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1
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a blackberry bush

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un mûrier

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a blackberry

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une mure

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a small boat/rowboat

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une barque

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income, yield

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le revenu

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(wild) game

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le gibier

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cheerfulness

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l’enjouement

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basic knowledge, basic principles

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les rudiments

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a dead end

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un cul-de-sac

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to instill something in someone

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inculquer quelque chose à quelqu’un

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mourir

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rendre l’âme

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a candle

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une bougie, une chandelle

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a candleholder

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un bougeoir

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religious candle

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un cierge

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a traffic jam, congestion

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un encombrement

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viola (da gamba)

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la viole de gambe

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a lute

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un luth

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a theorbo

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un théorbe

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a bow (musical instrument)

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un archet

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19
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calf

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le mollet

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20
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a sigh

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un soupir

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21
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to sigh

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soupirer

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22
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a sob

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un sanglot

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23
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to sob

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sangloter

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24
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a breath, a blow

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un souffle

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25
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to blow

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souffler

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26
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a groan

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un râle

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27
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to groan/moan

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râler

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28
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muddy

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boueux

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29
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a clog, a hoof

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un sabot

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left, clumsy, maladroit

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gauche

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a strawberry, a ruff (garment)

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une fraise

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32
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easily made wrathful or incensed

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courrouçable

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33
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to darken, to bristle, to stiffen, to become somber

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rembrunir

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34
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a coach

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un carrosse

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35
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terror, great fear

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l’épouvante (f)

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36
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to hit someone, frapper quelqu’un

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porter la main sur quelqu’un

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37
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a storeroom

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un cellier

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38
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a basement

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une cave

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39
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a long rod, a fishing pole

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une gaule

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40
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silt

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la vase

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41
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small fry

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la friture

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42
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a stool

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un tabouret

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43
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velvet

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le velours

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44
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buttocks

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les fesses

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45
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a shack

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une cabane

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46
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a tree shack

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une cabane dans les arbres

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47
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(wooden) floor

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le plancher

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48
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a plank

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une planche

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49
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to badger or pester someone

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tarabuster quelqu’un

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50
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a chord, a concord

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un accord

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51
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an arpeggio

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un arpège

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52
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an ornement, embellishment, adornment

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un ornement

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53
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to bury, enterrer

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enfouir, enfoncer

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54
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to praise someone

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louer quelqu’un

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55
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to rent

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louer quelque chose

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56
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to harp about something/someone

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rebattre les oreilles de quelqu’un au sujet de quelque chose

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57
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pale,

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blême, pâle

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58
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to overhang

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surplomber

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59
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a widower/a widow

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un veuf, une veuve

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60
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a henhouse

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un poulailler

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61
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a rooster, a hen

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un coq, une poule

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a chick

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un poussin

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63
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a turkey

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un dindon

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64
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to peck, to nibble

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picorer

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65
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a fireplace

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une cheminée

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66
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a ring

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une bague

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67
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a walking stick

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une canne

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68
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the knob (of a walking stick)

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le pommeau

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69
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the back of a chair

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le dossier d’une chaise

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70
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to brandish

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brandir

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71
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to drown

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se noyer

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72
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a drowned person

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un(e) noyé(e)

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73
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to loose one’s footing

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perdre pied

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74
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to engulf, to swallow up

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engloutir

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75
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a still life (art)

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une nature morte

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76
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linen

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le linge

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77
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to invite someone to do something

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convier quelqu’un à faire quelque chose

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78
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to have esteem for someone

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estimer quelqu’un

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79
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to gain influence on over someone

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avoir/gagner de l’ascendant sur quelqu’un

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a stream, a brook

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un ruisseau

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81
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to stream, to flow

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ruisseler

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the flow, or stream (of water)

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le ruissellement (de l’eau)

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to chip, to flake off

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écailler

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84
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foliage

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le feuillage

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85
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spirit, liveliness, drive

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l’entrain

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86
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sensible, wise

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avisé(e)

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87
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sensible advice

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un conseil avisé

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88
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to break up with someone, quitter quelqu’un

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rompre avec quelqu’un

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89
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men’s pants/hose

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les chausses

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90
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breeches

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les braies

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91
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a vault, an archway, an arch

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une voûte

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92
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to reach a place, arriver quelque part

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gagner un endroit

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93
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a music stand, lectern

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un pupitre

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94
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pewter

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l’étain (m)

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95
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a wafer

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une gaufrette

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96
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to nibble, to gnaw, grignoter

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ronger

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97
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to confide in someone

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se confier à quelqu’un

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98
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a canopy, a four poster bed

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un baldaquin, un lit à baldaquin

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99
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leather

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le cuir

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100
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morocco-leather

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le maroquin

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101
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crest (of a bird)

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la crête (d’un oiseau)

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102
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to seal

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cacheter

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103
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wax

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la cire

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104
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a cloister

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un cloître

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105
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a dorm

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un dortoir

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106
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the breaking/changing of the (male) voice during puberty

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la mue de la voix

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107
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to trumpet

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barrir

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108
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to bleet

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bêler

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109
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to lean/press up against

