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Un An Loin d'Ici

Lingard

After a year in Berlin, Alex returns to Sophie. He confides in her how the initially exhilarating adventure became lonely, but allowed him to discover who he is outside of his comfort zone. Sophie listens gently, reminding him that he never really disappeared. Their reunion is discreet but meaningful—a tender hello between two people who still mean something to each other.

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balades / balad /noun

walks

Surtout les petites choses — les balades nocturnes...

Especially the little things - the nocturnal walks...

le brise / lə bʁiz /noun

Breeze

Une brise marine.

A sea breeze.

tiède / tijɛd /adjective

lukewarm

Brise tiède.

A lukewarm breeze.

plaindre du loyer / plɛ̃dʁ dy lwa.je /verb

complain about the rent

Je peux me plaindre du loyer en allemand.

I can complain about the rent in German.

le loyerrâlergrogner

déjà / deʒa /adverb

already

Sophie est déjà assise quand Alex arrive.

Sophie is already seated when Alex arrives.

devenu / dəvəny /verb

became

le silence est devenu plus fort

the silence became louder

toujours / tuʒuʁ /adverb

always

Tu as toujours dit que tu voulais essayer d'y vivre.

You have always said that you wanted to try to live there.

couru / kuʁyʁ /verb

run

Tu as toujours couru après le changement.

You have always run after change.

courscouronscourez

pas / pɑ /adverb

Not

Pas seulement ta coupe de cheveux.

Not only your haircut.

seulement

chapitres / ʃapiːtʁ /noun

chapters

C'est une ville de chapitres courts.

It's a city of short chapters.

moches / mɔʃ /adjective

ugly

Tu pourrais m'aider à arroser mes plantes moches sur le balcon.

Could you help me water my ugly plants on the balcony?

morceaux / mɔʁ.so /noun

pieces

Elle casse des morceaux.

She breaks pieces.

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