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même si

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even if

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démineurs

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bomb disposal expert, mine clearing expert

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UMP

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Union pour un Mouvement Populaire

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bisbille

être en bisbille avec qqn

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dispute, quarrell

to be loggerheads; to have had a falling out wit qqn

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Cisjordanie

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West Bank (of Jordan)

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déchirer

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rip, tear; hurt, damage

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incomprise

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under-rated, poorly received, poorly understood, ill appreciated

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sellette

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seat, stool

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concurrence déloyal

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unfair competition, unfair trading

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travail au noir

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off the books, undeclared work, illegal work

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préoccupants

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worrying, concerning, worrisome; preoccupying, absorbing, weighing on the mind

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qualifier

se qualifier de

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consider, be of the opinion that, qualify

describe yourself, call yourself

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tronçon

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piece, log, segment; section, stretch

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actuellement

actuel

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currently, at the moment, presently

current, present; contempory, modern, today’s, today

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krach, krack

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crash, collapse

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pérenniser

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make durable, make perpetual

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haleine

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breath, breathing

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cribler

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riddle (ie with holes); sift, sieve

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tordu

tordre

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twisted person, warped person, weirdo, freak

wring, twist, contort

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détroit

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strait, narrows

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tourbillon

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whirlwind, turbulence, hurly burly

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quelconque

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any, some; ordinary, non-descript, so-so

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défrichement

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clearing (ie the forest)

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caduc

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deciduous, null and void, lapsed, obsolete, outdated, outmoded

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démontrer

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demonstrate, reveal, show

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abordable

hors de prix; trop chère, trop chère; inabordable

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affordable

not affordable

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apprêter
s’apprêter
s’apprêter á faire qch

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get [sb] ready, get [sb] dressed; prepare
get ready
be about to do [sth], prepare to do [sth], get ready to do [sth]

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aiguilleur;
aiguiller;
aiguille;

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pointsman, signalman
shunt, direct; point steer
needle, hand (of a watch)

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incliner (pencher)

s’incliner

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lean, tilt, incline

give in, give way; yield, submit; accept defeat

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répandre

se répandre

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spread, put, scatter; broadcast, give out

go all over; spead all over;

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diffamer (dénigrer)

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defame, slander, libel

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fondement

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foundation, basis, reason, grounds

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achoppement

pierre d’achoppement

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sticking point

stumbling block

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patrouille

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patrol, flotilla

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dépecer

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cut/chop/carve [sth] up; butcher; rip [sth] up/apart; dismember; analyze, dissect

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déconfite (embarrassé)

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discomfited; frustrated, thwarted, baffled, beaten, defeated

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troubles

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emotional; blurry, out of focus; vague, unclear; murky; confusion; distress, turmoil; disorder, trouble, problem

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limpidité

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clearness, clarity, lucidity

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rigoler

fini de rigoler

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laugh, have a laugh

joke over; down to business

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velu

plus velu

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hairy

hairier

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SIDA

séropositifs(ive)

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AIDS

people with AIDS

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embêter

s’embêter

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bother, annoy

be bored, get bored; bother with, worry about

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enjeu(x)

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prize, stakes, bet; issue, concern

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assombrir

s’assombrir

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darken, put a cloud over, cast a shadow over

darken, get dark

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limitrophe

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bordering, adjacent, adjoining

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étalage

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stand, stall, barrow; showcase, window display

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étendue

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stretch, area, extent

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contrat à durée déterminée (CDD)

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fixed-term contract

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ternir

se ternir

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tarnish, fade; damage, stain

become, dull, flatten, pale

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égayer

rajeunir/égayer

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amuse; brighten up, cheer up; have a good time, amuse yourself
jazz up

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saper

se saper

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undermine, sap

dress

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ruer
se ruer
ruée

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kick
rush
rush

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téléphérique

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cable car

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coincé

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stuck, jammed, unable to move, repressed, inhibited, tense

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d’où

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hence (therefore), whence (from where outdated)

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promoteur

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promoter, developer

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surpopulation

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overpopulation

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heure de pointe

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rush hour, peak time

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tracasserie

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annoyance, nuisance

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dénouer

se dénouer

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unknot, untie; resolve, solve

come undone

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fiable

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reliable, dependable

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dingue

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crackpot, nutter, loony, nutcase, headcase, basket case

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internautes

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(inter) net surfer

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sain

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healthy, well; sane, compos mentis; wholesome

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miel

lune de miel

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honey

honey moon

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abeille

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bee, honey bee; salvage bug

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conjuguer

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conjugate; unite, combine, put together, work together

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prévision

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forecast, projection, expectation

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longe

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rein, tether, leash; loin (ie of beef)

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concerner

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affect, concern, relate to

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peine

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punishment, sentence; sorrow, grief, anguish; hard work; rounle

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aix

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spa (from the Latin for water. Used with names of towns, i.e.
Aix de bains; Aix la Chappelle, Aix en Provence

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à l’échelle du pays”.
être en haut de l’échelle
faire la courte échelle à qqn

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across the country
be at the top of the ladder
give [sb] a leg up

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rétablir

se rétablir

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re-establish, bring back,

improve, get better (a patient)

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inéluctablement

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inescapably

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mise hors ligne

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offline

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déballer

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unwrap, offload, unload

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long-métrage

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full length feature film

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reddition

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surrender, rendering, reimbursement; presentation

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se tirer d'affaire
s'en tirer
s'en tirer à bon compte
tirer la couverture à soi
tirer les ficelles
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get yourself out of a situation
come out of, get out of, manage
get off lightly
take all the credit 
pull the strings, call the shots
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pavillon

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flag (nautical); detached house, suburban house, pavilion, wing, lodge

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isoler

s’isoler

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insulate, isolate, soundproof

shut yourself away, cut yourself off, isolate yourself

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grenier

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loft, attic; breadbasket

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arrimer

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tie up, dock

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calcul

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calculation, arithmatic, sum

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décrocher

décrochage

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take [sth] down, unhook; pick [sth] up; land, get (as a job)

uncouple, disengagement, leaving orbit

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îlot

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small island; cluster of houses, block of houses

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à bout de souffle

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breathless, running out of steam, running on empty; on its last legs

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faire un tabac

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be a hit; bring the house down

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éventuels

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possible, potential

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transi
amoureux transi
trans de froid

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numb, transfixed
bashful lover
chilled to the bone

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exténuer

s’exténuer

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exhaust, wear [sb] out

wear yourself out, exhaust yourself

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indemnes

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unharmed, uninjured, unscathed

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dégueulasse

dégueuler

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disgusting

puke, throw up

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succéder à

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succeed

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drame

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tragegy, tragic event, drama

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postulant

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candidatee, postpulant (a person admitted to a religious order a a probationary candidate for membership)

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cargo

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freighter, cargo ship, merchant ship

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canot

canot pneumatique

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small boat, dinghy, row boat; life boat

inflatable boat, rubber dinghy

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impressionner

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make an impression, impress; distress, upset, overwhelm