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a knack

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un tour de main, un don

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quaint

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pittoresque/original, étrange

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solace

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réconfort

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to sap

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miner (moral), pomper (énergie)

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sap

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la sève

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a sap

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une andouille

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a quarry

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une proie, du gibier/une carrière (minerai)

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a hose

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un tuyau d’arrosage

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searing

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virulent/torride

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to gloat

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jubiler, exulter

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deception

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la tromperie

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a ploy

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un stratagème

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to vilify

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diffamer, calomnier

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to hype

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promouvoir, matraquer publicitairement

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bind over/parole

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la liberté conditionnelle

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to tag

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mettre un bracelet électronique

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community service

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le travail d’intérêt général

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a curfew

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un couvre-feu

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yobbishness

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un comportement de voyou

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loutishness

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la grossièreté

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licensed premises

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les lieux où la vente d’alcool est autorisée

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curbstone, kerbstone

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le bord du trottoir

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a headstone

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une pierre tombale

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to clamp down on sth.

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mettre un frein à qqch.

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to get the knack of
se faire la main
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a foreboding
un pressentiment, une prémonition
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foreboding (adj.)
de mauvaise augure
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to hinder sth.
empêcher, faire obstacle à qqch.
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to duck
éviter
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to thrive
prospérer
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to trample on
piétiner, bafouer
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patronizing
condescendant
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sleaze
le sordide, le vulgaire, les scandales
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lowbrow
peu intellectuel
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a bunch of bananas
un régime de bananes
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to whimper
gémir, geindre
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smear
tache, trace
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garish
criard, voyant
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derelict
négligent, délabré
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to maim
estropier, mutiler
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steep
excessif/raide, escarpé
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to steep
laisser mijoter
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a scowl
un air renfrogné
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in the sack
au pieu
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a squid
un calamar
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fussy
difficile, exigeant
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a softback
un livre de poche
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topping
la garniture, le nappage
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grim
sombre, sinistre
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a lens-cap
un bouchon d'objectif
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un tour de main, un don
a knack
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pittoresque/original, étrange
quaint
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réconfort
solace
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miner (moral), pomper (énergie)
to sap
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la sève
sap
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une andouille
a sap
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une proie, du gibier/une carrière (minerai)
a quarry
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un tuyau d'arrosage
a hose
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virulent/torride
searing
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jubiler, exulter
to gloat
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la tromperie
deception
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un stratagème
a ploy
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diffamer, calomnier
to vilify
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promouvoir, matraquer publicitairement
to hype
65
la liberté conditionnelle
bind over/parole
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mettre un bracelet électronique
to tag
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le travail d'intérêt général
community service
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un couvre-feu
a curfew
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un comportement de voyou
yobbishness
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la grossièreté
loutishness
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les lieux où la vente d'alcool est autorisée
licensed premises
72
le bord du trottoir
curbstone, kerbstone
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une pierre tombale
a headstone
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mettre un frein à qqch.
to clamp down on sth.
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se faire la main
to get the knack of
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un pressentiment, une prémonition
a foreboding
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de mauvaise augure
foreboding (adj.)
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empêcher, faire obstacle à qqch.
to hinder sth.
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éviter
to duck
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prospérer
to thrive
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piétiner, bafouer
to trample on
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condescendant
patronizing
83
le sordide, le vulgaire, les scandales
sleaze
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peu intellectuel
lowbrow
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un régime de bananes
a bunch of bananas
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gémir, geindre
to whimper
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tache, trace
smear
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criard, voyant
garish
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négligent, délabré
derelict
90
estropier, mutiler
to maim
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excessif/raide, escarpé
steep
92
laisser mijoter
to steep
93
un air renfrogné
a scowl
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au pieu
in the sack
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un calamar
a squid
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difficile, exigeant
fussy
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un livre de poche
a softback
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la garniture, le nappage
topping
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sombre, sinistre
grim
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un bouchon d'objectif
a lens-cap

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