s'approcher

On le prend souvent pour un guide touristique et des visiteurs se seraient approchés de lui, avant qu’il ne leur tourne le dos et disparaisse devant leurs yeux.
He is often mistaken for a tour guide and stories have been told of visitors approaching him, only for him to turn away and disappear before their eyes.
Les enfants se seraient approchés des soldats pour leur demander des restes de nourriture, mais les soldats ont cru qu'ils étaient sur le point de lancer des grenades.
The boys had reportedly approached the troops to ask for leftover food, but the soldiers had mistakenly assumed the boys were about to launch grenades.
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