The Buddha of Suburbia - chapters 13-18

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scornful

méprisant

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eerily

étrangement

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haughty

hautain

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to keep something at

maintenir quelque chose à

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bay

distance

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slovenly

négligé

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riveted

rivé

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to scrutinize

scruter

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sleek

lisse

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shoddy

de mauvaise qualité

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plushy

de velours

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unalloyed

pure sans mélange

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to plod

marcher d’un pas lourd

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to amble

marcher tranquillement

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to fall out with

se disputer avec

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to stagger

trébucher

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to bind together

lier

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the landlord

le propriétaire

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stately

majestueux

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to jeer

se moquer

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outstanding

exceptionnel

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highly strung

très nerveux

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a boiler suit

une combinaison de travail

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to beam

rayonner

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credence

crédibilité

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to loaf around

flâner

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broodiness

mélancolie

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sternly

sévèrement

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listless

indifférent

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the full glare

plein éblouissement

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to clench

serrer

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snide

sarcastique

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to spice up fig

animer

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jaunty

désinvolte

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discarded

mis au début

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to taper

descendre au fuseau

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unsolicited

non sollicité

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daring

audacieux

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tacked to

punaisé à

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to snoop around

fouiner

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harrowing

poignant

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a flunkey

un serviteur

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aimlessness

sans but

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to tangle with

s’empêtrer dans

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cluttered

encombré

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to cohere

se réunir

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to shift

se déplacer

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to yield

céder

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to foreclose on

saisir juridique

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to and fro

aller et venir

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to eschew

renoncer à

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slithery

glissant

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to cope with

faire face à

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fodder

fourrage

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to stagger someone fig

impressioner quelqu’un

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a pot belly

une bedaine

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dazzling

éblouissant

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unsullied

sans tâche