Amos Daragon Flashcards

1
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Frêle

A

Fragile

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Éclatant

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Brilliant, dazzling, shining

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Une dizaine, les dizaines

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Ten, tens

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Une voile

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Sail (p.e. Of a ship)

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Un âne

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Donkey

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Les impôts

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Taxes

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Une baleine

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Whale

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Envahissant

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Invasive

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La taille

A

The size

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Aîné

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Eldest

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Une saltimbanque

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Acrobat

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La crotte

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Shit

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Demeurer

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To dwell, reside (somewhere)

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Une chaumière

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A thatched cottage

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Ainsi

A

In this way, like this

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Funeste

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Gruesome

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Maigrir

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To grow thinner

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Dépérissement

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Wasting away, fading away (of a person)

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Meurtrier

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To bruise

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20
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La tourbe

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Moss

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21
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Un toit

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Roof

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22
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La paille

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Straw

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23
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Une marmite

A

Cooking pot

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Une crémaillère

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Cog

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25
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Débrouiller

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To untangle, unravel, manage

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26
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Un bord

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Edge

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27
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Ramasser

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To pick, to gather

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28
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La proie

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Prey

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29
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Muni de

A

Equipped with

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30
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Pister

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To track, trail (eg an animal)

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31
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Le sou

A

Money

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32
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Pétillant

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Sparkling, twinkling

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33
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Un soupirant

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Admirer

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34
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La récolte

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Harvest

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35
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Maigre

A

Skinny

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36
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Épuisé

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Exhausted, worn out

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37
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Une falaise

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A cliff

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38
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Un corbeau

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A crow

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39
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Auparavant

A

Formerly

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40
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Une paroi

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Wall

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41
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Une flaque

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A puddle

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42
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Un pas

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A step

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43
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S’écrouler

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To collapse, cave in

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44
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Un seau

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A bucket

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45
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Malin

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Smart, clever

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46
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Le soin

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Treatment

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47
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Renfrogner (qqn)

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Make (sb) scowl/frown

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Piéger

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To trap, to catch

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49
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Le moindrement

A

The slightest bit, the least bit

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50
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Aussitôt

A

Immediately

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51
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Avaler

A

To eat, to swallow

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52
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Un tour

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Circuit, path around

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53
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La monture

A

Mount (such as a horse)

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54
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La volonté

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Will

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55
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Racler

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To scrape

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56
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La larme

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Tear (as in eyes)

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57
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Soulager

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To ease, to relieve

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58
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Un homard

A

A lobster

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59
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Une roche

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A rock

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60
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Dissoudre

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To dissolve

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61
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S’échapper

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To escape from

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62
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Un hameçon

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Hook

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63
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Mijoter

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To simmer, to stew

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64
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Sot

A

Stupid, idiot

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65
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Une anse

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Handle

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66
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Saisir

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To grasp, to grab

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67
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Épais

A

Thick

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68
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Rapporter

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To bring back, to return

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69
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Bouillir

A

To boil (p.e. water)

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Avouer

A

To confess to, to admit to

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71
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Épargner

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To save, to spare

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72
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Le sien

A

His

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73
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La vergogne

A

Shame

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Un cheval

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A horse

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75
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Sourd

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Deaf

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Jurer que

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To swear, to promise

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77
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La mise

A

Appearance

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Un bonhomme

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Guy, bloke, chap

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L’orée

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Edge, fringe (ex of woods)

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Aboiement

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Barking, baying

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81
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Pourtant

A

Yet, however

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82
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Bouleverser

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To devastate, overwhelm

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83
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Soigneusement

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Carefully, neatly

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84
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Une supercherie

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Fraud, trick

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85
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Charmant

A

Delightful, pleasing

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86
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Un col

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Passage (between two mountains)

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87
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Chevaucher

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To sit astride (on a horse)

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88
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Tresser

A

To braid

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89
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Une natte

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Braid, plait

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90
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La armure

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Armor

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91
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Le cuir

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Leather

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92
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Une bouche d’oreille

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Earring

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93
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Une bandoulière

