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1
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profitable

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advantageous, profitable, rewarding

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rendement

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yield, productivity, output

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locataire

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tenant

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parlé, á l’oral, oral

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spoken

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parer

parer á qch

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block

shield yourself from, protect yourself from

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parures

parure

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sets

finery, jewlery, set of jewels; set of table linen, set of bed linen,

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voilure

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sails

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débridé

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unbridled, unrestrained

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manche

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sleeve; half (ie in football), inning ( ie in baseball, cricket)

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tenant

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upholder, disciple, follower

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meneur

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leader, ringleader

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retenir

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hold back, catch hold of; retain, reserve (a table)

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justesse

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accuracy, precision; relevance, pertinence

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malentendant

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hard of hearing, partially deaf

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dernièrement

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recently, lately; ultimately, finally, in the end

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ampoule

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light bulb, bulb

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murer

se murer

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wall up, brick up; lock [sb] into [ sth]

wall yourself up, shut yourself up

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déminage

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mine-clearing; mine-sweeping

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flou

flouer

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out of focus, blurred, fuzzy; vague, lazy, confused

swindle

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avatar

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reincarnation; misadventure, mishap, misfortune

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bouleverser

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devestate, overwehlm, upset; disrupt, turn upside down, wreck havoc

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imminent

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imminent, pending

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stupéfiant

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astounding, stunning; drug, narcotic

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dissuasif

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dissuassive, discouraging

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frais de gestion

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management fees

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correctionnelle

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correctional; criminal

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concordante

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in agreement

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trompeur

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deceitful, misleading; untrustworthy, fickle

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synthèse

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summary, overview, review; combination; synthesis

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témoigner

témoigner de

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bear witness, give evidence;

bear witness to, be evidence of; show, demonstrate, prove

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musclé

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muscled, brawny; strong-arm, aggressive, assertive; very hard

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échauffourée

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scuffle, brawl, clash, skirmish;

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écraser

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run over (with a car); press, flatten; shut up

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gaspillage

gaspillage alimentaire

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waste ( money, resources)

food wasteage

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séance-éclair de photo

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flash photo session

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châle

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shawl, wrap

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rarissime

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rarely-seen, extremely rare; rarity

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moyenâgeux

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midieval

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mêler

se mêler de qch

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mix, blend; involve, implicate

stick your 2 cents in

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morosité

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moroseness, gloominess

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chevalet

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easel, tripod, sawhorse

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exaucé

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fulfilled, realized, grant

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déjouer

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thwart, foil, frustrate; evade

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fomenter

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incite, foment, stir up

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téléguidé

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radio-controlled

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prévaloir sur

se prévaloir de

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prevail over

boast, claim

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trompe-l’œil

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window dressing

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grossesse

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pregnancy

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accouchement

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delivery; birth, childbirth; labor

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constat

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assessment, analysis; report, statement

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crédit

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credit, loan; credit, respect, credibility

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précaire

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precarious, frail, delicate; unstable, risky

53
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toile de fond

A

back drop

54
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constituer

se constituer

A

form, establish, put [sth] together

amass;

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haut la main

A

hands dowm

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rampant

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creeping (as a rose bush), crawling (snakes), groveling

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déclamer

déclamer sur

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recite, perform, deliver

rail against, berate, castigate

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se réfugier

réfugié

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take refuge

refugee, asylum seeker

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dérober
se dérober
se dérober à qch

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steal, thieve
hedge, equivocate, be evasive, beat around the bush
shirk, evade, shy away from

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breveter

A

patent

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inculpation

chef de l’inculpation

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charge (legal)

main charge, chief charge

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pan

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section, part, side, face; bang, whack, wallop

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relier

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link, link up, join, connect, bind,

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supplétif

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auxiliary

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s’essouffler

essouffler

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get out of breath, struggle

leave out of breath

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mutin

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mischieveous, impish; mutineer

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ne pas faire long feu

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be short-lived

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sommation

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warning, summons; addition, summation

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rapprocher

se rapprocher de [qch, qqn]

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bring [sth] closer

move closer to [qch, qqn]

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torsadé

torsader

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twisted

twist

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aux dépens de qqn

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at the expense of [sb], off (as: live off someone)

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endiguer

A

contain, hold back, restrain; dyke up

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verbaliser

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give [sb] a ticket (fine); verbalise, put into words

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inespérer

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unhoped for, undreamt of

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démentir

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belie, contradict, deny, refute

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aliéner

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alienate, give [sth] up

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transfrontalière

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cross-border

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soulever

se soulever

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lift, lift up, raise

get up, rise

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promouvoir

A

promote

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attrait

A

attraction

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trouée

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hole, gap, breach

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verrou

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(lock) bolt; block, barrier

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déplaire

se déplaire

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displease, bother, irritate

dislike [sth], be uneasy about

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concierge

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caretaker, housekeeper, janitor; concierge

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expier

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pay for, atone for,

86
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écureuil

A

squirrel

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médiatiser

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cover, broadcast, publicize

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epingler

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pin, pin up, catch, criticize, lambast, castigate

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figure de proue

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figure head

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indépendantiste

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independence, separatist

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évidemment

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obviously, needless to say, of course

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insubmersible

A

unsinkable, in-submersible, infallible

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renoncer

renoncer à qch

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give up on [sth], renounce

not do something anymore, stop doing [sth]

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fil

sun fil de

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thread, yarn, wire, string; edge, sharp edge

in the course of, over

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charrue

A

plow

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mousson

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monsoon

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oser

A

dare, have the audacity to

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écluse

éclusier

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lock (canal)

lock keeper

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vannes

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waterworks, sluice gates (a passage way for the flow of water)

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inclure

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include, incorporate, attach, enclose

101
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règlement de comptes

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settling of scores

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