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dénombrer

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count, tally,

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violemment

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violently, vehemently

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balader

se balader

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drive around, take for a drive, carry around with

stroll, walk

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solde

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balance, sale, sales, pay

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rattacher

se rattacher

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tie up again; reattach; connect, associate

be linked to, be connected to

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réfection

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repair, refurbishment, restoration, rehabilitation

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coup montée

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stunt

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tentation

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temptation

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massue

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club (ie, bat)

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clouter

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to nail, to stud

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griffe

griffé

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claw, talon; brand name, designer label; signature

scratched

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fourré

fourrer

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lined, fur lined; filled; undergrowth, thicket

stuff, shove; to line (ie gloves)

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à la baisse

vers le bas

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downward

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pare-chocs

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bumper, fender

knockers (boobs)

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téter

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suck, suck at, suck from

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empressement

Aucun empressement particulier

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haste, promptness, eagerness; attentiveness

no particular hurry

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rebrousser

rebrousser chemin

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brush against

retrace one’s steps; turn back

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river

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attach, fasten, link, cling, bind

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volatilisé

volatiliser

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vanishing

to make volatile; especially : to cause to pass off in vapor

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indice

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clue; indication, sign; evidence;

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probant

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convincing

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cap

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course, direction

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désactivation

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deactivation, defusing

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échiquier

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chessboard

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monnaie<>

monnaie courante

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currency, change (ie of a dollar)<>

common, commonplace

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étirer

s’étirer

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draw out, roll out, stretch

sprawl, stretch, spread yourself out

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ratisser

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rake, rake up; cast your nets; comb; clean out; scrape off

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hublot

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port hole, window

bottle top, goggles

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patronat

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employers, management

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désaveu

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disavowal, repudiation, retraction, denial

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entretenir

s’entretenir

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to maintain (ie, correspondence), look after
have a talk/discussion, be maintained, be looked after
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pionnière

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pioneer

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court-courriers

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short-haul

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surlendemain

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two days later

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bienveillante

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kindly, benevolent

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cap

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cape, headland; course, direction; stage; head, top

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munitions

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ammunitions, ammo

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tribut

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tribute, tax; contribution; toll

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entrevue

entrevoir

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interview

get a glimpse, catch sight of; foresee, have an inkling of

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semences

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seed, sperm

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subalterne

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subordinate, junior; menial, low-ranking, lowly

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aparté

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private conversation; aside

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sa Sainteté

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His Holiness

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réviser

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revise, review, re-eximine, look at again

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désescalade

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de-escalation

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rancune

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grudge, hard feelings, resentment

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décelé

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detected

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introniser

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enthrone, install, establish

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annoncer
s’annoncer
annonce

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announce, make public; be a sign of, herald, foreshadow
proclaim yourself, promise to be
declaration, commercial (ad)

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gazièr

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gas producer operator

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recrudescence

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increase; fresh outbreak, recurrence, resurgence

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rechigner

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object to doing, do grudgingly, take exception to doing

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relais

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reins; relay (race); representation

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décalage

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difference, gap, interval; discrepancy

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coller

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stick, paste, glue, bond

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adouber

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to dub, to name

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remise à plat

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thorough review, thorough overhaul

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chantier

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construction site, building site

mess, disaster zone

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décevant

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disappointing

deceptive

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renouveau

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renewed success, return to form; revival, resurgence, come back

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fait bien partie de

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is actually part of

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retentissante

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very loud, resounding, deafening

consequential, significant, far reaching, momentous

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savourer

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savor, enjoy, relish

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passerelle

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footbridge, gangway, walkway

link

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député

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Member of Parliament, congressman

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capter

se capter

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get, pick up, receive; capture, understand

understand one another, get one another

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balise

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beacon, marker

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dépeindre

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depict, paint, paint a picture of, portray

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valides

valider

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fit, well and able; valid

validate; give the green light to, approve

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Vedette planétaire

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global star

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péroné

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fibula

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allier

s’allier

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ally, unite, bring together

join forces; ally yourself, form an alliance

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rembourré

rembourrer

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stuffed, padded

stuff

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pochette

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envelope, pouch; sleeve; small handbag; pocket handkerchief

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féru

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keen in, passionate about

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qui-vive

rester sur le qui-vive

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be on the alert, keep your wits about you

be on the look out, be on the alert

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rougir

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blush, redden

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montures

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mount; frame, rim; setting

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grand oral

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final oral exam, parliamentary hearing

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Dégonfler
se dégonfler
dégonflé

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let the air out of sth, deflate; decrease, diminish, lessen
flatten, make smaller
chicken

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perchoir

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perch, platform

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séduire

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charm, captivate, win over, seduce

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retrouvailles

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reunion

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muer

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shed, molt; break; transform, turn into

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agacer

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annoy, irritate; tease

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tâche

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task, chore; job, role

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au grand dam de

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to the great displeasure of

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calage

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timing

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abeille

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bee, beehive

salvage tug

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revente

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resale

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étreindre

s’étreindre

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embrace, hug, clasp; choke; clasp, grasp, grip

embrace each other, hug each other,

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pègre

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mob, underworld, gangland

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toile de fond

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back drop

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recadrage

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refocusing, cropping (photograph)

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revers

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reverse, other side, wrong side; setback, pitfall; backhand; lapel

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pourvoir qqn de
pourvoir qqn de
se pourvoir

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equip [sb] with [sth]
provide for [sth]
appeal, take a case to the Court of Appeal

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manquer à l’appel

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be missing

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amovible

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removable, detachable

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gouffre

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gulf, chasm; have hollow legs; money pit

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dès

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as soon as, from

101
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fusée

fusées de détresse

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rocket

flares

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