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1
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Avouer

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To admit to

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En rang serré

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In close formation

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Tabouret

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Stool

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Figurante

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Extra (film)

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Aborder

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To reach, approach, take up

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Se taper sur les nerfs

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To get on someone’s nerves

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Avoir le cran de faire

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To have the guts to do something

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Dirigeant

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Director, manager

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Ronduillard

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Podgy

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Baratiner

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To chat up

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S’esclaffer

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To burst out laughing

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Gâcher

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To waste

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Costaud

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Strong

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Effleurer

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To brush, skim over

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S’avérer

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To prove to be

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Bide

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tummy

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Covoiter

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To covet

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Mettre [qch] a plat

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To examine from all sides

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Convenir à

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To be suitable for

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Saler

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To add salt to

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Chaton

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Kitten

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Accrocher

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To hang

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Décortiquer

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To peel, (fig) analyse

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Susciter

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To provoke, kindle

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Guindé

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Stiff, awkward

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Encadrer

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To frame, surround

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Régler

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To adjust, resolve

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Indemnité

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Compensation

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Anodin

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Trivial

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Extirper

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To extract

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Manigancer

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To scheme, plot

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Insouciant

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Carefree

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Grommeler

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To mumble

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Canaliser

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To channel, focus

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Colis

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Parcel

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Songer

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To think of, dream

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Veuf

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Widower

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Rancard

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Date (romantic)

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Ruisseler

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To flow

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Étroitement

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Closely

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Démarrer

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To start

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Outrance

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Excess

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Lis

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Lily

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Mâchoir

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Jawbone

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Séduisant

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Attractive, seductive

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Cartonner

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To do extremely well, ace

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Au debut de moins

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At least initially

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Volière

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Aviary

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Dès que

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As soon as

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Esquisser

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To begin, go to do something

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Donner le feu vert à [qch]

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To give [sth] the green light

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Parages

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Area, vicinity

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En avoir ras la casquette de [qch]

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To be totally fed up with something

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Taquiner

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To tease

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En congé

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On leave

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Assommer

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To knock out

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Réel

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Real

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Se pavaner

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To strut

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Radoucir

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To mellow, subdue

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S’agenouiller

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To kneel

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Tournoyer

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To swirl

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Se passer la corde au cou

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To tie yourself down

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Encolure

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Neckline, neck, collar

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Aduler

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To idolise

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Prendre soin de faire [qch]

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To make sure you do [sth]

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Se déhancher

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To wiggle your hips

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Songeur

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Lost in thought

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Entasser

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To accumulate

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Gars

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Lad

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Lin

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Linen

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Fissurer

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To crack

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Faire-valoir

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To make look good

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Loufoque

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Bizarre, crazy

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Aboyer

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To bark

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S’écraser

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To press, flatten

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Contourner

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To circumvent

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Avoir la bougeotte

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To have ants in your pants

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Avoir du mal à

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To find it difficult to

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Larme

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Tear

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Figé

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Frozen, solidified

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S’affaisser

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To sink

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Guilleret

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Carefree

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Perche

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Pole

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Être navré

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To be very sorry

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S’embuer

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To fog up, confuse (fig)

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Contrarié

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Upset, unhappy

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Passer l’éponge

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To wipe the slate clean

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Épingle de nourrice

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Safety pin

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Froncement

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Fold, frown

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Livrer

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To deliver

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Jacasser

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To chatter

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Ecchymose

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Bruise

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Crève

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Bad cold

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Étincelle

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Spark

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Pétasse

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Slut, slag

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Bousculer

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To shove

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Se mettre en rogne

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To get mad

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Recourber

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To curve

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Carrelage

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Tiles

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Ce n’est pas une mince affaire

