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gave

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mountain stream.

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gendre

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a son-in-law.

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le sexe

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gender

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doux, aimable, modéré, or léger: He is gentle with his hands - Il a la main douce. A gentle breeze - une brise légère.

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gentile

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gardien

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very general term that can indicate anyone who guards someone or something: warden, keeper, guard, attendant, caretaker. It can also be figurative.

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gardian, protecteur, tuteur.

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guardian

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gommer

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to erase, rub out, take away, or exfoliate. It can mean to gum as in to put gum on.

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grade

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rank (in administration), degree (in academia), or grade (in math).

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une note

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a grade you receive in class

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une grappe

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a cluster: une grappe de raisins - a bunch of grapes, grappes humaines - clusters of people.

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un grief

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a grievance: Il me fait grief d’être au chômage - He holds my unemployed status against me.

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grossier, fruste, or (informally) dégueullasse

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gross

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un mec, gars, or type

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a guy

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habileté

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a skill, cleverness, a talent, or a skillful move.

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une aptitude, une capacité, or une compétence.

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ability

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habit

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one’s dress or outfit; habits means clothes.

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habitude, coutume

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habit

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haineux

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from haine - hatred. It means malevolent or full of hatred.

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odieux, atroce, abominable.

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heinous

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hasard

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hazard, it can mean coincidence, chance (e.g., a chance meeting), or fate. Par hasard - by chance.

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un risque, danger, or péril.

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hazard

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hisser

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to hoist, heave, haul up.

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siffler or chuinter.

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to hiss

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histoire

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to history or just a story.

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maison, foyer, or chez-soi.

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home

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humeur

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mood or temperament.

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humour or comique

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humor

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glacial, glacé, or verglacé

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icy

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idéologie

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an ideology, but is usually used in a pejorative sense: ideology or philosophy based on sophomoric or illogical arguments.

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ignorant

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unaware of, although it can mean ignorant (E). It can also be a noun - ignoramus.
The French word ignorant doesn’t distinguish between unaware and uneducated.

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ignorer

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to be ignorant (E) or unaware of something: j’ignore tout de cette affaire - I know nothing about this business.

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ne tenir aucun compte de, ne pas relever, and ne pas prêter attention à.

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to deliberately not pay attention to something or someone

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impair

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odd or uneven

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diminuer or affaiblir

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to impair

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important

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important in the sense of significant or authoritative, important (F) can also mean large, considerable, substantial.

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inopportun, importun, gênant, peu pratique, malcommode.

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inconvenient

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un inconvénient

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is a disadvantage, drawback, or risk.

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imposition, des impôts

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taxes

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inconsistent

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flimsy, weak, colorless, runny, or watery

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inconséquent, incompatible

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inconsistent

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infect

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revolting, obnoxious, squalid, vile, horrible.

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infecter, contaminer.

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to infect

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informer, avertir, aviser, or renseigner.

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to inform

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une information

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Une information refers to a single piece of information, while des informations is equivalent to the general English term information. In addition, une information can indicate an official inquiry or investigation.
Information (E) means des renseignements or informations.

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informatiser

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to computerize.

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ingrat

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adj - ungrateful, bleak, unreliable, or unattractive - or a noun: ingrate, ungrateful person.

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un ingrat

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ingrate

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inhabité

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uninhabited

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habité

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inhabited

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un injure

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un insult or term of abuse.

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une blessure

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an injury

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inscription

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text inscriptions. However, it is also a general term for action as well as registration or enrollment.

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insolation

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sunstroke or sunshine.

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insulation

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isolation

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instance

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authority, official proceedings, or insistence.

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intégral

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complete, unabridged, or total.

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integral

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intégrant or constituant.

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intéressant

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interesting, it can mean attractive, worthwhile, or favorable (e.g., a price or offer).

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intoxiqué

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poisoned.

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ivre.

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drunk

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introduire

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to place, insert, or introduce into. It is not used in the sense of introducing one person to another.

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présenter.

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to introduce (someone to someone else)

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isolation

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isolement or quarantaine.

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inviter

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to invite and to treat (someone to a meal/drink).

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