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dough

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pétrin (m.)

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nape (of the neck)

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nuque (f.)

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switchboard

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standard (m.)

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joke, hoax

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canular (m.)

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mole

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taupe (f.)

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sin

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péché (f.)

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hiding place

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cachette (f.)

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to hammer out

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marteler

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hoard (of money)

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magot (m.)

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bankruptcy

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faillite (f.)

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altar

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autel (m.)

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to sneer

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ricaner

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to hoist

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hisser

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to rummage (through)

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fouiller

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frayed

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éraillé

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fear

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trouille (f.)

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pilgrimage

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pèlerinage (f.)

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stake

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jalon (m.)

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to swallow up

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engloutir

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afraid

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effrayé

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velum

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vélin (m.)

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parchment

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parchemin (m.)

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shark

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requin (m.)

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paving

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dallage (m.)

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nuts, potty

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cinglé

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stench

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puanteur (f.)

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to stumble

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trébucher

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spell

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sortilège (m.)

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shoe lace

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lacet (m.)

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boastful

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vantard

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quip

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quolibet (m.)

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suspicious, shady

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louche

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to have fun

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rigoler

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cockroach

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cafard (m.)

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to cry out (softly)

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couiner

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to gulp

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avaler

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to sip

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siroter

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to drum o’s fingers

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pianoter

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to flounder

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patauger

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muck

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gadouille (f.)

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poler

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tisonnier (m.)

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mocking

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railleur

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43
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discussion in which neither listens to the other

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dialogue (m.) des sourds

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44
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to rack your brains

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se presser le citron

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dressed to the nines

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tiré à quatre épingles

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the last train/bus

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voiture (f.) la

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he has airs above his station

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il ne se mouche pas du pied

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to take the lion’s share

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tirer la couverture à soi

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to stand by idly

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gober les mouches

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everything is hunky dory

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toute baigne dans l’huile

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51
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to be down in the dumps

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avoir le cafard

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52
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love at first sight

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coup (m.) de foudre

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53
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to be in great shape

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avoir la frite

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to stand s.o. up

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poser un lapin à quelqu’un

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never in a month of Sundays

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jusqu’à Saint Glinglin

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dumped

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plaqué

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snap, crackle, pop

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cric, crac, croc

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to kick the bucket

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sucrer les fraises

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to kick the bucket

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avaler son bulletin de

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to be drunk

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être noir

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slang

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langue (f.) verte

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grasshopper

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sauterelle (f.)

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to damage, harm

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nuire

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to strike with a sword

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sabrer

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65
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to cut into pieces

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morceler

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66
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no vacancies

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complet

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67
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to crack, divide

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fendre

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pillow

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oreiller (m.)

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chessboard

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échiquier (m.)

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to give s.o. the slip

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semer

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to shelter

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abriter

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72
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trashy

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de la camelote

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73
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pupil (of eye)

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prunelle (f.)

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intelligent, clever

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malin

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hold (of plane)

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soute (f.)

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mattress, sun-lounger

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matelas (m.)

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burden

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fardeau (m.)

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brains, grey matter

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méninges (f. pl. )

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target

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cible (f.)

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to steal (coll.)

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faucher

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oar

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aviron (m.)

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beacon

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balise (f.)

83
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stopover

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escale

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altar

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autel (m.)

85
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bet, wager

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enjeu (-x) (m.)

86
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worry

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souci (m.)

87
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to erase

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gommer

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crutch

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béquille (f.)

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bloke, guy

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gars (m.)

90
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seal

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sceau (-x) (m.)

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latch

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loquet (m.)

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cover, lid

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couvercle (m.)

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dial

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le cadran

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outline, sketch

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le croquis

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tile

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tuile (f.)

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to tip, topple

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basculer

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thigh

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cuisse (f.)

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dazzling

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fulgurant

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jaw

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mâchoire (f.)

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barn

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grange (f.)

