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Texte160-161
Controverses vocab for New York Fantasy
Question | Answer |
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faire un séjour | to spend some time (in a place) |
constater | to notice |
plein(e) | full (de of) |
baigner | to bathe |
diriger | to manage, direct, or supervise |
vis-à-vis de | in relation to |
afin (pour que) | so (that) |
concrétiser | to make a reality |
la volonté | will, disposition |
le ressort | driving force |
surpuissante | high-powered |
le délire | delirium, frenzy |
en dehors de | except for |
l'étalon universel de valeur (m) | universal standard of value |
un point c'est tout | Period! It's that simple! |
souple | supple, flexible, smooth |
maîtriser | to control |
dès que | as soon as |
dépanner | to fix, tow away, help out |
apercevoir | to make out, catch sight of |
un acte | action |
dicté | inspired by |
un choc | impact, shock |
sinon | otherwise, or else |
réel | true, actual |
un éclairage | insight |
lancer | to throw, launch |
une piste | trail |
se dresser | to stand up |
gémellité | twin-ness |
s'abrîmer | to get damaged |
narguer | to taunt |
la suffisance | self-importance |
trou béant | gaping hole |
un grue | crane |
apaiser | to ease, satisfy |
ronger | to gnaw, eat into |
le vide | void |
être à égalité devant | to be tied to |
se mettre à roder | to prowl around |
la folie | personal reality |
le solipsisme | craziness |
ne... nulle part | nowhere |
aspirer | to suck in |
la chute | the fall |