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Volume 5 Flashcards

1
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une péripétie

les péripéties de l’intrigue

A

eventful moment
adventure

the twists and turns of the plot

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Il est furieux contra Paradis.

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He is furious with Paradis.

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avoir droit à

j’ai droit à une nouvelle séance de rumination de la part de mon supérieur.

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to have a right to
to be treated to (?)

I was treated to another session of thought by my superior.

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à vrai dire…

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to tell the truth…

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la vivacité

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vivacity

liveliness

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sous-entendu (adj)

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implied
unspoken
innuendo

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à la rigueur

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strictly speaking

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inadmissible

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inadmissable

unacceptable

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une ingérence dans

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an interference in

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le dévouement

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devotion

loyalty

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Pour la mettre à l’abri de Paradis

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to keep it away from Paradis

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Il est vraiment parti en guerre

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He’s really started a war

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tenir la route

Son alibi tient la route.

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to hold water

His alibi holds water.

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un brouillon

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draft

sketch

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brouillon (adj)

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untidy

disorganized

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à mesure que

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while

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je pousse un soupir de soulagement.

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I sigh with relief

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compromettant (adj)

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compromising

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en soi

En soi, ce n’est pas nécessairement compromettant.

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on its own

On its own, it isn’t necessarily compromising.

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appréhender

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to apprehend,
arrest

dread
be apprehensive

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se mettre à

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to start to

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22
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ça fait un bail (expression)

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It’s been ages

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non écrit

une tâche non écrite

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unwritten

an unwritten task

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les Britanniques

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the British

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à travers eux

À travers eux, c’est le SCRS qui dirige tout.

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through them

Through them, it’s CSIS that runs the show.

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le rapprochement

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connection

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27
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un faux coupable

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a false guilty verdict

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faire porter le chapeau (idiom)

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to make to appear guilty,

frame

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sous prétexte que…

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under the pretext that…

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démasquer

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to reveal

unmask

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31
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à succés

Un auteur de livres à succés.

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successful

A successful author of books

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32
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un sous-fifre (perjorative)

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underling

minion

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à tout prix

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at any price

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34
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mentionné (adj)

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mentioned

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un parent

une parente

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a parent
a relation, relative
a connection

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un chatiment

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punishment

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37
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d’un revers de la main

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with the back of one’s hand

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38
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en sursaut

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with a jump

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39
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un micro-trottoir

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a roving microphone (tv)

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40
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pour épicer la sauce

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to spice things up

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41
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un moment de gloire

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a moment of glory

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42
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contraignant (adj)

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constraining

restrictive

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43
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le parti au pouvoir

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the party in power

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44
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la peine de mort

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death penalty

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la paume

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palm (of the hand)

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46
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paumer (colloquial)

se paumer

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to lose
miss

to get lost

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paumé (adj) (colloquial)

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mixed up   (person)
godforsaken    (place)
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48
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un/une paumé

des paumés antisociaux

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a misfit

antisocial misfits

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49
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la pulsion

une pulsion de mort

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impulse

a death wish

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50
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ça n’a pas que des mauvais côtés.

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That doesn’t have only bad sides = that has some advantages

51
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une tentative d’humour

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an attempt at humour

52
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un caïd

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boss         (gangster)
big shot   (colloquial)
53
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les squelettes dans son placard

A

skeletons in his closet

54
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faire le ménage

A

clean up

remove incriminating items

55
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un bleu
une bleue

Je me suis fait piéger comme un bleu.

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rookie

I got myself trapped like a rookie.

56
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tu vis sur du temps emprunté.

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You’re living on borrowed time.

57
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la trame

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framework

fabric

58
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un billet de dix

A

a ten dollar bill

59
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sans cesse

A

constantly

60
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timbres de collection

A

stamp collection

61
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candidement

A

candidely

62
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refoulé

un homosexuel refoulé

A

frustrated
pent up
repressed

a frustrated homosexuel

63
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l’école primaire

A

primary school

64
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divaguer

A

to ramble

rant

65
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congés sans solde

A

unpaid leave

66
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bien sûr que non

A

of course not

67
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bâti

Ton équipe est bâti comme une cellule d’infiltration

A

built
constructed

Your team is built like a sleeper (?) cell

68
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maléfique

A

malicious

69
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ultimement

A

ultimately

70
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à point

A

just in time

71
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Chose certaine

A

One thing for sure

72
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marginal (adj)

A

marginal

73
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les marginaux

A

fringe elements of society

74
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un toyau

Les criminels donnent aux policiers des toyaux.

