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houleux

houle

A

stormy, heated, turbulent

swell (ocean)

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fougue

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energy, spirit, ardor

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pur-sang

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thorough-bred, purebred

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rédhibitoire

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crippling, prohibitive, deal breaker

unacceptable

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seconder

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assist, aide

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adept

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member, supporter, subscriber, enthusiast

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occuper

s’occuper

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dedicate, do, be busy, occupy, inhabit

deal with, take care of, care for, work with

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beignet

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donut, strudel

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embellir

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make more beautiful, enhance, embellish

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brume

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mist, haze, fog

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coloniser

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colonize, take over, settle in

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acheminer

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transport, carry, bring, dispatch

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titube

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stumble, stagger, reel

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ivrogne

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drunkard, drunk

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décombres

A

rubble, debris

ruins

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notation

agence de notation

A

writing, taking dictation, grading, scoring

rating agency

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sciemment

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knowingly, deliberately

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frais

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cool, chilly; fresh; fee (frais juridique); recent

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émettre

A

make, produce, emit; venture, put forward; broadcast

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dessin

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drawing, outline, pattern

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rèsilier

A

cancel, terminate, put an end to

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illustre

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famed, celebrated, famous, renowned

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colon

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settler; colonel; camper

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bidasse

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grunt (soldier); yard bird

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rétropédaler

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back-pedal

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pan

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side, face; section, part ;shirt tail, coat tales; hang, wallop

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cagoule

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hood, hat

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fosse

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tank; pit; grave

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radin
bon marché, peu cher, à bas prix
bas de gamme

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cheap, stingy, mean, miserly
inexpensive
of poor quality

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émanation

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odor, emanation, emission

expression, manifestation, sign

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31
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logiciel

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software

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mise en ligne

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on line

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écorce

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bark, skin, peel, exterior, outside, hide, shell

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34
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bouleau

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birch

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minier

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mining

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brouiller

se brouiller

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come between, turn against, cloud, confuse

become muddled, cloud over, become overcast

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veiller

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stay awake, stay up; ensure; stay with, keep vigil

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navette

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shuttle, space shuttle,

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longer

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walk along, go along, ride along, drive along

go the length of

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jucher

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perch, live, be perched

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carrefour

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crossroads, intersection

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cour

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courtyard, school yard
bathroom
tribunal
courting

43
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coup de crayon

A

stroke of a pen, stroke of a pencil

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semer

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sow; spread, disperse, scatter, strew; leave behind, lose

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rèanimation

A

resuscitation, intensive care

46
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fiabilité

A

reliability, trustworthiness

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témoin

témoigner

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witness, baton

bear witness, give evidence; be testament to, be evidence of

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immatriculer

49
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usages

usager

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manners

service user, customer, commuter, passenger, speaker (ie of French)

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entrouvrir

A

half open, partially open

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capter

A

capture, understand

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soupape

A

valve, plug

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sous-traitance

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subcontracting

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brut

A

crude, raw, untreated
dry, dry wine
gross (as in gross salary)

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ampoule

A

light bulb

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douille

A

(cartridge) case, hair, socket

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au profit de

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in favor of

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malin

A

smart, shrewd, clever, sly, cunningy; malignant

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cavaler

cavale

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cavort, escape, be on the run

escape, run

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concitoyen

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fellow citizen

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chevrotine

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contraindre

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constrain, pressure into doing, obligate

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certains

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some, certain

64
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implacable

A

pernacious, persistent, harsh
unremitting, relentless, never ending
inevitable, unavoidable, inescapable

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indemne

A

unharmed, unscathed, uninjured

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auteur

droits d’auteur

A

originator, author, comproser
culprit, perpetrator, person behind
copyright

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affabulation

affabulateur

A

fantasy, fairy tale, pack of lies

storyteller

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folie

grain de folie

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madness, insanity, lunacy; folly; extravagance

craziness, touch of eccentricity

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hébergeur

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web provider, service provider

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connerie

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stupidity; bullshit

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compte tenu de

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given that, considering that, seeing that

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vigueur

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strength, viguor, forcefullness

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embûche

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trap, snag, pitfall, hazard, danger

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racolage

A

soliciting

75
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titre de séjour

A

green card, residence permit (in France)

76
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traite

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fermière

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farmer, farmer’s wife

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rougeole

79
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rejaillir

A

splash up, spurt up from, rain down from

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animateur

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organiser, group leader, host (TV/radio)

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à huis clos

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(behind) closed door, closed hearing

82
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indicible

A

unspeakable

83
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pulsion
~ de mort
~ sexuelle

A

urge, drive
death wish
sexual drive, sexual urge

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subitement

A

suddenly, abruptly

85
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taillader

86
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errer, roam, rove

to be mistaken

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wander, roa

87
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râtelier

A

gun rack, dentures, tool rack

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èmu

A

touched, moved, filled with emotion

89
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arc-en-ciel
arc-bouter
s’arc-bouter

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rainbow
buttress, brace
brace yourself

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charisme

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charisma, appeal

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crouler

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sag, crumble
be weighted down under
fall, collapse

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marée

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tide, flood, catch

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tournesol

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opprimer

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oppress, stifle, suppress, keep down

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bienveillant

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kindly, benevolent

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pute

A

hooker, whore, prostitute

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accroc

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tear, snag, breach, infringement

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valable

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valid, usable, acceptable, qualified

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s’entraider

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help one another, help each other

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