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1
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Unwillingly, reluctantly, grudgingly

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À contrecoeur

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To spoil, to damage, to injure

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Abîmer

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To end at, in; to lead to sth, to converge on sth

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Aboutir

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4
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To cook, to prepare (food)

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Accommoder

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5
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To soften

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Adoucir

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6
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Hungry, starving

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Affamé

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7
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To starve

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Affamer

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8
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To post (up), to stick

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Afficher

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9
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Sour, sharp, acid, tart

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Aigre

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10
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As well as

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Ainsi que

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The vicinity of a town (in the vicinity of)

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Alentours (aux alentours)

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12
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Headrest

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Appuie-tête

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13
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To raise, to erect, to wear with ostentation

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Arborer

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14
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Cash

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Argent liquide

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15
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To do sth in vain

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Avoir beau

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16
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Landing (of a plane)

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Atterrissage

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17
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After, at the end of

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Au bout de

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18
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Fundamentally, basically

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Au fond

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19
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At the bottom of

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Au fond de

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20
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At the bottom of the hole

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Au fond du trou

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21
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To have difficulties doing sth

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Avoir du mal à faire qch

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22
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As soon as

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Aussitôt que

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23
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Of the fall

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Automnal

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24
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Another person

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Autrui

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25
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To stutter, to stammer, to mumble

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Balbutier

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26
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Fold down seat or bench

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Banquette rabattable

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27
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Bar association (law)

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Barreau

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28
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Profit, gain

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Bénéfice

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29
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Love note, love letter

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Billet-doux

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30
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Case, casing

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Boitier

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31
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Breeze

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Brise

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32
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Brushing

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Brossage

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33
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Log

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Bûche

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34
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Solitary confinement, jail, prison

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Cachot

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35
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Rowing boat, dinghy

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Canot

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36
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Dental decay, cavity

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Carie

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37
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To talk, to chat

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Causer

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38
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Rag, duster

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Chiffon

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39
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Nail

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Clou

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40
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Dealer

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Concessionnaire

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41
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Storyteller

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Conteur

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42
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Greed, desire, lust

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Convoitise

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43
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Layer

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Couche

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44
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Guilty

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Coupable

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45
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To dig

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Creuser

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46
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To crack, to make cracks, fissures

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Crevasser

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47
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Casement window

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Croisée

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48
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Moreover, incidentally

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D’ailleurs

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49
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Die, dice, thimble

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Dé

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50
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To overflow

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Déborder

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51
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To uncork

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Déboucher

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52
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Goddess

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Déesse

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53
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Damage

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Dégat

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54
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Home, house

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Demeure

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55
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Toothpaste

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Dentifrice

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56
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To lodge a complaint

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Déposer plainte

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57
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A strange way

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Drôle de façon

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58
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Ladder

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Échelle

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59
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Lightning

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Éclair

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60
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To lighten

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Éclairer

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61
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Effusion, outpouring, overflowing, rozlew, wylew

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Effusion

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62
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Have far too much to choose from

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Embarras du choix

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63
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Embrasure, window or door recess, otwór strzelniczy, przez który wystawia się lufę karabinu lub działa podczas prowadzenia ognia

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Embrasure

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64
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(A person’s) schedule

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Emploi du temps

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65
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Imprint, an impression

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Empreinte

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66
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Fingerprint

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Empreinte digitale

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67
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To borrow

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Emprunter

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68
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Affected (by emotion), moved

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Ému

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69
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Forward

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En avant

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70
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In full dress

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En grande tenue

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71
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(To be well) on the way to

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En voie de

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72
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To smear, to coat, to cover, powlekać, smarować

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Enduire

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73
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Infatuation, craze

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Engouement

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74
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To engulf, połykać, znikać

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Engouffrer

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75
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To disappear into

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S’engouffrer

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76
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To undertake, to take (sth) in hand

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Entreprendre

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77
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To invade, to overrun

