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pander e.

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pimp
a go between in amorous intrigues
smbd who profits from vices of others

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to pander e.

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to give satisfaction to

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etant donne’

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considering

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alliteration e.

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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

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recuser

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to challenge, to object to

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se recruser

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to declare oneself incompetent

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penible

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onerous,
painful
arduous

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se camer

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to be on drugs

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came’

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stoned

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soucier (se soucier)

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to care

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haut-le-corps

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to start, jump

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cambriolage

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burglary

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revasser

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to daydream

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davantage

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more, further

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se raccrocher a

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to grab hold of

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16
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break

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station wagon

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17
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seuil

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doorstep

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costaud

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strong, sturdy

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gamberger

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to think hard

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tuyau

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pipe, shaft, hose

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plancher sur

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to work, operate

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honteux

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ashamed, disgraceful

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obsede’

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maniac

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lever

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to lift

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tare'
fool, crazy, simpleton
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s'ebruiter
to get out
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anneau
ring
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obtempere'
to comply with
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inhumation
inhumation, interment
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fiche
card (for data)
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regler
to settle
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balader
to stroll, walk around
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bobard
tall story, fib
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se givrer
to frost over
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a priori e.
independent of experience
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a posteriori
derived from experience
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teamster e.
person who drives a truck for hauling
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grimoire e.
a manual for black magic
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oie
geese or goose
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affubler
to classify, lable, | give nickname to
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puce, ma puce
flee, my pet
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joute
duel, joust
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gond
hinge
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debouler
to charge down, to tumble down
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bizut(h)
freshman, rookie
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delai
notice, extension of time
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soit
airtight
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sotte (sot)
witless, stupid,
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repos
rest, repose, breather
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venerien
venereal
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vacataire
stand in, temporary, substitute teacher
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lutrin
lectern, reading desk
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ferme
firm, solid, tough
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friand
type of dessert
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etre friand de
to be fond of
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ailleurs
somewhere else
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jadis
once, formerly, long ago, yore
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froler
to brush, to graze
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limer
to file (nails)
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lorgner
to ogle
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econduire
to turn somebody away
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epice'
spicy, hot
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affole'
panic stricken, distraught
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s'egosiller
to yell, shout oneself hoarse
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se sauver
to escape
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cachet
tablet
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fardeau
burden, load
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redoubler
to increase, to redouble
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aneanti
destroyed
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fusee
rocket, to stream out
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smutty e.
grimy, | indecent, obscene
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louche e.
disreputable, shady
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svelte e.
slender | suave, urbane
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postillon
spit, saliva
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d'aplomb
straight
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balmy e.
mild and refreshing | crazy, foolish, eccentric
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summarily e.
immediately | without notice
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wile e. | wiles
a trick of a stratagem meant to fool, trap or entice | deceitful cunning, trickery
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to wile away e.
to pass time in a leisurely fahsion
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maelstrom e.
powerful whirpool | tumultuous state of affairs
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consumptive e.
tending to consume, destructive | old use for tuberculosis
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ebranler
to shake
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certes
indeed, surely
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rebutant
repulsive, unpleasant | to disgust
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cassant
short, curt, harsh
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combine'
combined | handset
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eclabousser
to splash
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osmosis e.
subtle, gradual absorption | diffusion of fluids through porous material
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pommette
cheekbone
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encourir
to incur, become liable to
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soulographie
drunkenness
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defoncer
to smash, break down (door)
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ratiociner
to ratiocinate, reason, deduce through logical thinking
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averse
downpour
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noce
wedding ceremony, nuptials
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mare
too much, more than enough
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etre on petard
to be mad
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depecer
to tear apart, to cut up, carve
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bouc
goat