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pander e.
pimp
a go between in amorous intrigues
smbd who profits from vices of others
to pander e.
to give satisfaction to
etant donne’
considering
alliteration e.
repetition of the same sound at the beginning of two or more syllables,
2 the commencement of two or more words with the same letter, as is apt alliteration’s artful aid
recuser
to challenge, to object to
se recruser
to declare oneself incompetent
penible
onerous,
painful
arduous
se camer
to be on drugs
came’
stoned
soucier (se soucier)
to care
haut-le-corps
to start, jump
cambriolage
burglary
revasser
to daydream
davantage
more, further
se raccrocher a
to grab hold of
break
station wagon
seuil
doorstep
costaud
strong, sturdy
gamberger
to think hard
tuyau
pipe, shaft, hose
plancher sur
to work, operate
honteux
ashamed, disgraceful
obsede’
maniac
lever
to lift
tare’
fool, crazy, simpleton
s’ebruiter
to get out
anneau
ring
obtempere’
to comply with
inhumation
inhumation, interment
fiche
card (for data)
regler
to settle
balader
to stroll, walk around
bobard
tall story, fib
se givrer
to frost over
a priori e.
independent of experience
a posteriori
derived from experience
teamster e.
person who drives a truck for hauling
grimoire e.
a manual for black magic
oie
geese or goose
affubler
to classify, lable,
give nickname to
puce, ma puce
flee, my pet
joute
duel, joust
gond
hinge
debouler
to charge down, to tumble down
bizut(h)
freshman, rookie
delai
notice, extension of time
soit
airtight
sotte (sot)
witless, stupid,
repos
rest, repose, breather
venerien
venereal
vacataire
stand in, temporary, substitute teacher
lutrin
lectern, reading desk
ferme
firm, solid, tough
friand
type of dessert
etre friand de
to be fond of
ailleurs
somewhere else
jadis
once, formerly, long ago, yore
froler
to brush, to graze
limer
to file (nails)
lorgner
to ogle
econduire
to turn somebody away
epice’
spicy, hot
affole’
panic stricken, distraught
s’egosiller
to yell, shout oneself hoarse
se sauver
to escape
cachet
tablet
fardeau
burden, load
redoubler
to increase, to redouble
aneanti
destroyed
fusee
rocket, to stream out
smutty e.
grimy,
indecent, obscene
louche e.
disreputable, shady
svelte e.
slender
suave, urbane
postillon
spit, saliva
d’aplomb
straight
balmy e.
mild and refreshing
crazy, foolish, eccentric
summarily e.
immediately
without notice
wile e.
wiles
a trick of a stratagem meant to fool, trap or entice
deceitful cunning, trickery
to wile away e.
to pass time in a leisurely fahsion
maelstrom e.
powerful whirpool
tumultuous state of affairs
consumptive e.
tending to consume, destructive
old use for tuberculosis
ebranler
to shake
certes
indeed, surely
rebutant
repulsive, unpleasant
to disgust
cassant
short, curt, harsh
combine’
combined
handset
eclabousser
to splash
osmosis e.
subtle, gradual absorption
diffusion of fluids through porous material
pommette
cheekbone
encourir
to incur, become liable to
soulographie
drunkenness
defoncer
to smash, break down (door)
ratiociner
to ratiocinate, reason, deduce through logical thinking
averse
downpour
noce
wedding ceremony, nuptials
mare
too much, more than enough
etre on petard
to be mad
depecer
to tear apart, to cut up, carve
bouc
goat