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It’s no mean feat

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Bâtir

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To build

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Exaucer

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To grant

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Déguerpir

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To skedaddle

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Épouvantable

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Terrible, horrendous

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S’offusquer

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To offend

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Sueur

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Sweat

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Foutu

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Lousy

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Dingue

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Crazy, unhinged

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Piqûre

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Injection

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Écarquiller

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To open wide

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Luisant

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Gleaming

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Désabusé

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Disillusioned

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Siroter

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To sip

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Virer

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To throw out

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S’entraider

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To help each other

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Effroyable

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Frightening

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Se vanter de

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To boast about

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Étreindre

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To hug

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Pâmer

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To faint

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Au-delà de

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Beyond

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Se moquer de

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To not care about

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Hebdomadaire

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Weekly

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Maudit

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Wretched

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Congédir

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To fire, dismiss

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Tiédeur

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Warmth

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Parution

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Publication

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Trinquer

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To toast, drink to

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gosier

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throat

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Il nous en faut

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We need it

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Pudiquement

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modestly, discreetly

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s’atteler à

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to get on with a task

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goulot

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neck of bottle

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braise

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ember

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onéreux

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pricey

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gicler

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to squirt, splash

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Percer

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to drill, pierce

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coup de foudre

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Love at first sight

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médiatique

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media friendly

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haineux

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hateful

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désinvolte

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nonchalent

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éprouver

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to have, feel, experience

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Unir

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to unite

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fêtarde

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party animal

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écumer

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to skim

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mûrir

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to ripen

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cintré

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nuts, crazy

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tripoter

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to fiddle with, fondle

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Bouffant

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Full, puffed out

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Fouine

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snoop, busybody

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Rafler la mise

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To win the jackpot, clean up

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nier

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to deny

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fouillis

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muddle, mess

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vacarme

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racket, din

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munir de

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to equip with

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Faire signe à

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to signal to

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foutu

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rotten, lousy

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rugir

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to roar

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réellement

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really, genuinely

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remettre

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to recognise (familiar)

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J’ai su que

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I leaned that

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prude

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prudish

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panser

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to bandage

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chiotte

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loo

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lèche-cul

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arse-licker

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frotter

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to rub

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mitigé

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mixed (as in mixed feelings)

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buanderie

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laundry room

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mettre [qch] en veilleuse

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to put on hold

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étouffer

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to suffocate

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gouine

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dyke

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tordu

A

twisted

172
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se faire + inf.

A

to get [past participle]

173
Q

bulle

A

bubble

174
Q

couler

A

flow

175
Q

abruti

A

idiot

176
Q

tapageur

A

flashy, showy

177
Q

en toile de fond

A

against a background of

178
Q

cafarder

A

to snitch

179
Q

dénuer

A

to deprive

180
Q

rugosité

A

roughness, coarseness

181
Q

se ramener

A

to turn up

182
Q

ramener

A

to take [someone] back

183
Q

tranchant

A

sharp edge

184
Q

péniblement

A

with difficulty

185
Q

clairsemé

A

sparse

186
Q

ne … guère

A

barely

187
Q

rabattre

A

to refold

188
Q

esquisser

A

to sketch, outline

189
Q

déni

A

denial

190
Q

ça que sert [qch]

A

that’s what [smth] is for

191
Q

Il y a quelque chose qui cloche chez lui

A

there’s something not right about him

192
Q

amas

A

pile, heap

193
Q

étincelle

A

spark

194
Q

s’écraser

A

to shut up

195
Q

cruauté

A

cruelty, brutality

196
Q

futé

A

crafty, clever

197
Q

brise

A

breeze

198
Q

peignoir

A

robe

199
Q

être sur la sellette

A

to be in the hotseat

200
Q

adosser

A

to lean against

201
Q

gémir

A

to moan, whine

202
Q

péricliter

A

decline

203
Q

plaie

A

wound, cut

204
Q

radoucir

A

to subdue, calm, mellow

205
Q

gribouiller

A

to scribble

206
Q

encre

A

ink

207
Q

serrure

A

lock

208
Q

bluffer

A

to bluff

209
Q

parvenir

A

to reach

210
Q

bouquin

A

book

211
Q

calendrier

A

calendar

212
Q

Tenir les ficelles

A

To hold all the strings

213
Q

ébahir

A

to astonish

214
Q

soigneusement

A

carefully, neatly

215
Q

évincer

A

to oust, depose

216
Q

dégouliner

A

to drip, trickle

217
Q

bretelle

A

suspenders

218
Q

fierté

A

pride

219
Q

ineptie

A

incompetence

220
Q

fêler

A

to crack

221
Q

élan

A

run-up

222
Q

glousser

A

to giggle (pejorative)

