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fair de quémander
begging |
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moyen de paiement
money order |
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elle m'a toisée (7)
toiser |
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regarder avec défi
look up and down; look at scornfully |
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chaise montée sur patins cintrés
rocking chair |
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blouse ventrale
apron |
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froncer
wrinkle, crease |
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s'agenouillait (11)
s'agenouiller |
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se mettre à genoux
kneel |
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creux sous le bras
armpit |
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réduire au silence
silence; gag |
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attaché par du fil
stitched, sewn |
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boucler ses valises; fermer
pack your bags
My suitcase was packed |
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un peu vieilli chaussure
slipper |
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aux environs
surrounding, nearby |
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rendre douloureux
painful, aching |
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voiture de course
racing car |
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bouche d'animal
mouth; muzzle |
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devenir plus petit
shrink |
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partie saillante inférieure du visage
chin |
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adjective, location
d'autrefois
former times, long ago; yesteryear |
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rire de moquerie
snicker, jeer |
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sans information
blank |
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petite bouteille à tétine
baby's bottle |
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incapacité d'agir
helplessness |
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populace méprisable
riffraff |
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familier pour enfant
kids |
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yeux exprimant la surprise
goggled |
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galliancean (related to a chicken) |
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pique, aiguillon
sting, stinger |
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battre à coups de marteau
hammer, pound, beat |
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animal invertébré; personne sans force
mollusc; wimp |
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familier pour comprendre
grasp, understand |
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augmenter
raise (in the context of speaking more loudly) |
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assembler avec du fil
sew, stitch |
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dispositif pour chaussure
skates |
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vieilli pour milieu
middle |
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tissue pour masquer quelque chose
veil |
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silver/iron teeth (not anatomical teeth) |
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lingerie pour poitrine
bra
(Felicie is going through puberty) |
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envisager, penser
think of; daydream |
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partie du corps (col)
neck |
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prophétique
prophetic |
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extraire le lait d'un pis
the action of a milking machine |
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(from the verb) maquiller
wearing make-up |
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répliquer vivement
retort |
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ravi, content, facile
a 'whiz;' it was easy for her |
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CULTURAL CONTENT
In France, the grading scale is out of 20 (America's is out of 100). It is nearly impossible to get a 20/20. A 16/20 is equivalent to an 'A' (95%) in the American system. |
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enlevel quelque chose de quelque chose
take something off |
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reste de cigarette fumée
cigarette butt |
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groupe de personnes
gang |
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tirer par a-coups
tug, pull |
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fox club
slang for Mo's gang |
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échange de paroles
chatting |
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pierre précieuse verte
emerald |
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secouer par des cahots
jolt, shake, bounce |
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grand couteau de cuisine
cutlass; large kitchen knife |
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phrase
"two steps away"
very nearby |
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verb
to weigh
in this sense, the lack of communication between Aurélie and Man Ya has weighed on Aurélie |
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compétition commerciale
rivalry |
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avec avidité
greedily, varaciously |
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temps ou l'on dort
sleep |
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