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1
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weather forecast

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le météo

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owl

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la chouette

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meter

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le compteur

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greed

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la cupidité

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casual

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décontracté

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(to) breakdown

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dépanner, dépanneuse

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to quarrel

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se disputer

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to entertain

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divertir

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to take (someone somewhere)

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emmener

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to resign

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démissioner

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to fall apart

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échouer

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to explode, to burst

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éclater

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to burst out laughing

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s’éclater de rire

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to run out of breath

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s’essouffler

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show (e.g. TV), issue (magazine)

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une emission

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to move emotionally, to touch

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émouvir

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to run away

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s’enfuir

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to feel like, to wish that

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avoir envie de/que

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parade, procession, stream

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un défilé

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break-in

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un effraction

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to break in

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entrer par effraction

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city dweller

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citadin

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23
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to get confused

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s’embrouiller

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to steal (something from someone

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dérober (quelque chose à quelqu’un

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offense

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un délit

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to pick (a lock)

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crocheter

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to cross, run into someone, to pass (as a car)

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croiser

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28
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ladder

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échelle (f)

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to climb

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escaler

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30
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to prevent

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empêcher

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investigation

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enquête (f)

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32
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to teach

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enseigner

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33
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training, practice

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entrainement (m)

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34
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to be out of practice

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manquer d’entrainement

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35
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thick

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épais

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36
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horse riding

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équitation (f)

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37
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breathlessness

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essoufflement (m)

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38
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pond

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étang (m)

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39
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to extinguish, to turn off

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éteindre

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40
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label

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étiquette (f)

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price tag

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étiquette de prix (f)

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to label

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étiqueter

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43
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to faint, to pass out

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s’évanouir

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to express

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exprimer

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45
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mail carrier

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facteur (f/m)

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bill, invoice, workmanship

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facture (f)

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beautifully made

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de très bonne facture

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48
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to park

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garer

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49
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guy

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gars (m)

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50
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to slap in the face

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gifler

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51
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to grow

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grandir

52
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to grow up in a place

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grandir à (une place)

53
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soft

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grasse

54
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cricket

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grillon (m)

55
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hip

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hanche (f)

56
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lodging, (computer) hosting

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hébergement (m)

57
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to hit something, to collide w/ someone, to be upset

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hurler

58
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unexpected

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inattendu (adj or m)

59
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unusual, strange

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insolite

60
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to launch, throw, to fire

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lancer

61
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baby carriage

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landau (m)

62
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dishwasher

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lave-vaisselle (m)

63
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sailor

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marin (m)

64
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wick of a lamp, lack of hair

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mèche (f)

65
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cigarette butt

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mégot (m)

66
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significant, memorable

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marquante(e)

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ripe (fruit), mature (person)

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mûr

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wedding

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noce (f)

69
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wedding reception

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repas de noce

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thunderstorm

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orage (m)

71
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to dare

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oser

72
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to run away

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partir en courant

73
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inheritance

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patrimoine (m)

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sorrow, sadness, trouble, effort

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peine (f)

75
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to upset someone

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faire de la peine à quelqu’un

76
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to go to the trouble

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se donner de la peine

77
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confused

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perplexe

78
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ceiling

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plafond (m)

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groan, complaint

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plainte (f)

80
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joke

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plaisanterie (f)

81
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to tell a joke

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raconter une plaisanterie

82
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meaningful

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pleine de sens

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police officer

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policier/policière

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detective story

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roman (m) policier

85
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however, though, yet

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pourtant

86
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to lend, to attribute to

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prêter

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to warn, to inform

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prévenir

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forecast

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prévision (f)

89
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in anticipation of

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en prévision de

90
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nearby, close

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proche

91
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close friend

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proche (m)

92
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ransom

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rançon (m)

93
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row

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rang (m)

94
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to go wrong, to miss (e.g. train)

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rater

95
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to recover, retrieve

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récupérer

96
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to write (article, letter) to draw up (contract)

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rédiger

97
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regime, diet, system

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regime (m)

98
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to be on a diet

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suivre un regime

99
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to turn over (car crash), to turn around, to go back

A

se retourner

100
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to meet up, to find one’s way around, to end up somewhere

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se retrouver

101
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rear view mirror

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rétroviseur (m)

102
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celebrations (du premier de l’an, de Noel)

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réveillon (m)

103
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wrinkle, ripple

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ride (f)

104
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tear

A

sanglot (m)

105
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to jump

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sauter

106
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to seal, to embed, to lock

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sceller

107
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within

A

au sein de

108
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sensitive, delicate

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sensible

109
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to hold tight

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serrer

110
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to shake someone’s hand

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serrer la main de quelqu’un

111
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to hug someone

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serrer quelqu’un dans les bras

112
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or else, otherwise

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sinon

113
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to sip

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siroter

114
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to underline

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souligner

115
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deaf

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sourde

116
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turn a deaf ear

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faire la sourde oreille

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to suffer, to undergo (an operation)

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subir

118
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to put up with, to stand

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supporter

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about to (verb)

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sur le point de (verbe)

120
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task

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tâche (f)

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a difficult task

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une tâche lourde

122
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as

A

en tant de

123
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testimony

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témoignage (m) - no plural

124
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roof

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toit (m)

125
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hole, gap

A

trou (m)

126
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to address someone using the “tu” form

A

tutoyer

127
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it seems to me that

A

il me parait que

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