223
Q

Depuis la nuit des temps

A

Since the dawn of time

224
Q

épingle

A

pin

225
Q

s’estomper

A

to tone down, fade

226
Q

nouer

A

to tie, knot, develop, build up

227
Q

se blottir

A

to huddle

228
Q

minable

A

pathetic

229
Q

nichon

A

tit

230
Q

atout

A

asset, trump card

231
Q

éperdument

A

madly, desperately

232
Q

trafiquer

A

to tamper with, or get up to

233
Q

disert

A

eloquent, loquacious

234
Q

larguer

A

to release, or break up with

235
Q

denrée

A

food products

236
Q

fresque

A

fresco

237
Q

trépigner

A

to hop up and down

238
Q

guetter

A

to keep an eye out for

239
Q

accourir

A

to hurry to, come running

240
Q

percevoir

A

to perceive

241
Q

fulgurant

A

lightning, dazzling

242
Q

Quoi qu’il en soit

A

be that as it may

243
Q

frange

A

fringe

244
Q

desserrer

A

to loosen

245
Q

mou

A

soft

246
Q

haut-le-cœur

A

retching, heaving, gagging

247
Q

plisser

A

to crease

248
Q

téléphone arabe

A

grapevine

249
Q

jouer des tours

A

to play tricks

250
Q

jadis

A

formerly

251
Q

brimer

A

to bully

252
Q

dépasser les bornes

A

to go too far, step over the line

253
Q

enrayer

A

to block, halt

254
Q

dévisager

A

to stare at

255
Q

dilettante

A

amateur

256
Q

capote

A

condom

257
Q

interner

A

to detain

258
Q

sanglot

A

sobbing

259
Q

frotter

A

to rub, scrape

260
Q

sceller

A

to wrap up, conclude

261
Q

étouffer

A

to suffocate

262
Q

lancer de dés

A

throw of the dice

263
Q

au fil du temps

A

as time goes by

264
Q

chasser

A

to hunt

265
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inébranlable

A

unmovable

266
Q

soupirer

A

to sigh

267
Q

brouillon

A

rough draft

268
Q

soûl

A

drunk

269
Q

maillot de corps

A

vest

270
Q

marteler

A

to hammer, pound

271
Q

esquiver

A

to evade, avoid

272
Q

froncer

A

to gather (fabric)

273
Q

mensogne

A

lie

274
Q

debout

A

standing

275
Q

être au diapason

A

to be on the same page

276
Q

goutter

A

to drip

277
Q

se hérisser

A

to stick up, (fig) to get irritated

278
Q

foutaise

A

nonsense

279
Q

soit … soit …

A

either … or

280
Q

gérer

A

to manage, handle

281
Q

cuisant

A

crushing, heavy

282
Q

virage en épingle

A

hairpin bend

283
Q

hanter

A

to haunt

284
Q

mépriser

A

to show contempt for

285
Q

pur

A

pure

286
Q

morcelé

A

broken up, divided up

287
Q

à peu près

A

around, more or less

288
Q

ramper

A

to crawl

289
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s’en mordre les doigts

A

to kick yourself

290
Q

feu de paille

A

flash in the pan

291
Q

gominer

A

to slick back (hair)

292
Q

défaillir

A

to swoon, faint

293
Q

coup de pub

A

publcity stunt

294
Q

à cet égard

A

with regard to this

295
Q

se faire prendre

A

to get caught up in

296
Q

gagne-pain

A

breadwinner

297
Q

ébranler

A

to shake, unsettle

298
Q

nœud

A

knot

299
Q

nuque

A

neck

300
Q

élu

A

chosen one

301
Q

couler

A

to flow

302
Q

cravacher

A

to work your arse off

303
Q

boniment

A

spiel

304
Q

sourdine

A

mute (for instrument)

305
Q

pion

A

pawn

306
Q

mufle

A

snout, or oaf

307
Q

digne

A

dignified

308
Q

orgueil

A

pride, pride and joy

309
Q

démesuré

A

excessive

310
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réglo

A

honest

311
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flagrant

A

blatant

312
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mijoter

A

to simmer, or to plot, scheme

313
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restes

A

remains, leftovers

314
Q

avertir [qqn] de [qch]

A

to tell [sb] about [sth]

315
Q

dégriffer

A

to neuter

316
Q

fendre

A

to split

317
Q

englober

A

to encompass, include

318
Q

entreprendre

A

to start doing [sth]

319
Q

époux

A

spouse

320
Q

gober

A

to swallow

321
Q

faner

A

to wilt, wither

322
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lubrique

A

lustful, lewd

323
Q

prestance

A

presence

324
Q

tamiser

A

to sift, or to dim (lights)

325
Q

sombrer

A

to sink

326
Q

meutri

A

bruised

327
Q

enivrant

A

intoxicating

328
Q

déchirer

A

to tear, rip

329
Q

coupure

A

break, interruption, power cut

330
Q

soutirer

A

to extract

331
Q

émeute

A

disturbance, riot

332
Q

en tant que tel

A

in its current form

333
Q

haïr

A

to hate

334
Q

grésillement

A

static, interference

335
Q

interpeller

A

to call out to, heckle

336
Q

dégénérer

A

to degenerate, worsen

337
Q

simagrées

A

messing around

338
Q

hausser

A

to raise, increase

339
Q

va-et-vient

A

back and forth

340
Q

abuser de [qch]

