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dreadful

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épouvantable

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impish

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espiègle, malicieux

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esteem

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estime

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cripple

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estropié (n)

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cowshed

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étable

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to quench

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étancher (soif)

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plight

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état, situation critique

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to glisten

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étinceler, miroiter

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quaint

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étrange, bizarre

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to originate

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être l’auteur de

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to ail

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être souffrant

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to be soaked to the skin

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être trempé jusqu’aux os

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appraisal

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évaluation, appréciation, expertise

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to assess

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évaluer

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gospel

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évangile

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tax avoidance

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évasion fiscale

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contingency

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éventualité

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to dodge, to sidestep

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éviter, esquiver, éluder

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to conjure up

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évoquer

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overstatement

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exagération

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fulsome

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excessif

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to dispatch

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expédier

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feat

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exploit, tour de force

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to set out

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exposer

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to grin

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exprimer un sourire, une grimace

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exquisite

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exquis, raffiné

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readily

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facilement

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feeble

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faible

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to pay heed to

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faire attention à

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to make acquaintance with

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faire connaissance avec

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to retaliate

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faire des représailles

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to ply

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faire la navette

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to do penance

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faire pénitence

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to liken to

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faire ressembler à

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to kick up a fuss

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faire tout un cirque

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deceptive

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fallacieux

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foster home

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famille d’accueil

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coy

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farouche

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outskirts

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faubourg, périphérie

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spurious

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faux, falsifié

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charwoman

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femme de ménage

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rift

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fente, fissure, rupture

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slit, slot

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fente, rainure, ouverture

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clannish

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fermé, partisan

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buoyant

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ferme, soutenu, optimiste, flottable

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bridegroom

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fiancé, jeune marié

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bride

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fiancée, jeune mariée

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allegiance

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fidélité, obéissance

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eventually

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finalement

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50
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crack

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fissure

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51
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to flare

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flamboyer, évaser

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to loiter, to stroll

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flâner, traîner

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plague

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fléau

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fair

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foire

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to compel

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forcer, obliger

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gorgeous

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formidable, splendide

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loony

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fou

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to delve

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fouiller, creuser

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jumble, muddle

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fouillis, pagaille

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sprain, strain

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foulure, entorse

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outspoken

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franc

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frail

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frêle, fragile

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to rub

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frotter

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to shun

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fuir, éviter

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sneaky

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furtif

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66
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to pawn

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gager

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67
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to groan

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gémir

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lavish

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gigantesque, abondant

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shift

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glissement, changement

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70
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to slither

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glisser, onduler

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to surge, to swell

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gonfler, enfler

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to dribble

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goutter, tomber doucement

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73
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speck

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grain, défaut

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74
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barn

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grange

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75
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to scribble

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gribouiller

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claw

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griffe

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grid

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grille, grillage

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grin

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grimace, sourire

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to snarl

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grogner, emmêler

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80
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to nag

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grogner, gronder sans cesse

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to scold

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gronder, réprimander

82
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ably

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habilement, avec talent / compétence

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to mince

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hacher

84
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to hack

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hacher, tailler

85
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hip

A

hanche

86
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to badger, to plague

A

harceler, importuner, tourmenter

87
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to harrow

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herser, déchirer

88
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to dither

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hésiter

89
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tenement

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HLM

90
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mortgage

A

hypothèque

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assumption

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hypothèse

92
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It takes some getting used to

A

Il faut s’y habituer

93
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even handed

A

impartial

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stalemate

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impasse, pat (échecs)

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shortcomings

A

imperfections

96
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ruthless

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impitoyable

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print-outs

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imprimés, impressions

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relentless

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incessant

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fault

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incident

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bend

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inclinaison, courbe

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drawback

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inconvénient

102
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foray

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incursion, raid

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lenient

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indulgent, doux

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patchy

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inégal, modéré

105
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supine

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inerte

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awash

A

inondé

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ominous

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inquiétant

108
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to enshrine

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inscrire, sauvegarder

109
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highbrow

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intellectuel

110
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to step in

A

intervenir

111
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meddling

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intervention, manigances

112
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to daunt

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intimider

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adamant

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intransigeant, inflexible

114
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stocktaking

A

inventaire

115
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sore

A

irrité

116
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I’d be used to it by now, but