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s’arc-bouter contre

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110
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dark-red plum

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une quetsche

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111
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irreparable, irreversible

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irrémédiable

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112
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a wig

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une perruque

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113
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shoe cobbler

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un cordonnier

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114
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shoe repair shop

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une cordonnerie

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115
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an anvil

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une enclume

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116
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a hammer

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un marteau

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117
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to rasp, to grate, to grind

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râper

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118
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insipid, bland, tasteless

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fade

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119
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to cheep, to whine

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piailler

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120
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cheeping, wining,

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un piaillement

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121
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to grate, to squeak, to squeal

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grincer

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122
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grating, squeaking

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le grincement

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123
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to hum

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frédonner

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124
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a shop

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une échoppe

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125
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horny (texture), callous

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calleux

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126
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to shrug

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hausser les épaules

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127
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to fiddle with something, to finger

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tripoter quelque chose

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128
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to enjoin or charge someone of doing something

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enjoindre à quelqu’un de faire quelque chose

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ease, affluence

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l’aisance

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130
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virtuosity

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la virtuosité

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131
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to look down, to avert one’s eyes

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baisser le nez

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132
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raspy (voice)

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rauque

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133
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to freeze, to become still

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se figer, s’immobiliser

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134
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to stutter

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bégayer

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135
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a hearth

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un âtre

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136
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to blush

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rougir

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137
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a hip

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une hanche

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138
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a breast

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un sein

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139
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to breastfeed a child

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donner le sein à un nourrisson

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140
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tits

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la poitrine, les nichons, les nibards

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141
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to put one’s hair up

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relever les cheveux

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142
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a primrose

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une primevère

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143
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a butterfly

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un papillon

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144
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a squirrel

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un écureuil

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145
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to thread one’s way (through)

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se faufiler (à travers)

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146
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numb, awkward

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gourd(e)

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147
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not long ago

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naguère

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right away

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sur le champ

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suddenly, brusquement

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tout à trac

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a floor/wall tile, a windowpane

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un carreau

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frost

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le givre

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doublet, pourpoint

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le pourpoint

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to lace up

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lacer

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to bundle up, to dress warmly,

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s’emmitoufler

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a baldric

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un baudrier

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a blacksmith

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un forgeron

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to forge

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forger

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to creak

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craquer

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loudly

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bruyamment

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(a set of) bells, chimes

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un carillon

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to ring, to chime

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carillonner

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a headdress

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une coiffe

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a stove

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un poêle

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a frying pan

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une poêle

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a chessboard

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un échiquier

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to play chess

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jouer aux échecs

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to recover, to regain

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recouvrer

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to recover, to heal

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recouvrir

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ebony

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l’ébène (m)

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a rag

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un chiffon

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to lose oneself, to be mistaken, se perdre, se tromper

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s’égarer

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ancienne forme de tennis, jouée avec la paume de la main

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un jeu de paume

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trestle

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un tréteau

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theatre stage

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les tréteaux

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to declaim

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réciter, déclamer

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a torch

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une torche, un flambeau

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naked, nu(e)

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“dans le plus simple appareil”

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a snowflake

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un flocon (de neige)

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to piss

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pisser, uriner, faire pipi, se soulager

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noise

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le vacarme, le bruit

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a string

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une corde

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a string instrument

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un instrument à corde

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an apron

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un tablier

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to become somber

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rembrunir

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a foot-warmer

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une chaufferette

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to snatch something from someone

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arracher quelque chose à quelqu’un

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to wring, to twist

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tordre quelque chose

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to erect, to raise something

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dresser quelque chose

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to rise

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se dresser

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to smash, to shatter

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fracasser

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to be drunk

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être fracassé(e)

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to crouch

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s’accroupir

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a tower

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une tour

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elbow

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le coude

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knee

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le genou

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wrist

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le poignet

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chin

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le menton

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to kick someone

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donner un coup de pied à quelqu’un

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to lie in wait, to wait to ambush

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être embusqué(e)

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to catch a cold

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prendre froid, s’enrhumer

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to sneeze

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éternuer

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many times, plusieurs fois

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à plusieurs reprises

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to go fetch something or someone

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aller quérir quelque chose ou quelqu’un

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hay

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le foin

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to stare at someone’s face

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dévisager quelqu’un

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an offering

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une offrande

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a holiday

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un jour férié

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to get ready to do something

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s’apprêter à faire quelque chose

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to walk along

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longer

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to fold

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plier

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a fold

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un pli

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a coach driver

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un cocher

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to witness, to testify

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témoigner

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to show/display affection towards someone

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témoigner de l’affection à quelqu’un

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to hitch up, to roll up (a skirt or sleeve)

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retrousser (une jupe ou une manche)

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furtive, stealthy

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furtif/ve

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a spider web

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une toile d’araignée

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to dust

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épousseter

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dust

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la poussière

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an altar

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un autel

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a floorcloth

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une serpillière

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a low wall

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un muret

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to cheat on someone

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tromper quelqu’un avec quelqu’un d’autre

