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pre’cepteur
lousy, cram full, infested with
bourre’ de
alleged, so called
pretendu
clasp, cling, entwine
enlacer
to outline, to adumbrate
esquisser
more, further
davantage
to lead to herd
mener
distance, gap, interval
ecart`
to pound, crush or grind
piler
delightful, ravishing
ravissant
stroller, looker on
badaud
lying down
couche’
nonetheless
toutefois
to make smthg darker or deeper
foncer
strike, crash into
percuter
tangle
enchevetrement
to trickle, drip
degouliner
experience, endure, live through
ressentir
swarm, mill about, throng
grouiller
overwhelming, oppressive, overpowering, shattering, rotten
accablant
placard, sign, notice
pancarte
to fit together
emboiter
irritable, peevish, spiteful
splenetic splenetical
rudder, helm
gouvernail
think about
songer a’
to testify
te’moigner
islet
ilot
swamp, quagmire, marsh
mare’cage
maze, labyrinth
de’dale
stool
tabouret
to unblock, open
de’boucher
muddy, miry
boueux
boiling, gush
bouillonement
abject
utterly hopeless
contemptible, despicable
servile, slavish
alley, path, back street
ruelle
to lead to
deboucher
exit, outlet, way, outcome
issue
wake, track left by ship
sillage
patrol boat, sentry
vedette
skirting, act of going around
depassage
row
rangee
to sip
siroter
reproachful
re’probateaur
i don’t give a shit
j’en ai rien a fouttre
astride
in a dominant position
epistemology
study of human knowledge
to ply
to work at smth diligently (to ply the needle)
to assail persistently (to ply horses with a whip)
to supply or offer smtng repeatedly (to ply with wine)
ontology
study of the nature of existence
dialectic
logical argumentation
surrounding
alentour
to be evasive
se derober a`
at the time
lors
sparkling, bubbly
petillant
to pick up, to reap to pinch
faucher
church bells
carillon
polyvalent
multipurpose
dissimulate, hide, conceal
dissimuler
to hinder, impede
entraver
to be thrown by
se faire desarconner par
swoop
fondre sur
serre
greenhouse, claw
droppings
fiente
whitish
blanchatre
to pounce on somebody
se ruer sur quelqu’un
over ornate, florid
tarabiscote’
stall, stand
etal
to fall behind somebody
emboiter le pas a quelqu’un
tile
tuile
plot, patch
piece, fragment
parcelle
blob, blur
pate`
jetty, pier
jetee`
worm eaten, wormy
vermoulu
bend, curl, curve
courbe
stride
enjambee`
shutter
obturateur
split, cleave, rip
fendre
to spark off, to prompt
declencher
ecouler
to pass, to sell
landing stage, jetty
debarcadere
blissful, surprised
be`at
to distract
detourner de
dodgy
godille
to dumbfound
ebahir
strew, litter
joncher
miscellaneous, heterogeneous
heteroclite
regardful
soucieux de
to topple, tumble
basculer
astonishment
ahurissement