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at gunpoint

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à main armée, sous la menace

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in my opinion

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à mon avis

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barely

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à peine

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steep

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à pic, raide

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to address an issue

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aborder un problème

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to repeal

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abroger, révoquer

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to soak up

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absorber

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to hail

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acclamer, grêler

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dope

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additif

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to phase in

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adopter progressivement

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to impair

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affaiblir, altérer

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damp squib

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affaire ratée, pétard mouillé

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to stir

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agiter

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clamp

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agrafe, pince

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to mug

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agresser (main armée)

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assault

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agression

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Oh yes, I almost forgot!

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Ah oui, j’allais oublier !

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well to do

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aisé, rupin

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armpit

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aisselle

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to startle

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alarmer, effrayer

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fine

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amende

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22
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to overrule

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annuler, casser (jugt)

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to soothe

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apaiser, calmer (douleur)

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to allay

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apaiser, modérer (peine, peur)

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glimpse

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aperçu, coup d’oeil

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climax

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apogée

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slate

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ardoise

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arduous

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ardu

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hinterland

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arrière-pays

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joint

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articulation, jointure

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guise

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aspect, apparence

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32
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to cleanse

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assainir

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33
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longish

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assez long

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34
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to attend

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assister à

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crafty

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astucieux, malin

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36
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for the sake

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au nom, pour

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37
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beforehand

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au préalable

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38
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dawn

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aube

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spate

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avalanche

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benefits

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avantages

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solicitor, lawyer

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avocat

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42
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to be hard pressed to do sth

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avoir beaucoup de mal à faire qch

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43
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to have an aching back

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avoir mal au dos

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44
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to feel pang of conscience

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avoir mauvaise conscience

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45
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to have a flair for

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avoir un don/sens pour

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46
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babble

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babillage

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baton

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baguette, bâton

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bundle

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balluchon, paquet, fagot

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commuter

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banlieusard

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beard

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barbe

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51
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grovelling

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bas, rampant, vil

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52
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flap

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battant, rabat, clapet

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53
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to stutter

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bégayer

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54
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livestock

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bétail

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55
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beast

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bête

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56
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ale

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bière

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57
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to injure

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blesser

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58
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bruise

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bleu, contusion

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59
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to hum

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bourdonner, fredonner

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60
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to shove

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bourrer, entasser

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61
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grant

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bourse, subvention

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62
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arm in a sling

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bras en écharpe

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63
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ewe

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brebis

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64
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to tamper with

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bricoler, tergiverser

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65
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crusher

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broyeur

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drizzle

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bruine

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67
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to bully

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brutaliser, intimider

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68
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that’s very nice of you

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c’est très gentil à vous

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69
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to conceal

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cacher

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70
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to hush

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calmer, faire taire

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71
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hoax

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canular

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72
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check

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carreau (textile)

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73
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quarry

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carrière (min.)

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74
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bail

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caution, garantie

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75
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what’s known to work best

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ce qui marche le mieux

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76
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it would be madness to

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ce serait une erreur de

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77
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to give in

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céder

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78
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deer

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cerf, daim

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79
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to beset

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cerner

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80
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grief

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chagrin, peine, douleur

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sorrowful

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chagriné, triste

82
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to capsize

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chavirer

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count

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chef d’accusation

84
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oak

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chêne

85
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ankle

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cheville

86
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posh

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chic

87
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rag

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chiffon

88
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figure

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chiffre

89
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to cull

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choisir, éliminer

90
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to quote

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citer, coter

91
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hue

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clameur

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surreptitious

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clandestin

93
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mercy

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clémence

94
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nail

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clou, ongle

95
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to clot

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coaguler

96
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to bash

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cogner

97
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as though

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comme si

98
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inception

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commencement

99
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comprehensive

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complet, total

100
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foredoomed

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condamné d’avance

101
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to doom

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condamner

102
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reliance

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confiance

103
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clash

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conflit, choc, désaccord

104
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cosy

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confortable, douillet, à l’aise

105
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to sack

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congédier

106
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to know like the back of one’s hand

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connaitre comme le fond de sa poche

107
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to know by heart

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connaitre par coeur

108
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to regard

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considérer, envisager

109
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dismay

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consternation

110
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complacent

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content de soi

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strife

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contestation, lutte

112
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backlash

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contre-coup

113
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to balk

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contrecarrer

114
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compact

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convention, contrat

115
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to convene

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convoquer

116
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hearty

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cordial, sincère

117
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berth

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couchette, évitage

118
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to stitch

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coudre

119
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cold snap

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coup de froid

120
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to run the risk of

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courir le risque de

121
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sling

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courroie, bretelle

122
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to smoulder

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couver (feu)

123
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to hatch

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couver (œuf)

124
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bigheaded

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crâneur

125
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gullible

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crédule

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dusk

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crépuscule

127
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to scream

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crier

128
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dung

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crottin

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thigh

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cuisse

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hazardous

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dangereux

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hereabouts

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dans le coin

132
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barn dance

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danses folkloriques

133
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thimble

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dé à coudre

134
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cheerful

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de bonne humeur

135
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front-line

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de premier plan

136
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decade

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décennie

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to dump

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décharger, vider

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overdraft

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découvert (banq)

139
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to scorn, to despise

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dédaigner, mépriser

140
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to infer

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déduire, conclure

141
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to grub up

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défricher

142
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to propose

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demander en mariage

143
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outhouse

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dépendances (maison)

144
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to disparage

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déprécier, décrier

145
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stampede

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déroute, débâcle, débandade

146
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disagreement

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désaccord

147
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to recede (tide)

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descendre (marée)

148
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fate

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destin

149
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inmate

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détenu

150
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embezzlement

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détournement de fonds

151
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abduction

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détournement, enlèvement, rapt

152
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deviousness

A

détours

153
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to forestall

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devancer, anticiper

154
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to outpace

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devancer, distancer

155
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to dissent

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différer, être dissident

156
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to dwidle

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diminuer

157
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to steer

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diriger

158
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aloofness

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distance, réserve

159
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dissent

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divergence, dissidence

160
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tenet

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dogme, opinion

161
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sway

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domination

162
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flair for

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don pour

163
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to slap

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donner la fessée

164
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to pat

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donner une tape

165
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dowry

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dot

166
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to endow with

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doter de

167
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damper

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douche froide, rabat-joie

168
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pang

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douleur, angoisse

169
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meek

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doux, humble

170
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to chat up

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draguer

171
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playwright

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dramaturge

172
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fee

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droit, taxe

173
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owing to

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du à

174
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to trick

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duper, attraper

175
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dire

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dur, affreux

176
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stern

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dur, sévère

177
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drive

A

dynamisme

178
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sewage

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eaux d’égouts

179
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to swap

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échanger, troquer

180
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glare

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éclat

181
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thrift

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économie, épargne

182
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fright

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effroi

183
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impetus

A

élan

184
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to phase out

A

éliminer progressivement

185
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her ears stick out

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elle a les oreilles décollées

186
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praise

A

éloges, louanges

187
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to borrow

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emprunter

188
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plainclothes

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en civil

189
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in fallow

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en friche

190
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at large

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en liberté

191
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clutter

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encombrement, pagaille

192
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to foster

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encourager, parrainer

193
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to thrust

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enfoncer, pousser

194
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glut

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engorgement, surabondance, encombrement (marché)

195
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riddle

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énigme, devinette

196
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to heap

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entasser

197
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to encompass with, in

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entourer de, renfermer dans

198
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to entail

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entraîner

199
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one-man business

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entreprise individuelle

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savings

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épargnes

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