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l’emprise (f)

sous l’emprise d’alcool
sous l’emprise de la colère

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grip
influence

under the influence of alcohol
in the grip of anger

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les aïeux (mpl)

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forebears

forefathers

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possessif (adj)

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possessive

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effleurer

effleurer qn

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to brush against

to cross sb’s mind

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pétrir

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to mold

knead

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pétri de contradictions

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full of contradictions

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remémorer

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to look back

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un bataillon

inconnu au bataillon

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batallion

completely unknown

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bruyamment

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noisily

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le coït

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coitus

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rancunière (adj)

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vindictive

spiteful

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derechef

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once more

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torride (adj)

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torrid
hot
passionate in the extreme

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un malentendu

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misunderstanding

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décisionnaire (adj)

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decision-making

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fiérot (adj)

faire le fiérot

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pleased with oneself
cocky

to show off, be cocky

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espiègle (adj)

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mischievous

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abasourdi (adj)

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stunned

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une malediction

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curse

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traînard (adj)

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sluggish

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une bouée

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buoy

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malencontreusement

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inopportunely
at the wrong moment
inconveniently

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crispé (adj)

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tense

nervous

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une rogne

un coup de rogne

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anger

a fit of anger

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peupler
to inhabit | populate
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le salut
greeting salute (military) salvation (religion, fig)
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la similitude
similarity
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un coussinet
small cushion
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un pivert | un pic-vert
woodpecker
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pan sur le bec
nail on the head
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à fortioti
all the more | all the more so
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contourner
by-pass | go around
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un palot
shovel
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pâlot (adj)
pale
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la lonbalgie
lombago | lower back pain
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palper (vt)
to feel
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la finition couche de finition
finishing (of a surface) finish (of a surface) top coat
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cerner
identify discern encircle
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une incartade
prank | escapade
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abattu (adj)
dejected downcast demoralized
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à fleurets mouchetés propos à fleurets mouchetés
with kid gloves discussion full of barbed remarks
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moucheté (adj)
flecked | dappled
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la sous-marque
sub-brand | knock off
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effriter
to crumble | eat away at
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s’effriter
to cause to crumnle | to be eroded
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huppée (adj)
very rich
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décrasser
to clean
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la salissure
dirt | spot
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un carreau l’as de carreau
tile window pane the ace of diamonds
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insolite (adj)
unusual
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la cocasserie
comical nature | comicality
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effacé (adj)
retiring unassuming subdued
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débiner
to run down | badmouth
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se débiner
to clear off | flee
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la mousmé
young Japanese woman | mistress
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s’enferrer dans
to get tangled up in
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une gourdasse
stupid woman
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gourdasse (adj)
stupid
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grogner
to grumble
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épater épater qn mettre qn sur le cul couper le souffle de qn
to amaze to blow sb’smind to take one’s breath away
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d’enfer un tonus d’enfer
tremendous fantastic great fantastic energy, tone
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une récidive
reoccurence
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ricaner
to snigger | chuckle
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incongru (adj)
incongruous | improper
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une velléité vélléité de sourire vélléité de menace
hint hint of a smile hint of a threat
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aboutir à
to arrive at to come up with to lead to
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déchu (adj)
deposed | fallen
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déchoir qn de
to strip sb of deprive to be demeaned
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la relégation
banishment
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l’ordonnance (f) d’ordonnance
arrangement regulation
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rusé (adj)
cunning
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de vue
by sight
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dominical (adj)
Sunday
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traditionnellement
traditionally
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la commisération
commiseration | compassion
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la hypnose sous hypnose
hypnosis under hypnosis
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naguère
formerly | not long ago
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coquette (adj) une coquette somme d’argent
pretty stylish coquettish a tidy sum of money
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presbyte (adj)
far-sighted (lit and fig)
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un hypnotiseur
hypnotist
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À la lumière de...
In light of...
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le courrier
mail
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cisailler
to clip | cut through
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déchanter
to become disillusioned
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décaler se décaler
to shift to move
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la retine
retina
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monocorde (adj)
monotone
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une mare
pond | puddle
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la vergogne sans vergogne
shame shamelessly
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encombrer
to clutter hamper block

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