to buckle
French translation: onduler
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| 4 +1 | des nuages de fumées de kérosène se formaient dans l'air |
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| 4 | troubler |
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| 4 | la fumée de pétrole emplissait l'air |
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| 4 | s'élever en volutes |
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| 4 | onduler |
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peer agreement (net): +1des nuages de fumées de kérosène se formaient dans l'air Explanation: ... |
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troubler Explanation: les vapeurs de kérosène "troublaient l'air" l'atmosphère serait mon choix de terme |
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la fumée de pétrole emplissait l'air Explanation: "to buckle : to shrivel, by applying heat or pressure; bend; curl. ... 8. to bend, warp, or cause to give way suddenly, as with heat or pressure. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/buckle BTW, "kerosene", ce n'est pas kérosène mais pétrole lampant. "http://gabness.over-blog.com/80-articles-blog.html - Translate this page La fumée emplissait l'air d'une odeur irritante, et brûlait le fond de ma gorge, et la lune, dans l'obscurité de la nuit éclairait un peu mon chemin, ..." |
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s'élever en volutes Explanation: just a suggestion! |
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onduler Explanation: les vapeurs de kérosène "faisaient onduler l'air" -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2 hrs (2011-12-07 14:38:22 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- ou: "ondulaient dans l'air" Reference: http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C3%A9ros%C3%A8ne |
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