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19 juil. 2018 · I am intrigued by 'to flink'. It seems to be rare and I have not found much about it on line. One unreliable entry in a Slang Dictionary (online) refers to 'a flink' as an 'idler', if I remember correctly. I suspect the meaning is that the surf breaks up on the coral reef in a desultory and lazy way, as it were, in the novel.
11 sept. 2008 · French. Sep 11, 2008. #4. arriver + de = to happen. ie : Il lui arrive de la voir = He does happen to see her. ie : ça m'arrive de l'oublier = Sometimes I forget it. arriver + à = to manage to. ie : Je n'arrive pas à faire ce devoir = I can't do this exercise. ie : J'ai réussi à arrêter de fumer = I managed to stop smoking.
19 janv. 2011 · As an Illustrative way: A "High rocky" system could be similar as this of an underwater reef of which you can see the tip rocks above the sea level, but there are more stuff below. Or it could be that someone is pointing you to the Highest - or most noticeable - Peaks of a mountain chain, among many are others.
23 sept. 2015 · As I have understood, "At sea" is a conception of not being on the land when taking about sea waters or oceans. "At the sea" means by the sea waters when, for instance, we talk about seals or penguins, or about a tent put up near the sea water. "On the sea" is about something floating, bobbing on the sea water surface, like a boat or a buoy.
