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Comme cul et chemise
Copain-copain
De connivence

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Buddy-buddy

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Grenier, mansarde

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Attic

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Pote, copain

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Buddy

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Se pointer, arriver, venir

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To show up

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Cabane

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Shack

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Raviver, rafraîchir, donner un coup de jeune

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To spruce up

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Esprit vif

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Keen mind

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De plein fouet

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Head-on

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Rustre, pignouf, butor

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Lout

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Ordinaire, banal

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Commonplace

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Banalité, lieu commun

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Commonplace

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Tristement, avec regret

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Ruefully

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Se moquer de

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To scoff at

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Raide, abrupt

Excessif, salé

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Steep

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Faille (technique)

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Loophole

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Elle est à bout

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She’s a nervous wreck

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Quelques pièces (de monnaie)

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A few bob

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Brouillard (propre et figuré)

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Haze

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Obscurcir (about mist or cloud)

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To haze over

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Tout puissant

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Almighty

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Tour (short drive)

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Spin

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Interprétation (biased viewpoint)

Baratin

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Spin

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Partial
Subjectif
Pondéré

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Biased

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Bande fauchée
Bande dégagée
Sentier, chemin

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Swath

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Engloutir

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To engulf

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Garçon manqué

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Tomboy

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Matou

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Tomcat

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Consanguinité

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Inbreeding

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Provenir, découler, dériver

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To stem

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Brasse anglaise (depth measure)

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Fathom

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Piger

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To fathom

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Adoptif

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Foster

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Épargner

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To spare

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Évincer

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To oust

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Se jeter à l’eau, se lancer, sauter le pas

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To take the plunge

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Scintiller, briller

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To twinkle

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Nébuleuse

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Stardust

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Chimère (romantic quality)

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Stardust

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Fougère

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Fern

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Pour un rien, pour des broutilles

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At a drop of a hat

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Suivre

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To keep up

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Algue

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Seaweed

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Désherber

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To weed

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Se débarrasser de

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To weed (out)

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Mauvaise herbe
Tabac
Haschich, herbe

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Weed

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Monstre, diable, esprit malin

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Fiend

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Monstrueux, diabolique, démoniaque

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Fiendish

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Causer, provoquer

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To wreak

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Empêcher

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To prevent

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Verrouillé

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Bolted

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Trimbaler

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To tote

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Liasse

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Wad

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Stupéfier, abasourdir, sidérer, ahurir

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To stagger

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Leurre

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Decoy

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Rejeter, bannir

Fuir, éviter

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To shun

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De fortune, improvisé

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Makeshift

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Schématiquement

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In broad outline

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Contour

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Outline

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Tracer les contours
Brosser le tableau
Esquisser les grandes lignes
Faire un bref compte-rendu

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To outline

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Faire une chute (rapide)

S’effondrer

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To plummet

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Être avachi, avoir le dos voûté

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To slouch

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Canard boiteux (figurative)

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Lame-duck

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Serrer les dents

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To grit

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Poussière, terre

Sable (abrasive substance)

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Grit

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Courage, cran, endurance (determination)

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Grit

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Contrecarrer

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To stymie

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Gêner, entraver, freiner

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To hinder

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Méprisable, ignoble, abject

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Despicable

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Vif, fougueux

Insolent, impertinent

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Sassy

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Forteresse, bastion

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Stronghold

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Puits de mine

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Mineshaft

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Cogner, tabasser (slang)

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To clobber

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Affaires, barda, fringues (slang)

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Clobber

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Rouer de coups, frapper à coups de poing

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To pummel

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Miam-miam

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Yum-yum

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Piquer, percer, crever (by sharp point)

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To prick

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Chochotte, femmelette

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Pansy

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Célébré, rendu hommage

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Toasted

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Reprendre le cours de la vie.

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To go back to the daily life.

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Angoisse, anxiété

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Anguish

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Courtois, affable

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Gracious

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Digne

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Gracious

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Bienveillant

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Gracious

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Enrôler

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To draft

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Appareil dentaire

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Dentures, brace, plate

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Osé, coquin

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Saucy

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Insolent, impertinent

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Saucy

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