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Mousse, écume

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Froth

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Débandade

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Stampede

Sticking his neck in life’s stampede meant risking violent decapitation

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Donner, faire un don

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To bestow

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Bienveillance

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Benevolence
Volunteering is fueled by the belief that because we come from financially wealthier countries, we have the right, or the obligation, to bestow our benevolence on people.

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A person of high rank especially in India

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Sirdar

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La convénience

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Expediency

Danger in thinking of “typically German” or “French” - just a matter of expediency

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Raccomoder, réparer

Guérir

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To mend
Distance can mend friendship
To be on the mend - être en voie de guérison

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Haïr, détester

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To loathe

KPI: love them or loathe them

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Sursauter

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To flinch

The French flinch at ostentatious displays of wealth

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Un rot - roter

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To / a belch

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Crachat

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Sputum

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Présage/signe

Un mauvais présage

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Omen

Of ill omen

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Très critique, blessant

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Scathing

Australian business was scathing of the political instability

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Âcre

Ex: piment de Cayenne, gingembre, ail, oignon, moutarde

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Pungent (smell)

Eg: cayenne, garlic, ginger, onion, mustard

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Âpre

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Astringent
Eg: grape skin, tea, cauliflower, lentils, green apple

-> PEAU de raisin

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Entrouvert

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Ajar, slightly open

The soul should always stand ajar, ready to welcome the ecstatic experience - Emily Dickinson

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Délicieux

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Scrumptious -> Scrummy

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Abattu(e)

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Despondent 
I've often got despondent, as I questioned my choices: spend a Friday night in a yoga class or in a bar
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Atout

Se surpasser, se battre, prendre le dessus

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(TO) TRUMP

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Bliss

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Single syllabe word rich with meaning:

Not ordinary happiness but a particularly serene and rapturous kind

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Omniprésence -> omniprésent

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Ubiquity -> UBIQUITOUS

Don d’ubiquité - capacité à être partout (à plusieurs endroits) à la fois

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Élément central, pilier

La présence du prof est le pilier de l’engagement de l’apprenti et du succès de la formation

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Lynchpin

The presence of the trainer is the lynchpin of learner engagement and training success

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La viager, le bouquet

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Equity release scheme
Lump sum
Life annuity

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