comme qui dirait, so to speak

3. Oran, a f ortified seaport of Algeria, was captured by the French in

Page 83. — i. sans tambour ni trompette, witkmt making any fuss ; lit., " without dnim or trumpet." 2. domier une poignée de main, to shake hands.

Page 8é. — I. lia fait bien plus fort, he has accompHshed things much more difficulté .