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dru (adj)

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thick

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une souche

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tree stump
strain (biology)
stock (race)

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à l’épreuve des intempéries

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weather-proof

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la déchéance

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decline
degeneration

syn: décadence

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une mare

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mare (female horse, donkey)
pond
pool

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le ceps

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vine stock

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rabattre

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to shut (capot, couvercle)
to turn down (eg hat brim)

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une ornière

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rut

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un fanion

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pennant

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convoiter

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to covet

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s’enticher de

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to become infatuated with

syn: s’engouer de

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résilier

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to terminate (a contract, agreement)

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une écuelle

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bowl

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un sommier

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bed frame

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l’entrain (m)

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enthousiasm

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une buse

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buzzard
idiot (slang)
tube, nozzle

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le cambouis

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dirty grease

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ressasser (vt)

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to brood over
keep coming back to the same thing

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épouvantable (adj)

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dreadful

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évincer (vt)

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evict
oust

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insensé (adj)

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insane
phenomenal (ie, huge)

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un serpent à sonnette

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rattlesnake

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vanner

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to winnow
tire somebody out

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chauffé à blanc

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white hot

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décharné (adj)
emaciated décharner = to emaciate
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dispendieux (adj)
expensive
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doucereux
unctuous
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acerbe (adj)
sarcastic sharp syn: âpre
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guetter
to watch threaten
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souhaitable (adj)
desirable
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devancer
to be ahead of syn: dépasser
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payer la tête
to make fun of
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une couleuvre
grass snake
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assouvir
to satisfy
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ronger ses freins
to sweat out endure impatiently
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parer à
to guard against
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seyant (adj)
becoming attractive
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terre à terre
down to earth grounded
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une brèche
breach gap
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singulariser
to make out of the ordinary
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une secousse
jolt shock
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un cheval à bascule
rocking horse
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ventrue (adj)
paunchy
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un brocanteur
second hand dealer
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ensevelir
to bury
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un curé
priest
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grognon (adj)
grumpy
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fagoté (adj)
badly dressed
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Au temps pour…
So much for…
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la vantardise
boastfulness
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emporter sur
to supercede prevail against
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le forage
drilling
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un aperçu
glimpse insight
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réjouir (vt) se réjouir
to gladden to rejoice
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un bougeoir
candleholder
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un narguilé
hookah
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un barbouillage
daubing barbouiller = to daub
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de guingois
lopsided syn: à travers
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labourer
to plough
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fichtrement
extremely
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apprivoiser
to tame
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chaparder
to thieve
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une doléance
complaint
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une écuelle
bowl bowlful
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une canaille (also adj)
villain rascal
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passer un savon
call on the carpet read the riot act rake over the coals
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le SIDA
AIDS
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désigner
to designate note, faux ami. to design = pour concevoir
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désigner
to designate
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échelonner
to space out
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rétrécir
to shrink narrow
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preux (adj)
valiant brave
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l’accointance (f)
acquaintance connection
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contestataire (adj)
anti-authority
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une linotte
linnet (kind of bird)
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collet monté
straight laced prim uptight
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une douve
moat drainage ditch stave (for barrels)
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le culot
cheek nerve balls
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plumer
to plick fleece (as in rip off)
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vertement
sharply
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peau de balle
zilch nada
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redevable de qqc à qqn
to owe something to someone
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la panade
bread soup
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avérer
to prove to be
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bruire
to rustle
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une moufette
skunk
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la griserie
exhilaration
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ronchon (adj)
grouchy
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surmener
to overwork
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pour autant
however nevertheless for all that
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vociférer
to shout
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emboutir
to stamp (as in embossing metal) crash into
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un embranchement
junction side road
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un coteau
hillside
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voyant (adj)
easily seen ostentatious
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rêvasser
to daydream
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gominer
to slick one’s hair back
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désemparé (adj)
distraught disoriened
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convenablement
correctly
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rafistoler
to patch up
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méconnaissable
unrecognizable

Apocalypse sur Comande (1 decks)

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