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to make a mistake

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se tromper

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pregnancy

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la grossesse

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to give birth

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accoucher

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a stillborn child

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un enfant mort-né

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wash house

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le lavoir

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to inquire about something

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s’enquérir de quelque chose

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to get better

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se rétablir

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a mass grave

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un charnier

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a bit, a scrap

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une bribe

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a root

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une racine

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a rise in the water level (of a river)

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la crue

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embankment

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le talus

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bank (of a river)

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la rive

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to borrow something

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emprunter quelque chose

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to take a path

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emprunter un chemin

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bony

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osseux/euse

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a heel

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un talon

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glum, gloomy

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maussade

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a fad, a hare-brained idea, a whim, une caprice

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une lubie

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a thistle

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un chardon

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a hazelnut

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une noisette

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to retort something to someone

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rétorquer quelque chose à quelqu’un

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silk

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la soie

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moldy, mildewed

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moisi(e)

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discomfort, embarrassment

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la gêne

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to be embarrassed

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être gêné(e)

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hollow

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creux/euse

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sorrow

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le chagrin

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a blanket

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une couverture

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a sheet

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un drap

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a thigh

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une cuisse

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a hem

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un ourlet

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a step, stepping stone

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un marchepied

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on all fours

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à quatre pattes

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hardened, shriveled up

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racorni(e)

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a shoe lace

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un lacet

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to slide

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coulisser

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a beam, a girder

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une poutre

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a curtain

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un rideau

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to hang oneself

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se pendre

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to have trouble doing

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avoir du mal à faire

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to stamp one’s foot, to trample

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piétiner

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a jolt, a bump, a jerk

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une secousse

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the seal of secrecy

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le sceau du secret

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nightly, by night

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nuitamment

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to cough

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tousser

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to remember something

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se remémorer quelque chose, se rappeler, se souvenir de

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to whisper

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chuchoter, murmurer, susurrer

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long ago

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jadis

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fine hail

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le grésil

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to wipe something

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essuyer quelque chose

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a quince (type of yellow fruit)

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un coing

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not well-provided for

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peu fournis

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a late friend

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un ami de feu

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to chatter

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papoter

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horse hair

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le crin

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clinking

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le cliquetis

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a spur

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un éperon

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thorny

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épineux

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a foil parcel, chocolates

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une papillote

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unexpectedly

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inopinément

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jerky, stilted

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saccadé(e)

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to tap, to pat

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tapoter

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a hook

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un hameçon

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to do someone in

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fumer quelqu’un

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to get killed (by someone)

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se faire tuer, se fair fumer par quelqu’un

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a trunk

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un coffre

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rear view mirror

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le rétrovisateur, le rétro

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a gun

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un pistolet, un flingue, un gun, un calibre

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belt

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la ceinture

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an officer

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un policier, un gendarme

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a cop

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un flic, une fliquette

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to shoot (at) someone

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faire feu sur quelqu’un, tirer sur quelqu’un

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297
Q

to turn ugly

A

dégénérer

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298
Q

sweat

A

la sueur

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299
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a drop

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une goutte

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300
Q

forehead

A

le front

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301
Q

villainous

A

crapuleux(euse)

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302
Q

une grande route

A

une nationale

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303
Q

to not look like much

A

ne payer pas mine

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304
Q

the belway around Paris

A

Le périphérique (le périph)

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305
Q

regarder

A

mater

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306
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to draw a weapon

A

dégaîner une arme, défourailler

307
Q

to survive, to manage

A

s’en sortir

308
Q

to gag someone

A

baîllloner quelqu’un

309
Q

a gag

A

un baîllon

310
Q

a penalty kick

A

un penalty

311
Q

a punch

A

un coup de poing, une patate, une pêche, un marron

312
Q

a slap

A

une gifle, une claque, une beigne, une torgnolle

313
Q

to double cross someone, to betray someone

A

doubler quelqu’un, trahir quelqu’un

314
Q

to tease someone

A

taquiner quelqu’un, chambrer quelqu’un

315
Q

resentment

A

la rancune, le ressentiment

316
Q

to swindle someone

A

escroquer quelqu’un, carotter/rot-ca quelqu’un

317
Q

hash

A

le zetla, le shit

318
Q

to observe someone

A

guetter quelqu’un

319
Q

a thug

A

un voyou, un you-voi, un truand, une crapule

320
Q

to drive too fast

A

conduire à trop vive allure

321
Q

nothing special to report

A

il n’y a rien à signaler

322
Q

nothing scares him

A

rien ne l’effraie

323
Q

to pay the price (of something)

A

payer les frais (de quelque chose)

