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To answer them properly, one requires a certain knack, and I had not had the opportunity of acquiring it; besides, the idea that I had formed of Marguerite accentuated the effects of her mockery.
Aussi faut-il pour leur répondre une certaine habitude de leur monde, habitude que je n'avais pas ; puis, l'idée que je m'étais faite de Marguerite m'exagéra sa plaisanterie.
Dumas fils, Alexandre / CamilleDumas fils, Alexandre / La Dame aux Camelias
La Dame aux Camelias
Dumas fils, Alexandre
Camille
Dumas fils, Alexandre
© New American Library, a division of Penguin Group
In shepherds' huts in the Caucasus you will find bits of his cast-off clothing, for he has a knack of shedding garments as he goes.
Dans les huttes des bergers, au milieu des montagnes du Caucase, vous trouverez des lambeaux de ses vêtements, car il a la manie d’éparpiller ses costumes là où il passe.
Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vert
Le prophète au manteau vert
Buchan, John
Greenmantle
Buchan, John
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
How silly it was to lose the knack of lying and to confess things simply by one's demeanour!
C’était imbécile de ne plus savoir mentir et d’avouer par sa seule attitude.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Paris
Les Trois Villes - Paris
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Paris
Zola, Emile

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knack

noun
SingularPlural
Common caseknack*knacks
Possessive caseknack's*knacks'