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Record 1 1982-06-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Vocabulary
OBS

"By God, now I know why they're called tarbabies!", he exclaimed. (Chester Himes, The Real Cool Killers, Signet, 1969, p. 91).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire général
OBS

J'comprends maintenant pourquoi on les appelle "fleur de poix!" remarqua-t-il. (Himes, Il pleut des coups durs, Carré noir, 1958, p. 98 -traduction de C. Wourgaft).

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