Excel 3; I think this is form Mariama Bâ Flashcards

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bouleversement

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upheaval

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folie

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of a state: madness, insanity

of an act: foolish

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veulerie

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spineless

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constat d’huisser

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balif’s report

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brandir

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to brandish, to wave or to flourish something (esp. a weapon) as a threat or in anger or excitement

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rapace

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rapacious, aggressively greedy or grasping

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impitoyable

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pitiless, merciless

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soustraire

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to subtract

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malin

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smart, clever, malign, evil

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une petite

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girl

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doué

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gifted, talented

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adj for due, owed, owing

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retirer

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to withdraw, to take away, to take off

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bosse

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bump

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moindre

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adj for the lesser

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privilégée

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privileged

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vu

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prep- in view of

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emprunter -

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to borrow, to take/adapt/assume, to follow

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facilité

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ease

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empruntée

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il-at-ease, awkward

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appartenir

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to belong to, to be up to

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versement

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mensuellement

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verser

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bancaire
bank
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prêt
ready
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acquérir
to acquire, to achieve, to purchase
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ébéniste
cabinetmaker
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se cogner
to bump
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traite
treaty
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denrée
foodstuff, commodity
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boucher
to close, to cover, to darken Boucher une bouteille (➙ bouchon; et aussi capsuler). Boucher les trous d'un mur, les pores du bois. Boucher hermétiquement un vase, un récipient. Boucher une voie d'eau. Boucher à fond. Se boucher le nez (en le pinçant), pour ne pas sentir une odeur. Se boucher les yeux : refuser de voir. Se boucher les oreilles : refuser d'entendre. Tu bouches le passage. La rue est bouchée par un gros camion. Boucher une porte, une fenêtre.
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débattre
debate [debatʀ] verb (conjugation 41) etym. ◊ XI beat and de- ⇨ etymological family fight. ❖   1. V. intr. Vx or region. (Canada) beat strongly. The heart debate me. ➙ throb.   2. V. tr. (XIII) * Examine contradictorily (something) with one or more partners. Debating an issue. ➙ shake, deliberate (to) discuss, debate. They discussed the matter among themselves, have discussed at length. Discuss a price. ➙ bargain. Discuss the terms of a pact, an agreement. ➙ negotiating process. ▫ "Everything discussed on balance" (La Fontaine). ▫ Absolt "They differ, discuss, consider, criticize" (Sartre). ▫ Discuss (by infl. Discuss). Discuss the price. They discussed.   3. V struggle. pron. * Fight, making great efforts to defend themselves, resist, escape. ➙ agitated, struggling. Struggle like hell, like a man possessed, like a madman. Swimmer struggling against the current. The victim has long been debated. ◆ Fig. Struggle against the difficulties of life. ➙ fight, fight, wrestle. Days "where one struggles in vain against all that is low and vile" (Maurois). ❖ ■ contrary Yield. ■ homonyms poss. Debate: Debate; débattrai: débâterai (debater) struggled: débâtis (Unbuilding).
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syndicale
labor union
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endiguer
restrain
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ampleur
scale, magnitude
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crûment
harshlhy, crudely
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soigneusement
attentivement
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dépouillement
perusal, counting, analysis
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jarrets
hocks, knees
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fâcheuse
annoyingfâcheusement adv (=de façon déplaisante) unpleasantly être fâcheusement impressionné par qn/qch to get a bad impression of sb/sth (=malencontreusement) unfortunately
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gémissement
moaning, whining, wailing
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regimber
resist in refusal
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solennité de l’heure
solemnity of the hour
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dépit
spite - dans chaque sens
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soupir
to sigh. soupir. not sourire, which is to smile. S O U P I R. *sigh*
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nouer
to tie, to knot
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craquement
crackly
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bouger
to move
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envolée
flight, a surge of inspirations, s'envoler is to fly away envolée poétique n. flight of poetry envolée oratoire n. flight of oratory envolée lyrique n. flight of poetry envolée du prix