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ask [sb] questions v expr

quiz v informal)

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Interroger

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Overall

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Salopette f

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Dispute squabble row

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Querelle f

And quarell

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Burgundy, wine (colours)

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Lie-de-vin adj

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Simmer, stew and fig

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Mijoter

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Play doh

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Pâte à modeler f

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Self-suffiency

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Autosuffisance f

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Sleep through

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Faire les nuits

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Leap day

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Jour intercalaire
intercalaire nm	(fiche cartonnée colorée)	insert, divider n
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Intercalaire en carton
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binder n
 	 	folder n
 	 	jacket n
 	 	file n
Filing cabinet
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Classeur m

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Flatten, smooth out, level v

Iron out fig

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Aplanir

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Tireless relentless

Puncture-proof

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Increvable adj

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Perishable

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Périssable

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be bowed down by, be bowed down under the weight of, be weighed down by v expr buckle v

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Ployer

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lay [sb] low, bring [sb] down

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Terrasser

And to level

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Hare lip

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Bec-de -lièvre m

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flaw, defect, blemish, imperfection n

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Tare f

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be impassioned, get passionate, get enthusiastic v

be filled with enthusiasm expr

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s’enflammer v

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Its none of yr business

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C’est pas tes oignons

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hung-up adj
repressed adj
inhibited adj
tense adj

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Coincé

Ce garçon est trop coincé pour oser draguer les filles.

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Unicorn

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Licorne f

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Revenge

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Vengeance f

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Overwork, burn out n

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Surmenage m
Etre surmené
Se surmener overwork, overstretch, run yr self ragged

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Solliciter

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Notaire

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Lease, lease agreement

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Bail m

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Bush, shrub

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Arbuste m

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Start beginning n

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Démarrage m

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Overexcited

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Survolté adj

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Play ur cards right

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Tirer son épingle du jeu

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Insipid bland mushy soppy

Tear jerker

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Mièvre

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Gloomy sorrowful mournful

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Tristounet -te

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On the alert on the watch out

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Sur le qui-vive

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Honeysuckle

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Chèvrefeuille m

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At the foot, below, further down

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En contrebas

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Eyelash

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Cil m

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Oversleep

Be unable to get up

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Avoir une panne de réveil

Avoir une panne d’oréiller

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Old car, banger, lemon

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Guimbarde f

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Vegging out n

Idleness, lazing about

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Farniente m

Je profite de cette journée de vacances pour me livrer au farniente.

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Cap n

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Opercule (de la canette) m

Les pots de yaourt sont fermés par un opercule en plastique.

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Bloke

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Bougre m

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Housed

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Hébergé

Héberger to accommodate, host, put up (inf)

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Squawking

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Piaillement

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No phone coverage

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Le portable ne capte pas

Être connecté

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A drop of vodka

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Une larme de vodka

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Fail, flunk inf v

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Pêcher
And fish

Il a peur des résultats, car il croit avoir pêché en maths.

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Physical, bodily, sensual adj

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Charnel

And sexual, carnal

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Satiate, satis, quznch’ slakefy

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Assouivir

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work v

Think, use yr head inf

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Carburer
Speed along (car)
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Munch, crunch v
Squander
Depict, outline, sketch

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Croquer

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Wander’ drift (thoughts etc)

Sail v

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Voguer

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Ginger biscuit

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Un biscuit au gingembre

Croquer dans un biscuit

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Fearful, apprehensive, uneasy, jittery, nervous adj

And n

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Peureux

Peureux nm fearful’person, bag of nerves, coward, wimp, pussy

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Nonsense

Talk nonsense, make silly remarks

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Âneries

Dire des âneries

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Working class

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La couche ouvrière

Sector, layer, coat. Nappy

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Regain prestige, restore one’s image

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Redorer son blason
Dorer son blason
Blazon m coat of arms, shoeld

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Make a blunder, cook up

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Faire une gaffe

Gaffer v

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Not to bother too much about

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ne pas se prendre le chou familier

Se prendre le chou do yr head in

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Gypsy

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Bohémien -ne

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Become depressed

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Tomber dans la déprime

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Lack of self esteem n

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Un manque d’estime de soi

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Learnedly, knowledgeably, skillfully

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Savamment adv

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Tidal wave

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Raz-de-marée m

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By trial and error

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Par essais- erreurs

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Beg for demand require call for

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Rèclamer

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Radish

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Radis m

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Guinea pig

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Cobaye m

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Parking meter

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Parcmètre m

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Burn char over cook

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Cramer

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Dodgy fishy

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Louche

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Flag sway give

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Fléchir

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Rip off
Hoax
Swindle

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Arnaque f

Arnaquer qqn take someone for a ride

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Hardware shop

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Quincaillerie f

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Quirky eccentric

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Biscornu

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Crack open a bottle of champagne

Crack open the bubbly

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Sabler le champagne

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Screw up get it wrong be mistaken

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Se planter

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Fall flat on ur face

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Se casser la gueule

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Moron idiot halfwit

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Abruti

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Gift of gab

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Tchatche

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Bloke guy

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Bougre m

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Net curtain

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Voilage m

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Have great results succeed brilliantly inf

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Cartonner
Crash bang prang inf
Attack slam
Have arc with inf

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Lawn mower

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Tondeuse f

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Enjoyable. Exhilarating

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Jouissif

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Litter (dogs fex)

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Portée f
Gestation gestation period
Range
Impact significance

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Trick (cards)

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Pli m

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Comical funny

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Cocasse adj

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Tournament

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Tournoi m

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To worry about

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Se soucier de

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To boast off

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Se vanter de

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Elite, top of the crop

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Gratin m

Tout le gratin anybody who is anybody

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Fairy tale

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Un conte ( de fées)

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Story n

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Récit m

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Play n

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Pièce de théatre f

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Every other day

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Un jour sur deux

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Film star

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Vedette f (regardless of if is a man)

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He is a beast

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Il est une brute
Un auteur
Une personne
Un peintre
Une vedette
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Cheer v

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Acclamer

And acclaime

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Fling, passing romance

Casual love affair

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Amourette f

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Insight wisdom

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Sagacité f

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Chat inf

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Papoter

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Shrub bush

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Buisson m

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Maple sugar

Maple

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Sirop d’érable

Érable m

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