
Q

il s’est contenté de me faire signe d’approcher

A

he just motioned me closer

481
Q

il avait du mal à parler

A

he had difficulty speaking

482
Q

une forte brise

A

a strong breeze

483
Q

d’un geste fluide

A

in one fluid movement

484
Q

les parasites du système de sonorisation

A

static from the public address system

485
Q

mettre son profil en valeur

A

to accentuate one’s profile

486
Q

lors de notre rencontre,

A

when I met him,

487
Q

D’une seule main,

A

One-handed

488
Q

le soleil blanc zénithal

A

the white sun directly above

489
Q

l’apogée de son arc

A

the apex of its arc

490
Q

Ce qui revint dans tous les commentaires,

A

The thing everyone will tell you,

491
Q

une pastèque

A

a watermelon

492
Q

la moelle épinière

A

spinal cord

493
Q

une nuée de mouches

A

a swarm of flies

494
Q

salement écorché sur tout le côté gauche

A

badly grazed all down his left side

495
Q

la puanteur

A

stench

496
Q

se tenir/ être à l’affût (de)

A

to lie in wait, to be on the lookout (for)

497
Q

mettant le bâtiment à l’abri (de)

A

sealing the building (against)

498
Q

une tempête de sable

A

a sandstorm

499
Q

Le vent emporta sa voix

A

The wind snatched away his voice

500
Q

les enregistrements vidéo des caméras de surveillance

A

surveilliance camera footage

501
Q

se conduire en homme

A

to act like a man

502
Q

une statue balayée par le souffle du vent

A

a windswept statue

503
Q

le continuum espace-temps

A

the space-time continuum

504
Q

il s’éloigna d’un pas mal assuré

A

he stumbled away

505
Q

haïr

A

to hate

506
Q

À son heure,

A

In time,

507
Q

les valeurs occidentales

A

western values

508
Q

un torpilleur

A

a destroyer

509
Q

le djihad par l’épée

A

violent jihad

510
Q

to walk out (on someone)

A

Se tirer