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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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dû

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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

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prêt

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acquérir

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to acquire, to achieve, to purchase

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ébéniste

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cabinetmaker

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se cogner

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traite

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denrée

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foodstuff, commodity

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boucher

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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

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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

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labor union

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endiguer

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ampleur

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scale, magnitude

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crûment

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harshlhy, crudely

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soigneusement

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attentivement

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dépouillement

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perusal, counting, analysis

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jarrets

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hocks, knees

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fâcheuse

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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

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moaning, whining, wailing

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regimber

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resist in refusal

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solennité de l’heure

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solemnity of the hour

45
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dépit

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spite - dans chaque sens

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soupir

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to sigh. soupir. not sourire, which is to smile. S O U P I R. sigh

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nouer

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to tie, to knot

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craquement

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bouger

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envolée

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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

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