A

pipe

tip (colloquial)

The criminals give some tips to the police.

75
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tandis que

Tandis que la médiocrité…

A

whereas

Whereas mediocrity…

76
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un passe-passe

un tour de passe-passe

A

trick

sleight of hand

77
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Pas le peine de…

Pas le peine de lui demander de qui il parle.

A

Not worth…

Not worth asking him what he’s talking about.

78
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offusquer

A

to offend

insult

79
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offusqué (adj)

A

offended

80
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faire de la peine à qqn

A

to hurt someone

81
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le chiffre d’affaires (expression)

A

turnover

82
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guère de

A

hardly any

83
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tarouder

A

to tap

84
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un taroud

A

a tap (sound)

85
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entraver

A

to hinder

impede

86
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commode (adj)

A

convenient

handy

87
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commodément

A

conveniently

88
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un euphémisme

A

euphemism

89
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remettre

On remettait presque tout à l’eau.

A

to put back

We put almost all back in the water. (fish)

90
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un hameçon

mordre à l’hameçon (idiom)

A

hook
fishhook

to take the bait

91
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un leurre

A

lure

decoy

92
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au sérieux

C’était une boutade, mais ils l’ont pris au sérieux

A

seriously

It was a joke, but they took it seriously.

93
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un site de relève

A

backup site

alternate site

94
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électrogène (adj)

A

generating

95
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ça ne me regarde pas

A

that’s none of my business

96
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une déformation

une déformation professionnelle (idiom)

Prends ça comme une déformation professionnelle.

A

deformation
distortion

a habit that comes from the job

Take that as a habit that comes from the job.

97
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un roman de gare

A

an airport novel

98
Q

un point d’interrogation

A

question mark

99
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Ils doivent se dire que…

A

They should realize that…

100
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dominant (adj)

prédominant

A

main

dominant

101
Q

On en a déja plein les bras

A

We already have our hands full.

102
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infructeux (adj)

A

fruitless

103
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un brouilleur

A

scrambler

104
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un millénaire

A

1000 years

105
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archiver

A

to archive

106
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archivé (adj)

A

archived

107
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une cote
une côte
un côté

A

quote (price, odds)
rib (coast, seashore, hillside)
side

108
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en série

un tuer en série

A

serial

a serial killer

109
Q

Les objections ne tardent pas à se faire entendre.

A

The objections don’t take long to make themselves heard.

110
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prendre à part

Je prends à part Sarah la noire.

A

to take aside

I take Sarah la noire aside.

111
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à temps plein

A

full time

112
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un pagne

A

loin cloth

113
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enserrer

A

to fit tightly around

114
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clocher

Il y a quelque chose qui cloche dans la situation.

A

to be wrong, faulty

There’s something wrong with the situation.

115
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l’usure (f)

A

wear
usury
attrition

116
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conduire

A

drive
direct someone
lead to

117
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accuser

accuser le coup (idiom)

Quand il découvre le cadavre, il accuse le coup.

A

to accuse

to be visibly shaken

When he sees the body, he is visibly shaken.

118
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mettre le doigt dessus

Il y a quelque chose d’étrange mais je n’arrivé pas à mettre le doigt dessus.

A

to put one’s finger on it. (idiom)

There’s something strange, but I can’t put my finger on it.

119
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Des fois que

A

sometimes

120
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se voir

On peut se voir au dîner.

A

to see each other

We can see each other for dinner.

121
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se heurter

Puis je me heurte aux caméras et aux micros qui suivent à la trace.

A

to come up against

Then I come up against the cameras and mics that are tracking (us).

122
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suivre à la trace

A

to track someone

123
Q

de la part de

A

on the part of

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