Vocab for La Clé USB by Jean-Phillippe Toussant Flashcards

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rocambolesques

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incredible

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pèlerinages

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pilgrimages

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gourou

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guru

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pistolet

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gun/pistol

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allait faire appel au milieu

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was going to call in the middle

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planification

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planning

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facetieux

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facetious

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avait de allures

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looked like

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désormais

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from now on

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bâton d’encens

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incense stick

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tandis

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while

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nus

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naked/bare

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moquette

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carpet

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déambulait

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wandered

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effluves de resine

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scent of resin

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nimbaient

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nimbed (like haloed)

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éclatante

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dazzling

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choc pétrolier

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oil shock

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se dissiper

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to dissipate (oneself)

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de cométe

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from/of comet

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l’ether intersidéral

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the ether

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pourtant

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however/yet

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plutôt

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rather

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semblaient

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seemed

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aîné

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older

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devait

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had to

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emmené

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take(n away)

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caniculaire

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scorching (heat wave)

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bienfaisante

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beneficent

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il m’est arrive (de lire)

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I happened to read

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monacales

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monks

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encapuchonnés

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hooded

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bure

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bure

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s’auffrontaient

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to face one another

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autant

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as much

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devirais

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should

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poursuivant

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was chasing

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temoin

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witness

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desoeuvrement

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idleness/to kill time

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distraitement

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absentmindedly

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flamande

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Flemish

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traitée

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processed

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mis à reflechir

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put to think

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lointain

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ditant

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afin de

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in order to

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aperçu

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preview

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le contresens

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the wrong way

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cessais

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stopped

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dénoncer

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to denounce

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me demandait de dire

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asked me to speak/say

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parvenu

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reached

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appuyant

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pressing

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ailleurs

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elsewhere

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interets

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interests

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auxquelles

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to which

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mécontent

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unhappy

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quincaillerie

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hardware store

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gorgee d’effets spéciaux

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full of special effects

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efficace

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effective

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me fit savoir

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let me know

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embarrassante

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embarassing

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percevais

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Perceived

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ressasser

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rehash

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malgré

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despite

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faibli

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weakened

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bruser

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brute

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net et mettre

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???

