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the nose
the runny nose

le nez
le nez qui coule

my roommate

mon/ma coloc (colocataire)

This cannot go on forever!
- to go on forever, to drag on

Cela ne peut pas s'éterniser!
- s'éterniser

a biased political debate

un débat politique biaisé

The boom made them jump.
alt: bounce, react

Le boum les a fait bondir.

to obey
to disobey

obéir: obéis/is/it/issons/issez/issent
desobéir

intimate
intimately

intime
intimement

to break

rompre

If you want skin like mine, it can't be improvised.

Si tu veux une peau comme la mienne, ça s'improvise pas.

promising

prometteur/euse

to impair the freedom of expression

brimer la liberté d'expression

the grasshopper

la sauterelle

the balm

le baume

the sunset

le coucher du soleil

the contour, the outline

le contour

the neighboring regions (2)

les régions voisines/limitrophes

to monopolize
Hint: not "monopoliser"

accaparer

the lack of perspective/objectivity

le manque de recul

ample, wide

ample

to take off
the takeoff
to land
the landing

décoller
le décollage
atterrir
(le) atterrissage

a scar that no longer bleeds
- to bleed

une cicatrice qui ne saigne plus
- saigner

Despite the traffic jam, we arrived on time.

Malgré l'embouteillage, nous sommes arrivés à temps.
alt: En dépit de

to sulk, to shun sb/sth

bouder (2)

It's for the reasons that I mentioned earlier.
- earlier

C'est pour les raisons que j'ai mentionnées tantôt.
- tantôt

the neighborhood (not "le quartier")

le voisinage

I am not ruling out the possibility of continuing the competition.
- to rule out

Je n'écarte pas la possibilité de continuer la compétition.
- écarter

if we really want to support the troops
- to support (2)

si nous voulons vraiment épauler nos soldats
- (1) épauler
(2) appuyer: j'appuie j'appuierai

The police held the suspect for 24 hours.
- to retain (e.g., information), to hold

La police a retenu le suspect pendant 24 heures.
- retenir (2)

My sister likes to tease me, but it doesn't bother me.
- to tease

Ma sœur aime me taquiner, mais cela ne me dérange pas.
- taquiner

the hamlet

le hameau

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