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Envahir

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78
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Suburbs, outskirts of a city

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Environs

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79
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To save (up), to economise, to spare

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Épargner

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80
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To disperse, to scatter, to spread

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Éparpiller

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81
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Wreck (of a ship)

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Épave

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82
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Dreadful, frightful, appalling

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Épouvantable

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83
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To sketch, to outline

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Esquisser

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84
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To give a slight smile

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Esquisser un sourire

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85
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To dry, to wipe

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Essuyer

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86
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Summery, summerlike

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Estival

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87
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To spread out, to lay out

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Étaler

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88
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To suffocate, to choke, to smother sb

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Étouffer

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89
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To be winded, to be out of breath

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Être à bout de souffle

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90
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To struggle with

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Être aux prises avec

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91
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China shop, pottery (work), crockery, earthenware

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Faïencerie

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92
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To melt

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Faire fondre

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93
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To fade, to wilt

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Faner

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94
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Reliability

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Fiabilité

95
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Reliable

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Fiable

96
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Face

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Figure

97
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Thread, yearn

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Fil

98
Q

Scourge, plague, curse, pest, bane

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Fléau

99
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Arrow

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Flèche

100
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To shrivel, to fade, to wilt, więdnąć, wiotczeć, pozbawić świeżości, piętnować

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Flétrir

101
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To cover, to line, to stuff, wtykać, nadziewać

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Fourrer

102
Q

Very, very cold

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Froid de canard

103
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Forehead

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Front

104
Q

Braid (in a uniform) - dekoracja brzegu munduru

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Galon

105
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To garnish

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Garnir

106
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To squander, to waste

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Gaspiller

107
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To spoil

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Gâter

108
Q

Poverty, discomfort, constraint, embarrassment

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Gêne

109
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To inconvenience, to embarrass

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Gêner

110
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Jailer

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Géôlier

111
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Icing of a cake

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Glaçage

112
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Afternoon snack

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Goûter

113
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To taste

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Goûter

114
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Not to many things

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Grand’chose

115
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To scold

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Gronder

116
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Beggar, tramp

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Gueux, gueuse

117
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Competent, clever

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Habile

118
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Breath

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Haleine

119
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To shrug (one’s shoulders)

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Hausser les épaules

120
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To hit

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Heurter

121
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Wintry

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Hivernal

122
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To inhale, to breathe in

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Humer

123
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Unforeseeable

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Imprévisible

124
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To infest, to overrun

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Infester

125
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To educate oneself

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S’instruire

126
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Pier, jetty

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Jetée

127
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Coupling, pairing, twinning (of towns)

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Jumelage

128
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To lick

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Lécher

129
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Smooth

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Lisse

130
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Rental

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Location

131
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Home, house, dwelling

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Logis

132
Q

At the time of, then

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Lors

133
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Lens, magnifying glass

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Loupe

134
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To stay (up) late to do sth, to linger, to dawdle

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S’attarder

135
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The sandman

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Marchand de sable

136
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Sailor

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Marin

137
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Hammer

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Marteau

138
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Mattress

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Matelas

139
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To figure it out for oneself, to manage; to extricate oneself (from difficulties)

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Se débrouiller

140
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To turn away, to turn aside

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Se détourner

141
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Soft, velvety (to the touch)

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Moelleux, moelleuse

142
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To bite

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Mordre

143
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Fly

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Mouche

144
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Damp, moist, wet

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Mouillé

145
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To wet, to moisten, to dampen

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Mouiller

146
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To supply, to fit, to equip, to provide, to furnish

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Munir

147
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Coating with a sauce

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Nappage

148
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Sailor

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Navigateur

149
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Ship

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Navire

150
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To cause grief, to break (sb’s) heart