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je n’aurais pu prévoir

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I could not have foreseen

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dîmes

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tithes

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prétentieusement

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pretentiously

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l’embout

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the mouthpiece

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l’etretien

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the interview

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languissait

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languished

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l’entrevue

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the interview

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s’achever

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end

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se dirigea

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headed to

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à son tour

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his turn

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songeur

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pensive

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déroulées

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unfolding

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avec soin

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with care

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guéridon

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pedestal table

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émouvant

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moving/touching/emotional

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féerique

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magical

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c’etait les scenes de pluie

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it was the rain scenes

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dechets

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waste

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indépassable

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unassailable

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residus

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residues

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stockés

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stored

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profondeur

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depth

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transmettre

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pass on/transmit

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sous-sol

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basement

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rediger

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write

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ainsi que

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as well as

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traitement

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treatment

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lors

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when

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côté

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side

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le bout de monde

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the end of the world

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responsables informatiques

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IT Managers

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chimerique

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chimerical

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paraissait

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appeared

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duquel

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from which

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quantique

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quantum

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pleine évolution

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full evolution

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s’agit

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is

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à bréve échéance

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at short notice

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puissances

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powers

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déchiffrage

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deciphering

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casser des codes

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crack codes

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supposés

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supposed

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inviolables

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invioble

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boulevaser

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upset

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pencher

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lean

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permet de faire

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allow to do

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interagir

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interact

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au fur et à mesure

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as things progress

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parvenaient

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arrived/got through

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l’enquête

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investigation

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en conséquence

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consequently

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depouillement

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counting

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en cours

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in progress

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contient

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contains

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effectuées

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performed

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l’essor

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the rise

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fulgurant

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dazzling

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raide

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steep

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dissimulée

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concealed

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faufilèrent

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snuck

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prirent

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took

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débarasser

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to get rid of

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déverrouiller

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unlock

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acquiesçai

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nod

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pare-brise

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windshield

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cuisse

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thigh

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joindre

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join

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rejoindre

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rejoin

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plissai

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creased

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balayaient

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swept

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essuie-glaces

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windshield wipers

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l’habitacle

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the cabin

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étouffée

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stangled/choked/smothered

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redressai

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straightened

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sursauter

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jump

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ramasser

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to pick up

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le sien et le mien

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his and mine

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debout

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standing

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de caisse à la main

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cash in hand

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puisque

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since

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liasse

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bundle

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se ravisa

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changed his mind

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aussitôt

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immediately

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l’abri

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the shelter

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parvenir

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reached

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prirent

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took

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rassis

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stale

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inaperçue abandonnée

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unnoticed abandoned

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apercevait

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saw

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drum

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feverish

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manège

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rides

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surgir

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arise

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remains

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target

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certes

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certainly

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pudiquement

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modestly

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collègues recyclés

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retrained colleagues

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revolving doors

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le pas

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not

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exercent

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exercise

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pilotent

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to pilot

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avenante

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comely

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aigrefins

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sharks

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une mine avenante

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attractive

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courtois

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courteous

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je fus

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I was

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requête

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request

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la foule

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the crowd

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listening to them distractedly

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while

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approfondir

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deepen

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me méfiant

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wary/suspicious

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relacher

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to release

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Attacks

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Spawning

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Ceiling

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Le sol

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Épanouis

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Rieurs

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Laughing

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Radieux

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Radiant

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Instruits

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Educated

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Nearly

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Ce soir-là

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That night

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Irréel

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Unreal

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Piste de danse

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Nice

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Wedding party

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Aménagées

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Finished

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Ayant

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Having

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Privatiser

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Privatize

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Ébranler

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Shake

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Carefree

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Hosted

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Riposte

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Retaliate

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Next day

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La chaussée

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Pavement

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Filaient

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De motards

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Bikers

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Shaken

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Suffisamment

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Enough

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L’insu

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The unknown

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Vénéneuse

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Poisonous

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Covered

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Backdoor

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Rouvris

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Reopened

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Recelait

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Concealed

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Start-up

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Inhabituel

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Unusual

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Hooks

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Remplies

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Lisible

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Readable

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Puisque

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Since

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Readings

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Contenait

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Contained

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Dépouiller

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De ce qui eût été

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What would have been

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Ce n’était pourtant pas

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However, it was not

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Nulle part

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Nowhere

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Pour un montant

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For an amount

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La facture

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The bill

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Relis

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Reread

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la pression

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pressure

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rangeai

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put away

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à la charge

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in charge

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j’éludai

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I evolved

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mollement

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limply

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intrigué

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plot

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apparaissait

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appeared

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assura

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assured

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le marché européen

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the European market

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fournir

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provide

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la grisaille

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the greyness

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j’apercevais

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I saw

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la baie vitre

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the bay window

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affranchir

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free

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enjeu

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stake

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demain

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tomorrow

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à terme

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ultimately

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le luxe de dépendance

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the luxury of dependence

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leurre

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lure (n)

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malgré

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despite

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ayant

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having

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hameçonné

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baited/phished

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je revis

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I live again

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voyais

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saw

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sachant

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knowing

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appropriately

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l’encontre

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against it

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d’etretenir

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to maintain

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lors

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when

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j’avais pris soin

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I took care of

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aucune

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any

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étroits

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narrow

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leaders

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rapprocher

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to bring together

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accrédités

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accredited

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auprès

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nearby

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m’échappaient

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eluded/escaped me (imp)

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j’avais affaire

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I was dealing

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maigre

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skinny

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foulard

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scarf

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ronflant

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snoring

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le posa

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put it down

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fer-blanc

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tin plate

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l’entretien

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maintenance

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d’ailleurs

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besides

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abbreviated

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was watching

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le moindre

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least

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assurd

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m’avais-t-il

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did he have me

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s’il tirait fierté de cette démesures

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if he took pride in this excess

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factures

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invoices

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soit prés

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to be near

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mensuels

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monthly

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bien rodé

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well established

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demeurait dans l’expectative

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remained in expectation

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soutien tacit

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tacit support

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se plaisait

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liked

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à brandir

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to brandish

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regulementation

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regulation

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aussitot

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immediately

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établie

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established

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prier

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pray

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parvenais

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managed

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mistrust

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was watching

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abrigea

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abbreviated

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d’ailleurs

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besides

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l’entretien

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maintenance

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subite

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sudden

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fer-blanc

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tin plate

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le posa

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put it down

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minières

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mining

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si on le solicitait de nouveau