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Strap

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94
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Une bergère

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Shepherdess

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95
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Hocher la tête

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To nod the head

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96
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Vaillant

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Valiant

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D’emparer de

A

To seize, capture, take possession of

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98
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Veule

A

Weak

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99
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Un croisé

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Crusader

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100
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Lisse

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Smooth

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101
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Une fuite

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Flight, escape

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102
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Gésir

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To lie (physically)

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103
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La frayeur

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Fright

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104
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L’affolement

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Panic

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105
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L’effroi

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Terror

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106
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Un matou

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Tomcat

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107
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S’apercevoir de

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To notice, to realize

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108
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Alentour

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Around

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109
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Désemparé

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Distraught, disconcerted

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Un(e) paysan

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Farmer

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Dévisager

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To stare at

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Un signe

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Signal, sign

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Un(e) aubergiste

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Innkeeper

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Narquois

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Mocking

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Arnaquer (qqn)

A

To swindle (sb)

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Un(e) escroc

A

Con man or woman

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Empocher

A

To pocket, to rake in ($)

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Une auberge

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Inn

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Éclairé

A

Lit, lighted up

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La entente

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Understanding, harmony, agreement

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Le lendemain

A

The next day

122
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Un blason

A

Coat of arms

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Une veuve

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Widow

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Émouvoir

A

To move (emotionally)

125
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Se vanter

A

To boast, brag

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Un rosier

A

Rose

127
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Un chouette

A

Owl

128
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Un sortilège

A

Magic spell

129
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Un hurlement

A

Howling, shrieking

130
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Les ténèbres

A

Shadows

131
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S’égarer

A

To get lost

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Raide (avec les cheveux)

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Straight (hair)

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Malgré

A

Despite

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Fourni

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Full, well-stocked

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Dedans

A

Indoors

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La lisière

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Border, edge

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Une empreinte

A

Tracks, prints

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Vif

A

Quick

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Une abeille

A

Bee

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Une ruche

A

Beehive

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Dépourvoir (qqn) de (qqc)

A

To deprive (sb) of (smt)

142
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Un tabouret

A

Stool

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Une bougie

A

Candle

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Un vacarme

A

Racket

145
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Heurter

A

To hit

146
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Un fracas

A

Crash, roar

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Écraser

A

To crush

148
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Un signe

A

A signal

149
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Déchirer

A

To tear, rip

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La poitrine

A

Chest

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Une griffe

A

Claw, talon

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Bondir

A

To leap, jump

153
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Diriger

A

To direct, guide

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Essoufflée

A

Out of breath

155
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Fourbu

A

Exhausted

156
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Un genoux

A

Knee

157
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Un poing

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Fist

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Perfide

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Treacherous

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Scellé

A

Sealed

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Un casque

A

Helmet

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Coupable

A

Guilty

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Le haine

A

Hate

163
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Le mépris

A

Contempt, scorn

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Foncé

A

Dark, deep

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La estrade

A

Stage, platform

166
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Solennel

A

Solemn

167
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La foule

A

Crowd

168
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Grouillant

A

Swarming, teeming

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Fébrile

A

Feverish, excited

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Un aile

A

Wing

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Le tonnerre

A

Thunder

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Vaincre

A

To vanquish, defeat

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Se taire

A

Shut up, keep quiet

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Oser

A

To date

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Régner sur

A

To reign over

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Un sacripant

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A rascal, a rogue

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À mi-voix

A

In a low voice

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Garant

A

Responsible for, guarantor

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Piger (qqc)

A

To get (something)

180
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Trêve de (qqc)

A

Enough, that’s enough

181
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Baliverner

A

To joke, to jest

182
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Le souffle

A

Breath

183
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Chèrement

A

Bitterly

184
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Un provocateur

A

Agitator

185
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Un pendentif

A

Pendant

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Subtiliser

A

To steal, purloin, pilfer

187
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Voler

A

To steal

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Selon

A

According to

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La laideur

A

Ugliness, vileness

190
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Un bouquin

A

Book (familiar term)

