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1
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the sensual pleasure

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la volupté

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  1. the orchard (of various fruit trees) 2. the apple orchard 3. the cherry orchard
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  1. le verger 2. la pommeraie 3. la cerisaie
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the brill (a kind of flatfish)

the blue catfish

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la barbue

la barbue de rivière/poisson chat américain

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the marrow, pith,

medula (of spinal cord)

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la moelle (osseuse or épinière)

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leg of lamb

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le gigot d’agneau

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  1. the current, redcurrent (2 words) 2. the blackcurrant 3. the gooseberry
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  1. la groseille, la groseille rouge 2. le cassis 3. la groseille à maquereau

(photo groseille rouge)

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to clean swallow, hold back, lower, restore

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ravaler

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the boor, lout

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le goujat

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the trough, water trough,

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l’auge (fem)

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the fisherman’s smock, loose fitting jacket

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la vareuse

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drill, ticking fabric

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le coutil

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to grouse, gripe

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ronchonner

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the marzipan (3 words)

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la pâte d’amandes, le massepain, la frangipane

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14
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the molding (decorative strip)

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La moulure

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the molding (casting in a mold)

casting the cheese i it’s form

grinding, milling (action de moudre)

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le moulage (moulage) (3)

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the molding of a building (2 words)

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la moulure, la corniche

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fleshy, fat

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charnu-e

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to harness, yoke, to attach to a vehicle

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atteler

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to put somebody to doing something

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atteler qqn à qqch

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to get down to something, to get on with something

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s’atteler à qch

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21
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the egret

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l’aigrette

(photo aigrette blanche)

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  1. noun - cream soup
  2. noun “mellowness of wine”
  3. adj. velvet, flocked, silky
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    1. le velouté , le potage

Pour le dîner il y a un velouté d’asperges.

Nous apprécions le velouté de ce vin.

  1. velouté-e

Ce chat a le pelage velouté.

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  1. to deliver (words, speech)
  2. to debit
  3. to cut up, saw up
  4. to produce
  5. To discharge
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debiter

Il a débité son discours trop vite pour être compris.

La banque a débité mon compte de 200 euros.

Le boucher débite le bœuf en divers morceaux.

Cette usine débite 500 parapluies par jour.

Ce fleuve débite 10 000 mètres cube à la seconde.

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24
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the casserole dish, hen, tart (pej. women)

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la cocotte

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25
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blinder for horse, eyebath

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l’œilière (fem)

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eyelet (shoe, embroidery), carnation, hole reinforcer (for paper), anus (slang)

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l’oeillet (4)

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27
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a woman’s private room

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le boudoir

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28
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open space in front or around of a church, forecourt

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le parvis

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the task, chore, job

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la besogne

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the basket, desk tray, trashcan, trading floor

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la corbeille

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the smock, overall

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le sarrau

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32
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the cloak (two words)

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la cape, la houppelande

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mannish, masculin

VIEILLI, PÉJORATIF (FEMME) Qui a une allure, des manières jugées comme masculines. ➙ masculin.

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hommasse

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34
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the glottis

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la glotte

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35
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the uvula

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la luette

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36
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the find, the brainwave, the coinage

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la trouvaille

Fait de trouver avec bonheur ; chose ainsi trouvée. Faire une trouvaille aux puces.

Fait de découvrir (une idée, une image, etc.) d’une manière heureuse ; idée, expression originale. ➙ création, invention. Les trouvailles d’un écrivain.

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a program (radio/tv) full of good ideas

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une émission pleine de trouvailles

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38
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multiplied by 10

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déculpé-e

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39
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to take off, to remove

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ôter

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40
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the sawmill

A

la scierie

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41
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to saw

A

scier

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42
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the tuft, clump

A

la touffe

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43
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the watercress, cress

A

le cresson

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44
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before, previously, beforehand, in the old days

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auparavant

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45
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while, whilst

Pendant le temps que, dans le même moment que. ➙ alors que, comme, pendant que.

(MARQUANT L’OPPOSITION) ➙ alors que.

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tandis que

Tandis que l’un travaille, l’autre se repose.

