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Ces enfants indigents, qui avaient couru loin de la maison, étaient généralement des chiffon-récolteuses.
These destitute children, who had run away from home, were generally rag-pickers.
Cinque lui avait dit qu'ils avaient eu une altercation et avaient couru.
Cinque had told her that they had gotten into an altercation and had run.
À cette occasion, les investisseurs étrangers ont constaté qu'ils avaient couru un risque de change énorme.
In the event, the investors discovered they had enormous currency exposure.
Entendant les coups de feu, les marins avaient couru vers leur navire. Mais il était trop tard : la Némésis avait atteint le coude de la rivière et disparaissait derrière la végétation.
Having heard the gunshots, the sailors had rushed towards the ship, but it was too late: the Némésis had already reached the riverbend and vanished behind the trees.
Nous avons procédé à un certain nombre de mesures de renforcement de la sécurité, notamment au mois de décembre dernier, à Noël, lorsque des rumeurs avaient couru qui visaient la cathédrale de Strasbourg.
We took a number of measures to increase security, particularly in December 2000, at Christmas, when there were rumours circulating that Strasbourg cathedral was a target.
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