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près

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near
tout près nearby
J’habite tout près. I live nearby.
près de near
Il habite près de la poste. He lives near the post office.
Assieds-toi près de moi. Sit down next to me.
près d’ici near here
Est-ce que c’est près d’ici? Is it near here?
de près closely
Il a regardé la photo de près. He looked closely at the photo.
(autres locutions) près de (=environ) nearly
Il y avait près de cinq cents spectateurs. There were nearly 500 spectators.
à qch près, à 1kg près to within about 1kg
On n’est pas à un jour près. One day won’t make any difference., One day either way won’t make any difference.
à peu de choses près more or less
à cela près que apart from the fact that
être près de faire to be on the point of doing
Il était près de le dénoncer. He was on the point of informing on him.
ne pas être près de faire qch to be not about to do sth
Je ne suis pas près de lui pardonner. I’m not about to forgive him.

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liée

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close, related adj
très lié avec (fig) very friendly with, very close to
lié par [+serment, promesse] bound by
avoir partie liée avec qn to be involved with sb

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renifler

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to sniff

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sommeil

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noun : sleep

avoir le sommeil léger to be a light sleeper
avoir sommeil to be sleepy
en sommeil (fig)
[volcan, site internet, affaire, virus] dormant
mettre en sommeil [+affaire] to leave in abeyance
[+projet] to put on ice

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pénible

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hard, painful, tiresome

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joues

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cheeks

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fausse

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false, fake, forged, wrong, copy

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le menton

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chin

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agripper

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to grab, to clutch

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réveil

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waking up no pl
au réveil on waking
(MILITAIRE)
sonner le réveil to sound the reveille
(=pendule) alarm clock, alarm
mettre le réveil à huit heures to set the alarm for eight o’clock

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empêtrés

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to entangle, to mire

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marin

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adj - sea/marine, noun -sailor

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culotte

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pants, knickers, breeches, underwear

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noeud

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noun: knot, node

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frêle

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frail, fragile

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canotier

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boater

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laqués

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COATED

   (=peinture)   gloss paint, gloss
   (=vernis)   lacquer
     (brute)    shellac
     (pour cheveux)    hair spray
      nm  
   (=art, technique)   lacquer work
     (objet, oeuvre)    piece of lacquerware

laqué , e
adj lacquered
du canard laqué Peking duck

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verrière

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GLASS ROOF, WINDOW

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toussé

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tousser : to cough

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cracher

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to spit, to belch, to cough up

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un mouchoir

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handkerchief, tissue

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les crachats

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spit (noun)

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arrachement

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tearing, wrench

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incommode

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inconvenient, uncomfortable

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cendre
ash (noun) ashen (adj)
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au-dessus
above, upstairs
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cuire
to cook, to bake, to fire, to smart
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erre
to roam, to wander
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s'ennuyer
(éprouver de l'ennui) to be bored s'ennuyer de to be bored with, to get bored with (=regretter) to miss
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paille
straw
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commode
handy, easy (adj), chest of drawers (noun)
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jaunie
yellowed
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cuivre
copper (n), coppery, bronzed (adj)
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découpé
adj/v - carved, shaped, cut
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faubourg
suburb
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traversin
noun, bolster: a long, thick pillow that is placed under other pillows for support. • a part of a vehicle or tool providing structural support. • Building a short timber cap over a post designed to increase the bearing of the beams it supports.
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remue-ménage
action, liveliness, commotion
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chauffer
to heat/warm vt [+eau, maison] to heat vi [eau] (du chauffe-eau, pour la cuisine) to boil être en train de chauffer (pour le thé, le café) L'eau est en train de chauffer. The kettle's on. mettre de l'eau à chauffer (pour le thé, le café) to put the kettle on Je vais mettre de l'eau à chauffer pour faire du thé. I'll put the kettle on and make some tea. [locataire, occupant d'une maison] to have the heating on On chauffe depuis la mi-octobre. We've had the heating on since mid-October. (=trop chauffer) [moteur] to overheat * (fig) ça chauffe! (=ça barde) things are getting heated (=il y a de l'ambiance) it's jumping! ça va chauffer (=ça va barder) there's going to be trouble
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fermer la bière
to close the coffin
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curé
noun - father, priest, parish
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prévenu
noun: accused, defendant; verb: prévenir: to prevent, to inform, to tell
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choeur
choir, chorus
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enfoncée
smashed in, deep set
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plumier
pencil box
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un drap
sheet, wollen fabric
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s'incliner
to bow, to be defeated
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habits ridicules
ridiculous clothing
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un feutre mou à calotte ronde et aux ailes larges
felt, soft skullcap, large wings
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soulier
low heeled shoes
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truffé
stuffed with, brimming with
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chaleur
heat, warmth, fervor
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rousse
red, redheaded
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menaient
to take, to conduct, to lead?
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une trêve
a truce, a respite
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débordant
unbounded, exuberant
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tressaillir
to quiver, to shudder
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dépasser
[+véhicule, concurrent] to overtake Il y a une voiture qui essaie de nous dépasser. There's a car trying to overtake us. [+endroit] to pass, to go past Nous avons dépassé Dijon. We've passed Dijon., We've gone past Dijon. [+somme, limite] to exceed (fig) (en beauté) to surpass, to outshine (=être en saillie sur) (au-dessus) to jut out above , (en avant) to jut out in front of (=dérouter) to be beyond Cela me dépasse. It's beyond me. vi (AUTOMOBILES) to overtake [jupon] to show
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niveau
level, grade
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s'éventer
to fan oneself
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mouchoir
handkerchief, tissue
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casquette
cap
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sueur
to sweat
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pulpe
pulp ...
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cuir
leather, hide
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gluant
sticky, gummy. Dare I say, gluingy
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goudron
asphalt, tar
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crottin
dung, manure
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constater
to note, to notice, to report, to record, to certify
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rattraper
[+fugitif] to recapture La police a rattrapé le voleur. The police recaptured the thief. (=retenir, empêcher de tomber) to catch hold of (=rejoindre) to catch up with Je vais rattraper Cécile. I'll catch up with Cécile. [+retard] to make up [+imprudence, erreur] to make good rattraper son retard to make up the delay rattraper le temps perdu to make up lost time
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attraper
``` [+voleur, fugitif] to catch [+balle, objet lancé] to catch [+maladie] to catch [+amende] to get, to pick up [+habitude] to pick up (=duper) to take in (Grande-Bretagne) , to con ```
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plusieurs
some/several
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s'écouler
pass by
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l'évanouissement
fainting fit, faint (noun)
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pantin
jumping jack, puppet, marionette
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se baigner
to have a bath, to go swimming
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l'époque
nf [+histoire] age, era [+année, la vie] time à l'époque at that time À l'époque, beaucoup de gens n'avaient pas l'eau courante. At that time a lot of people didn't have running water. à cette époque at that time à cette époque de l'année at this time of year faire époque [événement] to make history d'époque (meuble) period modif
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boue
mud
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effleurer
to brush against, to touch upon
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s'rhabiller
to redress oneself
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fautif
adj (=responsable) at fault, in the wrong (=incorrect) [interprétation, raisonnement] incorrect nm/f culprit

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