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angoissé
anguished
un permis
a licence; a permit
avoir peur
to be scared
la chose
the thing
le côté
the side
le chemin
the way
un cancer
a cancer
la nuit
the night
après
after
à minuit
at midnight
à l'époque
at the time
l'arrivée
the arrival
le truc
the stuff
le bout
the end; the tip; the piece
l'horizon
the horizon
un bruit
a noise
vite
fast
rapprocher
to get closer
incapable
unable
piquer
to sting; to tingle
repartir
to leave again
l'espèce
the species
à l'envers
the wrong way around; upside down
évidemment
obviously
jamais
never
le compte
the account
les autres
the others
aussi
too (also)
arrêter
to stop; to quit; to arrest
en voiture
by car
venir
to come
petit
small; little; short (people)
rien
nothing
le revenu
the income; the revenue
former
to form
le danger
the danger
le passé
the past
le dos
the back
en dessous
under; below
le bateau
the ship; the boat
le point
the point; the period (punctuation)
lumineux
bright
succéder
to succeed
un rond
a circle; a ring
disparu
gone; disappeared
même
same; equal; even
le temps
the time; the weather
maintenant
now
le jour
the day
un short
shorts
vraiment
really
voilà
here you go
enfin !
at last!
bouleverser
to upset; to overwhelm
la vie
(the) life
depuis
since; for
poser
to put down; to fit
la question
the question
donner
to give
un milliard
one billion
le système
the system
persuader
to persuade
les gens
the people (persons)
nous étions
we were
la chanson
the song
la cellule
the cell
justement
rightly; precisely
l'adresse
the address
chercher
to seek; to look for ...
un disque
a disk
premier
first; 1st
seul
alone
lancer
to throw; to launch
commencer
to begin; to start
déjà ?
already?
se rappeler
to remember (oneself)
l'appel
the call
l'ennui
the boredom
frapper
to hit
sans
without
l'amour
(the) love
enlever
to take off
rapporter
to report; to bring back
beaucoup de
a lot of
indiquer
to point; to indicate

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