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1
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fret

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freight, cargo

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cauchemar

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nightmare, bad dream

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liens

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affiliation, connection, link

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ratissage

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raking (as a garden); search (fouille)

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fouille

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excavation, dig

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tantôt

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shortly, soon; sometimes, at times

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tige

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(of a plant) stem or stalk; rod, shaft, shank

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empreindre
s’empreindre
empreint

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imprint, stamp;
be marked, be tinged
fingerprint

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répercuter

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reverberate, echo; transmit

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canot

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dinghy, small boat, life boat

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surchargé

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overloaded, packed,

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coulé

couler

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slide

sink, founder

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feu de paille

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flash in the pan

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gradin

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tier, row of seats; bleacher

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saisie

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seizure, foreclosure; input

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ou même

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even if

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rapports

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relationship; connections, affiliation

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mèche

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wick, fuse; strand, strand of hair; bit, drill bit

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foncier

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property; real estate; basic, fundamental

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jumelles
jumelle
jumeaux

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binoculars, field glasses
twin
twins

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poignard

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dagger

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bouder

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stay away from, show no interest in; sulk

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dortoir

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dormitory

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déflagration

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explosion, conflict

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amener

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take, bring, carry, transport, steer

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lueur

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glow, gleam, glimmer

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être tiré d’affaire

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to be in the clear

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cale

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hold (ship); block, wedge, chock

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excrément

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excrement, feces, dropping, stool

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soute

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cargo hold,

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Egée

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Aegean sea

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mire

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test pattern; center of attention; line of sight

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foutre

se foutre de

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do, play at;

laugh at, make fun of; not give a damn, not give a fuck, not give a shit,

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meuf

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woman, girl, chick

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perforer

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pierce, punch (a ticket)

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composter

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validate, punch ( a ticket); compost

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gonflable

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inflatable

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embourber

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get stuck in the mud, get bogged down; embroil

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tentaculaire

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sprawling

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cyclisme

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cycling, bicycling

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mandat d’arret

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arrest warrent

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portrait-robot

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composite drawing

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chevelure

que de cheval

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hair

pony tail

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prisé

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private

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balustrade

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railing

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reboucher

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fill back in, fill up again; recork, recap, restopper

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périphérique

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peripheral, outlying

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rescousse

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help, assistance

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concéder

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allow, grant, give; concede

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impéritie

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incompetence, inadequacy

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incommode

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uncomfortable, bothersome,

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échauffourée

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brawl, skirmish, clash; failed gambit

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puer

puer de la gueule

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smell bad, stink

to have bad breath

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passeur

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ferrymen; smuggler; people smuggler

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querelle

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quarrell, squabble; dispute; altercation

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entrave

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shackle, fetter, hindrance, constrait

57
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tanguer

A

pitch, sway, reel

58
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disloquer

A

break apart, break to pieces

59
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rallier

se rallier

A

assemble, unite, rejoin

join up to sth

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forage

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drilling, boring; drilling site

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bec

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beak, mouth,

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file d’attente

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waiting line

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brasier

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blaze, inferno; love, infatuation

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âcre

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acrid

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crève

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bad cold, heavy cold

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assommant

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oppressive, stifling; boring, tedious, stupefyingly dull

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être pris de court

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caught unprepared, caught unaware

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s’evanouir

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faint, pass out; vanish, dissapear into thin air

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tarir

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dry up, run dry; run out, be exhausted

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sine die

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adjournment without setting a further date for resumption

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emmitoufler

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swaddle, wrap well

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octroi

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gift, boon;

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irréaliste/peu réaliste

A

unrealistic

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enseignements

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teachings, lessons

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remis en selle

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back in the saddle

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cailloux;

lapidation

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stones, pebbles

stoning

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encaissé
encaisse
encaisser

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steep-sided; plunging
float (imprest amount of cash)
box, pack up

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perfusion

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drip (as in intravenous)

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prendre qqn de vitesse

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outpace, overtake

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indéfectible

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unfailing, constant, unbreakable, indestructible

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efficacement

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efficiently, effectively, expediciously

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limogeage

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superseding, dismissal

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légiférer

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legislate, codify [sth], make rules, laws

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sinistré

sinistre

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victim, injured party, casualty

damage, devastation, disaster

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investiture

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taking office, inauguration, swearing in, investiture

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fierté

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pride, dignity; arrogance

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baume

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ointment, salve, balm; consolation, relief, solace

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allouer

s’allouer qch

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allocate, grant, allot

reward yourself with, grant yourself

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gronder

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rumble, tell off, scold

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signifier

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mean, signify; inform, notify

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hargne

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aggressiveness, beligerence, hostility

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Sur fond de

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against a backdrop of

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détenir

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possess, have; detain, imprison

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voler en éclats, fracasser, briser

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shatter

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revirement

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turnaround, reversal

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ennemi juré

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sworn enemy

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rafler

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clear out, make off with, make a clean sweep

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réellement

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really, genuinely, indeed

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rattraper

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catch again, recapture,

100
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écorner

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dehorn, horn, dishorn; make dog-eared

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