324
Q

you can’t undo what you’ve done

A

on ne peut pas revenir sur ce qu’on a fait

325
Q

5 in the morning

A

5 heures du mat

326
Q

a deafening silence, grave silence

A

un silence de mort

327
Q

as best as he/she can

A

du mieux qu’il/elle peut

328
Q

go figure

A

va savoir

329
Q

se disputer avec quelqu’un

A

se prendre la tête avec quelqu’un

330
Q

une source d’ennuis

A

une prise de tête

331
Q

revenge is a dish best served/savored cold

A

la vengeance est un plat qui se mange froid

332
Q

to last, durer

A

faire long feu

333
Q

thugs don’t live for very long

A

y a pas un voyou qui fasse long feu

334
Q

you can count the days until a bullet digs into you

A

tu peux compter les jours en attendant qu’une balle te creuse

335
Q

to hide something

A

cacher, dissimuler, planquer quelque chose

336
Q

to turn the engine off

A

couper le contact

337
Q

at first glance

A

au premier abord

338
Q

i will first try to show how

A

je vais d’abord essayer de montre comment

339
Q

i will then examine a particular phenomenon

A

j’examinerai ensuite un phénomène particulier

340
Q

in the extent that

A

dans la mesure où

341
Q

to redefine the significance

A

réorienter la signification

342
Q

how can we account for

A

comment rendre compte de

343
Q

we are in the presence of a play on the reader’s expectations

A

il y a là un jeu sur les attentes du lecteur

344
Q

the symbolic meaning of the text

A

la portée symbolique du texte

345
Q

the reader’s expectations

A

un horizon d’attente

346
Q

a surprise effect

A

un effet de surprise

347
Q

a subliminal announcement

A

un effet d’annonce

348
Q

a stylistic device

A

un procédé rhétorique

349
Q

one notices the repetition of a stylistic phenomenon

A

on remarque la persistance d’un même phénomène stylistique

350
Q

all along the text

A

tout au long du texte

351
Q

we still need to study how

A

il nous reste à étudier comment

352
Q

the character’s characterization (portrayal)

A

la caractérisation des personnages

353
Q

the very beginning of the poem

A

l’incipit

354
Q

a turn of events

A

un coup de théâtre

355
Q

conter

A

raconter

356
Q

un pauvre

A

un manant, un gueux

357
Q

wise

A

sage

358
Q

autour de, près de,

A

à l’entour de

359
Q

to spread

A

étendre

360
Q

une maison

A

une demeure

361
Q

demeurer

A

habiter, vivre, rester quelque part

362
Q

frozen, paralysé, gelé,

A

transi(e), perclus(e), engourdi(e)

363
Q

to whistle, to hiss

A

siffler

364
Q

essayer de

A

tâcher de

365
Q

a benefactor

A

un bienfaiteur, une bienfaitrice

366
Q

ungrateful

A

ingrat(e)

367
Q

wrath

A

le courroux, la colère

368
Q

an axe

A

une hache, une cognée

369
Q

couper

A

trancher

370
Q

une section

A

un tronçon

371
Q

arriver à quelque chose, réussir à faire quelque chose

A

parvenir à quelque chose

372
Q

towards

A

envers

373
Q

to spread (liquid, feeling)

A

répandre

374
Q

Dieu

A

Le Ciel

375
Q

fury

A

la fureur

376
Q

the plague

A

la peste

377
Q

fleuve de “Hades”

A

l’Achéron

378
Q

support

A

le soutien

379
Q

delicacies

A

les mets (m)

380
Q

la bouffe

A

la boustiffaille

381
Q

to spy on someone

A

épier quelqu’un

382
Q

a turtledove

A

une tourterelle

383
Q

to organize a reunion

A

tenir conseil

384
Q

a sin

A

un péché

385
Q

a misfortune

A

une infortune

386
Q

healing

A

la guérison

387
Q

devotion, dedication

A

le dévouement

388
Q

gourmand, vorace

A

glouton

389
Q

beaucoup de moutons

A

force moutons

390
Q

a shepherd

A

un berger

391
Q

se sacrifier

A

se dévouer

392
Q

mourir

A

périr

393
Q

a fox

A

un renard

394
Q

rabble, riff-raff

A

la canaille

395
Q

to bite, to crunch

A

croquer

396
Q

a flatterer

A

un flatteur, une flatteuse

397
Q

quarrelsome

A

querelleur, querelleuse

398
Q

a quarrel

A

une querelle, une dispute

399
Q

un chien

A

un mâtin

400
Q

un âne

A

a donkey

401
Q

je me souviens

A

j’ai souvenance

402
Q

to mow

A

tondre

403
Q

to rail against someone

A

crier ‘haro’ sur quelqu’un

404
Q

a learned scholar, a clerk

A

un clerc

405
Q

un discours

A

une harangue

406
Q

hairless, threadbare

A

pelé(e)

407
Q

affected with scabies

A

galeux, galeuse

408
Q

a trifle

A

une pecadille

409
Q

a case where someone deserves to be hanged

A

un cas pendable

410
Q

un crime

A

un forfait

411
Q

whether

A

selon que

412
Q

meticulousness

A

la minutie

413
Q

a sample

A

un échantillon

414
Q

to lock, to fasten

A

boucler

415
Q

a small, crunchy, almond biscuit, a peasant

A

un croquant

416
Q

younger

A

puîné

417
Q

a mnemonic device

A

une mnémotechnique, un procédé mnémotechnique

418
Q

range (musical)

A

la gamme

419
Q

j’ai pu (passé simple)