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46
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the cleft, the fissure, the crack (two words)

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la fente, la fissure

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47
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the armor, breastplate, cuirass

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la cuirasse

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48
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decorative grating (grille)

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la grille

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49
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reaped, broken, cleaned out, cut

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fauché-e

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50
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to reap

A

moissonner

51
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to festoon, to adorn, to embellish

A

festonner

Orner de festons. — AU PARTICIPE PASSÉ Col festonné.

52
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the doorstep, the threshold, limit, brink

A

le seuil

53
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the border, edging, piping, trim

  1. Ruban (Étroite bande de tissu,) étroit dont on borde un vêtement, une étoffe (Tissu dont on fait des habits, des garnitures d’ameublement). ➙ passepoil.
  2. Bande formant une bordure d’une autre couleur que le fond.
A

le liseré

  1. Liseré de soie.
  2. ex Mouchoir à liseré bleu.
54
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the highwayman, robber, theif (literary)

A

le malandrin (lit.)

55
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the indulgence, goodwill (soutenu)

LITTÉRAIRE Disposition à pardonner généreusement. ➙ bonté, indulgence.

indulgence, bienveillance, bonté, charité, clémence, compréhension, tolérance, bénignité

A

la mansuétude

Juger qqn avec mansuétude.

56
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to hum (two verbs slightly different meanings)

A

fredonner: Chanter (un air) à mi-voix, à bouche fermée
chantonner: Chanter à mi-voix

57
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the humming (two nouns)

A

le fredonnement, le chantonnement

58
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the flood, the stream, the wave

A

le flot

59
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to amuse, brighten up, cheer up

A

égayer

60
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the garland, the festoon

Guirlande de fleurs et de feuilles liées en cordon, que l’on suspend en forme d’arc. — Ornement représentant un ?????

Bordure dentelée et brodée.

A

le feston

Coiffé d’un bonnet de velours orné d’un feston d’or, il regardait avec mollesse, comme il faisait tout.Guy de Maupassant (1850-1893)

Lingerie à festons.

61
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the coralle

A

la corolle

of petals (all of the petals) on a flower

62
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the stamen of a plant, muslin fabric

A

l’étamine (fem)

63
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la volupté

A

the sensual pleasure

64
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  1. le verger 2. la pommeraie 3. la cerisaie
A
  1. the orchard (of various fruit trees) 2. the apple orchard 3. the cherry orchard
65
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la barbue

la barbue de rivière/poisson chat américan

A

the brill (a kind of flatfish)

the blue catfish

66
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la moelle

la moelle (osseuse or épinière)

A

the marrow (of a bone), pith, medula (of the spinal cord)

67
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le gigot

A

leg of lamb

68
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  1. la groseille, la groseille rouge 2. le cassis 3. la groseille à maquereau
A
  1. the current, redcurrent (2 words) 2. the blackcurrant 3. the gooseberry

(picture of groseille de maquereau

69
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ravaler

A

to clean swallow, hold back, lower, restore

70
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le goujat

A

the boor, lout

71
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l’auge (fem)

A

the trough, water trough,

72
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la vareuse

A

the fisherman’s smock, loose fitting jacket

73
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le coutil

A

drill, ticking fabric

74
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ronchonner

A

to grouse, gripe

75
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la pâte d’amandes, le massepain, la frangipane

A

the marzipan (3 words)

76
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La moulure

A

the molding (decorative strip)

77
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le moulage

A

the molding (casting in a mold)

1 Action de mouler, de fabriquer avec un moule.

2 Objet, ouvrage obtenu au moyen d’un moule. Prendre un moulage d’un objet

78
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la moulure, la corniche

A

the molding of a building (2 words)

79
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charnu-e

A

fleshy, fat

80
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atteler

A

to harness, yoke, to attach to a vehicle

81
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atteler qqn à qqch

A

to put somebody to doing something

82
Q

s’atteler à qch

A

to get down to something, to get on with something

83
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l’aigrette

A

the egret

84
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  1. le velouté, le potage
  2. le velouté
  3. velouté-e
A
  1. noun - cream soup
  2. noun “mellowness of wine”
  3. adj. velvet, flocked, silky
85
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debiter (5)

