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1
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speed merchant

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chauffard (m.)

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old car

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bagnole (f.)

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to start

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démarrer

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clutch

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démarreur (m.)

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bonnet

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capot (m.)

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spark plugs

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les bougies (f.)

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to block

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boucher

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to do-it-yourself

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bricoler

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bumper

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parc-choc (m.)

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to take to pieces

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démonter

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scrap iron

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ferraille (f.)

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exhaust pipe

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tuyau (m.) d’échappement

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to escape

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échapper

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pipe

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tuyau (m.)

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safety-belt

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ceinture (f.) de sûreté

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backseat

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banquette (f.) arrière

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seat

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banquette (m.)

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to catch hold of

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rafler

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to splutter

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crachoter

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bench

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banc (m.)

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to cough

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tousser

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to tickle

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chatouiller

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to mend

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raccommoder

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driver

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automobiliste (m.)

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to swear

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jurer

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to hoot, pip

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klaxonner

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to exceed the speed limit

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dépasser vitesse limite

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car park

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le parking

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to park

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garer

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to park

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stationner

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peak times

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heures (f.) de pointe

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drunk

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ivre

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busy, full

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encombré

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selfish

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égoïste

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to avoid

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éviter

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fine, endorsement, ticket

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contravention (f.)

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street lamp

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réverbère (m.)

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traffic jam

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embouteillage (m.)

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one way street

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sens unique (m.)

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bend (in road)

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virage (m.)

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crossroads

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carrefour (m.)

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hitch-hiker

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autostoppeur (m.)

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motor show

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salon (m.) d’auto

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44
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to put on make up

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se maquiller

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45
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gifted

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doué

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to wring, twist

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tordre

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low cut (e.g. dress)

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décolleté

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48
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string

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ficelle (f.)

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to record

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enregistrer

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crane

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grue (f.)

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51
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to know what to do

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se débrouiller

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52
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to wink

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cligner

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53
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I’ll be ok

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je me débrouille

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54
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this

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ceci

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55
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that book

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ce livre-là

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to boast

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vanter

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reader

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lecteur (m.)

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reader

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lectrice (f.)

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serial

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feuilleton (m.)

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report

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reportage (m.)

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sports report

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chronique sportif (f.)

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around town events

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les faits divers

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advert

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réclame (f.)

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death column

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colonne (f.) des décès

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strike

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grève (f.)

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to strike

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faire la grève

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to put out (light, fire)

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éteindre

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biased paper

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journal (m.) d’opinion

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specialist paper

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journal (m.) spécialisé

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information paper

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journal (m.) d’information

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local paper

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journal (m.) de province

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small advertisements

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petites (f. pl) annonces

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advertisements

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publicité (f.)

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weather

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météore (m.)

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horoscope

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horoscope (m.)

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crosswords

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des mots croisés

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comic strip

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bandes (f. pl.) dessinées

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headline

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gros (m.) titre

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genius

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génie (m.)

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storm

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orage (m.)

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dreadful

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épouvantable

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I have…..left

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il me reste …..

83
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scar

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cicatrice (f.)

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to throw o’s money away

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gaspiller son argent

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to impress

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imprimer

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to depress

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déprimer

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to suppress

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supprimer

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to compress

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comprimer

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lawyer

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notaire (m.)

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cornflower blue

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bleu pervenche

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wreck

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épave (f.)

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ship

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navire (m.)

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ladybird

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coccinelle (f.)

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share

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quote-part (f.)

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life annuity

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rente (f.) viagère

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piano tuner

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accordeur (m.) de piano

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malaria

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paludisme (m.)

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hardware shop

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droguerie (f.)

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remote control

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téléguidage (m.)

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anti freeze

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antigel (m.)

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narrow-minded

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borné

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adder

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vipère (f.)

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sweet in the form of a small shell filled hard confectionary

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roudoudou (m.)

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ingenuous

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candide

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poloneck jersey

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sous-pull (m.)

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left-handed

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gaucher

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to under use

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sous-exploiter

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understanding

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compréhensif

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overshirt

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surchemise (f.)