A

je pus

420
Q

tu as pu (passé simple)

A

tu pus

421
Q

il a pu (passé simple)

A

il put

422
Q

nous avons pu (passé simple)

A

nous pûmes

423
Q

vous avez pu (passé simple)

A

vous pûtes

424
Q

ils ont pu (passé simple)

A

ils purent

425
Q

j’ai dû (passé simple)

A

je dus

426
Q

tu as dû (passé simple)

A

tu dus

427
Q

il a dû (passé simple)

A

il dut

428
Q

nous avons dû (passé simple)

A

nous dûmes

429
Q

vous avez dû (passé simple)

A

vous dûtes

430
Q

ils ont dû (passé simple)

A

ils durent

431
Q

j’ai voulu (passé simple)

A

je voulus

432
Q

tu as voulu (passé simple)

A

tu voulus

433
Q

il a voulu (passé simple)

A

il voulut

434
Q

nous avons voulu (passé simple)

A

nous voulûmes

435
Q

vous avez voulu (passé simple)

A

vous voulûtes

436
Q

ils ont voulu (passé simple)

A

ils voulurent

437
Q

somewhat pejorative term for additions to a family

A

les pièces rapportées (fpl)

438
Q

a nicer term for new additions to the family

A

les valeurs rajoutées (fpl)

439
Q

to envy something of someone

A

envier quelque chose à quelqu’un

440
Q

to fix the bridle or harness (on a horse)

A

brider

441
Q

fowl, poultry

A

la volaille

442
Q

to fatten, to make rich (fam).

A

engraisser

443
Q

coûteuse à entretenir

A

dispendieux/euse

444
Q

emplacement où se tient le marché central de denrées alimentaires d’une ville

A

les halles (fpl)

445
Q

to assume, to take on, to cover with

A

revêtir

446
Q

slate

A

l’ardoise (f)

447
Q

to lead to, to end up in

A

aboutir à

448
Q

to stumble (over a word), to slip up

A

trébucher

449
Q

a frame

A

un châssis

450
Q

crossing, junction, châssis ou armature de bois servant à clore une fenêtre

A

la croisée

451
Q

a heap, a pile (of something)

A

un tas

452
Q

a winged chair

A

une bergère

453
Q

un panneau de bois qui recouvre un mur

A

le lambris

454
Q

mahogany

A

l’acajou (m)

455
Q

paperwork, documents

A

la paperasse (pej, fam)

456
Q

une technique de peinture utilisant des couleurs délayées dans l’eau

A

la gouache

457
Q

engraving, printing

A

la gravure

458
Q

stubbornness, obstinacy

A

l’entêtement (m)

459
Q

a crumb (of bread)

A

une miette

460
Q

high pitched (voice), keen

A

aigu(e)

461
Q

a flap, a bib,

A

une bavette

462
Q

an apron that covers the chest

A

un tablier à bavette

463
Q

étoffe de coton imprimée ou peinte, à l’origine importées d’Inde

A

une indienne

464
Q

un vêtement court à manches se portant sur la chemise

A

une camisole

465
Q

a pimp

A

un maquereau, un marlou

466
Q

to ripen, to mature, to come into ones own

A

mûrir

467
Q

a scaffolding, a stack, an edifice

A

un échafaudage

468
Q

poultry-yard, barnyard

A

une basse-cour

469
Q

to be jealous of, to envy, envier à quelqu’un

A

jalouser quelqu’un

470
Q

a fiddler, violoniste qui font danser dans les fêtes de village

A

un ménétrier

471
Q

mélange disparate de couleurs et de formes

A

la bigarrure

472
Q

under a magnifying glass, closely, meticulously (fam)

A

à la loupe

473
Q

decked out in rings (péj)

A

embagouzé(e)

474
Q

decked out in pearls (péj)

A

emperlouzé(e)

475
Q

a fragment

A

un fragment, un éclat (shattered glass), un morceau, une miette (of food)

476
Q

boisterous, rowdy, disruptive

A

chahuteur/euse

477
Q

outrageousness, excess

A

une outrance

478
Q

to deprive someone of…

A

priver quelqu’un de…

479
Q

a convict

A

un forçat

480
Q

to inflict, to impose something on someone

A

infliger quelque chose à quelqu’un

481
Q

boisterous, rowdy, disruptive

A

chahuteur/euse

482
Q

a parrot

A

un perroquet

483
Q

pathetic, ridiculous, derisory

A

dérisoire

484
Q

outrageousness, excess

A

une outrance

485
Q

to deprive someone of…

A

priver quelqu’un de…

486
Q

a convict

A

un forçat

487
Q

to inflict, to impose something on someone

A

infliger quelque chose à quelqu’un

488
Q

a parrot

A

un perroquet

489
Q

pathetic, ridiculous, derisory

A

dérisoire

490
Q

narrow,limited (avenir, esprit, vie), tight/skimpy (vêtement, budget)

A

étriqué(e)

491
Q

to sew

A

coudre

492
Q

narrow,limited (avenir, esprit, vie), tight/skimpy (vêtement, budget)

A

étriqué(e)

