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1
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soi

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self, oneself, yourself, himself, herself, itself

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destitution

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deposition, deposing

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privation

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deprivation, withdrawal, removal; hardship, shortage (of commodities)

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inhèrent

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inherent

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justesse
de justesse
réélue de justesse

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accuracy, precision, relevance; pertinence, aptness; faithful
only jusy, barely, narrowly
narrowly re-elected

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s’empêtrer

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get mired in, get bogged down, get caught up in

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éclabousser

s’éclabousser

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splash, splatter; tarnish, flaunt [sth] in front

splash about, splash somebody

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s’amonceler

amonceler (entasser)

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pile up, heap on, accumulate

pile up, heap on

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éboueur

ordures

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garbage collector

garbage, feces, filth

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ruelles

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back alley, little street, lane; passage, space

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benne

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dumpster; wagon; cable car

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marécageux

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swampy, marshy

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rizière

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rice paddy; paddy field

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rompre

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terminate, break off; break up, break off

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cherté

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dearness, high cost

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sondage

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sounding; survey, opinion pole

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épaisseur

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thickness, density, size

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porter sur

se porter

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be about, be on, focus on

be, feel; be worn; fall on, bear on

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coude
être au coude à coude
garder sous le coude

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neck, elbow, bend
be neck and neck
sit on

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hameau

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hamlet

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accompagnateur

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guide (for tourists); accompanyist

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maison mère

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parent company

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feuilleton

feuilleton mèlo

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serial, regular article; saga, series

soap opera

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montage

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assembly, putting together; lifting; fake;

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entendement

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reason, understanding, insight, sense; comprehension, grasp

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abasourdir

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stun, dumfound, astound; deafen

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assainir

s’assainir

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decontaminate, cleanse, purify;

be cleaned up; become healthier

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pré

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meadow, field;

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peloton

peloton de l’execution

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pack; squad

firing squad

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désuètes

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obsolete, passé, disused; old-fashioned, dated

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honnête

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honest, respectable, law-abiding; honorable; decent

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affiner

s’affiner

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age/ripen/mature (ie, cheese); slim; refine, polish;

become finer; become more refined

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naguère

guère

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formerly, in former times; contraction of “il n’y a de guèrre”
hardly

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désunir

se désunir

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break up, disunite, divid

lose one’s stride

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éparpillement

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scattering, dispersal

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robustesse

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sturdiness, resistance, robustness; toughness,

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étioler

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wither, make [sb] palor

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épopée

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epic, epic poem, saga

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étape

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stage, step; stop over

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empoisonner

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poison, contaminate, pollute

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marbre

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marble

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sidérer

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stun, stupify, stagger

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craquer

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split, split open, give in, succumb

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parcourir

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travel, cross; wander, roam; go all over

45
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hélitreuillé

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to winch up into a helicopter

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toile

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canvas; web; internet

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surmonter

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sit on top of, on top; conquer, overcome; master

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écarteler

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to be torn between [sth] and [sth]; to feel torn between [sth] and [sth]

49
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assoiffé

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thirsty, thirsting for [sth],

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ovni

A

oddball, oddity

51
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vitupèrer contre

vitupèrer

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inveigh against, rail against

rail against, to rant and rave

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pourrie

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rotten, decayed, lousy; crook, bad apple

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banal contrôle routier

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routine traffic stop

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comté

A

county

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édile

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municipal magistrate

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faute de preuves

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lack of evidence

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loupe

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magnifying glass; laziness, idling

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imposer

s’imposer

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decree, demand, command, order; necessitate, require; impose; tax
impose, force yourself onto [sb], establish yourself; be essential, be vital

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fief

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fiefdom, kingdom; stronghold

60
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onusion

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of the United Nations

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pression

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pressure, push; stress; draught beer

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délocalisation

A

offshoring, outsourcing, relocation; decentralization

63
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rapprocher

se rapprocher de

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bring [sth] closer; draw [sth] closer

move closer to [sb], move nearer to [sb]

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momentanément

A

momentarily

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tout de même

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all the same, notwithstanding, even so

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engager

s’engager

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appoint, take on, hire; commit; rope in

enlist, enrol, commit to do [sth]; campaign, lobby, crusade

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forcément

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bound to, necessarily, likely to, inevitabely, likely

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il aura fallu

A

it took

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plomber

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be a burden on; compromise; fill (ie a tooth); weigh; seal

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que n’importe quel

A

that ant

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entorse

A

sprain; infringement

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proviseur

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principle, headmaster

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cautionner

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support; act as a guarantor for, guarantee

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biche

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doe; honey, darling, pet

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AFP

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Agence France Press

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ange

A

angel, sweetheart, love

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attirer

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attract, lure, entice, coax

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coup de pouce

pouce

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boost

thumb, big toe,

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sucer

A

suck, suck on [sth]

80
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date limite

A

deadline

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branle

branler

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swaying, swinging, wobbling

be up to; masturbate (se masturber)

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terrienne

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earthling

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conjoint

conjoint de fait

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husband, spouse; joint

common-law wife

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éloignement

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distance, remoteness;

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avéré

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recognized, known, proven

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s’obstiner

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persist, persevere

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vain

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pointless, useless; vain, shallow

88
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asticoter

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bug, hassle, tease, needle

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ludique

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fun, playful, play

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oser

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dare, have the audacity to, dare to, be so bold as to

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appât

l’appât de gain

A

lure,

lure of money,

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tâter

se tâter

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feel, paltate; feel the weight of

hesitate; masturbate

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étanche
étancher
étanchéité

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watertight, waterproof; airtight, hermetic
stop, staunch; satiate, satisfy, quench
impenetrable, watertightness, airtightness

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malveillant

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malicious, malevolent

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insu

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unknown

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submerger

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submerge, flood; overwehlm, overcome;

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agripper

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grab, grip, hang onto;

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magasins tenus

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shops (stores) owned

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terrer

se terrer

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earth up

go to earth, go to earth; hide away, shut yourself away

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honoraires

A

fee, honorium

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