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if we asked him again

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au quart de tiyr

A

quarter turn

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314
Q

frétillant

A

wriggling

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315
Q

en attente

A

waiting

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316
Q

il se tenait debout

A

he stood up

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317
Q

prise courant

A

plus

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318
Q

bouilloire

A

kettle

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319
Q

brancher

A

connect

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320
Q

s’accraipait

A

cracks up

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321
Q

agacé

A

annoyed

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322
Q

sans reprendre son souffle

A

without taking a breath

323
Q

haleine

A

breath

324
Q

avachi

A

slumped

325
Q

capuche

A

hood

326
Q

les donées

A

the data

327
Q

centaines

A

hundreds

328
Q

clignotements

A

blinking

329
Q

chacune

A

each

330
Q

usagées

A

used

331
Q

soit

A

whether

332
Q

quasiment

A

nearly

333
Q

tandis

A

while

334
Q

parvenir

A

reach

335
Q

dotée

A

equipped

336
Q

surchauffe

A

on heating

337
Q

on ressentait

A

we felt

338
Q

regnait

A

reigned

339
Q

au bordonnement

A

on boarding

340
Q

fraîcheur tiède

A

lukewarm freshness

341
Q

parcourir

A

browse

342
Q

hottes

A

hoods

343
Q

qu’encagaient

A

the encaged

344
Q

grillagées

A

drilled

345
Q

atteint

A

achieved

346
Q

vtirée

A

glazed

347
Q

accéder

A

to access

348
Q

étroit couloir

A

narrow cooridor

349
Q

lits de camp

A

camp beds

350
Q

palier

A

bearing

351
Q

plus nous montion

A

the more we cimbed

352
Q

assourdissant

A

deafening

353
Q

milliers

A

thousands

354
Q

rangées

A

rows

355
Q

sommaires

A

summaries

356
Q

acier

A

steel

357
Q

galvanisé

A

galvanized

358
Q

boîtier

A

housing

359
Q

autant

A

as much

360
Q

enchevêtrement

A

tangle

361
Q

en rampant

A

crawling

362
Q

noués

A

knotted

363
Q

entortillés

A

twisted

364
Q

chiffrées

A

encrypted

365
Q

geutres

A

felts

366
Q

grondement

A

rumble

367
Q

la pénombre

A

twilight

368
Q

pastille

A

lozenge

369
Q

franchîmes

A

crossed

370
Q

flanquait

A

flanked

371
Q

quérite

A

gatehouse

372
Q

coupant le contact

A

switching off the ignition

373
Q

rangea

A

tidied up

374
Q

chose faite

A

done

375
Q

assis au volant

A

sitting at the wheel

376
Q

monture

A

mount (like mountain)

377
Q

montre connectée au poignant

A

poignant connected watch

378
Q

voyante

A

clairvoyant

379
Q

ainsi

A

so

380
Q

qu’il faisait penser

A

that he made think

381
Q

plâtre écaillés

A

chipped plaster

382
Q

les lieux

A

places

383
Q

déserts

A

deserts

384
Q

souffliere

A

wind tunnel

385
Q

la puissant

A

the mighty

386
Q

provenait

A

came from

387
Q

emvoules

A

tips

388
Q

interlocuteur

A

interlocutor (someone involved in a conversation)

389
Q

ranger

A

to tidy up

390
Q

le coffre

A

chest

391
Q

reput

A

resumed

392
Q

je somnolais

A

I was drowsy

393
Q

dressaient

A

were erecting

394
Q

le bas-côté

A

the aisle

395
Q

brumeux

A

misty

396
Q

pollué

A

polluted

397
Q

le pare-brise

A

the windshield

398
Q

tangeur

A

pitch

399
Q

pensivement

A

thoughtfully

400
Q

perte-bon-heur

A

good luck loss

401
Q

à échelle réelle

A

at real scale

402
Q

houppe en fils d’or effilochés

A

tassel in frayed gold threads

403
Q

mon hôte

A

my host

404
Q

le volant

A

the wheel (steering wheel)

