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déneiger

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snow removal, clear the snow from

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recrue

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recruit, recruitement

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idylle

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brief romance

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parution

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publication

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suites

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consequences, after-effect

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voeux

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wishes, vow, committment, resolution, pledge

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inflexion

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reorientation, redirection

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parasiter

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interfere with, cause interference to

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grand-messe

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High Mass, great event

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semestrial

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bi-annual, twice annual

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liminaire

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preliminary, introductory

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oie

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goose

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sauvage

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wild, untamed

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emoi

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emotion, excitement, tormoil, commotion

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donateur

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sponsor, patron, donor

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escompter

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discount, count on

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timoré

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timid, shy, fearful

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à bout portant

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at close range, point blank

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cossu

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affluent, well off

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chef-lieu

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administrative center

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aller bon train

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be rife, go well, go strong

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chiffrer

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number
put a cost on
come to, add up to

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voûte

se voûter

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vault

to stoop, bend

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durcir

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harden, become stricter, consilidate

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rouer

foué de coup

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pummell, beat up

severely hit

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avoisiner

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be near, be close to, border on

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volte-face

faire volte-face

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about face, U-turn

flip-flop

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délivrer

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free, liberate, release

deliver

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assourdissantes

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deafening

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de chaque côté

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on either side, on each side

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coup de pied

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kick

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fossé

fosse

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ditch, moat, gulf

pit, grave

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piqué au vif
quelle mouche l’a piqué?
qui s’y frotte s’y pique

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cut to the chase
what got into him
if you’re looking for trouble, you’ll find ut

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se plier

plier

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fold (up), give in, yield

bend, yield, curve, bend to, yield to, submit, defer

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dévouement

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devotion

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banquerote

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bankruptcy

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gentilé

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inhabitants

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reveillon

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christmas eve dinner

new years’ eve dinner

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enlisement
enliser
s’enliser

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sinking, getting stuck, bogged down

to sink into, get bogged down, get stuck

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majoritairement

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mostly, predominantly, for the most part

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reprendre la main

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regain control

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orphelinat

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orphanage

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méfiant

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suspicious, mistrustful

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reléguer

relégué

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relegate

transported convict, transportee

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régularisations

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sorting out, regularization, putting in order

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factice

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false, artificial

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bonhommie

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friendship, good-heartedness, warmth

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éloignements

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distance, remoteness, removal, distancing

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urne

A

ballot box

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mêler

se mêler

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mix, blend, combine, confuse, combine

meddle in, interfere in, stick one’s nose in

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vasque

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bowl, pond, basin

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prestation

prestations

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service, performance, appearance

funds

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maladresse

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clumsiness, awkwardness

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cumuler

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double up, add, add up, accumulate

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outré

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outraged, furious, incensed
beside yourself
exagerated, over the top

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abriter

s’abriter

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shelter, house, accomodate

shelter, take shelter

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lampions

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paper lantern, Chinese lampern

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bouder

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stay away from, show no interest, give the cold shoulder

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avortement

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abortion

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terrain d’entente.

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common ground

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de plein fouet

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with full force

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chiffre d’affaires

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revenue, turnover, sales

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racoler

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drum up, accost

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insuffisamment

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insufficiently, not enough

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covoiturage

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carshare, carsharing, carpool

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maraude

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pilfering, looting

cruise (ie a taxi), roam

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loyale

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fair

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pavoiser

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show off, put up the bunting and the flags, bedeck, dress

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défis

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challenges

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fastueux

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sumptuous

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rocailleux

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stoney,

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gerbe

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sheaf, bundle, spray of flowers, shower

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ardent

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intense, fierce, raging, burning

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rond

á la rond

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round, circular

in all directions, around

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suie

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soot

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ramoneur

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chimney sweep

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éparpiller

s’éparpiller

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scatter, strew; divide, split, share

spread yourself, divide yourself

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pavé

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cobblestone

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encapuchonné

encagoulés

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hooded

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desceller

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unseal, loosen, work loose; unseal

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en faction

en faction à

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on duty

manning

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contestation

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dispute, debate, disagreement

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voix

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voice, vote

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charger

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load up, laden with

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frêle

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fragile, frail

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déchaînement

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clobbering, battering, extreme violence

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flaque

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puddle

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fusil à lunette

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sniper rifle

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déflagration

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explosion, conflict

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caserne

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barrack

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quoi qu’il arrive

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whatever happens

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cendres

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ashes, cinders, ember

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bouger

se bouger

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move, move about, move around, fidget

move yourself, get going

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tresse

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braid

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carcéral

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prison, prison like

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proscrire

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ban, forbid, outlaw

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dorure

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gilt, gilding, gold decoration

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casseur

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trouble maker, hooligan,

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détresse

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distress, suffering, hurt

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engelures

engelure

A

frostbite

chilblain

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