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sorry

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navré

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breach, gap

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la brèche

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unharmed

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indemne

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bump

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bosse (f.)

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breaking and entering

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effraction (f.)

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scoundrel

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fripouille (f.)

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to uncover

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dénicher

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to cost an arm and a leg

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coûter les yeux de la tête

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reverse charge call

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PCV - percevoir

110
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nuts, mad, potty

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cinglé

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torch

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flambeau (m.)

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bolt

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verrou (m.)

113
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bankruptcy

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faillitte (f.)

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snack

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casse-croûte (m.)

115
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to tire o.s. out (usually solving a problem)

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se crasser la tête

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plot (conspiracy)

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complot (m.)

117
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plot (of a novel)

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intrigue (f.)

118
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about

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au sujet de

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earthquake

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tremblement (m.) de terre

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degree

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licence (f.)

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licence

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permis (m.)

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graduate

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licencié (m.)

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to move around

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se déplacer

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lay, not religious

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laïc

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surveillant

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pion (m.)

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work (slang)

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boulot (m.)

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to nosh (slang)

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grailler

128
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to spread out

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étendre

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one found it hard to

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on a du mal à

130
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irritable, excitable, nerves on edge

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énervé

131
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quotidien

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daily

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tea-time meal

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goûter (m.)

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to deceive

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tromper

134
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to disappoint

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décevoir

135
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to fail completely

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échouer

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sign, sign-post, notice board

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panneau (m.)

137
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blade

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lame (f.)

138
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to receive

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recueillir

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as for

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quant à

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to fear

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craindre

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gulf

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gouffre (m.)

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basement

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sous-sol (m.)

143
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to spread out

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répandre

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damp

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humid

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heat

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chaleur (f.)

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Boxing Day

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jour (m.) après Noël

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New Year

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nouvel (m.) an

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guilty person

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le coupable

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court-case, trial

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procès (m.)

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witness

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témoin (m.)

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testimony

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témoignage (m.)

152
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habitual criminal

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récidividiste (m.)

153
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to link, tie together

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lier

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hand-cuffs

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menottes (f. pl.)

155
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to surround

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encadrer

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victim

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victime (f.)

157
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murder

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assassinat (m.)

158
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to murder

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assassiner

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motive

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motif (m.)

160
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to remember

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se souvenir de

161
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to remember (tr.)

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se rappeler

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lie, dishonesty

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mensonge (m.)

163
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broken home

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foyer (m.) désuni

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blind

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aveugle (m.)

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deaf

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sourd

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dumb

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muet

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one-eyed

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borgne

168
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sentence

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sentence (f.)

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attentuating circumstances

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circonstances (f. pl.) atténuantes

170
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pleading

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plaidoirie (f.)

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remission

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recours (m.) en grâce

172
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hard labour

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travaux forcés

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to cure, get better

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guérir

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to commit a crime

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commettre un crime

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to prove, feel (emotion)

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éprouver

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blackmail

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chantage (m.)

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to blacmail

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faire le chantage

178
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slope

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pente (f.)

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for life

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à perpétuité

180
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death penalty

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peine (f.) de mort

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(death by) by hanging

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pendaison (f.)

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raid (by burglars)

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attaque (f.)

183
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raid (by police)

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descente (f.)

184
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attempt on life

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attente (m.) à la vie

185
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to hange

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pendre

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van

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camionnette (f.)

187
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vehicle

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véhicule (m.)

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lorry driver

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routier (m.)

189
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to have a breakdown (car)

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tomber en panne

190
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steering whee

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volant (m.)

191
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tar

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goudron (m.)

192
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to travel

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rouler

193
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to crush

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s’écraser

194
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to overtake

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doubler

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traffic lights

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feux (m. pl.)

196
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to race the traffic lights

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brûler les feux rouges

197
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pedestrian crossing

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passage (m.) clouté

198
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nail

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clou (m.)

199
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to brake

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freiner

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pedestrian

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piéton (m.)

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