493
Q

to iron

A

repasser

494
Q

at the most

A

tout au plus

495
Q

to sew

A

coudre

496
Q

a wall, a grandfather clock

A

une pendule

497
Q

to iron

A

repasser

498
Q

to end, to shut, to close (with)

A

clore

499
Q

at the most

A

tout au plus

500
Q

to pad

A

capitonner

501
Q

a wall, a grandfather clock

A

une pendule

502
Q

old world, quaint, outdated, obsolete

A

désuète

503
Q

to end, to shut, to close (with)

A

clore

504
Q

haggling

A

le marchandage

505
Q

to pad

A

capitonner

506
Q

to add water, to water down, to thin, to mix (with)

A

délayer

507
Q

old world, quaint, outdated, obsolete

A

désuet(ète)

508
Q

haggling

A

le marchandage

509
Q

to add water, to water down, to thin, to mix (with)

A

délayer

510
Q

a log, a tumble

A

une bûche

511
Q

to lead to, to end up in, to reach

A

aboutir à

512
Q

a bricklayer

A

un maçon

513
Q

scaffolding

A

un échafaudage

514
Q

to scatter, to break up

A

se disperser

515
Q

to shiver

A

grelotter

516
Q

a pond, a pool

A

une mare

517
Q

noise, le bruit

A

le tapage

518
Q

to stand aside

A

se tenir à l’écart

519
Q

the waist

A

la taille

520
Q

a promise

A

un serment

521
Q

to shame someone

A

mortifier quelqu’un

522
Q

a clever way, a trick

A

une astuce

523
Q

shrewdness, astuteness

A

l’astuce

524
Q

a poodle

A

un caniche

525
Q

“my late father”

A

“feu mon père”

526
Q

a shopping bag

A

un cabas

527
Q

in shreds

A

en lambeaux

528
Q

a draft

A

un courant d’air

529
Q

to clear out/off

A

décamper de quelque part

530
Q

to skip stones

A

faire de ricochets

531
Q

fog, mist

A

le brouillard, la brume

532
Q

an ox

A

un boeuf

533
Q

mooing, bellowing

A

un beuglement

534
Q

a muffle

A

un mufle

535
Q

to quicken one’s step

A

presser le pas

536
Q

a ditch

A

un fossé

537
Q

to force or corner someone against something

A

acculer quelqu’un contre quelque chose

538
Q

a parcel

A

un colis

539
Q

a syringe

A

un seringue

540
Q

a sparrow

A

un moineau

541
Q

lapping (of water)

A

le clapotement

542
Q

to resign oneself to something

A

se résigner à quelque chose

543
Q

genuflexion, bow, sign of respect, kneeling

A

la génuflexion

544
Q

the (biblical) Flood

A

le déluge

545
Q

a bedazzlement

A

une éblouissement

546
Q

to dazzle

A

éblouir

547
Q

to cherish

A

chérir

548
Q

darling

A

chéri

549
Q

manure

A

le fumier

550
Q

a cowshed

A

une étable

551
Q

sowing period

A

les semailles

552
Q

the harvest

A

la moisson

553
Q

to harvest

A

moissonner

554
Q

a wine/cider/oil press

A

un pressoir

555
Q

a lamb

A

un agneau

556
Q

a dove

A

une colombe

557
Q

a swamp

A

un marécage, un marais

558
Q

breath

A

l’haleine (f)

559
Q

to have bad breath

A

avoir mauvaise haleine

560
Q

to fast

A

jeûner

561
Q

to break-fast

A

dé-jeûner

562
Q

to torment

A

tourmenter

563
Q

to worry, to fret

A

se tourmenter

564
Q

a herd

A

un troupeau

565
Q

to bend

A

se courber

566
Q

a procession

A

un defilé, une procession

567
Q

to faint

A

s’évanouir

568
Q

devoutly

A

dévotement

569
Q

a nun

A

une religieuse, une nonne

570
Q

to feel faint, to have a blackout

A

avoir une défaillance

571
Q

to comb one’s hair

A

se peigner les cheveux

572
Q

to tuck someone in

A

border quelqu’un dans son lit

573
Q

idleness

A

le désoeuvrement, la oisiveté

574
Q

idle

A

désoeuvré(e)

575
Q

lace

A

la dentelle

576
Q

to feel drained, sapped

A

être miné(e)

577
Q

to set the table

A

dresser le couvert

578
Q

to spare money

A

épargner la dépense

579
Q

pride

A

l’orgueil (m), la fierté

580
Q

to take something from someone

A

tirer quelque chose de quelqu’un

581
Q

work

A

la besogne

582
Q

discomfort, embarrassment

A

une gêne, un embarras

583
Q

to embarrass

A

embarrasser

584
Q

to grow lovelier, more beautiful, to embellish (something)

A

embellir

585
Q

to become ugly

A

enlaidir

586
Q

a liner, a streamship

A

un paquebot

587
Q

a building site, a depot, a yard

A

un chantier

588
Q

to accost someone

A

accoster quelqu’un

589
Q

to hurry

A

se hâter

590
Q

to bump into someone (physically)

