Shaking up fairy tales

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Last updated 10:15 AM on 10/19/26
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un nain

a dwarf

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daneois (Danemark)

the Dane

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réadaptation

retelling

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retournement de situation

twists

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faire passer / transmettre

convey

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fortement

highly

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paille

straw

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souffler

to blow

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renverser

to blow down

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marmite

cooking pot

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tige de haricot

beanstalk

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une poule

a hen

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un petit pois

a pea

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épaisseur

thickness

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malhonnête

dishonest

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autoritaire

domineering / controlling

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sournois

scheming / manipulative

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tordu

twisted

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duper / tromper

deceive / trick

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braver / aller au delà de

defy

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atteindre son but

achieve one’s aims

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difficile à satisfaire

hard to please / never satisfied

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il ne faut pas se fier aux apparences

don’t judge a book by its cover

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par hasard

by chance

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avoir son mot à dire

have a say

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laisser les choses au hasard

to leave things to chance

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le moins

least

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faire ce qu’il faut

do whatever it takes

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la fin justifie les moyens

the end justifies the means

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elles / ils peuvent se débrouiller seuls/les

fend for themselves

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eau courante

running water

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renversé / mit à l’envers

turned upside down

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autonome / indépendante

self-reliant / self-sufficient

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ne devrait pas reposer seulement

should not lie solely

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prendre sa vie en main

takes her life in her own hands

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surtout / principalement

mostly

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pleurnicher

to whine

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passer un test (différent de : réussir un test)

take a test (different from : pass a test)

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un abris

a shelter

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déçue

disappointed

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désespérée

hopeless

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une contine

a nursery rhyme

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sortir d’un mouvement rapide

whip

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une capuche

a hood

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effrayant

frightening

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menaçant

threatening

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lugubre

gloomy

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avoir du cran

plucky

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crédule

gullible

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rusé/e

smart

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renversements de rôles

a reversal of roles

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décrire

to portray

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insoumise

unsubmissive

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qui a une forte volonté

strong-willed

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tenir tête à

stand up to

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avoir le dessus

to have the upper hand

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se venger

get revenge on

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barbe

a beard

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commissariat

police station

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pourri

rotten

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ridés

wrinkled

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brouillées / floues

blurred

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un récit

a narrative

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une lignée

a line

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garder l’équilibre

keeping balance

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mener

conduct

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inverstigations

enquiries

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sanglant / gore

gory

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viser / avoir pour but

aim at

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un roman

a novel

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une nouvelle (livre)

a short story

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sombre

grim

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rouille

rust

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faible lueur

faint glow

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arracher

rip / tear

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tâches dorées

flecks of gold

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cuivre

copper

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tâche (saleté)

stain

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simple

plain

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poêle

pan

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pose / met en place

set

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alentours

surroundings

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faible

faint / dim

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gencives

gums

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siffler (serpent, chat,…)

hissed

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sorcier

warlock

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s’éprendre de

infatuated with

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tuer

slay

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découper à la hache

hacks

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un testament

a will

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une couche

a nappy

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corvées ménagères

chores

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maison de retraite

a retirement home / care home

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personne âgée

ederly

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sévère / dure

harsh

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mépris

contempt

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un pdv

a take on

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héritière

heiress

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briser le mythe

debunk the myth

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tirer sur

pulling on