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1
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faille

falloir

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flaw, fault
have to, ought to, should
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subir

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suffer, be subjected to, put up with, endure, undergo

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mannequin

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model, manequin

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avancer

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claim, put forward, move forward, make progress, move forward

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attenant

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adjoining, adjacent

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traîner

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drag, lug around, dawdle

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séance

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session, sitting, performance, show, meeting

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patin

patins

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skate, pad
French kiss, wet kiss
ice skates

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douille

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bullet casing
hair
socket (lamp)

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cuvette

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bowl, basin (of a sink)

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vessie

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bladder

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goutte

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drop (of liquid), bead

gout

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moindre

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lower, lesser

low, down (emotionally)

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ironiser

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to be ironic

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censé (dormir)

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supposed (to sleep), meant

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échapper

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escape, slip, elude, dodge, evade

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aise

aisé

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pleasure, pleased, delighted

comfortably, well-off

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pointer

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point out, highlight

clock in, punch in

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tour à tour

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in turns, by turns

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apitoiement

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pity, self-pity

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interpeller

interpellation

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to question, bring in for questioning

questioning, interrogation; appeal

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égorger (:)

s’égorger

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cut someone’s throat; butcher (:)

cut each other’s throat

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tranchant

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sharp, sharp edged

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commerçant

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shopkeeper, business-minded

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déraper

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slip, slide, go out of control

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éleveur
~ de chiens
~ de mouton

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livestock farmer
dog breeder
sheep farmer

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apaiser

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pacify, appease, calm, calm down

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préconiser

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advise, recommend, encourage

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voire

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in deed, in fact, even

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montgolfière

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hot-air balloon

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voyagiste

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tour operator, travel agent

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raccord

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connector, coupling, splice

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étincelle

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spark

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briquet

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cigarette lighter, snack

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usure

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wear and tear, erosion, attrition

usury

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banque de détail

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retail banking

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trancher

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cut, slice, chop off

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consoeur

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female colleague

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effectif

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number, numbers, headcount

strength, troops

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baleine

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whale

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s’agir

agir

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be, be about, be a question/matter of, must, be about

impel, drive, act, behave

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fouiller

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search, research, probe, rummage through

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affronter

s’affronter

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face, confront, contend with

come face to face, clash, go head to head

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meurtrier

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noun-murder, killer, assassin

adjective-deadly, murderous

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délit

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crime, infraction, offense

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plomb

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lead (the heavy metal), scalding, blazing, weight, balast

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défunt

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the deceased, dead person, defunct

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acharnement

acharner

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relentlessness, tenacity

go at fiercely, persist

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prèoccupation

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concern, worry, torment

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jachère

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fallow land, uncultivated land, set-aside land

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èvoquer

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evoque, remind, bring to mind, allude to

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primes

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bonuses

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encourir

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to risk, to incur

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chantage

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blackmail, extortion

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titres

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headlines, title, heading

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vécu

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experience, background, life story

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enfer

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hell, purgatory,

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acculer

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to corner, to bring to bay

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ôter

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take off, remove

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scellé

sceller

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seal (i.e. notary seal)

to seal

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afin

afin de

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so that, in order that

so, with any eye to, in order to

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miséricordeux

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merciful

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issu

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born of, descended from, stemming from

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boutade

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wise-crack, witticism, quip, joke, jest

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coup d’envoi

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kick-off, get the game underway, give the go ahead

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encarter

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aube

A

beginning, dawn, day-break

paddle, blade

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déborder

débordement

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overflow, burst its’ banks, boil over

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aboutir

A

end in, lead to, result in

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copain

A

buddy, pal, mate, chum

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abroger

A

repeal, revoke, abrogate

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frisant

A

verging on

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retomber

A

subside, wane, fall again, die down

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mener

A

lead, be in the lead, give [sb] a ride,

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calomnieux(euse)

A

slanderous

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apparat

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cuite

A

firing, baking

very drunk, intoxicated

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croquer

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be crunchy, be crisp

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cirer

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to wax, to polish

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vedette

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star (i.e. movie star), sentinel, speed boat

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rabais

A

discount, price cut

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tuyaux

A

hose, pipe, pipe line

tip (i.e. on a race horse)

