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passeur (passeuse)

ferrymen, ferrywomen; smuggler, courier; people smuggler; “coyote”; in sports, one who passes the ball

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maniables

manageable, manoeuvable, easy to handle; tractable, compliant, amenable, docile

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profondeur

depth, profundity; intensity

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amarrer

amarre

moor, tie down, tie up

mooring line, mooring rope, rope, cable

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bousculer

se bousculer

jostle, shove, push, knock over; bump into; shake up

jostle, rush

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approvisionner

s’approvisionner

(apporter des provisions) supply, stock;

get your supplies, stock up, do your shopping

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laitue

lettuce

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cru

raw, unpasteurized, vineyard, coarse, crude, blunt

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file

queue, line, lane

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assumer

s’assumer

take [sth] on, take [sth] upon yourself; accept, live with [sth]
be self-sufficient, take responsibility for yourself, be at ease with yourself

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métier

occupation, trade; profession, craft; experience on the job; working experience

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givre

givré

frost

frosted, iced over; nuts, bonkers, crazy

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boue
coulée de boue
trâiner dans la boue

mud, sludge
mud slide
drag [sb] name through the mud

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bourgade

village, small town

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recueillir

se recueillir

collect, gather; take in

gather yourself, gather your thoughts, reflect, meditate

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moineau

cervelle de moineau

sparrow

bird-brained

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enfler

swell, inflate, bloat; inflate (gongler)

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front

forehead, front (as in war)

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laminer

roll, laminate; exhaust; knock the stuffing out of;

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rétrécir

contract, shrink; take in (sewing)

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défaut;

A défaut de

fault, flaw, failing; mistake, imperfection;

for lack of, in the absence of

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taguer

to graffiti, to put graffiti on

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gars

guy, fellas, guys

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chaudronnier

boilermaker

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ustensile

utensil

acclamer

cheer, acclaim

baudruche

rubber skin, balloon, "full of hot air"

préservatif

condom, preservative

prémunir | se prémunir

protect, shield | protect yourself, guard yourself

aléa

hazard, vagary, risk

figer | se figer

freeze, immobilize; solidify, congeal | freeze, clot, go solid

fuyard

fugative, deserter

voirie

highways, roads, public highway/road, refuse collection

stagiaire

intern, student, trainee, course participany

pianoter | pianoter sur

play the piano | to drum one's fingers on, to tap away on

inouï

unheard of; incredible, amazing

lacet

shoe lace, shoestring; bend, switchback, zigzag

alliance

wedding ring, wedding band; alliance, union, coalition, pact

piquer | piquer qch à [qqn]

jab, prick; sting, bite; | steal, pinch, nab

à coup sûr

without fail, definitely, for sure

reserrer

tighten, strengthe, become stronger, close in on

casher; kasher; cachère

kosher

locaux

premises, home team (in sports)

lâchement

shamefully, foully; lazily, sloppily

reddition

surrender; presentation

bordure

border, edge; surround, frame

hisser la grande-voile

hoist the main sail

occulter

conceal, obscure, hide, mask, disguise

dispositions

aptitude, arrangements, clauses, provisions, positioning, placement

metteur en scène | metteur en onde

director (cinema), producer (theater) | radio

sceau

seal, stamp

faille

fault, rift, flaw, lophole

bétail

livestock, cattle

constater

note, notice, observe; record, certify

rafiot

tub, an old boat in bad shape

ferraille

scrap iron

dépourvu

without, lacking, devoid of

preneur

taker, buyer

solubles

soluble, solvable

dénicher

unearth, find; eject

adepte

member, supporter, subscriber, follower

enseignes

logo, emblem; situation

terroir | du terroir

soil, land | local

batailleur

aggressive, fighter

prises de parole

speaking out

attentat

attack, bombing, assassination attempt; offense, outrage

obsèques

funeral, funeral service

bière | mise en bière

beer, ale, lager; coffin, casket | lay out corpse in a casket, placing in coffin

faire-part

announcement,

tenir tête à tenir compte de tenir au courant tenir à sa peau

stands up to consider; take account of [sth]; take [sth] into account keep up to date; keep informed value your life

rèplique

reply, replica, after-shock, secondary tremor

engrendrer

conceive, create, engender; lead to, bring about, beget

repartie

comeback, quick response, repartee

brave

brave, courageous, fearless, intrepid; nice but dim (simple)

remous

eddy, swirl, backwash; stir, tumult

faire un pied-de-nez à

thumb one's nose at,

empoigner | s'empoigner

grab, grasp, seize | grapple with, clash

raz-de-marée

tidal wave, landside

torpiller

torpedo

autrui

others, other people, the other

élite

elite, high fliers, best

exploitation

cultivation, farming, growing; using, utilizing; exploitation

artificiers | artificier

munitions specialist, pyrotechnist, powder monkey | trick

semer

sow, scatter, sprinkle, spread; leave behind, lose, shake off

bâche | se bâche

tarpaulin, tarp, thrashing, beating, drubbing, defeat | hit the hay, hit the sack

valeur

value, worth, usefullness

follement

completely, madly; wildly, impetuously

dévoiement

leading astray, tilting, canting

don

giving, gift, donation

envoyer

e-mail

montant

total, amount, sum; rising; support

porteur

supporting, load bearing; booming, flourishing, shareholder

souffrance

pain, suffering

assainissement

clean-up, clean-up operation, purification, sanitation

kinés

phsyiotherapist

hors

without, not including; outside, beyond, out of; except, apart from

orthographe

spelling

poing | coup-de-poing

fist | crackdown

nues

heavens, skies; clouds

fonds marin, fond de la mer | fond

seabed | sea bed