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1
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le bizutage

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hazing (i.e. initiation rites in a club or fraternity)

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péter les plombs

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to freak out or go crazy/nuts, to flip out, (lit: to blow the fuses)

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mettre en garde à vue

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to arrest, to place under arrest, or to take into custody

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malaxer

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to knead

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faire bouillir la marmite

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to put food on the table, to pay the bills, to pay the rent

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nourrir son homme

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to put food on the table, to pay the bills
often used in negative form: ça ne nourrit pas son homme

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gagner son pain

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to earn one’s corn, to earn a living, to make a living
synonyms: gagner sa croûte, gagner sa vie, gagner son bifteck

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gagne-pain

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livelihood
breadwinner (soutien de famille)

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porter plainte

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to press charges

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une maussade

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a sullen (person)

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la polémie

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the controversy

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un soutien gorge

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a bra/brasier

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fous le camp!

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get out! (slang)

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tu vas faire des étincelles

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you will make sparks or turn heads

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15
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léguer

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to bequeath

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embrouiller

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to confuse

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je vous emmerde

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fuck you

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autrui

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another

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une greffe

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a transplant, a graft

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proxénétisme

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pimping (prostitution)

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j’adore les fèves

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I love fava beans

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les lentilles

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lentils

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la rumeur enfle

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the rumor spreads or gets bigger (literally swells)

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enfler

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to swell

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25
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la crise de la quarantaine

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mid-life crisis

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mes condoléances

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my condolences

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27
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ca me chiffonne

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that is bothering me

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se rendre

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to surrender

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29
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chatouiller

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to tickle

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elle est enfermée

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She is locked up, she is behind bars

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se faire un sang d’encre

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to be worried sick, or worried to death

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32
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vous n’avez jamais detourné le regard

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you never looked away, you never backed down

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vous n’avez jamais flanché

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you never flinched (flancher = to flinch)

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la mémoire immédiate

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short-term memory

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fanfaronner

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to boast, to brag

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36
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une trêve

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a truce

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37
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une femme voilée

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a veiled woman

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38
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une couronne

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a crown or a wreath

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39
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un dictateur

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a dictator

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40
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a tantôt

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see you later

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41
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la rosée du matin

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the morning dew

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42
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éclabousser

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to splash

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43
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qu’est ce qui se trame?

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what’s going on?

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44
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les poignets

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the wrists

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45
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un indice

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a clue

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une piste

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a lead

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47
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quelle drôle d’idée

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what a funny idea

48
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un nain

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a midget

49
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un stock d’armes a été dérobés

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a stockpile of weapons was stolen

50
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c’est sentueux

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it’s breathtaking

51
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la blanquette

A

the stew

52
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bâillonner

A

to gag

53
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le scénario d’un film

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the script of a movie

54
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un nid

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a nest

55
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les falaises

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the cliffs

56
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le bouchon s’effrite

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the cork is crumbling

57
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estoy mareada

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I’m dizzy

58
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una pastilla

A

a pill

59
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parecido

A

similar

60
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sin embargo

A

however

61
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yo no sabía

A

I did not know

62
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Adelante!

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Come in, please go ahead

63
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se los lleva

A

he takes them

64
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me los llevo

A

I will take them

65
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esta mejorando cada mes

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it’s getting better every month

66
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crecer

A

to grow

67
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está creciendo

A

it is growing

68
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tal vez

A

perhaps, sometimes

69
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un arcoíris

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a rainbow

70
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a tanto no llegue

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I don’t get to that much

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agobiante

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oppressive

72
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sencillo/a

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easy

73
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aún

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even

74
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el assunto

A

the matter

75
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una vida sencilla

A

a simple life

76
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el está avergonzado

A

he is embarassed

77
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vale

A

ok, okay

78
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las sugerencias

A

the suggestions

79
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qué tal los llevas tu?

A

How are you doing?

80
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un gorjeo

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a twitter or a tweet from a bird

81
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ella es mitad Colombiana

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she is half colombian

82
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el piso está muy sucio

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the floor is very dirty

83
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me gustaría comer un bocadillo

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I would like to eat a snack

84
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Un berceau

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A crib

85
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Une faute de frappe

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A typo

86
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La patrie

A

the homeland

87
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J’en ai la chair de poule

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I’ve got goosebumps

88
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étoiles filantes

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Shooting stars

89
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Il faut lacher prise

A

You have to let go

90
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C’est ainsi
Il faut l’accepter

A

It is what it is
You have to accept it

91
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Il faut faire avec

A

You have to deal with it

92
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Qu’avez vous à l’esprit?

A

What do you have in mind?

93
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C’est pas donné

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It’s expensive (lit it’s not free)

94
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Ça coûte une blinde

A

It costs a fortune

95
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Ça coûte les yeux de la tête

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It’s crazy expensive!

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Une flaque

A

A puddle

97
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Un manège

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merry-go-round, carousel

98
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Le cadet de mes soucis

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The least of my worries/concerns

99
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Avoir d’autres chats à fouetter

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To have other fish to fry
Literally other cats to whip

100
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Perspicace

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Perceptive, insightful

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Grincheux/se

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Grumpy

102
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Un rateau

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A rake (as in a garden tool)

103
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Empalé

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Impaled/stabbed

104
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Un enfoiré

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An asshole

105
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Effreyant

A

Scary

106
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Un tiret du bad

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Underscore, like in an email address

107
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J’ai la dale

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I’m starving! Very hungry, slang

108
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J’ai la dale

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I’m starving! Very hungry, slang

109
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Une serpillière

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A mop

110
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Chialer

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To cry, in French slang

111
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Flâner

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To wander around without a specific purpose or destination. J’adore flâner dans Paris.

112
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Une brindille

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A small twig, also colloquially to describe a little thin person.

113
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Époustouflant

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Stunning or breathtaking

114
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à bien des égards

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In many ways

115
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Une poignée de main

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A handshake

116
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Envoutant

A

Bewitching, captivating

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