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1
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aimant

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magnet, affectionate, loving

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déambuler

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meander, walk around

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silloner

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travel, roam, traverse

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bondé

bonde

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full, packed, jam-packed

plug, stopper

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saper

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undermine

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insoutenable

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unbearable, unsustainable, indefensible

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case

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hut, compartment, box, square

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entrepôt

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warehouse, depot

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expédition

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shipment, dispatch, consignment

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éteindre

s’éteindre

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turn off, switch off, wipe out, bring to an end, erase, cancel
pass away (die), go off, switch off, turn off
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aligner

s’aligner

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cough up; align; punch; line up

get into line; conform with, align yourself with

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surplomb

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overhang, overlook, look down on

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apparat

d’apparat

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pomp

ceremonial

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dam

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detriment, damage, prejudice

damnation

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poils

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fur

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réappropriant

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reclaiming

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chapiteau

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Big Top, tent, circus tent

capital

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plus jamais ça

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never again

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foulée

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stride

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lambeau

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tatter, shred, scrap, bit

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prémices

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presage, sign

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fautif

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at fault, to blame, guilty

incorrect, erroneous

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révoquer

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dismiss, revoke

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guise

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as you like, as you please, in your own way

as, in lieu of

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amas

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pile, heap
star cluster (ie Big Dipper)
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inouïe

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unheard of

incredible, amazing

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entente

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understanding, agreement, harmony

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faire le jeu de

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play into the hands of

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échoppe

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shop, covered stall, boutique

single story house

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bourrer

se bourrer

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stuff, cram, pack, fill

get sloshed, get hammered, get pissed

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formation
formation professionelle
formation sur le tas

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start, formation; training, schooling;
vocational training
on the job training;

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versement

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payment

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demandeurs d’emploi

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job seekers

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tache
tacher
tâche

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a stain, blemish, mark
to stain
task, chore, job

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dotation

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endowment, grant, allowance

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refus

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refusal

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onéreux

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expensive, costly, pricey, dear

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assortir

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match (ie tie with shirt)

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atténuant

atténuer

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mitigating, appeasing

easing, alleviate, reduce

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aisance

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ease, poise, facility;
affluence, wealth;
lavatory, rest room

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délectation

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delight

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la quasi totalité

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almost all

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contre toute attente

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against all odds

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âprement

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closely, bitterly

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grue

faire le pied de grue

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crane (machine or bird), tart, whore

cool your heels, hang around

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coulisses

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wings (theater), behind the scenes, slide, runner

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caillot

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clot

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viticole
cave viticole
domaine viticole

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wine making
wine cellar
vineyard,

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carlingue

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cabin

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asséner

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deal, proclaim, hammer, strike

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fessée

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spanking, trouncing, drubbing, beating, get asses kicked

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renommée
renommé
renommer

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reputation

renowned, famous, famed

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resserrer

se resserrer

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tighten, retighten; strengthen

narrow, become stronger, become closer

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resurgir

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surface, reappear

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ourdir

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hatch, weave, warp

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fléau

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plague, scourge, bane, curse

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but

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goal, target

aim, purpose, intention

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ensevelir

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bury

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hors-piste

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off piste (backcountry skiing)

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coulée

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slide, mudslide snowslide

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superflu

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superfluous, unnecessary

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engin

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machine, vehicle, contraption

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balnéaire

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seaside, bathing

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barbelés

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barbed wire

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alléchant

allécher

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attractive, tantalizing, appetizing

tempt, seduce, entice

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côtoyer

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rub shoulders with, mix with, stand alongside, border on

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coiffer

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do sb’s hair, over sb’s head, put a hat on

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casquette

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cap, baseball cap, peaked cap, label

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nous tous

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all of us

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enfouir

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bury, burrow

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écureuil

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squirrel

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crue

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rise (as in water level), spate

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conjuguer

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conjugate, unite, combine, put together

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calfeutrer

se ~

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draughtproof

shut yourself in, make yourself cozy,

75
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verbaliser

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write out a ticket, issue a fine

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tôle, taule

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sheet metal, jail

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arrimer

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tie up, dock

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éboulis

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pile of rocks, rock slide

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impérieux

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urgent, pressing

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élaguer

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prune, cut down

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tracas

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trouble, bother, worry

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déplorer

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deplore, find regrettable, lament, bemoan

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traversée

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crossing, driving through

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bac

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ferry, ferry boat

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détremper

trempé

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soak (ie with water)

soaked, tempered, hardened

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aplanir

s’aplanir

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flatten, smooth down, iron out

become smooth, go flat

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traçant

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tracer

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statut

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status, position

statute

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manifestement

manifestment réunies

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flagrantly, obviously, clearly

clearly satisfied

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probant

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convincing

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renfort

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reinforcement, backup

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alentours

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surroundings, neighborhood

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guetter

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watch out for, spy on, be on the lookout for

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plainte;
déposer une plainte;
porter plainte;
retirer sa plainte;

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moan, groan, complaint;
file a complaint;
press charges;
withdraw your complaint;

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cohue

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crowd, crush, scramble

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indescriptible

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indescribable, undefinable, unimaginable, unbelievable

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fédérer

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unite, group, federate

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rôder
roder
se roder

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hang around, roam, wander
develop, grind
break yourself in, settle yourself in

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dérive

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drifting, drift, slipping into

100
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polyvalent

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versatile

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