A

se heurter contre quelqu’un

591
Q

to catch sight of

A

apercevoir

592
Q

to jostle, to shove someone

A

bousculer quelqu’un

593
Q

(nautical) lock

A

une écluse

594
Q

a visiting room

A

un parloir

595
Q

a kid

A

un gamin

596
Q

a thunder storm

A

un orage

597
Q

thunder

A

la foudre

598
Q

a storm

A

une têmpete

599
Q

a prig, a pedant

A

un(e) cuistre

600
Q

pedantry

A

la cuisterie

601
Q

stupefaction, amazement

A

l’ahurissement (m)

602
Q

an indentation, a jagged edge,

A

une découpure

603
Q

to cut, to carve

A

découper

604
Q

ingenuousness, naivety

A

la candeur

605
Q

to open a letter

A

décacheter une lettre

606
Q

the mattress

A

le matelas

607
Q

a toughening, a hardening

A

un endurcissement

608
Q

to toughen

A

(s’)endurcir

609
Q

to weaken

A

s’affaiblir

610
Q

to blink

A

cligner les yeux

611
Q

a wink

A

un clin d’oeil

612
Q

to be drunk

A

être gris(e), être saoul(e), être bourré

613
Q

not very much, the width of two fingers

A

deux doigts (d’alcool)

614
Q

stagecoach

A

une diligence

615
Q

a steep alleyway

A

une ruelle escarpée

616
Q

to half-open

A

s’entrebâiller

617
Q

to have the hiccups

A

avoir le hoquet

618
Q

holy water

A

l’eau bénite

619
Q

a wake

A

une veille

620
Q

to turn yellow

A

jaunir

621
Q

to turn blue

A

bleuir

622
Q

to pinch

A

pincer

623
Q

a shroud

A

un linceul

624
Q

a lock of hair

A

une mèche de cheveux

625
Q

a graveyard

A

une cimetière

626
Q

to go up a slope

A

monter une côte

627
Q

relief

A

un soulagement

628
Q

to paint, to smear

A

badigeonner

629
Q

a cupboard

A

un placard

630
Q

a doll

A

une poupée

631
Q

a hoop

A

un cerceau

632
Q

a fold

A

un pli

633
Q

to chirp, to warble

A

gazouiller

634
Q

to happen to, to befall

A

advenir

635
Q

“a great happiness befell him”

A

“il lui advint un grand bonheur

636
Q

to get rid of someone

A

se débarrasser de quelque chose ou quelqu’un

637
Q

to lose ones temper

A

avoir la moutarde qui monte au nez

638
Q

i’ve had it up to here, i’m angry

A

j’ai la moutarde qui me monte au nez

639
Q

a boiling

A

une ébullition

640
Q

to scatter

A

éparpiller

641
Q

to spill

A

répandre

642
Q

with all one’s might

A

de toutes ses forces

643
Q

to jump

A

bondir

644
Q

a flick, a flip

A

une chiquenaude

645
Q

a basket

A

une corbeille

646
Q

a tatoo

A

une tatouage

647
Q

sideburns

A

des favoris

648
Q

to have a liking for (something or someone)

A

avoir du penchant pour (quelque chose ou quelqu’un)

649
Q

a swear word

A

un juron

650
Q

leg (of an animal)

A

une patte

651
Q

dizzy spell

A

un étourdissement

652
Q

to stun, to daze

A

étourdir

653
Q

to refresh

A

rafraîchir

654
Q

exhausted

A

épuisé(e)

655
Q

a worn-out slipper/shoe

A

une savate

656
Q

in shreds

A

en lambeaux

657
Q

to recover from something

A

se remettre de quelque chose

658
Q

to catch a chill

A

prendre un refroidissement

659
Q

deaf

A

sourd(e)

660
Q

dumb, mute

A

muet(te)

661
Q

suitable, appropriate

A

convenable

662
Q

ad nauseum

A

à satiété

663
Q

to open one’s heart

A

s’épancher

664
Q

to pile, to heap up

A

s’amonceler

665
Q

rain, une pluie

A

une ondée

666
Q

wire

A

un fil de fer

667
Q

heterogeneous, ill-assorted

A

hétéroclite

668
Q

an old fashioned thing

A

une vieillerie

669
Q

small board/shelf

A

une planchette

670
Q

to hurt someone (or their feelings)

A

blesser quelqu’un

671
Q

integrity

A

la probité

672
Q

a string, a stream

A

une kyrielle, une pléthore

673
Q

an evil deed

A

une noirceur

674
Q

a base act

A

une turpitude

675
Q

une sangsue

A

a leech

676
Q

to mourn someone

A

pleurer quelqu’un

677
Q

daughter in law

A

la bru

678
Q

lightning

A

l’éclairage

679
Q

twilight, dusk

A

le crépuscule

680
Q

dawn

A

l’aube

681
Q

cold sweat

A

une sueur froide

682
Q

otherwise, or else

A

sinon - conj, autrement, faute de quoi

683
Q

accomplished

A

accompli, exécuté, fini

684
Q

utility, convenience

A

une commodité, qualité de ce qui est pratique, agréable

685
Q

to club, to knock senseless

A

assommer quelqu’un, frapper d’un coup qui tue

686
Q

to sow, to spread

A

propager, semer

687
Q

devenu amer, irritable, bitter, sharp

A

aigre

688
Q

saddened, grieved

A

attristé(e), fâché(e), marri(e)