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Navrer

151
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Clean, precise

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Net

152
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Cleanliness, precision

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Netteté

153
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Birdhouse

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Nichoir

154
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Reveller, boisterer

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Noceur

155
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Nonagenarian

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Nonagénaire

156
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Teddy bear

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Nounours

157
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Newborn child

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Nouveau-né

158
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To drown

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Noyer

159
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Now then

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Or

160
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Garbage

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Ordure

161
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Originating from

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Originaire

162
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Panoply

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Panoplie

163
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Waxed paper

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Papier ciré

164
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Like, alike, similar

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Pareil

165
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Soft dough (as in cheese)

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Pâte molle

166
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To rejoice, to decorate a ship, to put out the flags

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Pavoiser

167
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Slope

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Pente

168
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Wig

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Perruque

169
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To be pleasing to

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Plaire à

170
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Flat

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Plat

171
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To rain cats and dogs, to come down in buckets

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Pleuvoir des cordes

172
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Feather

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Plume

173
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Dagger

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Poignard

174
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Potter

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Potier

175
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Lung

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Poumon

176
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To dash, to rush

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Se précipiter

177
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Of the springtime

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Printanier

178
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Cleaning product

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Produit d’entretien

179
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To result from, to come from, to originate from

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Provenir de

180
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To draw water, to take or get (an idea)

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Puiser

181
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The powerful, the mighty ones

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Puissants

182
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Well

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Puits

183
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How many times

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Que de fois

184
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Although

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Quoique

185
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Rebate, discount

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Rabais

186
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To lower, to reduce (price)

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Rabaisser

187
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Frock coat, (woman’s) fitted coat

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Redingote

188
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To improve, to make higher, to enhance, to set off (colour, complexion)

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Rehausser

189
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To move, to shift (furniture), to turn up (the ground), to stir (sauce)

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Remuer

190
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To pour out, to spill, to drop, to diffuse, to scatter

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Répandre

191
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To be resplendent, to shine, to glitter

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Resplendir

192
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To pull, to draw, to withdraw, to take out

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Retirer

193
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Cold

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Rhume

194
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Wrinkle

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Ride

195
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Only, merely

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Rien qu’à

196
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Tap

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Robinet

197
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To roll

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Rouler

198
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Rugged, uciążliwy, gruboskórny, szorstki

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Rude

199
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Rugose, rugged, rough, chropowaty

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Rugueux

200
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To give oneself up to something, to devote oneself to

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S’adonner

201
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To lean, to rest on, against something

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S’appuyer

202
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To tear off sth from oneself

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S’arracher

203
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To pull out one’s hair

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S’arracher les cheveux

204
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To manage

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S’arranger

205
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To take hold of, to lay hands on

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S’emparer

206
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Seasonal worker

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Saisonnier

207
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Migotać

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Scintiller

208
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To hit oneself against sth

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Se cogner à

209
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To use

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She servir de

210
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To shake

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Secouer

211
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Whistling, hissing, wheezing

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Sifflement

212
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Silk

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Soie

213
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To suspect

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Soupçonner

214
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To weigh sth in the hand, to try the weight of sth, to evaluate the weight of sth

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Soupeser

215
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Supple, flexible

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Souple

216
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Sweat, perspiration

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Sueur

217
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Space, area

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Superficie

218
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It can’t be helped! Too bad!

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Tant pis!

219
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Pile

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Tas

220
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Amount, content, percentage

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Teneur

221
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Infusion, decoction, herb tea

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Tisane

222
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Thunder

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Tonnerre

223
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To cough

A

Tousser

224
Q

Cough

A

Toux

225
Q

Sleigh

A

Traîneau

226
Q

Vessel, ship

A

Vaisseau

227
Q

Veal

A

Veau

228
Q

To stay up, to keep awake

A

Veiller

229
Q

Verse (poetry)

A

Vers

230
Q

Widower

A

Veuf

231
Q

Railroad tracks

A

Voie ferrée

232
Q

Poultry

A

Volaille

233
Q

To be born

A

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SAT French Subject Test (3 decks)

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