405
Q

ralentit

A

slowed down

406
Q

en losanges

A

in diamonds

407
Q

intime

A

respondent

408
Q

détonnait

A

clashed

409
Q

la passerelle vitrée

A

the glass walkway

410
Q

accéder

A

to access

411
Q

diffuses

A

diffuse

412
Q

ressenties

A

felt

413
Q

courriels

A

emails

414
Q

déduire

A

deduce

415
Q

adviendrait

A

would happen

416
Q

se rendre compte

A

realize

417
Q

arriver

A

arrive

418
Q

afin de me compromettre

A

in order to comprimise me

419
Q

piège

A

trap

420
Q

m’attirer

A

attract me

421
Q

raprocher

A

reproach (address to express disappointment)

422
Q

j’avais commise

A

I had committeed

423
Q

court escale

A

short stopover

424
Q

repéra

A

spotted (like detected)

425
Q

autant de sertitude

A

so much (as much) certainty

426
Q

creux

A

hollow

427
Q

en découdre

A

do battle

428
Q

l’affrontement

A

the confrontation

429
Q

disposée

A

willing

430
Q

la quarelle

A

the quarrel

431
Q

je me débrouillerais

A

would manage

432
Q

il ne sache pas

A

he doesn’t know

433
Q

je relus

A

I reread

434
Q

parcourus du regard

A

gazed

435
Q

remémorais

A

remembered

436
Q

il ne s’agissait que

A

it was only

437
Q

d’acquerir

A

to acquire

438
Q

indélicats

A

unscrupulous

439
Q

si ce n’est malhonnêtes

A

if not dishonest

440
Q

censée

A

supposed

441
Q

promouvoir

A

promote

442
Q

déshéritée

A

disproved

443
Q

réparti

A

distributed

444
Q

côte chnois

A

Chinese coast

445
Q

la foule

A

the crowd

446
Q

le frisson

A

the thrill

447
Q

prestance

A

personable

448
Q

me plaisant autant

A

I liked so much

449
Q

ailleurs

A

elsewhere

450
Q

en valeur

A

value

451
Q

cela n’avait rien à voir avec l’amour

A

it had nothing to do with love

452
Q

me deviendrait

A

would become me

453
Q

d’ores

A

right now

454
Q

aveuglé

A

blinded

455
Q

je l’ai recontrée

A

I met her

456
Q

insouciance

A

recklessness

457
Q

enchaîne

A

chaned

458
Q

en l’occurrence

A

as it happens

459
Q

marchandages indignes

A

unworthy bargaining

460
Q

disposer à sa guise

A

dispose as he please

461
Q

agacée

A

annoyed

462
Q

dissipa

A

dispelled

463
Q

menace diffuse

A

diffuse threat

464
Q

fournir

A

provide

465
Q

empressais

A

hurried

466
Q

remplis

A

full

467
Q

susciterait

A

would whisper

468
Q

mal à laise

A

uncomfortable

469
Q

loisirs

A

hobbies

470
Q

décrocha

A

picked up

471
Q

le moindre mot

A

the slightest word

472
Q

l’importunais

A

annoyed him

473
Q

telle voix

A

such voice

474
Q

plutôt

A

rather

475
Q

de modelé

A

modeling

476
Q

excédée

A

exasperated

477
Q

adoptait

A

adopted

478
Q

la parer des artifices

A

adorned her with artifices

479
Q

coiffée

A

dapped

480
Q

mauillée

A

made up (like makeup)

