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1
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la douche le ravigote

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the shower revives him

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un fétu de paille

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a bundle of straw

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3
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s’égare

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gets lost

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4
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la gaine d’aération

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the air duct

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5
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un abîme de réflexion

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an abyss of reflection

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6
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très édifiant

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very edifying

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7
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l’étanchéité

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sealing
waterproofing

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8
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la pluie crépite

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the rain cracks

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9
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cloaque

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cesspool

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10
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transforme le sol en bourbier

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turns the ground into a quagmire

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11
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courbés en deux

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bent in two

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12
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désertique que nimbe un soupçon de clarté

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deserted by a hint of clarity

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13
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ôtant

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removing

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14
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ôtant ainsi toute équivoque

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removing any ambiguity

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15
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gouailler

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to gossip

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16
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gouailleurs

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cheeky, jokesters

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17
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débarrasser

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to get rid of

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18
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ricane

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giggles

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19
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d’une bourrade

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a slap in the face

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20
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ça vous épate

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it amazes you

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21
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j’ai descendu

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I killed..
I took down..

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22
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rappliquer

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to recall

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23
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Il se vautre

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he wallows

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24
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une rasade

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a glassful

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25
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du bétail

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some livestock

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26
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il passera dans le rédacteur

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he will pass through the reducer

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27
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d’une docilité extrême

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extremely docile

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28
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éprouvette renversée

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inverted test tube

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29
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ses poings martèlent le verre

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his fists pounded the glass

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30
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sa détresse émeut

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her distress moved

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31
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rapetissé

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shrink

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32
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le creuset

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crucible

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33
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il se dresse

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he stands

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34
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tous ses sens en éveil

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all his senses alert

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35
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en éveil

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on the watch

36
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le front rembruni

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the furrowed brow

37
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Je suis crevé

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I’m exhausted

38
Q

voilà le toubib

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here’s the doctor

39
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la marée

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tide

40
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encore une sacrée énigme

A

still a bloody enigma
another enigma

41
Q

rôde

A

on the prowl

42
Q

accaparer

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to grab

43
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rôder

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to prowl

44
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mort bêtement

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died stupidly

45
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il a ôté

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he removed

46
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a échappé à la fouille

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escaped search

47
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à la fouille

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at the dig

48
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il tentait crânement sa chance

A

he tried his luck boldly

49
Q

la cime

A

the top

50
Q

s’acheminer

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to take oneself
to move

51
Q

achève

A

finish

52
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son front dégarni

A

his receding hairline

53
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noyé

A

drowned

54
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surgit du néant

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emerges from nothing

55
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ahurissant

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mind-boggling

56
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l’angoisse

A

anxiety

57
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aigri

A

sour

58
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aigri, il s’est replié sur lui-même

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embittered he withdrew into himself

59
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quoi qu’il en soit

A

regardless

60
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taraude

A

tapping

61
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se dilate

A

expands

62
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tout ce charabia

A

all this gibberish

63
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ventru

A

paunchy

64
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dans un guet-apens

A

in an ambush

65
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qu’est-ce que j’en ai à foutre

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what do I have to loose

66
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il n’en mène pas large

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he’s in a tight spot

67
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gêne

A

discomfort

68
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vous vous foutez de moi

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you’ve got to be kidding me

69
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ils entre en pleine féerie

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they’re entering a fairytale world

70
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je me suis senti bousculé

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I felt crushed

71
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sacoche

A

bag

72
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il a titubé

A

he staggered

73
Q

la cabine grillagée

A

screened booth

74
Q

en l’occurrence

A

in this case

75
Q

la bagnole en stationnement

A

the car parked

76
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expulsant une volute de son cigare favori

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expelling a curl from his favorite cigar

77
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des bâtons dans les roues

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obstacles in the wheels

78
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les traits maigres

A

lean features

79
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un autre pépin

A

another glitch

80
Q

gouaille

A

scolds

81
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Hé! gouaille le rédacteur

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Hey! scolds the editor

82
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bougonne

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grumbles

83
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la planque

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The safe house, hideout

84
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la planque

A

The safe house, hideout

85
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crânement

A

boldly

French Vocab 2024 (6 decks)

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