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ensanglanté

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bloody

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instance

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authority, insistence, pleas, proceedings

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falaise

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cliff

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crayeux

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chalky

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adéquation

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harmony, match, balance

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tocard

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ugly, tacky, dead loss

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mouture

première mouture

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grinding process, grounds (coffee)

first draft

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différer

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defer, postpone, put off

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voilier

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sail boat

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malheur

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misfortune, mishap, tragedy

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collant

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pantyhose; sticky, clinging

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cueillette

cueillir

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picking, harvesting, collecting

gather, pick, garner

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advenir

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happen, occur, come out of

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confier

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entrust sth to sb, entrust sb to sb, confide in sb

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disposer

dispos

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arrange, place; have, dispose of, have available

fresh, ready, fit; fit and well

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hippodrome

hippisme

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racecourse, racetrack

horse riding

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hirsute

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desheveled, unshaven, coarse

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dépuceler

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deflower, take the virginity of

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tout comme

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just as, just like, something just as good

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onusien

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of the United Nations

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ébauche

ébaucher

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sketch, outline, preliminary draft

begin, make as if to, sketch roughly

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contre-pied

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off balance

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écoute

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listening, wire-taping

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être au courant

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be informed, be aware, be in the know

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moine

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monk, friar, hermit

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même

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same, identical, even (even I), itself, exact

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réaliser
se réaliser
réalisateur

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make, produce, create, fulfill, embody
come true, fulfill yourself
film maker, producer, director

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agrumes

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citrus fruit

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perdurer

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continue, carry on, endure

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bricolage

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do-it-yourself, home improvement

patch job, shoddy work

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léser

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wrong, prejudice

hurt, damage

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astreinte

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obligation, constraint

penalty, damages

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irrecevable

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inadmissable, unacceptable

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dicter

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dictate

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illisible

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illegal, unreadable

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rançon

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ransom

cost, price

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benjamin

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youngest, baby

junior, under 14 player

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buste

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chest, bust

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chèche

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scarf

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sujet

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citizen, national

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alimenter

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feed, fuel, supply, eat

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sulfureux

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sulfurous, scandalous, gossip-provoking, inflammatory

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baroudeur

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adventurer, old warrior, scrapper

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polar

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detective novel, crime novel

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pied de nez

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thumb your nose at

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étanche

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water proof, air tight

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foie

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liver, foie gras

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joue

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cheek

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lecteur

lecteur DVD

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reader, DVD player

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récit

conteur

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story, tale, narration

storyteller, narrator

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cargaison

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cargo, shipment, freight

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exode

A

exodus

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tenir le cap

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stay the course

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être en mesure de

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be a a position to, be able to

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salaud

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bastard, s o b, swine

despicable, contemptible

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adosser

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lean against

build sth against

57
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portique

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crossbar, gantry; metal detector,

58
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balancoire

A

swing

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muret

A

low wall

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trentenaire

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30 year old, a person in his/her thirties

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emprise

sous l’emprise de

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hold, influence, control; easement, right of way, expropriation
under the influence of

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net

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honest, genuine, right; net; exempt; clean; mentally sound;

clear, clearly defined;

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arme blanche

arme

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knife, bladed weapon

weapon

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prétendant

prétendre

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candidate, pretender (to the throne), suitor

affirm, maintain, say

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en face

A

opposite

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crier

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yell, shout, scream

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appartenance

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affiliation, membership

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tireur

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marksman, sniper

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de temps à autre

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from time to time, every now and again

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chute d’eau, cascade

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waterfall

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rapt

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kidnapping, abduction

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aguerrir

s’aguerrir

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toughen up, harden

get tougher, get harder

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gruger

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cheat, trick, dupe; chisel off; swallow; snap open, snap apart

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gendarmerie

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police force, police station

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carreau
sur le carreau
se tenir à carreau

A

pane (window), tile
knocked out
watch one’s step

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auréole

A

ring, halo

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(savoir)sachant que

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knowing that

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également

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equally, also, too, as well

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convoiter

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covet, lust after

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maquette

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model (ie airplane); mock-up

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stand

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booth, stall, stand

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imputrescible

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rot-proof

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habitude

habituer

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custom, habit, be used to, be accustomed to

get used to, get accustomed to, grow accustomed to

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eleveur

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livestock farmer

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brebis

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ewe, sheep

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sobriquet

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nickname

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aisselle

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armpit

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épiler

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remove hair, shave, wax

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midinette

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stary-eyed girl, teenybopper

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gambette

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leg

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moignon

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stump

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déposer le bilan
dépôt de bilan
bilan comptable
bilan de santé

A

file for bankruptcy
voluntary liquidation
balance sheet
(medical) check up

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enlèvement

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abduction, kidnapping

taking away, removal, collection

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chène

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oak tree, oak

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massif

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solid, massive, mountain range

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redressement judiciaire

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receivership

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autrement

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differently, some other way, by other means
otherwise, if not
much more, by far

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volailler

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poulterer

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ruée
ruer
se ruer

A

rush
kick (out)
rush

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potager

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vegetable garden

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