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1
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Outraged

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Outré

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Persecuted

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Poursuivi (par la justice)

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with regard to / regarding

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Vis-à-vis de

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To be quick to do something

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Ne manquer pas de faire qqc

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Subject to

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Soumis/sujet à

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Disrespectful

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Irrespectueux

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Slander/ insult

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L’injure

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Worshipping

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La culte

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On the condition of(that) / subject to

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Sous réserve de (que)

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Borrowing /derivative

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L’emprunt

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Talkative

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Loquace

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12
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Émotion /commotion

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L’émoi

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13
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In turmoil

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En émoi

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14
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Kite

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Le cerf-volant

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Shore

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Le rivage

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16
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Reindeer

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Le caribou

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17
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Incentive

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Un incitatif

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18
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To want to appear

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Se vouloir

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19
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Shopping list

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La liste de commissions

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20
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Ready meals

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Les plats préparés

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21
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Mainland France

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La France continentale

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22
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To take sth out on sb

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Passer qqc sir qqn

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23
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Stage/ platform

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Une estrade

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24
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Bow tie

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Le noeud papillon

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25
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To appear from/ be emphasised

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Ressortir de qqc

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26
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Frame/ thumbnail

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Une vignette

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27
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Cave paintings

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Les peintures/gravures rupestres

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28
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To sue for libel

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Attaquer en diffamation

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29
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Building site/ work

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Le chantier

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30
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Outward appearance

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La façade

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31
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Counterweight

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Le contrepoids

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32
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Silt/sludge

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La vase

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33
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Waste

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Le gâchis

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Scheming

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La magouille

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Rubbish tip

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La décharge

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Marsh/ swamp

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La marais

37
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To gossip

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Jaser

38
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Harmful/ deleterious

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Délétère

39
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To do sth stupid

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Faire une bêtise

40
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It may be that

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Il se peut que (subjonctif)

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Situation /context

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La conjoncture

42
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To make no sense

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Avoir ni queue ni tête

43
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Until proven otherwise

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Jusqu’à preuve du contraire

44
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To expose sth completely

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Mettre au grand jour

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Carefully

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Minutieusement

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Exhibition

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L’exposition

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Cupboard

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Le placard

48
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To be miles away

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Avoir la tête ailleurs

49
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Mask

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Le cache-nez

50
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Sheep like, have a herd mentality

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Grégaire

51
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Dirty

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Souillé

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Gleaming

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Reluisant

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Trek

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Une trotte

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Dash, trickle, net

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Le filet

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Bad tempered, sullen

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Maussade

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Slanting /diagonal

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Oblique

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Altar

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L’autel

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To fill up

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S’emplir

59
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Stamping, stalling

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Le piétinement

60
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Racket, din

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La vacarme

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To nail/ pin Sb down/ confine

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Clouer

62
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Decorator

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Le tapissier

63
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Wall covering

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La tenture

64
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Stunned

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Ahuri

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To rub

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Frictionner

66
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To be all dressed up

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Être sur son trente-et-un

67
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To nearly…

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Faillir (Infinitf)

68
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To send/ rush off

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Expédier

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Absent minded/ dazed

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Étourdi

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Lame

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Boiteux

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Tablet

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Le comprimé

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Cuddly toy

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Un doudou

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Riveted by

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Rivé à

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Owing to

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Du fait de

75
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Custom

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L’usage

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Médium/ driver

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Le support

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Transistor radio

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Le transistor

78
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Issue/ concern

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L’enjeu

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The fact remains that

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Reste que

80
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To divide/ split

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Fractionner

French adv (20 decks)

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