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largage
cast off (ie, bombs)
coléoptère
beetle
temporiser
play for time, hem and haw, stall
insensée
senseless, foolish, ridiculous, insane
inébranlable
ébranler
s’ébranler
unshakeable, unmovable, resolute
shake, rattle, weaken
get going, set off
règlement
regulation, rule, settlement, payment
semonce
coup de semonce
reprimand
warning shot
désaccord
disagreement, discord, dispute, clash
répliquer
reply, respond, answer
perron
front steps, door step, outside steps
apprentisage
apprenticeship, learning process
redoublement
redoubling, sharp increase
repeat a year (school)
rhythme scolaire
school routine
redonner
give again, give back
refonte
reworking, recasting
aéré
aérer
s’aérer
well-ventilated, airy, vented
ventilate, aerate,
clear one’s mind, get some fresh air
stigmates
marks, scars, stigma
empirer
get worse, exacerbate
sévir
crack down, hit, strike
soupirer
breath heavily, sigh, yearn for, aspire to
néfaste
harmful
lotissement
sub division, lot (real estate), housing project
repartir
set off again, leave again, answer again
accalmie
lull, respite
propagation
spreading
dès que possible
as soon as possible
coup de coeur
heart stopper, love at first sight
arpenter
survey, stride along
braderie
clearance sale, garage sale, discount store
exposant
exhibitor,
brocanteur
second-hand goods dealer, bric-a-bac trader
étal
stand, stall
randonnée
hike, ramble, walk, trek
cantonade
box-seats
vêtement de marque
deaigner clothing
sacoche
bag, hand bag, purse
emplacement
place, space, location
pendule
clock
invendus
invendu
remainder
unsold
désabusé
désabuser
disappointed, disillussioned
convenir, convenir à
be suitable, be right, be appropriate
bien-fondé
legitamacy, validity, soundness, merits
ravi
delighted, over the moon, everjoyed
dépiter
pique, vex
disappointed, let down
renouer
renew, tie up, revive, re-establish
abonder
abonder dans le sens de qqn
abondante
abound, be full of
agree with completely
agree wholeheartedly with someone
plentiful, abundant, wealth, copious
alléger
lighten, relieve, releave, skim
pester
peste
curse, fulminate against
plague; pest, nuisance, pain in the neck
périscolaire
extracurricular
maternelle
kindergarten, nursery school, playground
épouvantable
horrendous, dreadful, appalling,
entassé
entasser
tas
stacked up, piled up, crammed
pile up, accumulate, stockpile
pile, heap
rebondissement
rebondir
bounce, sudden development
bounce, bounce back, pick yourself up, start over
sèvices
mistreatment, abuse
assorti
assortir
well-matched, stocked
to match
sinistré
sinistre
disaster victim, casualty, injured party
disaster, damage, accident
méduser
astound, stun, stupify
supplice
ordeal, misery, agony, torment, anguish, torture
bourreau
~ de travail
~ des curs (say ooh airs)
torturer, executioner
workaholic
lady killer
être en cause
mettre en cause
mettre qqn hors de cause
cause
be involved in, be party to a suit
accuse, blame, implicate, suspect
exonerate
cause, reason, grounds
supprimer
se supprimer
supprimer progressivement
delete, take out, remove, eliminate
kill yourself, commit suicide
phase out
recrudescense
increase, fresh outbreak, resurgence
se méfier
be suspicious of, mistrust, beware, be cautious
déceler
detect, discover, reveal
devanture
front window, physical appearance
inflechir
s’inflechir<>
fléchir
bend, curve
soften, change direction<>
bend; drop, fall, diminish
INSEE
institut national de la statistique et des études economiques
bondir
leap, jump, spring
inscrit
registered person, member, party member
sous-effectif
under manned, under staffing
toilettage
grooming, tidying up, touching up
jauger
gauge, measure
friser
curl, graze, skim
come close, approach
embillie
bright spell, lull
subventionné
subsidized, assisted
refaire
redo, remake
make good your losses
anodin
harmless, benign, insignificant
avérer
avére
to prove to be, show yourself to be
recognized, known, proven
fermeté
firmness, confidence, resolution
cours
course, flow, path, avenue
exchange rate
fébrile
feverish, restless
débloquer
clear, unblock, release, loosen, free
off your head, mad, talk nonsense
accrochage
hanging up, clash, dispute
supplétif
auxiliary
environnante
neighboring, surrounding, nearby
retranché<>
retrancher<>
se retrancher
entrenched, embanked<>
cut away, cut off (ie butcher), subtract<>
hide away, take refuge
eolienne
wind mill, wind pump, wind turbine
surenchérir
surenchère
outbid, out do, make things worse
épatant
épater
marvelous, generous
to amaze, confound, impress
UMP
Union pour un Mouvement Populaire
parvenir
reach something, get to
manage to do something
rècolter des fonds
rècolter les fruits de
raise funds
reap the rewards of
s’attendre
expect
devin
augur, soothsayer, seer
faubourg
neighborhood, suburb
laïcité
secularism
percer
percée
break through, drill, pierce
opening, break, breakthrough
rétif
restive, edgy, recaltritant
bruit des bottes
noise of war (onset of war)