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Aider

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To help, to assist

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Attendre

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To wait for

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Attirer

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To attract

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Parer, vêtir, habiller

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Attire

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Bâchelier/bachelière

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Student who has received his/her baccalauréat

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Célibataire

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Bachelor

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Candide

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Naive

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Loyal, honnête, franc

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Candid

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Capacité

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Capability

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À titre de

En tant que

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Capacity

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Caractère

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Temperament, temper

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Personnage

Original

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Character

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Casquette

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Cap

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Cercueil

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Casket

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Chandelier

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Candle stick, candle holder

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Lustre

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Chandelier

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Commander

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To order

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Maîtrise, possession, autorité

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Command

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Recommander, féliciter

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Commend

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Commencement

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Beginning

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Compréhensif(ive)

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Understanding

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Général, d’ensemble, étendu

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Comprehensive

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Conducteur

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Driver, leader, guide, overseer

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Chef d’orchestre

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Conductor

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Confidence

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Secret

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Confiance

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Confidence

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Confus(e)

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Embarrassed

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Embrouillé(e), perplexe

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Confused

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Crier

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To shout, to yell

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Exiger

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To demand

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Débonnaire

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Good-natured, easy-going

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Jovial, bon-vivant, enjoué, gaillard

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Debonair

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Donjon

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Keep of a castle

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Cachot

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Dungeon

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Éditeur

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Publisher

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Rédacteur, directeur

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Editor

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Éventuellement

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Possibly

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Finalement, sans aucun doute, à la longue

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Eventually

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Experience

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Experiment

Experience

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Exténuer

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To exhaust

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Amoindrir, atténuer

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Extenuating

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Fabrique

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Factory

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43
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Tissu

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Fabric

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Fatalité

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Fate

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Accident fatal, mortel, mort par accident

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Fatality

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Figure

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Face

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Silhouette, physique, corps

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Figure

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Gros(se)

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Fat

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Grossier(ière)

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Gross, disgusting

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Ignorer

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To be unaware, not to know

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Ne pas tenir compte de, se désintéresser, feindre d’ignorer, faire semblant de ne pas voir

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To ignore

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Injure

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Insult

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Blesser, endommager

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To injur

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Issue

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Exit, end, conclusion

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Résultat, question

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Issue

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Revue littéraire

Journal de bord

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Journal

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Journée

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Day

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Lecture

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Reading

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Leçon, conférence, sermon

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Lecture

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Librairie

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Bookstore

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Grenat, marron pourpré

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Maroon

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Officiel

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Official

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Fonctionnare

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Government official

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Mal à l’aise, inquiet, malheureux

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Miserable

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Composition

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Paper/essay

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Parent

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Relatives, ancestors, members of the family

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Patron

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Boss, employer

Pattern

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Protecteur(trice), mécène

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Patron who donates $

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Client, habitué

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Patron (of a restaurant), client

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Présenter

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To introduce

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Offrir (cadeau)

Signaler (problème)

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To present

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Procès

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Trial

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Phénomène, opération, méthode

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Process

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Prune

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Plum

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Pruneau

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Plum

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Considérer, respecter, apprécier, estimer

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Regard

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Se reposer

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Rest

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Révision

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Review

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Correction

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Revision, correction

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Robe de chambre

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Robe

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Roman

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Novel

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Romain

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Roman

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Rude

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Uncouth, abrupt

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Impoli, mal élevé

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Rude

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S’adresser à

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To inquire, to apply, to speak to

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Adresser, aborder, parler à

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Adress

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S’approcher de

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To come near, to walk up to

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Approcher, entrer en communication avec, aborder, s’adresser à

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To approach

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Raissonable

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Sensible

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Souvenir

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Memory

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Supporter

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To bear, to tolerate

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Appuyer

Entretenir, soutenir

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Support (an idea)

Support (as in care for)

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Trépasser

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To die

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Transgresser, enfreindre, offenser

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To trespass

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Vacance, poste vacant

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Vacancy

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Zeste

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Lemon peel

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Piquant, goût, vif intérêt, entrain

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Zest

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Qui a de la compassion

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Sympathetic

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Actuel

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Current, of the present day, today’s

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Vrai, réel

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Actual

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Actuellement

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At the present time
Now
Currently

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Vraiment, réellement

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Actually

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Affaire

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Business

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Aventure, liaison, affaire

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Affair

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Affluent

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Tributary

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Riche, aisé

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Affluent

Wealthy

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Affluence

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An accumulation of people in a certain location

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Richesse, opulence

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Affluence

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Agréable

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Pleasant

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Bien disposé envers

Consentant

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Agreeable

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Apologie

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Speech explaining, defending, or praising an idea

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Excuse

Pardon

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Apology

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Approcher

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To approach

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Assister (à)

Assister quelqu’un à faire quelque chose

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To attend

To help someone do something

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