Français-3 Flashcards
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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
A
skate, pad
French kiss, wet kiss
ice skates
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douille
A
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
A
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
slip, slide, go out of control
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éleveur
~ de chiens
~ de mouton
livestock farmer
dog breeder
sheep farmer
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apaiser
pacify, appease, calm, calm down
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préconiser
advise, recommend, encourage
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voire
in deed, in fact, even
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montgolfière
hot-air balloon
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voyagiste
tour operator, travel agent
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raccord
connector, coupling, splice
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étincelle
spark
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briquet
cigarette lighter, snack
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usure
wear and tear, erosion, attrition
| usury
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banque de détail
retail banking
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trancher
cut, slice, chop off
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consoeur
female colleague
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effectif
number, numbers, headcount
| strength, troops
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baleine
whale
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s'agir
| agir
be, be about, be a question/matter of, must, be about
| impel, drive, act, behave
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fouiller
search, research, probe, rummage through
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affronter
| s'affronter
face, confront, contend with
| come face to face, clash, go head to head
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meurtrier
noun-murder, killer, assassin
| adjective-deadly, murderous
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délit
crime, infraction, offense
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plomb
lead (the heavy metal), scalding, blazing, weight, balast
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défunt
the deceased, dead person, defunct
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acharnement
| acharner
relentlessness, tenacity
| go at fiercely, persist
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prèoccupation
concern, worry, torment
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jachère
fallow land, uncultivated land, set-aside land
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èvoquer
evoque, remind, bring to mind, allude to
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primes
bonuses
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encourir
to risk, to incur
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chantage
blackmail, extortion
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titres
headlines, title, heading
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vécu
experience, background, life story
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enfer
hell, purgatory,
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acculer
to corner, to bring to bay
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ôter
take off, remove
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scellé
| sceller
seal (i.e. notary seal)
| to seal
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afin
| afin de
so that, in order that
| so, with any eye to, in order to
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miséricordeux
merciful
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issu
born of, descended from, stemming from
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boutade
wise-crack, witticism, quip, joke, jest
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coup d'envoi
kick-off, get the game underway, give the go ahead
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encarter
insert
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aube
beginning, dawn, day-break
| paddle, blade
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déborder
| débordement
overflow, burst its' banks, boil over
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aboutir
end in, lead to, result in
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copain
buddy, pal, mate, chum
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abroger
repeal, revoke, abrogate
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frisant
verging on
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retomber
subside, wane, fall again, die down
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mener
lead, be in the lead, give [sb] a ride,
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calomnieux(euse)
slanderous
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apparat
pomp
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cuite
firing, baking
| very drunk, intoxicated
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croquer
be crunchy, be crisp
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cirer
to wax, to polish
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vedette
star (i.e. movie star), sentinel, speed boat
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rabais
discount, price cut
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tuyaux
hose, pipe, pipe line
| tip (i.e. on a race horse)
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affluer
converge, come together, flock
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empirer
worsen, aggravate, decline, exacerbate
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proie
| en proie au doute
prey, victim, target
| full of doubt, to be racked with doubt
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forcené
deranged person, madman
| fanatic, enthusiast
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cabinet
office (medical), consulting room
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décoller
```
take off (weight), shed
take off (fly)
```
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indéfectible
unfailing, unswerving, constant (as in support of a policy or practice)
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endiguer
hold back, restrain, contain, curb
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verrou (verrouiller)
bolt (lock), barrier, block
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répandre
| répandu
leave behind, spread, incite
| common, widespread
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vaquer
attend to, see to
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conspuer
speak out against, boo
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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
```
```
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
blackmail
| blackmailer
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retour en arrière
flashback, regress
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demandeur
plaintiff, complainant, appelant
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recenser
| recensement
take a census of, take inventory of
| census, inventory
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courbe
curve, curved line, bend
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pic
peak, top
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dépasser
exceed, go over
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inverser
reverse, invert
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prévoir
foresee, envision, expect, intend
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contrepartie
compensation, consideration
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convenir
be right for, be suitable for, be appropriate for
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exemplarité
| exemplaire
exemplary nature
| exemplary
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sondé
| sonder
probe, measuring tube
| sound, plumb, probe, survey
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impitoyable
heartless, ruthless, brutal, cruel
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en sus de
in addition to, over and above
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mi-mât
half-mast
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attrister
| s'attrister
to sadden, bring sorrow
| be sad
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epicier
small-town, parochial, narrow-minded grocer
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larguer
| largué
release, unfasten, jettison, cast off, dump
| out of your depth; left behind
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lâche
coward
| weak, feeble, cowardly
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planifié
| planifier
scheduled, planned
| to plan, to organize
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indice
clue
| indication, sign, symptom
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reculer
| reculé
```
go back(wards); move back(wards); postpone, push back
remote, distant
```
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odieux
horrible, unbearable, obnoxious
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perquisitionner
to carry out a search
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berne
| berner
half-mast
| deceive, cheat, fool, swindle
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sacré
sacrer
sacred
brilliant, one-hell of a
bloody, holy
crown, enthrone
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trier
classify, separate, sort
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volet
shutter, blind
| part, section, component
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nef
nave
| vessel, ship
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badaud
onlooker, rubber necker, gawker
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s'apprêter
apprêter
s'apprêter à faire
get dressed
get ready, dress, get ready to do
get ready to do, to prepare to do
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oecuménique
ecumenical
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raviver
revive, rekindle, get going again
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tirage
drawer, print run
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auxquels
who, to who
| about which, about whom
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repérer;
| se repérer
notice, detect, discover, identify;
| get our bearings
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cocottes-minute
| cocotte
pressure cooker
| casserole dish
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lambeau (morceau)
scrap, shred, tatter
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voire
even, in fact
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enclencher
unleash, engage, set off
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redressement
straightening up, recovery, improvement
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cumuler
double up, add, add up, accumulate
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comparution
appearance
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éplucher
peel, skin, dissect, decorticate
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nuque
back of the neck, nape of the neck, scruff of the neck
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cadet
younger, youngest, little, littlest
| young player, youngest player
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agglomération
urban area,
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seuil
threshold, doorstep, limit
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flopée
loads, masses, scads
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casse-tête
brainteaser, puzzle, headache, condundum
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lendemain
next day, following day, tomorrow, future
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calvaire
ordeal
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colonnes
column, pilaster, post
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indemnisation
compensation, damages
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chevronné
experienced, highly qualified
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barème
grading scale, pay scale, price scale
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grain
```
grain (cereal), bean (coffee)
beauty spot (~ de beauté)
```
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perdurer
continue, carry on, endure
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enchère
| faire un ~
bid
| make a bid
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jusqu'alors
heretofore
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doyen
elder, dean
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soulagement
relief, soothing
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saccager
wreck, devastate, vandalize
