talonner

Les flics le talonnaient, grâce à toi.
Coppers were all over him, thanks to you.
Il avait déjà été rémunéré, les héritiers le talonnaient, mais le projet avait subi mille remaniements en cours de route et était devenu terriblement difficile pour un homme de cet âge.
He had already been paid, the heirs were breathing down his neck, but the project had suffered a thousand variations over time and his advanced age made it terribly burdensome.
Elle a signalé que les autorités surveillaient ses activités jour et nuit, en particulier durant ses réunions avec des syndicalistes locaux, où elle fut aussi photographiée par des agents de la sûreté qui la talonnaient.
She reported that the authorities followed her activity day and night, especially during the meetings she had with local trade unionists during which she was also photographed by the security agents standing close by.
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