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1
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plafonner

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reach a ceiling, put an upper limit on

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impayés

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outstanding debt

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vaisselle

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dishes, tableware, crockery

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dernièrement

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recently, lately

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éprouver

éprouvé

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feel, experience, test

tried and tested, reliable

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recommender, conseiller

recommender vivement, conseiller ~, recommender chaleuresement

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recommend

heartilly recommend

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épurer

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purify, treat, filter

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tailler

se tailler

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cut, carve, prune

clear off for yourself

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prèvu

prèvu au départ

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predicted
due, prescribed, scheduled, intended
originally planned

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pronostic

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prognosis, forecast

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atone

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lifeless, expressionless

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timide

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shy, timid, reserved

feeble

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reprise

reprendre

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resumption, recovery, revival, regrowth

take back, take over

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suffir

se suffir

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suffice, be enough

be self sufficient

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conjoncture

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situation, context, conditions

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primeur

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scoop, first to know, exclusive, early

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deçà

en deçà de

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decaf

on this side of, below, be short of

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excédent

excéder

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surplus, excess

exceed; infuriate, incense

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en outre

outre

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besides, additionally

apart from, as well as, in addition to, besides,

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décote

de côté

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reduction

to one side, on one side, sideways

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instaurer

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institute, establish

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proportionelle

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proportional representation

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actif, (active)

atout

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active, busy, effective, asset (financial)

asset (personal, ie he is a real asset for the company)

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actionnaire

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stockholder

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bénévoles

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volunteer, unpaid worker, voluntary

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renseignement

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information, intelligence,

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soumis

soumettre

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submissive

subdue, defeat, subject

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contenter

se contenter

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please, make happy

be satisfied with, content yourself with, make do with

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fortune

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wealth, improvised, makeshift

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apatride

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stateless, stateless person

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doper

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stimulate, boost, dope

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hisser

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hoist, raise, haul

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inscrire

s’inscrire

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inscribe, engrave, register, enroll

place yourself, fit into

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dirigiste

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interventionist

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libéral

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self-employed, freelance, free thinker

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prouesses

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prowess, achievement, exploit

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prescripteur

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prescriber, purchasing agent

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tir au but

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penalty

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cafouillage, cafouiller

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shambles, muddle, mess, foul up

aim poorly, bumble

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verdir

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turn green, go green

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guichet

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counter, box office, ticket office

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mi-temps

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half time, part time job

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rouillé
rouille
rouiller

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rusty
rust
to rust

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gisant

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lying, motionless, lifeless; recumbent statue of death

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bidonville

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slum, shanty town

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niçois

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inhabitant of Nice

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contours

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outline

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casier

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locker, mailbox, compartment, cabinet

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obtempérer (à)

A

comply (with), obey

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niveler

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to level, equalize, to even

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atteint
atteinte
atteindre

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affect, infect
reach, arrive, attack; infringement, breach, violation
reach, arrive, attain, achieve

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dresser

se dresser

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train, break, train; erect, raise

stand, tower, rise, arise, rise up

53
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imposant

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impressive, imposing

54
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depuis la rive

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from the shore

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nettement

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clearly, distinctly, obviously, neatly

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flanc

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side, flank, slope

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mastodonte

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collussus, enormous person/thing

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échoué

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failed, aground, grounded

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redevenir

A

become again

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caisson

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crate, chamber

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remorquage

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tow

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intervenir

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take part, perform, take place

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coque

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hull, shell

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coffre-fort

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strong-box, safe

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oursin

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sea urchi

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engouffrer

s’engouffrer

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devour, gobble up

dive into, rush into

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fourgonnette

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delivery van, mini van

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de parti pris

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biased

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raidir

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tense, stiffen, harden

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entre-temps

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meanwhile, in the mean time

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balnéaire

A

seaside, bathing

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fait état

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reported

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côtier

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coastal, inshore

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dissiper

se dissiper

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dissipate, waste, squander

disperse, evaporate, be inattentive

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pillage

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looting, pillaging, plundering

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électroménager

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household electrical, household appliances, white goods

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gîte

A

form, bed

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aboutissement
aboutir
aboutir à

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completion, outcome, result
succeed, turn out well, come to a successful conclusion
end in [sth], lead to [sth], result in [sth]; end in, end at

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fêter

A

celebrate

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le long de

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along

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glissement

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sliding, landslide, shift in meaning

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resquiller

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sneak in without paying, dodge the fare

rob, steal, shop lift

83
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bousculade

bousculer

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melée, scrum, crush

to push, shove, bump into

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argenté

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moneyed, well-off

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fulminer

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blow up, inveigh, rail against

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étalement

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spread, sprawl

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voile

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veil, curtain, cloak

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fiscalité

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tax level, taxation

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non-lieu

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case dismissed, no grounds for prosecution

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rennais

A

of Rennes

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pourvoi

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petition, appeal

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relaxe

relaxer

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discharge

relax, loosen up

93
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Cour de cassation

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final court of appeal

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intégralement

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completely, totally, fully

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discutable

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debatable, questionable, dubious

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pull

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sweater, pullover

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capuche

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hooded

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couper l’herbe sous le pied de qqn

A

pull the carpet from under some one’s feet

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