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as a NOUN

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en guise de NOM

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to be to someone’s liking
against someone’s will
you can modify the decoration to your liking

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être au gré de quelqu’un
contre le gré de quelqu’un
vous pouvez modifier le décor à votre gré

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to break, to break off, to interrupt, to disrupt,

to break up with

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romper

romper avec

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rout, crushing defeat

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déroute (f)

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to be mistaken about

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(se) méprendre sur

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to deny
to flag (one's interest)
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démentir

se démentir

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meanness, stinginess, mean trick or comment

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mesquinerie (f)

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dumfound, astound

to be dumfounded, astounded by X

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ébahir

s’ébahir de/devant X

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erect, set up (statue, bldg); establish, set up

to set oneself up as, to stand up to

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ériger

s’ériger (en)

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tutor

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précepteur/préceptrice

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to move (sb/sth) from

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éloigner (qn/qch) de

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reach,

gain manage to sth

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parvenir

parvenir à faire qch

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grip, yoke of something

to break free of sth

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carcan (m)

briser le carcan de qch

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sin

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péché (m)

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sprain (body part),

distortion of the truth

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entorse (f)

entorse de la vérité

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to push back (thing, idea)

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repousser

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to take over, take hold of

madness has taken over the village

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emparer, s’emparer

la folle s’est emparée du village

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scorn, contempt

to despise sth

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mépris (m)

avoir du mépris pour qch

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fixing things

hardware store

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bricolage (m)

maison de bricolage

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availability, leave

to take a leave of absence

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disponibilité (f)

se mettre en disponibilité

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to attempt

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tenter

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relaxation

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détente (f)

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to grip

to shake someone’s hand

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serrer

serrer la main

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to release, let go of

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lâcher

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to settle in

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se caler dans

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rough, bumpy (skin, fabric)

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rugueux/rugueuse

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to represent (vt), to appear (vi)
to include sth in a report
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figurer

faire figurer qch dans un rapport

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to imagine, actually
I can well imaging the amount of work it involves
I had actually got the point!

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se figurer
je me figure le travail que cela présente.
J’avais compris, figurez-vous!

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to soften

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amollir, s’amollir

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start, jump (n), burst

with a start

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sursaut (m)

en sursaut

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to quiver, to ripple (waves, wind), to tremble (person)
the wind rippled the water
I shudder at the thought.

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frémir
le vent faisait frémir les eaux
Je frémis à cette idée

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meadow

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pré (m)

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charge, fee, royalty

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redevance (f)

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shack, hut

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cabane (f)

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footbridge, gangway

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passerelle (f)

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except for, apart from NOUN

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hormis NOM

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to cook, to roast

cooked

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cuire

cuit/cuite

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worse
what is (even) worse
it’s worse than ever

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pis
ce qui est pis
c’est pis que jamais

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bench

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banc (m)

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stove, frying pan

fried egg

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poêle (m)

oeuf à la poêle

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to stun, to deafen, to overpower

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abrutir

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underdeveloped, puny (person, region, etc.)

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chétif/chétive

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to shine, to glitter (vi)

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reluire

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to entrust, consign

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confier

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rotten, rotting, dismal, awful

it smells rotten

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pourri/pourrie

ce sent le pourri

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sense of modesty, decency, propriety

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pudeur (m)

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to overwhelm, to overburden, to condemn

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accabler

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shining (with)

eyes burning with anger

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luisant/luisante (de)

yeux luisant de colère

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to surround, to encircle

he wore a scarf around his waist

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ceinturer

une écharpe ceinturait sa taille

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to nod/shake one’s head

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hocher la tête (de haut en bas/de droite à gauche)

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priest

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curé (m)

52
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sheet (bed)

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drap (m)

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pillow

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oreiller (m)

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hiccup

to have hiccups

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hoquet (m)

avoir le hoquet

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sorrow, grief
to hurt sb
it hurts me to see him so sad

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peine (f)
faire de la peine à qn
ça me fait de la peine de le v voir si triste

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mortgage

to mortgage

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hypothèque (f)

hypothéquer

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to sob

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sangloter

58
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procession

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cortège (m)

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on the other hand

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en revanche

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in addition to

in addition to the problems mentioned,

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outre

outre les problèmes mentionnées

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otherwise

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sinon

62
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cheeks

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joues (f)

