fleet

The presence of humans in the cave was fleeting like shadows.
La présence d'humains dans la grotte flottait comme des ombres.
Well, that was a long time ago, and it was fleeting.
Cela fait bien longtemps, et c'était assez bref.
Well, that was a long time ago, and it was fleeting.
C'était il y a longtemps. Ce fut bref.
As I say, it was fleeting.
Je te le dis, ça a été bref.
The victory was fleeting, however, for the three other enforcers joined their comrades.
La bataille n’était cependant pas terminée, car trois autres argousins arrivaient en renfort de leurs camarades.
To chronicle a life year by vulnerable year would be to clasp and to ground what was fleeting, would be to provide myself and others a glimpse into the future, whether we made it there or not.
Faire la chronique d'une vie par année, montrant toujours plus de vulnérabilité, permettrait de saisir, de capturer une réalité mouvante, permettrait aux autres comme à moi-même de risquer un œil dans le futur, peu importe l'âge que nous atteindrions.
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