Tintin en Amerique
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plaindre quelqu’un
to pity someone
prévenir
to warn, to notify
se débarrasser de
to get rid off
chuchoter
to whisper
jouer un tour
to play a trick
balancer
to throw (or to balance depending on context)
une mitraillette
a machine gun
un fut
a barrell
avoir le langue fourchue
to have a forked tongue (to lie or speak ambigosly)
une boule de résine
a resin ball
filer
to run (informally, or to give something to someone)
être aux trosses de quelqu’un
to be after someone in pursuit
avoir de la veine
to be lucky
aiguiller
to guide, to direct
faire marche arrière
to back up, reverse (or to backtrack on something)
une pendaison
a hanging execution
un revenant
a ghost, a revenant
enlever
to remove, to take away, to kidnap
assaillir
to assail, to attack
un pâté de maisons
a block of houses
un cachot
a dungeon, cell, prison
une boite de conserve
a can of food
se payer la tête de quelqu’un
to make fun of someone
un limier
a bloodhound (detective)
un haltère
a dumbell
sut
darn, heck
tonnerre de tonnerre
thunder and lightning!
bon sang
good grief, damn it
quelle guigne
what bad luck
sapristi
goodness gracious/by jove
malédiction
a curse
une planche