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A bitter taste

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Amer, Rude, glacial

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The Steel

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L’Acier

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To Chill

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Refroidissement (nm)
Refroidir (verb)
an unpleasant feeling of coldness in the atmosphere, one’s surroundings, or the body.(nm)

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That’s odd

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Curieux

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Fiendish

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Diabolique

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Brighter yet

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plus lumineux encore

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Might (may : pouvoir)

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pourrait / pouvoir

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A Limb

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Membre du corps

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To Ache ( to suffer a persistent pain)
had an ache in his back
my heart aches for those poor people

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douleurs (nm)

avoir mal qql part

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A Strain

The rope broke due to an excessive strain

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Tension (force)

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Halfway

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mi-chemin

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To Kindle anew

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allumer de nouveau

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The Foulness

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Grossièreté

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The Chest

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Poitrine

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No sooner had he done so than

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A peine avait-il fait que

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To Divest

‘men are unlikely to be divested of power without a struggle’

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deprive (someone) of power, rights, or possessions.

Priver mais aussi céder

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The pace (noun)
‘Kirov stepped back a pace’
‘he’s an aggressive player with plenty of pace’

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A single step taken when walking or running.

le rythme

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graveyards

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Cimetières

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To Spot (spotted spotted)
‘the men were spotted by police’
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see, notice, or recognize (someone or something) that is difficult to detect or that one is searching for.

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Accordingly
‘we have to discover what his plans are and act accordingly’
‘there was no breach of the rules; accordingly, there will be no disciplinary inquiry’

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1 - In a way that is appropriate to the particular circumstances.

2 - sentence adverb As a result; therefore.

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The gloom

‘he strained his eyes peering into the gloom’

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Obscurité

Murky : sombre

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Mounds

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Buttes
hills : collinnes
ridge : crête

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Towering / To tower
‘He looked up at the towering buildings’
‘he seemed to tower over everyone else’

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imposant (adj)

rise to or reach a great height. (verb)

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To reach

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Atteindre

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To Moan / a moan

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a long, low sound made by a person expressing physical or mental suffering or sexual pleasure.

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Lingering / To linger
her perfume lingered
fans lingered outside the door

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be slow in parting or in quitting something.
lasting for a long time or slow to end. (adj)
Persistant

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The Spine

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colonne vertébrale

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To Dwarf

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Rapetisser

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With awe

my son looked at me with awe as he listened to my story

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Avec crainte

Émerveillement / admiration

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To vow

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solemnly promise to do a specified thing.

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Those who were in need

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Ceux / celles

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Woolly

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Laineux

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Tusks

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Défenses (animal)

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Hooved tracks

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Traces de sabots

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A Tip (noun)
‘George pressed the tips of his fingers together’
‘the northern tip of Scotland’
‘the rubber tip of the walkinf stick’

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1 - The pointed or rounded end or extremity of something slender or tapering (Becoming thinner or narrower towards one end.)
1-1 end of an object

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Neither (Article)

neither side of the brain is dominant over the other

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not the one nor the other of two people or things; not either.

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a roost

‘birds were hurrying (to hurry) to their evening roosts’

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A place where birds regularly settle or congregate to rest at night, or where bats congregate to rest in the day

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Ahead

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Devant / en avant

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Forsaken

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Abandonné (adj)

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Wary

‘dogs which have been mistreated often remain very wary of strangers’

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Prudent (adj)

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To Fathom

‘he couldn’t fathom why she was being so anxious’

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understand (a difficult problem or an enigmatic person) after much thought.

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To wreak (havoc)
‘torrential rainstorms wreaked havoc yesterday’
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cause (a large amount of damage or harm).

semer le chaos

43
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The Havoc

‘torrential rainstorms wreaked havoc yesterday’

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Ravage / dévastation

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To blast / blasted
A blast
make your own blasted coffee!

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Adj : used to express annoyance. (Fichu / maudit)
verb : détruire, dynamiter
Noun : se marrer (us)
Un souffle

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To Wither

‘the grass had withered to an unappealing brown’

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Dépérir

(of a plant) become dry and shriveled. Flétrir / faner

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To Blight

“a peach tree blighted by leaf curl”

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infect (plants or a planted area) with blight.

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To Lay waste (laid laid)

‘a land laid waste by war’

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Completely destroy.

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To Stiffen
Stiffened
‘my back stiffens up and I can’t bend’

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make or become stiff or rigid.