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affluer

A

converge, come together, flock

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empirer

A

worsen, aggravate, decline, exacerbate

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proie

en proie au doute

A

prey, victim, target

full of doubt, to be racked with doubt

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forcené

A

deranged person, madman

fanatic, enthusiast

87
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cabinet

A

office (medical), consulting room

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décoller

A 
take off (weight), shed
take off (fly)
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indéfectible

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unfailing, unswerving, constant (as in support of a policy or practice)

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endiguer

A

hold back, restrain, contain, curb

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verrou (verrouiller)

A

bolt (lock), barrier, block

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répandre

répandu

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leave behind, spread, incite

common, widespread

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vaquer

A

attend to, see to

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conspuer

A

speak out against, boo

95
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bon gré mal gré
contre son gré
de gré à gré
de gré ou de force
de son plein gré
je vous saurais gré de
à mon gré
A 
whether you like it or not
against one's will, unwilling
by mutual agreement
one way or the other
of one's own free will
I would appreciate it if you ...., I would be grateful if you ....
in my opinion
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chantage

chanteur

A

blackmail

blackmailer

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retour en arrière

A

flashback, regress

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demandeur

A

plaintiff, complainant, appelant

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recenser

recensement

A

take a census of, take inventory of

census, inventory

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courbe

A

curve, curved line, bend

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pic

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dépasser

A

exceed, go over

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inverser

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reverse, invert

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prévoir

A

foresee, envision, expect, intend

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contrepartie

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compensation, consideration

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convenir

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be right for, be suitable for, be appropriate for

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exemplarité

exemplaire

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exemplary nature

exemplary

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sondé

sonder

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probe, measuring tube

sound, plumb, probe, survey

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impitoyable

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heartless, ruthless, brutal, cruel

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en sus de

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in addition to, over and above

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mi-mât

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attrister

s’attrister

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to sadden, bring sorrow

be sad

113
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epicier

A

small-town, parochial, narrow-minded grocer

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larguer

largué

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release, unfasten, jettison, cast off, dump

out of your depth; left behind

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lâche

A

coward

weak, feeble, cowardly

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planifié

planifier

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scheduled, planned

to plan, to organize

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indice

A

clue

indication, sign, symptom

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reculer

reculé

A 
go back(wards); move back(wards); postpone, push back
remote, distant
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odieux

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horrible, unbearable, obnoxious

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perquisitionner

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to carry out a search

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berne

berner

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half-mast

deceive, cheat, fool, swindle

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sacré

sacrer

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sacred
brilliant, one-hell of a
bloody, holy
crown, enthrone

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trier

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classify, separate, sort

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volet

A

shutter, blind

part, section, component

125
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nef

A

nave

vessel, ship

126
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badaud

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onlooker, rubber necker, gawker

127
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s’apprêter
apprêter
s’apprêter à faire

A

get dressed
get ready, dress, get ready to do
get ready to do, to prepare to do

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oecuménique

A

ecumenical

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raviver

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revive, rekindle, get going again

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tirage

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drawer, print run

131
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auxquels

A

who, to who

about which, about whom

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repérer;

se repérer

A

notice, detect, discover, identify;

get our bearings

133
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cocottes-minute

cocotte

A

pressure cooker

casserole dish

134
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lambeau (morceau)

A

scrap, shred, tatter

135
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voire

A

even, in fact

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enclencher

A

unleash, engage, set off

137
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redressement

A

straightening up, recovery, improvement

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cumuler

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double up, add, add up, accumulate

139
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comparution

A

appearance

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éplucher

A

peel, skin, dissect, decorticate

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nuque

A

back of the neck, nape of the neck, scruff of the neck

142
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cadet

A

younger, youngest, little, littlest

young player, youngest player

143
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agglomération

A

urban area,

144
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seuil

A

threshold, doorstep, limit

145
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flopée

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loads, masses, scads

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casse-tête

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brainteaser, puzzle, headache, condundum

147
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lendemain

A

next day, following day, tomorrow, future

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calvaire

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colonnes

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column, pilaster, post

150
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indemnisation

A

compensation, damages

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chevronné

A

experienced, highly qualified

152
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barème

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grading scale, pay scale, price scale

153
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grain

A 
grain (cereal), bean (coffee)
beauty spot (~ de beauté)
154
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perdurer

A

continue, carry on, endure

155
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enchère

faire un ~

A

bid

make a bid

156
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jusqu’alors

A

heretofore

157
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doyen

A

elder, dean

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soulagement

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relief, soothing

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saccager

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wreck, devastate, vandalize

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