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to straggle pousser de manière désordonnée
sullen maussade
to ensconce oneself s'installer, se caler
to poach braconner
to pry fouiller, fureter
stifling suffocant
sallow jaunâtre, cireux
to saunter s'avancer d'un pas nonchâlant
lithe souple
hansom fiacre
egad sacredieu
jarvey cocher de fiacre
fad lubie
wainscoting lambrissage
ringlet boucle (de cheveux)
tawdry clinquant
husky rauque, enroué
dowdy sans élégance
supercilious hautain, arrogant
to wince crisper le visage, grimacer
to prattle babiller, jacasser
to coop up enfermer
loafer fainéant
to titter glousser
gaunt lugubre
to reel tituber
to loiter traîner, rôder
callous dur, sans coeur
to chase ciseler
florid coloré, chargé
to flaunt étaler, exhiber
garrulous loquace, bavard
pall drap mortuaire
to defile profaner
dog-eared corné (page de livre)
to sear marquer au fer rouge
fop dandy
profligacy débauche
swarthy basané
to slink entrer/sortir furtivement
staunch fidèle, dévoué
rickety branlant, bancal
to entreat implorer, supplier
asbestos amiante
coil rouleau
to guffaw s'esclaffer
bulwark rempart
to singe brûler, roussir
kiln four
stem étrave
to tilt jouter
to swathe envelopper
to maim mutiler, blesser
bracken fougère
to sully souiller, ternir
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Creator kolibet
Created February 4, 2008
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vocabulary found in "the picture of dorian gray" - english/french

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