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To Jolt / a jolt
‘a surge in the crowd behind him jolted him forwards’
‘Woke up with a jolt’

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push or shake (someone or something) abruptly and roughly. (pousser / secouer)
Noun : un choc / sursaut

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To whirl

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Tournnoyer

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To Crumble / the crumbling

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break or fall apart into small fragments, especially over a period of time as part of a process of deterioration.
Effriter / effritement

52
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His sanity

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Sa santé mentale

53
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Cloaked

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Voilé / manteau / masqué

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To Resume
‘a day later normal service was resumed’
‘the talks resumed in April’

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begin to do or pursue (something) again after a pause or interruption.

55
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The Flight

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Le vol

56
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To Slow

‘slow down !’

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Ralentir

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The Ascent

‘the first ascent of the Matterhorn’ (a mountain in the Alps)

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A climb or walk to the summit of a mountain or hill.

58
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The Midst

‘he left his flat in the midst of a rainstorm’

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In the middle of.

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Thoroughly (adv)

Thorough (adj) in a thorough manner

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Complètement

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upon
‘it was based upon two principles’
‘a school’s dependence upon parental support’

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more formal term for ‘on’, especially in abstract senses

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Aimlessly

‘we wandered aimlessly round Venice’

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Without purpose or direction.

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Whatsoever
I have no doubt whatsoever
article : whatever

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at all (used for emphasis).

63
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harm

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mal (dommage)

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To Deprive

‘the city was deprived of its water supplies’

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Prevent (a person or place) from having or using something.

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Lasting

To last : ‘the guitar solo lasted for twenty minutes’

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enduring or able to endure over a long period of time.
(adj) durable

(of a process, activity, or state of things) continue for a specified period of time (verb)

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Apart

‘two stone gateposts some thirty feet apart’

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adverbe

(of two or more people or things) separated by a distance; at a specified distance from each other in time or space.

To or on one side; at a distance from the main body.

so as to be shattered; into pieces.

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The main

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Le principal

68
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To Blow up (blew blown)

‘the car blew up as soon as it hit the wall’

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exploser

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Solemnly

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solennellement

70
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whereas

‘you treat the matter lightly, whereas I myself was never more serious’

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Alors que / tandis que

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Roughly

‘the man picked me up roughly’

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in a manner lacking gentleness; harshly or violently.

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Sharp

“cut the cake with a very sharp knife”

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(of an object) having an edge or point that is able to cut or pierce something (adj)

precisely (used after an expression of time). (adv)

pointu

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Astonishing / to astonish

‘you never fail to astonish me’

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Surprise or impress (someone) greatly.

74
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to hunt down

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traquer, pourchasser

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Sluggish / idle

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slow-moving or inactive (adj)

paresseux, morose

76
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A Delay
To delay
‘a two-hour delay’
‘the train was delayed’

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a period of time by which something is late or postponed.

Retard

77
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Succinct

‘Use short and succinct sentences’

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(especially of something written or spoken) briefly and clearly expressed.

78
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underneath

our bedroom is right underneath theirs

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situated directly below (something else).

en-dessous

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there is a crisis looming

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(of an event regarded as threatening) seem about to happen.

80
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Disarray

‘her grey hair was in disarray’

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a state of disorganization or untidiness.

81
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The untidiness

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Désordre

82
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A reverie

‘a knock on the door broke her reverie’

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a state of being pleasantly lost in one’s thoughts; a daydream. (nm)

83
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Ablaze

‘farm buildings were set ablaze’

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burning fiercely.

en feu

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Fiercely (adv)
a fierce (adj) competition
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Farouchement

Férocement

85
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a short nod

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un court signe de tête

86
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a condescending sneer

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a contemptuous or mocking smile, remark, or tone.

(nm) Ricanement

87
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a fate

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the development of events beyond a person’s control, regarded as determined by a supernatural power.
destin

88
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bode well (To bode)
‘their argument did not bode well for the future’
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be an omen of a particular outcome.

De bonne augure

89
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An omen

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Un présage

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An outcome

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the way a thing turns out; a consequence.

Résultat

91
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uneven

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not level or smooth

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Across
‘travelling across Europe’
‘halfway across, Jenny jumped’

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1 - from one side to the other of (something).

2 - Expressing position or orientation.

93
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A row / line

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a number of people or things in a more or less straight line. (en ligne)

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A strait
‘the economy is in dire straits’
‘the straits of Gilbraltar’

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a situation characterized by a specified degree of trouble or difficulty.

A narrow passage of water connecting two seas or two other large areas of water.
détroit

95
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To discard / throw away

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get rid of (someone or something) as no longer useful or desirable.

96
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To Get rid of (got got)

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discard / throw away

97
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Anew

‘her career had begun anew’

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De nouveau

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Surge

‘a surge in the crowd behind him jolted him forwards’

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A sudden powerful forward or upward movement, especially by a crowd or by a natural force such as the tide.
surtension, augmentation

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