The man spoke four languages so fluently he was mistaken for a native in each. But he was not a linguist. He was a polyglot. "One is an academic, one is a Swiss waiter," he remarked.
Wednesday, May 9, 2007
guigner - to look surreptitiously
Il a guigné le paquet de toile cirée et, sans réfléchir, a commencé à le glisser sous sa veste.
He snuck a peek at the packet of oilcloth, and, without thinking, slipped it into his vest.
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