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False Cognates 1 Flashcards

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actual

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réel

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actuel

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present

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actually

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en fait, en réalité

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actuellement

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now, at present,presently

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advertisement

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annonce, publicité

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avertissement

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warning

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advocate

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défenseur, militant, avocat (nom)

plaider, prôner (verbe)

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avocat

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in a court setting, lawyer (Canada) or attorney (USA), advocate, advocado

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agenda (english)

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ordre du jour

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agenda (français)

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planner (daily)

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ailment

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maladie

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aliment

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food

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alley

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ruelle

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allée

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aisle; pathway; alley (bowling)

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animator

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artiste qui crée des dessins animés

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animateur

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host (tv or radio show); moniteur (camp)

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benefit

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avantage (en général); bénéfices marginaux (au travail)

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bénéfice ($)

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profits

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bénéfices marginaux

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benefits/social benefits

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cave (in ground)

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caverne, grotte

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cave (wine)

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cave à vin

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cave

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basement, cellar
idiot
wine cave, wine cellar

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comedian

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humoriste

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comédien

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actor/actress

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command

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maîtrise

ordonner; forcer (respect)

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commande

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order (noun)

order (restaurant, verb)

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compose (english)

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composer

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composer (français)

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compose a song; dial (a phone)

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conductor

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chef d’orchestre, chef de train, conducteur (d’électricité)

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conducteur

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driver (car, bus); conductor(electricity)

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confidence (english)

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confiance

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confidence (français)

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secret

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crayon (english)

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crayon

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crayon (français)

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pencil,pen

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critic

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critique (personne)

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critique

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reviewer, critic

review, critique

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cry

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pleurer

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crier

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scream; yell

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deceive

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tromper

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décevoir

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disappoint

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delay

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retard

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délai

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tine limit; deadline

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demand (verb)

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exiger

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demander

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ask

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facility

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équipement, établissement, installation; aise, savoir-faire

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facilité/avec facilité

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ease, savoir-faire, fluency, ability/easily

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figure (english)

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silhouette (employé seulement pour décrire le corps d’une femme; on emploie le mot “physique” pour le corps d’un homme)

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figure (français)

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face

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fine (adj)

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raffiné; délicat; beau

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fin (adj)

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objects: thin, pointed
people: kind, nice

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fine (noun)

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amende

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fin (nom)

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end

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furnish

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meubler, provisionner, fournir

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fournir

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supply, provide

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furniture

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meubles

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fournitures

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supplies

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gentle

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doux

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gentil

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nice, kind

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habitually

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habituellement

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habituellement

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usually; routinely

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hazard

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péril; danger

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hasard

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chance

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history

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histoire (matière)

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histoire

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history (school subject); story

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important (english)

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important

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important (français)

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important; large, considerable, significant

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infant

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nouveau-né, bébé

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enfant

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child

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intimacy

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intimité

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intimité

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privacy; intimacy, closeness

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library

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bibliothèque

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librairie

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bookstore

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liquor

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alcool; spiritueux (=hard liquor)

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liqueur

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soft drink, soda, pop, soda pop (pepsi, coke, sprite)

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manifestation (english)

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démonstration

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manifestation (français)

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demonstration, show

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mark (noun)

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note;marque

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marque

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mark; brand; make (of car)

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mark (verb)

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corriger; marquer; cocher

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marquer

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leave an impact, affect; score (a goal); indicatr, signal; mark (make a mark)

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mechanic

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mécanicien

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mécanique

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machinery

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medicine

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remède; médicament

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médecin

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doctor

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note (english)

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note (de musique); notes (taken in class)

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note (français)

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(musical) note; mark, grade

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parent (english)

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mère ou père

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parent (français)

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relative (family members, espacially who do not live with you)

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photograph

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photographie

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photographe

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photographer

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phrase (english)

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expression; locution; partie de phrase

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phrase (français)

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sentence

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physician

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médecin

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physicien

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physicist

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piece

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morceau; bout; fragment

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pièce

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piece; room; play (theatre); song; coin

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place (english)

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lieu

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(de la) place

une place

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room, space

spot

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professor

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professeur

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professeur

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teacher (primary, high schooland cegep)

professor (university usually having a doctorate)

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quit

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abandonner; cesser

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quitter

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quit (a job); leave (a place)

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responsible (adj)

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responsable (adj)

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responsable (adj)

responsable (nom)

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responsible; in charge

person in charge

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rest

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se reposer

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rester

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stay (temporarily); live (used in Quebec)

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scientific (adj)

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scientifique

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scientifique

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scientific (adj); scientist (noun)

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sensible (english)

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sensé; raisonnable

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sensible (français)

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sensitive

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severe

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sévère; ferme

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sévère

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strict

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sympathetic

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compatissant; compréhensif

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sympatique

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nice;likeable;kind

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temperature

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température

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température

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temperature; weather

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vacancy

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chambre vacante

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vacances

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vacation; holiday(s)

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