191
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Arpenter

A

To pace up and down

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La paille

A

Straw

193
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Grogner

A

To growl, grumble

194
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Se tâter

A

To hesitate

195
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Étendu

A

Spread out, lying

196
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Une cachette

A

Hiding place

197
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Un carreau

A

A window pane

198
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Un(e) fouineur, fouineuse

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Busybody

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Une poutre

A

Beam (ex in the ceiling)

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Imbu de (qqc)

A

Full of (something), imbued with (something)

201
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Gluant

A

Sticky

202
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Une plaie

A

Wound, cut

203
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Avoir failli

A

Almost did, nearly did

204
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Chevelure

A

Haïr

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La lueur

A

Glow, gleam, shimmer

206
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Un sanglier

A

Boar

207
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Épaté

A

Flat

208
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Rauque

A

Hoarse, husky (voice)

209
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Sonore

A

Loud, ringing (voice/sound)

210
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Une échelle

A

Ladder

211
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Moindre

A

Lower

212
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Les fesses

A

Behind, buttocks

213
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Se faufiler

A

To sneak in, to slip in

214
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Coincer

A

To catch, to grab

215
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Une racine

A

A root

216
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S’emmêler

A

To get tangled

217
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Tacher

A

Stain, dirty

218
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Trouée

A

Hole, gap

219
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Tordu

A

Twisted, warped

220
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Pourri

A

Rotten

221
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Mollement

A

Half-heartedly, weakly

222
Q

Branlant

A

Loose, wobbly (teeth)

223
Q

Franchir

A

To jump over, to break through

224
Q

Échauffer

A

To get excited

225
Q

L’écorce

A

Tree bark

226
Q

le gîte et le couvert

A

Room and board

227
Q

Désemparé

A

Distraught

228
Q

Un vautour

A

A vulture

229
Q

La patte

A

Leg (of an animal)

230
Q

La chair

A

Flesh

231
Q

La nuque

A

Back of one’s neck

232
Q

Une morsure

A

Bite

233
Q

Infructueux

A

Unsuccessful

234
Q

Rattiser

A

To canvass, to search

235
Q

Repérer

A

To notice, to spot

236
Q

Voler

A

To fly

237
Q

Inondé

A

Flooded

238
Q

Une écaille

A

A scale

239
Q

Se méfier de

A

To be wary, to be suspicious of

240
Q

La cupidité

A

Greed

241
Q

Flâner

A

To stroll, wander, roam

242
Q

Désespoir

A

Despondency, despair, disappointment

243
Q

Sarcler

A

To weed

244
Q

Un potager

A

Vegetable garden

245
Q

Un ruisseau

A

Stream, brook

246
Q

Jusque

A

Until

247
Q

Guère

A

Hardly

248
Q

Or

A

Well, now (like pues)

249
Q

Lointain

A

Distant, remote

250
Q

Repu

A

Full

251
Q

Débordante

A

Full, overflowing

252
Q

Ahuri

A

Stunned

253
Q

Un tort

A

Wrongdoing

254
Q

affaiblir

A

To weaken, to diminish

255
Q

Une ouvrière

A

A worker

256
Q

Un ruban

A

Ribbon

257
Q

Terrasser

A

To bring someone down

258
Q

Un songe

A

A dream

259
Q

Enfoncer

A

To knock down

260
Q

Poilu

A

Hairy

261
Q

Rider

A

to wrinkle (skin)

262
Q

Boueux

A

Muddy

263
Q

Se livrer

A

To confide in

264
Q

Narguer

A

To scoff at, to mock at

265
Q

Haut-le-cœur

A

Retching

266
Q

La aisance

A

Wealth, affluence

267
Q

Costaud

A

Strong

268
Q

Gâté

A

Spoiled

269
Q

Taquin

A

Teasing

270
Q

Étourdi

A

Dazed, stunned

271
Q

Plus jamais

A

Never again

272
Q

Un orage

A

Storm

273
Q

Béer

A

To gape, to yawn

274
Q

Dès lors

A

Since