| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
the neighborhood (vicinity, surroundings) | le voisinage |
The neighborhood problem had been continuing for months. | Le problème de voisinage continuait depuis des mois. |
the fence | la clôture |
to encroach on | empiéter sur |
He had been building the fence for three days when he saw that it was encroaching on the garden. | Il construisait la clôture depuis trois jours quand il a vu qu'elle empiétait sur le jardin. |
They had been arguing for weeks because the fence was encroaching on the path. | Ils se disputaient depuis des semaines parce que la clôture empiétait sur le chemin. |
the hedge | la haie |
to bother (to make uncomfortable, to hinder) | gêner |
This tall hedge had been bothering her for a long time. | Cette grande haie la gênait depuis longtemps. |
to trim | tailler |
The hedge was very tall, but he refused to trim it. | La haie était très haute, mais il refusait de la tailler. |
to block (to plug, to clog) | boucher |
This wall had been blocking the view for a year, which made the neighbor furious. | Ce mur bouchait la vue depuis un an, ce qui rendait le voisin furieux. |
the complaint (legal, grievance) | la plainte |
He had been ignoring the neighbor's complaint for months. | Il ignorait la plainte du voisin depuis des mois. |
The neighbors were writing a complaint because he had been blocking the passage since noon. | Les voisins rédigeaient une plainte parce qu'il bouchait le passage depuis midi. |
the settlement (m) | l'arrangement |
We had been looking for a settlement for months. | Nous cherchions un arrangement depuis des mois. |
They had been negotiating this settlement for a month. | Ils négociaient cet arrangement depuis un mois. |
deliberately | délibérément |
He had been deliberately bothering the neighborhood for years. | Il gênait délibérément le voisinage depuis des années. |
We had been deliberately pruning the hedge for an hour. | Nous taillions délibérément la haie depuis une heure. |
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