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waste (n, v), to squander
what a waste
what a waste of money

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gaspillage (m), gaspiller (vt)
quel gaspillage
c’est de l’argent gaspillé

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to blow your nose

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se moucher (le nez)

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to damage to ruin

to be ruined

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abimer

être tout abimé

66
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talented, gifted

to have a good head for (figures)

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doué/douée

être doué pour (les chiffres)

67
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barely (adv)

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péniblement, guère

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healthy
safe and sound
sane

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sain/saine
sain et sauf
sain d’esprit

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lazy

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indolent/e

70
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to delete, wipe out

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rayer

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way of life

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train (m) de vie

72
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to force, to conpel

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contraindre

73
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to look after sth

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veiller à qch

74
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to surround

also to determine (understand sb),to make out (a problem)

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cerner

75
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to wear down, to sap, to undermine

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miner

76
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to save (money),to spare (place, person)
to spare sb sth
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épargner

épargner qch à qn

77
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bucket

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seau (m)

78
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filthy,revolting

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immonde

79
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breath
to be short of breath
to be out of breath

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haleine (f)
avoir l’haleine courte
être hors d’haleine

80
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to whisper

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susurrer

81
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to scratch, to scrape (off)

will you scratch my back

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gratter

peux-tu me gratter le dos

82
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chore

household chores

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corvée (f)

les corvées ménagères

83
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catch, capture
to have a hold over sb
to let go

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prise (f)
avoir prise sur qn
lacher prise

84
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speechless

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aphone

85
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to wet, to moisten

to get wet

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mouiller

se faire mouiller

86
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delightful

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ravissant/e

87
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carefully, thoughtfully

he weighed his words carefully

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posément

il parlait très posément

88
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to delight

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ravir

89
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admittedly, indeed
admittedly, it won’t be easy
certainly not!

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certes
ce ne sera sertes pas facile mais..
certes non!

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to proliferate

the river is teeming with fish

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pulluler

les poissons pullulent dans la rivière

91
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tail (animal)

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queue (f)

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to cool down (temp, spirits)

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refroidir

93
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to rebel (against)

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se rebiffer contre

94
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consideration, regard
out of consideration for sb
with regard to sth

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égard (m)
par égard pour qn
à l’égard de qn

95
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to flood

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noyer

96
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withdrawal

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désistement (m)

97
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to annoy, to hassle (familiar)

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emmerder

98
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to soften, to smooth

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adoucir

99
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to squeeze or extract sth out of sb;

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soutirer qch à qn

100
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unusual, peculiar

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singulier

101
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silly

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godiche

102
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comments

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propos (m pl)

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painful

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pénible

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to terrify

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épouvanter

105
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to reprimand, tell off (about)

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chapitrer (à propos de, sur)

106
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shortcut

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raccourci (m)

107
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to space out

to become less frequent

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espacer

s’espacer

108
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formerly, quite recently

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naguère

109
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worm

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ver (m)

110
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to sniff (for)

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renifler

111
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to emphasize NOUN

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mettre NOM en valeur

112
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traffic jam

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embouteillage (m)

113
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to darken
the sky got dark
dark, gloomy - e.g. sky, passage (adj.)

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assombrir
le ciel s’assombrissait
assombri assombrie

114
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shortage

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pénurie (f)

115
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volunteer (noun)

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bénévole (m, f)

116
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stricken (adj.); disaster victim

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sinistré/sinistrée (m/f)

117
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adjustment (of salary), catching up,

remedial lesson

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rattrapage (m)

classe de rattrapage

118
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to consider equivalent; to treat as

to treat workers as machines

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assimiler

Assimiler les travailleurs à des machines

119
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to look after
to look after sb’s happiness/well-being
to see that sth goes smoothly
be sure to close the door

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veiller à
veiller au bonheur/bien-être de qn
veiller au bon déroulement de qch
veiller à fermer la porte

120
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discreetly

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à pas de loup

121
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a helping hand

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un coup de main

122
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a loan (from a bank)

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prêt (m)

123
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shiny, shining

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scintillant(e)

124
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in suspense

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en haleine

125
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to conceal sth

to hide

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dissimuler

se dissimuler

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