481
Q

tiéde

A

lukewarm

482
Q

il restait

A

he stayed

483
Q

d’emploi du temps

A

schedule

484
Q

à regler

A

to settle

485
Q

me rendre

A

surrender

486
Q

recontre

A

meet

487
Q

devais avoir lieu

A

had to take place

488
Q

en marge

A

on the fringes

489
Q

ressasser

A

rehash

490
Q

ce qui

A

what

491
Q

comme prévu

A

as expected

492
Q

ce jour-là

A

that day

493
Q

je tenais

A

I held

494
Q

mes frais de voyage

A

my travel expenses

495
Q

hébergement

A

accommodation

496
Q

pince-sans-rires

A

deadpan

497
Q

s’empêcher

A

prevent oneself

498
Q

il éprouvait

A

he was experiencing

499
Q

j’en pris connaisance

A

I took notice

500
Q

en rentrant

A

entering

501
Q

s’ensuivant

A

following

502
Q

aigu

A

acute

503
Q

le moindre

A

the least

504
Q

j’envisageais

A

I envisioned

505
Q

troublant

A

disturbing

506
Q

je craignais

A

I feared

507
Q

je me contentai

A

I contented myself

508
Q

me massant la nuque

A

massaged my neck

509
Q

en pardessus

A

in overcoat

510
Q

l’auvent

A

the awning

511
Q

l’abri

A

shelter

512
Q

la pénombre

A

twilight

513
Q

souhaitais

A

wish

514
Q

nommer

A

appoint

515
Q

averée

A

averaged

516
Q

sein

A

breast

517
Q

demarrage

A

start-up

518
Q

noyau de logicel

A

software core

519
Q

tu puisses

A

you could

520
Q

le lendemain

A

the next day

521
Q

en fin de matinée

A

late morning

522
Q

je précisai

A

I specified

523
Q

toutefois

A

however

524
Q

entassés

A

piled up

525
Q

vétustes

A

dilapidated

526
Q

designant

A

designed

527
Q

l’empilement

A

stacking (it)

528
Q

abandonées

A

abandoned

529
Q

brisé

A

broken

530
Q

élan

A

momentum

531
Q

flottement

A

floating

532
Q

désarçonne

A

unsettled

533
Q

contraria

A

annoyed

534
Q

etendis

A

spread

535
Q

j’avais cappé

A

I had capped

536
Q

reprenait

A

resumed

537
Q

achat

A

purchased

538
Q

revint

A

come back

539
Q

mallette

A

briefcase

540
Q

reprit place à l’avant

A

get back to the front

541
Q

osais

A

dare

542
Q

soucieuse

A

concerned

543
Q

le platonnier

A

the ceiling light

544
Q

la pénombre

A

twilight

545
Q

cet ilot de lumière dorée

A

the island of golden light

546
Q

éraflée

A

scuffed

547
Q

graves sur la coque

A

engraved on the shell

548
Q

anneau

A

ring

549
Q

anse

A

handle

550
Q

le cime

A

the top

551
Q

les lueurs

A

the lights

552
Q

se répandaient

A

was spreading

553
Q

en flaque

A

in puddle

554
Q

s’ecoula

A

flowed

555
Q

fugitivement

A

fleetingly

556
Q

hors d’usage

A

out of order

557
Q

disparates

A

dispirate

558
Q

classés

A

classified

559
Q

ainsi

A

so

560
Q

bleutées

A

bluish

561
Q

inhabituel

A

unusual

562
Q

pêle-mêle

A

jumble

563
Q

quasiment

A

nearly

564
Q

de données

A

of data

565
Q

approfondir

A

embezzlement

566
Q

liées

A

linked

567
Q

méridionale

A

southern

568
Q

envisageait

A

was considering

569
Q

émise

A

issued

570
Q

accroupis

A

crouch

571
Q

demeura derrier

A

stayed behind

572
Q

angoissé

A

anguish

573
Q

battements de mon coeur

A

my heart beats

574
Q

sachant

A

knowing

575
Q

de façon précipitée

A

hastily/precipitously

576
Q

dissimuler

A

hide

577
Q

reparaîtrait

A

reappeared

578
Q

penchant

A

addicted

579
Q

croisant les mains

A

crossed hands

580
Q

dévisager

A

stare

581
Q

parvenais à garder

A

managed to keep

582
Q

bifurquer

A

fork (like in a road)

583
Q

champ

A

field

584
Q

fruent

A

were

585
Q

angoissants

A

distressing

586
Q

partout

A

everywhere

587
Q

surgir

A

arise

588
Q

une boucle enrolante

A

a loop

589
Q

delimité

A

delimited

590
Q

avenir

A

to come up

591
Q

irrémédiablement

A

irremediably

592
Q

bouché

A

mouth

593
Q

enlisé

A

bogged down

594
Q

difait au cous

A

defeated during

595
Q

jumeaux

A

twins

596
Q

deliter

A

disintegrate

597
Q

souleva

A

raised

598
Q

aperçus

A

overview, preview, survey

599
Q

siege

A

seat

600
Q

degageait

A

released

601
Q

écœuré

A

disgusted/sickened

602
Q

aseptisés

A

sanitized

603
Q

désoeuvré

A

aimless

604
Q

somnolait

A

dozed

605
Q

garait

A

parked

606
Q

se tut

A

shut up (tutoyer)

