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to abuse

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insulter, maltraiter

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to achieve

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réaliser, arriver à (un but)

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accomplishment

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une réalisation

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actual

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réel(le)

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actually

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en fait

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to address (an issue)

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aborder, traiter

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advertisement

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une publicité

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affair

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une liaison, une aventure

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affect

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avoir un effet sur, toucher

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affluent

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aisé(e), riche

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agenda

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l’ordre du jour

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to aggravate

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irriter, vexer

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amateur

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un non-professionnel

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to annoy

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gêner, embêter

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argument

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une dispute

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to assist

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aider

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to assume

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supposer

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audience

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le public, les spectateurs

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bachelor

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un célibataire

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band

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un groupe musical

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to blame

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reprocher à

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to bless

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bénir

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candid

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franc(he), sincère

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casserole

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un ragoût

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casual

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décontracté(e), désinvolte

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cave

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une caverne

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to celebrate

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fêter

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chagrin

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une humiliation

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chance

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un risque, une occasion

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character

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un personnage

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college

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une université

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comedian

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un comique, humoriste

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to comfort

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réconforter

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to command

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donner un ordre

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compete

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terminer

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complimentary

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gratuit(e)

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abuser

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go too far, overstep

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achever

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finish off

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l’accomplissement

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completion, fulfillment

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actuel(le)

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current

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actuellement

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currently

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s’adresser à

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inquire, apply

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un avertissement

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warning

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des affaires (F)

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things, business

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affecter

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assign, allocate

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un affluent

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stream, tributary

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un agenda

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planner, organizer

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aggraver

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make worse

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un amateur

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enthusiast

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s’ennuyer

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be bored

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un argument

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point, reason

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assisster à

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attend

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assumer

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deal with it

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une audience

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hearing

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un bachelier

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high school grad

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une bande

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group, gang

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blâmer

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criticize

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blesser

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wound, injure

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candide

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innocent, pure

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une casserole

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saucepan

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casuel(le)

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case-endings

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la cave

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(wine) cellar

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célébrer

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hold (a ceremony)

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le chagrin

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grief, sorrow

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la chance

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luck

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le caractère

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personality

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un collège

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middle school

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un(e) comédien(ne)

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actor

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comforter

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support, strengthen

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commander

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place an order

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compléter

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complement

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complémentaire

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additional

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insulter, maltraiter

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to abuse

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réaliser, arriver à (un but)

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to achieve

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une réalisation

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accomplishment

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réel(le)

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actual

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en fait

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actually

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aborder, traiter

A

to address (an issue)

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une publicité

A

advertisement

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une liaison, une aventure

A

affair

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avoir un effet sur, toucher

A

affect

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aisé(e), riche

A

affluent

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l’ordre du jour

A

agenda

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irriter, vexer

A

to aggravate

85
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un non-professionnel

A

amateur

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gêner, embêter

A

to annoy

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une dispute

A

argument

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aider

A

to assist

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supposer

A

to assume

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le public, les spectateurs

A

audience

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un célibataire

A

bachelor

92
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un groupe musical

A

band

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reprocher à

A

to blame

94
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bénir

A

to bless

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franc(he), sincère

A

candid

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un ragoût

A

casserole

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décontracté(e), désinvolte

A

casual

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une caverne

A

cave

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fêter

A

to celebrate

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une humiliation

A

chagrin

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un risque, une occasion

A

chance

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un personnage

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character

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une université

A

college

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un comique, humoriste

A

comedian

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réconforter

A

to comfort

106
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donner un ordre

A

to command

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terminer

A

compete

108
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gratuit(e)

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complimentary

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go too far, overstep

A

abuser

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finish off

A

achever

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completion, fulfillment

A

l’accomplissement

112
Q

current

A

actuel(le)

113
Q

currently

A

actuellement

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inquire, apply

A

s’adresser à

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warning

A

un avertissement

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things, business

A

des affaires (F)

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assign, allocate

A

affecter

118
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stream, tributary

A

un affluent

119
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planner, organizer

A

un agenda

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make worse

A

aggraver

121
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enthusiast

A

un amateur

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be bored

A

s’ennuyer

123
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point, reason

A

un argument

124
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attend

A

assisster à

125
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deal with it

A

assumer

126
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hearing

A

une audience

127
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high school grad

A

un bachelier

128
Q

group, gang

A

une bande

129
Q

criticize

A

blâmer

130
Q

wound, injure

A

blesser

131
Q

innocent, pure

A

candide

132
Q

saucepan

A

une casserole

133
Q

case-endings

A

casuel(le)

134
Q

(wine) cellar

A

la cave

135
Q

hold (a ceremony)

A

célébrer

136
Q

grief, sorrow

A

le chagrin

137
Q

luck

A

la chance

138
Q

personality

A

le caractère

139
Q

middle school

A

un collège

140
Q

actor

A

un(e) comédien(ne)

141
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support, strengthen

A

comforter

142
Q

place an order

A

commander

143
Q

complement

A

compléter

144
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additional

A

complémentaire

145
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