Place, Home & Displacement
habiter
to truly live somewhere (emotionally and physically)
obseder
to haunt, to obsess
je ne me reconnais pas
loger
to stay temporarily
le retour
the return
le masque social
social mask
se fondre dans
to blend into
réveiller (un souvenir)
to awaken a memory
desincarne
disembodied or disconnected from self
je ne fais que passer
"I'm just passing through"
les fantômes
ghosts (memories, trauma if talking metaphorically)
le regard
gaze (how others see him)
ville nouvelle
new town
l'enfance
childhood (source of nostalgia)
lassitude
weariness, emotional fatigue