A

to cut up, saw up, produce, sell, deliver,

  1. To deliver (a speech, words) Il a débité son discours trop vite pour être compris.
  2. To debit La banque a débité mon compte de 200 euros.
  3. To cut up/saw up Le boucher débite le bœuf en divers morceaux.
  4. To produe Cette usine débite 500 parapluies par jour.
  5. To discharge (a liquid) Ce fleuve débite 10 000 mètres cube à la seconde.
86
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la cocotte

A

the casserole dish, hen, tart (pej. women)

87
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l’œilière (fem)

A

blinder for horse, eyebath

88
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le sarrau

A

the smock, overall

89
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l’oeillet

A

eyelet (shoe, embroidery), carnation, hole reinforcer (for paper), anus (slang)

90
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le boudoir

A

a woman’s private room

91
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le parvis

A

enclosed area in front of a church, forecourt

92
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la besogne

A

the task, chore, job

93
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la corbeille

A

the basket, desk tray, trashcan, trading floor

94
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la cape, la houppelande

A

the cloak (two words)

95
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hommasse

A

mannish, masculin

VIEILLI, PÉJORATIF (FEMME) Qui a une allure, des manières jugées comme masculines. ➙ masculin.

96
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la glotte

A

the glottis

97
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la luette

A

the uvula

98
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la trouvaille

A

the find, the brainwave, the coinage

1 Fait de trouver avec bonheur ; chose ainsi trouvée. Faire une trouvaille aux puces.

2 Fait de découvrir (une idée, une image, etc.) d’une manière heureuse ; idée, expression originale. ➙ création, invention. Les trouvailles d’un écrivain.

99
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une émission pleine de trouvailles

A

a program (radio/tv) full of good ideas

100
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déculpé-e

A

multiplied by 10

101
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ôter

A

to take off, to remove

102
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la scierie

A

the sawmill

103
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scier

A

to saw

104
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la touffe

A

the tuft, clump

105
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le cresson

A

the watercress, cress

106
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auparavant

A

before, previously, beforehand, in the old days

107
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tandis que

A

while, whilst

Pendant le temps que, dans le même moment que. ➙ alors que, comme, pendant que.

(MARQUANT L’OPPOSITION) ➙ alors que.

alors que, cependant que, comme, au moment où, pendant que, sur ce temps que (Belgique)

108
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la fente, la fissure

A

the cleft, the fissure, the crack (two words)

109
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la cuirasse

A

the armor, breastplate, cuirass

110
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la grille

A

decorative grating (grille)

111
Q

fauché-e

A

reaped, broken, cleaned out, cut

112
Q

moissonner

A

to reap

113
Q

festonner

A

to festoon, to adorn, to embellish

Orner de festons. — AU PARTICIPE PASSÉ Col festonné.

114
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le seuil

A

the doorstep, the threshold, limit, brink

115
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le liseré

A

the border, edging, piping, trim

  1. Ruban (Étroite bande de tissu,) étroit dont on borde un vêtement, une étoffe (Tissu dont on fait des habits, des garnitures d’ameublement). ➙ passepoil. Liseré de soie.
  2. Bande formant une bordure d’une autre couleur que le fond. Mouchoir à liseré bleu.
116
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le malandrin (lit.)

A

the highwayman, robber, theif (literary)

117
Q

la mansuétude

A

the indulgence, goodwill (soutenu)

LITTÉRAIRE Disposition à pardonner généreusement. ➙ bonté, indulgence. Juger qqn avec mansuétude.

indulgence, bienveillance, bonté, charité, clémence, compréhension, tolérance, bénignité

118
Q

fredonner, chantonner

A

to hum (two verbs)

fredonner: Chanter (un air) à mi-voix, à bouche fermée
chantonner: Chanter à mi-voix (photo)

119
Q

le fredonnement, le chantonnement

A

the humming (two nouns)

120
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le flot

A

the flood, the stream, the wave

121
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égayer

A

to amuse, brighten up, cheer up

122
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le feston (2)

A

the garland, the festoon

  1. Guirlande de fleurs et de feuilles liées en cordon, que l’on suspend en forme d’arc. — Ornement représentant un feston.
  2. Bordure dentelée et brodée. Lingerie à festons.
123
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la corolle

A

the coralle of petals (all of the petals) on a flower

124
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l’étamine (fem)

A

the stamen of a plant, muslin fabric