Contact Z Flashcards

(85 cards)

1
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la douche le ravigote

A

the shower revives him

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un fétu de paille

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a bundle of straw

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3
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s’égare

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gets lost

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4
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la gaine d’aération

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the air duct

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5
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un abîme de réflexion

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an abyss of reflection

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6
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très édifiant

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very edifying

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7
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l’étanchéité

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sealing
waterproofing

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8
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la pluie crépite

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the rain cracks

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9
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cloaque

A

cesspool

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10
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transforme le sol en bourbier

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turns the ground into a quagmire

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11
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courbés en deux

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bent in two

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12
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désertique que nimbe un soupçon de clarté

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deserted by a hint of clarity

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13
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ôtant

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removing

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14
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ôtant ainsi toute équivoque

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removing any ambiguity

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15
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gouailler

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to gossip

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16
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gouailleurs

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cheeky, jokesters

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17
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débarrasser

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to get rid of

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18
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ricane

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giggles

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19
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d’une bourrade

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a slap in the face

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20
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ça vous épate

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it amazes you

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21
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j’ai descendu

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I killed..
I took down..

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22
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rappliquer

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to recall

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23
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Il se vautre

A

he wallows

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24
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une rasade

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a glassful

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du bétail
some livestock
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il passera dans le rédacteur
he will pass through the reducer
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d’une docilité extrême
extremely docile
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éprouvette renversée
inverted test tube
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ses poings martèlent le verre
his fists pounded the glass
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sa détresse émeut
her distress moved
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rapetissé
shrink
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le creuset
crucible
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il se dresse
he stands
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tous ses sens en éveil
all his senses alert
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en éveil
on the watch
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le front rembruni
the furrowed brow
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Je suis crevé
I’m exhausted
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voilà le toubib
here’s the doctor
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la marée
tide
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encore une sacrée énigme
still a bloody enigma another enigma
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rôde
on the prowl
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accaparer
to grab
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rôder
to prowl
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mort bêtement
died stupidly
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il a ôté
he removed
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a échappé à la fouille
escaped search
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à la fouille
at the dig
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il tentait crânement sa chance
he tried his luck boldly
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la cime
the top
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s’acheminer
to take oneself to move
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achève
finish
52
son front dégarni
his receding hairline
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noyé
drowned
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surgit du néant
emerges from nothing
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ahurissant
mind-boggling
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l’angoisse
anxiety
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aigri
sour
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aigri, il s’est replié sur lui-même
embittered he withdrew into himself
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quoi qu’il en soit
regardless
60
taraude
tapping
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se dilate
expands
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tout ce charabia
all this gibberish
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ventru
paunchy
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dans un guet-apens
in an ambush
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qu’est-ce que j’en ai à foutre
what do I have to loose
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il n’en mène pas large
he’s in a tight spot
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gêne
discomfort
68
vous vous foutez de moi
you’ve got to be kidding me
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ils entre en pleine féerie
they’re entering a fairytale world
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je me suis senti bousculé
I felt crushed
71
sacoche
bag
72
il a titubé
he staggered
73
la cabine grillagée
screened booth
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en l’occurrence
in this case
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la bagnole en stationnement
the car parked
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expulsant une volute de son cigare favori
expelling a curl from his favorite cigar
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des bâtons dans les roues
obstacles in the wheels
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les traits maigres
lean features
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un autre pépin
another glitch
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gouaille
scolds
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Hé! gouaille le rédacteur
Hey! scolds the editor
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bougonne
grumbles
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la planque
The safe house, hideout
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la planque
The safe house, hideout
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crânement
boldly