A

to drink [sth] to excess, overdo, abuse

341
Q

époustouflant

A

mind-boggling

342
Q

cracher

A

to spit

343
Q

noirceur

A

darkness

344
Q

achever

A

to finish off

345
Q

évier

A

kitchen sink

346
Q

fade

A

tasteless, bland

347
Q

bourreau

A

executioner, persecutor

348
Q

errer

A

to wander, roam

349
Q

bouffir

A

to swell

350
Q

ivrogne

A

drunkard

351
Q

bouleverser

A

to devastate

352
Q

étaler

A

to spread

353
Q

bafouiller

A

to stammer

354
Q

pécher

A

to sin

355
Q

lâcher prise

A

to give up, give in

356
Q

humer

A

to sniff

357
Q

surgir

A

to appear suddenly

358
Q

surgir de nulle part

A

to come out of nowhere

359
Q

mensonge

A

lie

360
Q

sangloter

A

to sob

361
Q

aux dépens de [qqn]

A

at [sb]’s expense

362
Q

deuil

A

bereavement, mourning

363
Q

givre

A

frost

364
Q

coulisse de

A

behind the scenes of

365
Q

rocailleux

A

rocky

366
Q

radoter

A

ramble

367
Q

vrombissement

A

throbbing

368
Q

saccager

A

to wreck, vandalise

369
Q

réconforter

A

to comfort

370
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se rappeler [qch/qqn]

A

to remember [sth/sb]

371
Q

fracassant

A

deafening

372
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mettre un terme à [qch]

A

to bring [sth] to a close

373
Q

tourbillon

A

whirlwind

374
Q

s’emplir

A

to fill up

375
Q

convoler

A

to remarry

376
Q

grisonner

A

to go grey

377
Q

brèche

A

chip

378
Q

rivaliser

A

to compete

379
Q

mesquin

A

petty

380
Q

anéantir

A

to destroy, annihilate

381
Q

avoisiner

A

to be close to [sth]

382
Q

cuivré

A

copper-coloured

383
Q

rengaine

A

tune

384
Q

gravir

A

to work your way up

385
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puits

A

well (for water)

386
Q

agrume

A

citrus fruits

387
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flatter

A

to flatter

388
Q

reluire

A

to gleam, shine

389
Q

se priver

A

to deprive yourself

390
Q

opprimer

A

to oppress, suppress

391
Q

épuisement

A

exhaustion

392
Q

souhaiter ne fût-ce qu’un

A

to wish for even one

393
Q

déraciner

A

to uproot

394
Q

colocataire

A

housemate

395
Q

sans sourciller

A

without batting an eyelid

396
Q

bercer

A

to rock

397
Q

d’avant en arrière

A

back and forth

398
Q

parlementer

A

to discuss endlessly

399
Q

alité

A

bedridden

400
Q

brailler

A

to yell, holler

401
Q

beugler

A

to yell, holler

402
Q

affûter

A

to sharpen

403
Q

crêper

A

to frizz (hair)

404
Q

foutre la paix à [qqn]

A

to leave [sb] alone

405
Q

bedaine

A

paunch

406
Q

cicatriciel

A

scar

407
Q

au-delà

A

on the other side, beyond

408
Q

table de chevet

A

bedside table

409
Q

pépin

A

pip, or mishap

410
Q

dalle

A

paving stone

411
Q

dureté

A

hardness

412
Q

pierre

A

stone

413
Q

aisé

A

will-off

414
Q

silex

A

flint

415
Q

miette

A

crumb

416
Q

auprès de

A

near, close to

417
Q

auriez-vous l’amabilité de …

A

would you be so kind as to …

418
Q

insuffler

A

to inspire

419
Q

inébranlable

A

unmovable

420
Q

frotter

A

to rub, scrub

421
Q

zèle

A

zeal, enthusiasm

422
Q

comble de [sth]

A

height of [sth], apogee of [sth]

423
Q

aveugler

A

to blind

424
Q

se dérouler

A

to take place

425
Q

gronder

A

to rumble

426
Q

Ça me démange de

A

I’m itching to

427
Q

mensonger

A

dishonest, misleading

French Vocab From James’s Book (9 decks)

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