A

je devrais y être habitué maintenant mais

117
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I can’t abide her

A

je ne peux pas la supporter

118
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I bet you’re exhausted

A

je parie que vous êtes épuisé

119
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darts

A

jeu de fléchettes

120
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pun

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jeu de mots

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whiz kid

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jeune prodige

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newlyweds

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jeunes mariés

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cheek

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joue

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gem

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joyau, perle (erreur)

125
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jolly

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joyeux, rudement

126
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to deem

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juger, estimer

127
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hitherto

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jusqu’à présent

128
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surge

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la houle

129
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the car of my dreams

A

la voiture de mes rêves

130
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to drop

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lâcher, baisser

131
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dismal

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lamentable, lugubre, sombre

132
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to hurl

A

lancer avec force

133
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the buglar is still at large

A

le cambrioleur court toujours

134
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the final nail in his coffin

A

le coup de grâce

135
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to lick

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lécher

136
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stolid

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lent, impassible

137
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yeast

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levure

138
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linkage

A

liaison

139
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to free on bail

A

libérer sous caution

140
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to file (nails)

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limer (ongles)

141
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winding up

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liquidation

142
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cot

A

lit de camp

143
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to spot

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localiser

144
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hire purchase

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location vente

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to squint

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loucher

146
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to rent

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louer, mettre/prendre en location

147
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to laud

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louer, vénérer

148
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dreary

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lugubre, sinistre, triste (tps)

149
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to overpower

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maîtriser

150
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malevolent

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malveillant

151
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fod

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manie, lubie

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mob

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manif

153
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hovel

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masure, taudis

154
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to curse

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maudire, jurer

155
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glum

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maussade

156
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weed

A

mauvaise herbe

157
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ill will

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mauvaise volonté

158
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meanness

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médiocrité

159
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to muse on

A

méditer sur

160
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to mash

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mélanger, brasser

161
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handcuffs

A

menottes

162
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mendacious

A

menteur, mensonger

163
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scorn

A

mépris, dédain

164
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to despise, to scorn

A

mépriser, dédaigner

165
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to deserve

A

mériter

166
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to pool

A

mettre en commun

167
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to scotch

A

mettre fin, faire échouer

168
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slender

A

mince

169
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to tamper

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modérer, calmer

170
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to come in (tide)

A

monter (marée)

171
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derisive, derisory

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moqueur, dérisoire

172
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bleak

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morne, triste, livide

173
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froth

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mousse, écume

174
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dumb

A

muet

175
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ripe

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mûr

176
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to mutter

A

murmurer

177
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midget, dwarf

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nain

178
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commuter train

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navette, train de banlieue

179
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to be found wanting

A

ne pas faire l’affaire

180
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not to mince words

A

ne pas mâcher ses mots

181
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nonentity

A

néant, nullité

182
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sleet

A

neige fondue

183
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odd number

A

nombre impair

184
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even number

A

nombre pair

185
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hatchlings

A

nouveau-nés (éclosion)

186
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deleterious

A

nuisible

187
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nil

A

nul

188
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to demur

A

objecter

189
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hindrance

A

obstacle

190
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obnoxious

A

odieux, antipathique

191
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idle

A

oisif

192
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naysayer

A

opposant systématique

193
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rubbish

A

ordures

194
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to skim through

A

parcourir (texte)

195
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assault course

A

parcours du combattant

196
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kith and kin

A

parents et amis

197
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scent

A

parfum

198
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peculiar

A

particulier

199
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to shoot off/out

A

partir comme une flèche

200
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to hose

A

passer au jet