s'effriter

Elle était neutre, impassible, et même, au bout d'un moment, étrangement amicale et rassurante, bien que j'aie remarqué que son calme apparent s'effritait parfois, et qu'elle reflétait de temps à autres mes propres émotions inexprimées.
It was neutral, impassive and even, after a while, strangely companionate and reassuring, although I did notice that its calm exterior sometimes slipped and that it occasionally mirrored my own unexpressed emotion.
Allaient leur chemin, il y avait tant d'endroits où le plâtre s'effritait un peu, elles sortaient de là, le royaume sous la pelouse devait en être plein, comme ces pièces le seraient un jour aussi.)
Followed their paths, there were so many places, where the plaster was crumbling a little, that's where they crawled out, the soil under the lawn will be full of them and one day these rooms too.)
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