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repousser

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grow back; reject; repel, repulse; push back

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étouffer

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stifle

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isoloir

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voting booth

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dénué

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without, devoid of, deprived of

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conjurer
se conjurer
conjurer le sort

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ward off, banish, avert; beg; conspire to bring about
plot, conspire
ward off bad luck

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découpage

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cutting; cut-out, cutting out

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contraindre

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force, constrain; pressure [sb] into doing [sth]; compel, coerce

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capture d’écran

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screen shot

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C’est un bonheur

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it’s a pleasure

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éprouvant

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punishing, demanding, grueling;

trying

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atterrir

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land (ie an airplane), end up, find its way

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ligoter

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tie, bind, truss;

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bandés

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blindfolded

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disquaire

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record store owner, record dealer

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batteur

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drummer; batsman, miller

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essaimer

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spread; expand; swarm; scatter

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coffret

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small box, case; set, box set

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distingué

distinguer

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eminent, distinguished, illustrious; elegant, refined

make out, distinguish; distinguish between

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carence

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deficiency; lack

failing; shortcoming; failure; non-payment; default; insolvency

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méridionale

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southern,

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dériver

dériver de

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drift; divert; shunt

derive from; stem from

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enfoncer

s’enfoncer

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sink, push, thrust; knock down, break down

sink; go into deeper water; dig your own grave

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flot

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wave, flood

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adjoint
adjointe
adjoindre

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deputy, second in command, assisstant
enroll
join, enlist, apoint

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chantier naval

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shipyard

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guérisseur

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healer, faith healer, quack

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coquillages

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shellfish, shells

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unicité

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uniqueness

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cierge

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altar candle, church candle

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ériger

s’ériger

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erect, raise; set up, establish, institute; raise, elevate

set yourself up as, assume the role of

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fait part

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expressed

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incurie

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carelessness, negligence

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rideau

lever de rideau

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curtain, drape, shutters

curtain raiser, curtain riser

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indigner

s’indigner

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anger, outrage

be indignent, be angered, be outraged

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bastion

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stronghold

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courroux

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anger, wrath, rage, ire

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bras-dessus bras-dessous

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arm-in arm

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embrigadement

embrigade

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indoctrination, recruitment, regimentation

enroll, recruit

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accro

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junkie (druggy), junky

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alourdir

s’alourdir

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make heavy, weigh down; slow down, bog down

get heavier, grow heavier, put on weight

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commissaire-priseur

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auctioneer

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jonquille

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daffodil, daffodil yellow

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sur place

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on site, on the spot

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radeau

A

raft

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esquif

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skiff

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bâche

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tarpaulin, canvas cover, tarp

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culbuter

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knock over, knock down; fall, tumble

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recoins

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nook, recess

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Tollé

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outcry

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moudre

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grind (ie in a mill)

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mettre en exergue

exergue

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showcase, underline, bring out

inscription

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Occidentaux

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Westerners

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randonneur

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hiker, rambler

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serein

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unfazed, unworried, serene, calm, tranquil

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s’attabler

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sit down at a table, sit down to table

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porte-drapeau

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flag carrier, flagship, standard- bearer

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médiatiser

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cover, broadcast

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banalisée

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make commonplace

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richissime

A

wealthy

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monégasque

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Monacan (Monaco)

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guet-apens

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ambush, trap

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embusqué
embusquer
tireur embusqué

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shirker
waylay
sniper

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marge<>
en marge<>
avoir de la marge

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margin; leeway, allowance; outskirts, fringes<>
outside<>
have some wiggle room

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réelles

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real, reality, actuality, genuine

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à rebours

compte à rebours

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backward/contra

countown

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déclinante

A

sunset

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foule

fouler

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crowd, mob

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pavoisé

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show off; bedeck, put up bunting and flags

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sentier

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path, way

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embourber

enliser

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get stuck in the mud, get bogged down

sink into

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exsangue

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worn out; pale, bloodless

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régler

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adjust, regulate; settle, resolve, sort out;

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perchiste

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pole-vaulter

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muscler

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develop the muscles; beef up, strengthen

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présager

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predict, presage; foretell

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miner

miner le moral

A

mine; place mines; sap, eat away; undermine

sap the spirit,

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besace

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beggar’s bag

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sous-alimenté

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under-fed, mal nourished, starved

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mépris

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contempt, scorn,

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tampon

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stamp, rubber stamp

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volet

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shutter (on a window)

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giron

A

bosom

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essuyer

s’essuyer

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sustain, suffer; endure, bear, wipe dry,

dry yourself

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ladite

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aforesaid

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Jusqu’au-boutiste

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hard liner

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marchand

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merchant, trader, seller

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tas

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heap, pile

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lacune

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short coming, gap

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geste

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gesture, movement

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rassemblement

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collection; round-up; meeting, rally, gathering

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débordements

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excesses, flood; overflowing; misbehavior

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vouer

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vow; devote; dedicate

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partie

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part, section; field, area, specialty; game, match

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fiançailles

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engagement

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lendemains

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consequences

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répit

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respit, break, relaxation

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cellules de crise

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crisis centers

98
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changement de cap

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change in direction

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hypothétique

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hypothetical

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