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banditisme

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crime, banditry

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défi

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challenge

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prétendument

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supposedly

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chéquier

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checkbook

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égarer

s’égarer

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lose, misplace, mislay

lose your way, digress

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biberon

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baby bottle

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décu

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disappointed

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circonscription

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precinct, ward (electoral)

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dérailler

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derail; come off (ie bike chain); malfunction; lose your mind

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décompte

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count, calculation; amount, total

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dépouillement

dépouille

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starkness, austerity; analysis of data, votes, etc

booty, spoils, plunder

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rigeur

de rigeur

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severity, strictness; austerity

of the essence; required, a must

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imprévisibles

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unpredictible, unforeseen

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douter

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doubt; waiver; suspect

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vachement

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really; (bloody, UK)

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charrier

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go too far; be kidding; carry along, sweep along

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mec

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guy, chap, lad

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motte

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clod, clump; slab

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dépourvu (de)

dépourvoir

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without, devoid of, lacking

deprive,

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récit

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story, accounte, tale

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mis en cause

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challenged

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battement

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beat; beating; fluttering; swinging; spare time, free time, available time

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dissimuler
se dissimuler qch
dissimulant

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hide, conceal, secrete;
refuse to face (up to)
shadowing

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relancer

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throw, throw again; call [sb] again, revive, rekindle, replay, play again

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binôme

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partnership, team, duo

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libeller

libellé

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draw up, formulate, fill out

wording

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retapper

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renovate, cure, make better

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clou

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nail; highlight, climax

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banquise

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ice floe; ice field

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dérégler

se dérégler

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disturb, disrupt, unsettle

go wrong

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fonte

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ice thaw, ice melt; cast iron

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marmotte

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wood chuck, ground hog

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détinir

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possess, have, hold, own; keep, detain, imprison, jail

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ânerie

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stupidity, silliness; inanity, absurdity; something stupid

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pote

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buddy, pal

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déménager

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move (to/from a home); rock, kick ass

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béchamel

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sauce, white sauce

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bribes

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crumbs, scraps, fraction; snippets, fragments, morsels

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trouvaille

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a find, treasure

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manège

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merry-go-round, carousel; (horse riding) school, (circus) ring

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étourdir

s’étourdir

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stun, daze, overwhelm, make your head spin,

exhilarated, distract yourself

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attrayante

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attractive, appealing

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proposer

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offer; suggest, propose

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Mistral

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a strong dry northerly wind in the south of France

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nuisible

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harmful, damaging, injurius, detrimental

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valse

valser

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waltz; reshuffle; rapid change

waltz; sway, float, dance; hurtle

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bouleversement

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disruption, upheaval

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plombé

plomber

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lead-sealed

be a burden on; compromise; seal (with lead); come down vertically

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raccourci

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short cut, quick way; abridged version

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ruissellement

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streaming, flow

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contrebas

en contrebas

A

below

at the foot

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quinquagénaire

quinquennat

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a person in his/her fifties

five year period

53
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manchette

A

cuff; banner headline; forearm blow

54
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nacre

A

mother of pearl;

55
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autocollants

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self-sticking, self adhesive; sticker

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pancartes

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notice, sign, placard

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bavure

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blunder, error

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repos

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rest, calm, vacation, break

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mal absolu

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absolute evil

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esclavage

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slavery, bondage; tyranny, enslavement

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déposséder

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rob [sb] of [sth], divest [sb] of [sth]

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portefeuille

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wallet, billfold, purse;

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plaquer

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flatten,

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trancher

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slice, cut, cut off; judge, decide, solve

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tergiversation

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procrastination, equivocation; hemming and hawing

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AFP

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Agence France Press

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hachoir

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meat cleaver, meat mincer

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confessionnelle

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denominational

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Ville sainte

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Holy city (Jerusalem)

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rétorsion

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repraisal, retaliation

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moitié

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half; midway point, halfway; partner, other half, better half

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poudrière

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powder keg

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mouche

A

fly (the insect)

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nommément

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nominally

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fidèle

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loyal, faithful, believer

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frondeus; frondeuese

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rebellious, insubordinate

77
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rattraper

se rattraper

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catch, recapture; catch up with; rectify

make up for, redeem oneself, put things right

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effroi

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fear, terror, dread, awe

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reluisant

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gleaming, shining, shiny

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bâtisse

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building, structure; construction

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trou

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hole, gap; pothole, crack

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béant

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opening, wide open; cavernous

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parois

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partition, wall, side

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dissuasif

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discouraging, deterrent, off-putting

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aviver

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revive, kindle, fan, spark

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gardienne

gardienne d’immeuble

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caretaker

concierge

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orgue

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organ (the instrument)

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infortune

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misfortune, bad luck

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enregistrement

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recording, taping, storing

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données

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data, information

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recrue

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recruit, recruitement

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dupes

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dupe, trick

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ressentiment

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resentment, bitterness, dislikes

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jouxter

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adjoin, neighbor

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au cours de

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during, in the course of

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état-major

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general staff, management

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reconquérir

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recapture, recover

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sièger

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sit, reign

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cerner

A

surround, encircle; grasp, understand

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