607
Q

suçotait

A

sucked (suçoter)

608
Q

l’emboret

A

the spear

609
Q

éteinte

A

extinct

610
Q

un marge

A

margin

611
Q

raccompagné

A

accompanied

612
Q

qu’il fait

A

what he did

613
Q

soutien

A

support

614
Q

il se ressaisit

A

he pulls himself together

615
Q

enchaîna

A

to chain (chained)

616
Q

haleine

A

breath

617
Q

annotais

A

annotated (verb past tense not adjective)

618
Q

étape

A

step

619
Q

dépouillement

A

counting

620
Q

se ressaisir

A

to pull together (oneself)

621
Q

mené

A

led

622
Q

centaine

A

hundreds

623
Q

appartient

A

belongs

624
Q

répartis

A

distributed

625
Q

s’étend

A

extends

626
Q

l’écait

A

gap

627
Q

surchargé

A

overloaded

628
Q

reglai

A

settled

629
Q

tant que

A

as

630
Q

puissance

A

power

631
Q

invitant

A

inviting (adjective)

632
Q

evolver

A

to evolve

633
Q

paraissait

A

appearing

634
Q

détonner

A

detonate

635
Q

arrondir

A

round

636
Q

surgi

A

arose

637
Q

songuer

A

dream/thoughtful/wistful

638
Q

evoquait

A

evoked

639
Q

vécu

A

lived (vivre)

640
Q

allusion

A

hint

641
Q

tenait

A

held

642
Q

rendais compte

A

realized

643
Q

autant de netteté

A

as much sharpness

644
Q

sa faconde

A

is shaped

645
Q

glaçant

A

chilling

646
Q

renseigné sur moi

A

learn about me

647
Q

sentir

A

feel

648
Q

octroient

A

award

649
Q

envisageable

A

possible

650
Q

soupçonner

A

suspect

651
Q

enquêter

A

inquire

652
Q

mal à l’aise

A

uncomfortable

653
Q

lors

A

when

654
Q

craindre

A

to fear

655
Q

tenter

A

to try

656
Q

se relâchaient

A

relaxed

657
Q

enjôleur

A

bewitched

658
Q

faisait fondre

A

melted

659
Q

dureté

A

hardness

660
Q

recouvrait

A

covered

661
Q

jusqu’ici

A

so far

662
Q

pareil

A

the same

663
Q

mondaine

A

socialite

664
Q

propice

A

auspicious

665
Q

montrait

A

was showing

666
Q

devinait

A

guessed

667
Q

exprimer

A

express

668
Q

ne fût hamais

A

was never

669
Q

dirigeants

A

leaders

670
Q

partout

A

everywhere

671
Q

recontrer

A

meet

672
Q

convaincre

A

to convince

673
Q

empechait

A

prevented

674
Q

badiner

A

kidding

675
Q

envoûter

A

bewitching

676
Q

chuchotante

A

whisper

677
Q

menait

A

was leading (mener)