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pointer

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pointeur (m.)

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concussion

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commotion (f.) cérébrale

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printout

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listing (m.)

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contraflow

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circulation (f.) alternée

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living room

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living (m.)

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untameable

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indomptable

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desk blotter

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sous-main (m.)

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secretly

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en sous-main

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barbecue of a whole roast sheep

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méchoui (m.)

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second hand clothes shop

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friperie (f.)

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cramming

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bachotage (m.)

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stunned

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ahuri

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unusual

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insolite

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greengage

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reine-claude (f.)

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skiver

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fumise (m.)

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discount

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ristounre (f.)

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coat of arms

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blason (m.)

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criminal, burglar

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malfaiteur (m.)

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to dribble

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dribbler

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to hoot o’s horn

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klaxonner

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to zip

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zipper

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spam

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pourriel (m.)

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present given at the end of the year

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étrennes (f. pl.)

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to use for the first time

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étrenner

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dill

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aneth (m.)

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slot-in

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encastrable

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holding company

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holding (m.)

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it suddenly clicked

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ça a fait tllt

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rugby international

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test match (m.)

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robin

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rouge-gourge (m.)

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to leave the civil service to work in the private sector

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pantoufler

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forestry

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sylviculture (f.)

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windbreak

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brise-vent (m.)

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gold digger

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chercheur d’or

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willow

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saule (m.)

145
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deposit

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acompte (m.)

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cheekbone

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pommette (f.)

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to blow dry o’s hair

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se faire un brushing

148
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to unscrew

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dévisser

149
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to crane o’s neck

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se dévisser le cou

150
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drowning

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noyade (f.)

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clasp

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fermoir (m.)

152
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damned good

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vachement bon

153
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to click

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cliquer

154
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to double-click

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cliquer deux fois

155
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gonorrhaea

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blennorragie (f.)

156
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overbooking

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le surbooking

157
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roasting tin

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lèchefrite (f.)

158
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bud

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bourgeon (m.)

159
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French pop music

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musique (f.) yéyé

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the sixties

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les années yéyé

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dial

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cadran (m.)

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sundial

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cadran (m.) solaire

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vinaigrette sauce with chopped boiled eggs, gherkins, capers and herbs

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sauce gribiche

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facial scrub

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peeling (m.)

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the @ symbol

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arobas (m.)

166
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quince

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coing (m.)

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dreamlike

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onirique

168
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guide to secondhand car prices

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argus (m.)

169
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perch; roost; seat of the president of the French National Assembly

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perchoir (m.)

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shameful

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inavouable

171
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to zoom in

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zoomer sur

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poppy

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coquelicot (m.)

173
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switch

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commutateur (m.)

174
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kind of dark purple plum

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quetsche (f.)

175
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to summarise

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résumer

176
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water softener

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adoucisseur (m.)

177
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to pile on the pressure

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faire le forcing

178
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unhealthiness

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insalubrité (f.)

179
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to do s.t. intuitively

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faire qch au feeling

180
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possible, potential

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éventuel

181
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challenge

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défi (m.)

182
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it goes against common sense

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c’est un défi au bon sens

183
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hyperlink

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hyperlien (m.)

184
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shop selling fine leather goods

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maroquinerie (f.)

185
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staying at home

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cocooning (m.)

186
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I feel like having a nice cozy evening at home

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j’ai envie d’une petite soirée cocooning

187
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userfriendly

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convivial

188
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stop gap

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pis-aller (m.)

189
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receipt

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quittance (f.)

190
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to go caravanning

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faire du caravanning

191
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username

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identifiant (m.)

192
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midwife

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sage-femme (f.)

193
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luxury hotel

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palace (m.)

194
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wild boar

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sanglier (m.)

195
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to unzip

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dézipper

196
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camshaft

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arbre à cames (m.)

197
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propeller shaft

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arbre de transmission (m.)

198
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to have a tight schedule

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avoir un planning très serré

199
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discount store owner

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soldeur (m.)

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one-legged man

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unijambiste (m.)

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