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1
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recourir

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resort to, appeal to; run again

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épauler

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help, assist; shoulder, take aim

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regroupement

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merging, uniting; group, gathering, pool

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patent

patente

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evident, obvious, apparent

duty, tax, levy; patent; thing; license

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escamoter

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make disappear (like a magician); evade, sidestep, dodge, vanish

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redite

redirect

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repetition

repeat, say again; reiterate

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meurtrir

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bruise, hurt, wound

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flambée

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blaze, outburst, sudden rise

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cimes

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peak, summit, top, pinnacle

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pâturage

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pasture, pastureland

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entourer

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encircle, surround, frame

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pimpante

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smart, elegant, spruce

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disputer

se disputer

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tell off, reprimand; compete in, fight in, play; quarrel, argue
quarrel/argue with each other, quarrel, argue

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chausser

se chausser

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put on

put on your shoes, buy/get your shoes from

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affronter

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face, confront

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affronter

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face, confront; clash with, compete against

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époustouflant

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mind-blowing, breathtaking

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dès lors

dès lors que

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from then on, since then, consequently

the moment, from the moment, as soon as

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décontraction

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coolness, collectedness, relaxation

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détournement

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diversion; embezzlement, misappropriation

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axe

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axle; link, road, route; axis

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méticuleusement

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meticulously, painstakingly

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dénomber

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tally, count,

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convenu

convenir à qch

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agreed, appointed, settled on

be suitable for [sth]

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excédent

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surplus, excess

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mésentente

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discord, bad blood, disagreement

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nuisance

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harmful substance, pollutant; problem, difficulty

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bouliers

boulier

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abaci

trawl net; abacus

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voyelle

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vowel

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inénarrable

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wild, outrageous; inexpressible

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éroder

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eat away, erode; diminish, weaken

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patient

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patient

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pèpin

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pip, mishap, glitch, snag; umbrella

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s’écharper

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tear [sb] to pieces, lay into [sb]

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méfie-you

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watch it!

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pique-assiette

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sponge (human kind)

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feinte

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craftiness, slyness, guile; shrewdness, trick, fake

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fouiller

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search, conduct a search of [sth]; body search, rummage through

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interdire qch

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forbid/prohibit/ban [sth]

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commissariat

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police station, police precinct

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vitre

vitres fumées; vitres teintés

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window, pane

tinted glass

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émousser

s’émousser

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blunt

become blunted/dulled

43
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affolement

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panic, spinning

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boussole

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compass, guide

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faire en sorte de

faire en sorte que

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make sure you

ensure that, make sure that

46
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repérage

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tracking, spotting, finding; scouting, location scouting

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citation

A

quotation

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aborder

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reach, land on [sth]; take [sth] up

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fond

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bottom, background, content (ie of a letter)

50
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issue

A

exit, way out, outcome,

51
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hâtif

A

hasty, hurried, precocious

52
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lâcher

se lâcher

A

give way, release, let go of; let loose on

relax, let yourself go

53
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fait en fait

A

is in fact

54
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hasarder

se hasarder

A

try out, venture

take the risk out of

55
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sorcière

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wizard, warlock, sorcerer, witch; magician

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malnourished

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junk food

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truffé

truffer

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truffled, stuffed

garnish with truffles; fill; stuff

58
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dinde

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female turkey, goose, silly goose

59
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fracassant

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thunderous noise, deafening; sensational

60
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mettre sur écoute; mise en écoute

plateforme d’écoute

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eaves drop

help line

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tenir tête à

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stand up to

62
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haine

A

hatred, hate; aversion

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déférer qch

déférer qqn

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refer [sth] to the courts; require [sb] to do [sth]

bring [sb] before the courts

64
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carboniser

A

char, burn; carnonize

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évasion

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escape, jail break, break out;

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lynchage

A

lynching

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implacable

A

tenacious, persistent, harsh, tough; relentess; unavoidable

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épineuse (eux)

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thorny, prickly, delicate

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poindre

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break, come up; start to show

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charrue

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plow

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légèrement

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lightly, softly, slightly

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indécis

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undecided, indecisive,

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équivaloir à

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equivalent to, equal to

74
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leitmotiv

A

leitmotif (a dominant recurring theme)

75
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au pied du mur

mettre qqn au pied du mur

A

up against it

back/paint someone into a corner

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pudeur

outrage à la pudeur

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modesty; decency, innocence, humility

indecent exposure

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souk

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(arab market place) souk, bazaar; pigsty

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coiffeuses

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hairdressers

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conciliant

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conciliatory, obliging, accomodating

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présidentiable

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potential presidental candidate

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quasi

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almost, nearly, virtually

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soupir

A

sigh

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maquis

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shrubland; underground, hiding

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éplucher

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skin, peel; dissect

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ébriété

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inebriated, drunkeness

86
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rendent des comptes

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accountable

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étal

A

stall

88
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réchapper à qch

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survive [sth]

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inhumer

A

bury

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cible

A

target

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éleveur

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farmer, livestock farmer, breeder

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surendettement

désendettement

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over-indebtedness, debt burden

debt reduction

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répétition

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rehearsal

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préoccupante

A

worrisome, concerning; preoccupying

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chanceux

A

lucky, fortunate; risky, hazardous

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mûrement

mûrement réfléchi

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long and hard

carefully thought out

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farfelu

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harebrained, scatter brained; eccentric

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maille

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link, stitch, mesh

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tresser

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braid, weave

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perruque

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wig; moon-lighting; tangled line (fishing)

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