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193 Cards in this Set
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devine(z) ce qui s'est passé!
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guess what happened!
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j'ai vu (je viens de voir)....
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i saw (i just saw) .....
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j'ai lu (je viens de lire)....
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i read (i just read) .....
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j'ai entendu dire que...
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i heard that ......
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tu sais (vous savez) ce qui m' (nous, lui, leur) est arrivé?
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do you know what happened to me (us, him/her, them)?
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il est arrivé quelque chose de.....à....
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something....happened to....
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fait divers
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news bulletin/news flash
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a perdu la vie
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lost her life
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s'est produit
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happened/occured
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a été heurtée
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was struck
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témoins
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witnesses
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chauffard
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reckless driver
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a raté le vriage
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failed to make the curve
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s'est enfui
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drove away
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Malgré
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in spite of
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passant
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passerby
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SAMA (Service d'assistance médicale d'urgence)
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ambulance/EMTs
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est décédée
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died
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de ses blessures
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as a result of her injuries
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avec l'appui des
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with the help of
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il aurait passé
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he allegedly spent
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se mettre au volant
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getting behind the wheel
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Ivre
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Drunk
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il aurait....perdu
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he....allegedly lost
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amendes
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fines
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excès de vitesse
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speeding
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alcool au volant
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drunk driving
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urgences
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emergency room
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blessée
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injured
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ses jours ne sont pas en danger
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it's not life-threatening
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brigade des accidents
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police who investigate accidents
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lance un appel
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is asking
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témoins
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witnesses
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aurait pu brûler un feu rouge
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could have run a red light
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cannabis
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marijuana
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ont été condamnés
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were convicted
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tribunal correctionnel
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criminal court
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dont dix avec sursis
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of which ten [months] are suspended
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mise à l'épreuve pendant deux ans
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two years' probation
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achat
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purchasing
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vente
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selling
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les soupçonnait
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suspected them
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réseau de trafic de stupéfiants
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drug ring
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visant
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targeting
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toxicomanes eux-mêmes
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drug addicts themselves
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prévenus
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accused
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enquête
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investigation
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être impliqués
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to be involved
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au cours de
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during
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en garde à vue
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in custody
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les ayant vu sortir
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having seen them leave
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dégâts
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damages
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auraient détruit
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allegedly destroyed
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la plupart des
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most of the
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centre de documentation
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media center and library
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abîmé
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damaged
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murs
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walls
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cassé
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broken
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de mettre le feu
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to set fire
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mobile
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motive
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endommagée
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damaged
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incendie
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fire
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sapeurs-pompiers
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firefighters
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brigades
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fire stations
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feu
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fire
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s'était déclaré
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started
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rez-de-chaussée
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ground floor
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se propager
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spread
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ont ét sortis
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were brought out
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saufs et sains
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safe and sound
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ont ét relogés
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were given housing
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mairie
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town hall
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techniciens d'investigation criminelle
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criminal investigation unit
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indices
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clues
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le feu avait été mis volontairement
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it was arson
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enquête
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investigation
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auteur de l'incendie
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author of the fire
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ancien
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former
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interrogatoire
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interrogation
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a licencié
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fired
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citant
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citing
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après avoir effectué son entrée dans
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after having gotten into
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dérobée
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stolen
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a mis le feu
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set the fire
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privant
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depriving
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également
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also
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foyer
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home
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dégâts
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damages
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est reconnu coupable
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found guilty
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dégradation d'un bien d'autrui
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destruction of property
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par un moyen dangereux pour les personnes
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with endangerment to people
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vols à l'astuce
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theft by trickery
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décousent
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unravel
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bas de laine
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savings
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genevoise
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from the city of Geneva
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faux policiers
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someone impersonating a police officer
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lutte
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battle
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ces derniers
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the latter
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au préjudice
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against
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au fait
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up-to-date
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effraction
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breaking and entering
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employés de régie
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government employees
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faux plombiers
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someone impersonating a plumber
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repérage
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indentification
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proie
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prey/victim
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malfrats
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crooks
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la suit
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follows her
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une installation sanitaire
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bathroom plumbing
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alors qu'il s'affaire
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while he's working
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tenir
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hold
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surgit
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show up
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subalterne
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underling
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les travaux effectués
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work done
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but
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goal
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localiser
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locate
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le tour est pratiquement joué
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the scam is almost complete
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escrocs
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crooks
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brigade des vols
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robbery division of the police department
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réalisateur
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director
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convoitise des richesses
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lust for wealth
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orgueil
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pride
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ténacité
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persistence
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se déroule
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takes place
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sèche
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dry
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paysans
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peasants
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dure
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difficult
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se méfient
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are suspicious
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oeillets
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carnations
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source
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spring
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se bagarrer
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to have a fistfight
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se heurte la tête
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hits his head
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héritier
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heir
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anciennement
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formerly
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lapins
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rabbits
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vivre de la terre
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live from the eath
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ont bouché
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plugged up
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averses de pluie
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rain storms
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peu à peu
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slowly but surely
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rompu
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broken
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creuser un puits
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digging a well
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s'emparer de
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to get ahold of
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déboucher
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unplug
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couler
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running
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en larmes
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in tears/crying
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s'en va en courant
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runs away
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bonheur
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happiness
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recevoir une gifle en pleine figure
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slap in the face
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se faire frapper
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to be hit
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les ongles vernis
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polished nails
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être myope comme une taupe
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blind as a bat
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dingue
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crazy
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maison jumelle
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identical house
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partout
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everywhere
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montaient
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climbed
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ça ne sentait pas toujours la rose
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it didn't always smell great
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elle ne les supportait pas du tout
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she couldn't stand them
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ont intenté un procès
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took them to court
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se bagarre
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fights
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à la campagne
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out in the country
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emprunté
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borrowed
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tente
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tent
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au bord de la mer
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on the seashore
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au milieu de
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in the middle of
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tempête
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storm
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orage
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storm
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il a plu à verse
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it poured
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drôle
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fun
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le pire
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the worst
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sacs de couchage
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sleeping bags
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mouillés
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wet
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trous dans le toit
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holes in the roof
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cauchemar
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nightmare
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on a chaviré
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capsized
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trempées
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soaked
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ours
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bears
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bruits
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noises
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accrocher
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hang
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dès qu'il y avait le moindre bruit
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as soon as there was the slightest noise
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effectivement
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in fact
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terrain de camping
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campground
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il va me sauter dessus
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he's going to attack me
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à peine
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hardly at all
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un beau-père
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stepfather/father-in-law
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une belle-mère
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stepmother/mother-in-law
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un demi-frère
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stepbrother/half brother
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une demi-soeur
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stepsister/half sister
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un beau-frère
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brother-in-law
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une belle-soeur
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sister-in-law
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un beau-fils
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stepson/son-in-law
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une belle-fille
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stepdaughter/daughter-in-law
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un veuf
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widower
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une veuve
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widow
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un(e) célibataire
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single man or woman
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