678
Q

souplesse

A

flexibility

679
Q

habileté

A

skill

680
Q

interlocuteur

A

contact person

681
Q

s’estompant

A

fading

682
Q

tenir

A

to hold

683
Q

sempiternelle

A

age-old

684
Q

ondulés

A

anachronistic

685
Q

relevées aux extrémités

A

raised at the ends

686
Q

de gel

A

gel

687
Q

façonner

A

to shape to mold to fashion

688
Q

saiplement

A

gracefully

689
Q

hautain

A

haughty

690
Q

menton

A

chin

691
Q

lassitude boudeuse

A

sulky weariness

692
Q

rouerie

A

cunning

693
Q

éteinte

A

extinct

694
Q

globuleux

A

protruding

695
Q

apparaissait

A

appeared

696
Q

pignon

A

pinion

697
Q

ramifications opaques

A

opaque ramifications

698
Q

evoluait

A

was involving

699
Q

géant

A

giant

700
Q

quant au rôle

A

as for the role

701
Q

affriolants

A

alluring

702
Q

les métaux

A

the metals

703
Q

morfondant

A

moping

704
Q

patiemment

A

patiently

705
Q

perruque

A

wig

706
Q

emmêlée

A

tangled

707
Q

revendrait ensuite

A

then resell

708
Q

le cadre

A

the framework

709
Q

l’appel d’offres

A

the call for offers

710
Q

émis

A

issued

711
Q

déroulés

A

unfolded

712
Q

feutrée

A

hushed

713
Q

l’ombre

A

the shadow

714
Q

parvenais

A

managed

715
Q

ma lanterne

A

my lantern

716
Q

surtout

A

mostly/mainly/chiefly

717
Q

au sein de groupe

A

within the group

718
Q

parvint

A

managed

719
Q

je venais de sortir de mon bureau

A

just left my office

720
Q

guettait

A

was watching

721
Q

maquillés

A

makeup

722
Q

evitais

A

with avoided

723
Q

d’apparaître

A

to appear

724
Q

le sceau du secret

A

the seal of secrecy

725
Q

minage

A

mining

726
Q

envisageait de solliciter

A

planned to solicit

727
Q

m’avaient paru

A

had seemed to me

728
Q

constations intrigantes

A

internal findings

729
Q

furetant

A

rummaging

730
Q

au terme

A

at the end

731
Q

auquel

A

to which

732
Q

Quiconque

A

Anyone

733
Q

Détendre

A

Loosen

734
Q

Détendre et reprendre

A

Relax and resume

735
Q

Je traînais

A

I was hanging out

736
Q

Défaite

A

Defeat

737
Q

Zappé

A

Zapped

738
Q

Maussade

A

Gloomy

739
Q

La télécommande

A

The remote control

740
Q

À peine

A

Barely

741
Q

Fluette

A

Slender

742
Q

Soignées

A

Neat

743
Q

En soie noir

A

Made of silk

744
Q

Tranchant

A

Sharp

745
Q

D’émettre

A

To issue

746
Q

Aucune

A

Any

747
Q

Piochant

A

Picking

748
Q

Hors de China

A

Outside China

749
Q

D’aboutir

A

To succeed/achieve

750
Q

Qui portaient

A

Who wore

751
Q

Carnassier

A

Predator

752
Q

Engager

A

Hire

753
Q

Davantage

A

More

754
Q

Héritière

A

Heiress

755
Q

Liée

A

Linked/bound

756
Q

Se tisser

A

Will weave

757
Q

Chacun

A

Each(chaque is the same)

758
Q

Chaque

A

Each (chacun is the same)

759
Q

Moi-même

A

Myself

760
Q

Dénégation

A

Denial

761
Q

Exprimer

A

Express

762
Q

Moue

A

Pout

763
Q

Méprisante

A

Contemptuous

764
Q

Fermeté

A

Firmness

765
Q

Refus

A

Refusal

766
Q

Lointaine

A

Distant

767
Q

Accomplir

A

To accomplish

768
Q

Avertis

A

Warned

769
Q

Envier

A

Envy

770
Q

Peser

A

Weigh

771
Q

Cesse retardés

A

Ceaselessly delayed

772
Q

Freinés

A

Brakes

773
Q

Entravés

A

Hampered

774
Q

Partout

A

Everywhere (all over)

775
Q

Figure de modéle

A

Model figure

776
Q

Probité et de droiture

A

Probity and righteousness

777
Q

Afin de

A

In order to

778
Q

Éloignâmes

A

Moved away

779
Q

En hochant

A

Nodding

780
Q

Penchai

A

Bent

781
Q

Perron

A

Steps

782
Q

M’empêchait

A

Prevented me

783
Q

Parcouraient

A

Roamed

784
Q

Se dénoua

A

Unwound

785
Q

A

Moved

786
Q

Démangeaison

A

Itching

787
Q

À roulettes

A

On wheels

788
Q

En arrière

A

Backward

789
Q

Autocollants

A

Stickers

790
Q

Démarrage

A

Start-up

791
Q

Ne nomma

A

Did not name

792
Q

La moindre machine

A

The smallest machine

793
Q

Je guettais

A

I was watching

794
Q

Étayer

A

Back up (like support, shore, prop)

795
Q

Il trépignait

A

He stamped

796
Q

La lenteur

A

Slowness

797
Q

Agitait le genou

A

Wave (shake) the knees

798
Q

Déspérissait

A

Was wasting away

799
Q

Contournait

A

Bypassed

800
Q

Un pare-feu

A

Firewall

801
Q

Investir

A

Invest

802
Q

En tirer

A

Draw

803
Q

Aiguillage

A

Referral