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achever

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to finish, end, complete or destroy, kill

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actuel

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present, current

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actuellment

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currently, right now

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ancien

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old, former

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agréable

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pleasant, nice

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agrément

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charm, attractiveness, pleasantness

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aimer

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like, love

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apologie

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praise

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assister (à)

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to attend

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assumer

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to take on responsibility, control, to hold a role

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attendre

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to wait for

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attirer

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to attract

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blesser

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to wound, injure, offend

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bout

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end, tip, bit

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caractère

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character or temperament

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case

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square, box, compartment, hut/cabin

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cave

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cellar, basement, vault

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ceinture

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belt

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chair

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flesh

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chance

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luck

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Christian

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name not devotion

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coin

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corner, figuratively - local

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le collège

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high school

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la course

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trip, journey, race

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le crayon

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pencil

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crier

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to scream or shout

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décevoir

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to disappoint

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le déception

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a disappointment or let-down

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le défaut

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flaw, fault, drawback, lack

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défendre

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to forbid

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délivrer

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to set free, rid someone of, to issue

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demander

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to ask

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déranger

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to bother, disturb, disrupt

sometimes deranged

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l’entrée (f)

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hors-d’oeuvre or appetizer

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(avoir) envie

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to want or feel like something

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éventuellement

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possibly, if need be, even

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embrasser

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to kiss

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expérience

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experience, experiement

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formidable

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great, terrific

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gentil

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nice, kind, good

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gros

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fat, heavy, serious

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ignorer

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to be ignorant, or unaware of something

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inhabité

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uninhabited

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le injure

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insult or abuse

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issue

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exit, conclusion

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joli

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pretty, attractive

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la journée

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a day

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le journal

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newspaper, journal

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justement

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exactly, in fact, rightly, speaking of which

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la librairie

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bookstore

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le médecin

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doctor

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misérable

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destitute, impoverished, shabby

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monnaie

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currency, coins, change

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occasion

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occasion, circumstance, opportunity, second-hand purchase

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avoir l’occasion

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have a/the chance to

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opportunité

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timeliness, appropriateness

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le parti

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political party, option or course of action, a match

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prendre un parti

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to make a decision

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la partie

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part, field/subject, a game, party in a trial

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un parent

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any relative

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parent (adj)

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related

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une personne

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person

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personne (pronoun)

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anyone, no one

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pièce

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piece (only of broken pieces), room, sheet of paper, coin, play

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prétendre

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to claim or assert

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quitter

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to leave

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le raisin

A

grape

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rater

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to misfire, miss, mess up, fail

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réaliser

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to fulfill or achieve

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rester

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to stay or remain

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la robe

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dress, frock, gown

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a robe de mariée

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wedding dress

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sale

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dirty

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saler

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to salt

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supplier

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to beg, beseech, implore

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sympathique

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nice, likable, friendly, kindly

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sympa

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nice, likable, friendly, kindly

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supporter

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to bear, endure, put up with

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type

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type, kind, epitome

informal - guy

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unique

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before noun - only

after noun - unique, one of a kind

81
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vilain

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ugly, bad, nasty

82
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Prétendu

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Alleged, supposed