689
Q

in detail

A

en détail, par le menu

690
Q

to rip, to tear, to break

A

déchirer, rompre, mettre en pièces

691
Q

a consideration, a special care

A

un égard

692
Q

undivided

A

indivisé(e)

693
Q

to sense, have a premonition

A

pressentir, avoir un sentiment de ce qui doit arriver

694
Q

pomp

A

cérémonie, somptueux, la pompe

695
Q

satiated, gorged (with)

A

gorgé(e) (de)

696
Q

hardly, scarcely

A

peu, guère + adv

697
Q

expired, ended, passed

A

arrivé(e) à la fin, expiré(e)

698
Q

path, track

A

chemin étroit, un sentier

699
Q

to pervade, to imbue

A

imprégner, pénétrer profondément, marquer

700
Q

laziness, idleness

A

répugnance à l’effort ou au travail, la paresse

701
Q

to reflect

A

mirer, examiner

702
Q

play hooky, être truant

A

faire l’école buissonnière, se promener au lieu d’aller en classe

703
Q

nonchalant, airy, casual

A

désinvolte, trop décontracté(e)

704
Q

perceptive, discerning,

A

doué d’un esprit pénétrant et subtil, perspicace

705
Q

bitter, harsh,

A

rude au goût, âpre

706
Q

hopeless, obdurate

A

incorrigible, indécrottable

707
Q

to reflect

A

mirer, examiner

708
Q

play hooky, être truant

A

faire l’école buissonnière, se promener au lieu d’aller en classe

709
Q

perceptive, discerning,

A

doué d’un esprit pénétrant et subtil, perspicace

710
Q

a journey, a trek,

A

un long voyage, un périple

711
Q

bitter, harsh,

A

rude au goût, âpre

712
Q

hopeless, obdurate

A

incorrigible, indécrottable

713
Q

in harmony, in tune

A

en harmonie, au diapason

714
Q

to pacify, to ease, to satisfy

A

apaiser

715
Q

liable for, contributor

A

assujetti(e)

716
Q

a row, a place

A

un rang

717
Q

to detract, to harm

A

nuire

718
Q

to groan, to creak, to wail

A

gémir

719
Q

to dumbfound

A

ébahir

720
Q

fascinated, hypnotized

A

fasciné(e)

721
Q

to cast a spell on, to bewitch

A

ensorceler

722
Q

to stall

A

temporiser

723
Q

to subjugate, to subdue

A

assujettir

724
Q

liable for, contributor

A

assujetti(e)

725
Q

a row, a place

A

un rang

726
Q

to detract, to harm (something/someone)

A

nuire (à quelque chose/quelqu’un)

727
Q

a yoke, a beam

A

un joug

728
Q

fascinated, hypnotized

A

fasciné(e)

729
Q

to stall

A

temporiser

730
Q

to be surprised (at something)

A

s’étonner (de quelque chose)

731
Q

assets, goods

A

les biens

732
Q

a plunder, a pillage, a robbery

A

une rapine

733
Q

bawdiness, indecency

A

la paillardise

734
Q

to sniff, to sense, to perceive

A

flairer

735
Q

a tournament

A

un tournois

736
Q

submissive

A

soumis(e)

737
Q

to attack, to plague

A

assaillir

738
Q

a limit, a boundary

A

une borne

739
Q

courage, valliance

A

le courage, la vaillance

740
Q

to climb, to scale

A

escalader

741
Q

to disown, to deny

A

désavouer

742
Q

to slaughter, to destroy

A

abattre

743
Q

undone, frustrated, destroyed, haggard

A

défait(e)

744
Q

to mishandle, to mistreat

A

malmener

745
Q

boldness, brazenness

A

la hardiesse

746
Q

to atone, to redeem

A

racheter

747
Q

bitter

A

amer(ère)

748
Q

a spark, a flash

A

une étincelle

749
Q

refreshed, in good form

A

dispos(e)

750
Q

to kick, to throw (horse)

A

ruer

751
Q

to groan, to whine, to creak

A

geindre

752
Q

to smoke

A

fumer

753
Q

bedside, bedside table

A

le chevet

754
Q

a walnut tree

A

un noyer

755
Q

a ladybug

A

une coccinelle

756
Q

to be pregnant, être enceinte

A

être grosse

757
Q

to rush towards

A

se précipiter

758
Q

to walk along

A

cheminer

759
Q

woven straw/wicker

A

la paille tressée

760
Q

decanter, carafe

A

une carafe, un flacon, une flasque

761
Q

a wave or a flux (of water)

A

une onde

762
Q

a (weeping) willow

A

un saule (pleureur)

763
Q

to find consolation in something

A

se consoler de quelque chose

Advanced Words (29 decks)

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