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dispensaire

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clinic, free clinic, free health clinic

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joaillier

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jeweler, jewelery maker

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châtier

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chastise, castigate, punish

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incontestable

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indisputable, unquestionable

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tiède

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tepid, luke-warm; half hearted, apathetic, unenthusiastic

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névrose

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neurosis

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dénicher

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unearth, find; remove [sth] from the nest; eject

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argumentaire

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blurb; sales pitch,

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tombeur

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lady-killer, Casanova; person who defeats [sb]

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detenteur

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holder, bearer, possessor

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pérenniser

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make durable, perpetuate

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boulon

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bolt, nut and bolt

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brouette

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wheelbarrow

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agresser

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mug, assault, attack; be aggressive toward

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se faufiler

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weave in and out (ie, in traffic); sneak in

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distrayant

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amusing, entertaining

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silloner

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travel, traverse, roam; go up and down, fly to and fro, sail back and forth

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tape-à-l’oeil

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showy, flashy

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virée

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jaunt, ride, trip, tour, walk, hike

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manette

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lever, joystick

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bolide

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race car, meteor

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guetter

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look out for, keep a watch

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chevet

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bedside, bedside table

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inscription

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registration, enrollment

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coup dur

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hard blow

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rampart

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rampart, battlement, fortification; shield

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caille

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quail

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supplique

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petition, request

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miséricorde

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mercy

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corbillard

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hearse

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loti

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lucky, fortunate

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nid

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nest

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picorer

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peck, nibble, eat like a bird

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nouveauté

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innovation, novelty; newness, freshness

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picorer

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peck, nibble, eat like a bird

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culte

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worship, religion, service, hero-worship

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parti

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party (political); match (ie marital match)

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petits-enfants

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grandchildren

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passionner;

se passionner pour

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interest, captivate, enthral;

be passionate for

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aigle

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eagle

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votation

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voter turnout, viting; referendum

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alléchante

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attractive, tempting, tantalizing

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votation

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voter turnout, viting; referendum

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désolidariser

se désolidariser

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divide, take [sth] apart;

break away

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bénéfices

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profit, benefit, advantage

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désolidariser

se désolidariser

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divide, take [sth] apart;

break away

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désolidariser

se désolidariser

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divide, take [sth] apart;

break away

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impressionnante

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impressive, stunning, awe inspiring; considerable, impressive

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raclette

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scraper, squeegee

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impraticable

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impractible, impassable

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bitume

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asphalt, tarmac, sidewalk

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fur

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rate, level

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gribouillage

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scribble, scrawl, graffiti

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méduse

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jellyfish, plastic sandal

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déverser

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discharge, pour

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benne

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dumpster

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osmose

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osmosis; compatability, harmony, affinity

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Pays-de-Galles

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Wales

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pavoiser

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show off; put up the bunting and flags; bedeck, dress

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beau fixe

A

looking good

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bagarre

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fight, brawl, scrap, battle

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mariage antérieur.

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previous marriage

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bonjour à toutes et à tous

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Hello, everyone

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impliquer

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involve, entail; imply, implicate

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un casier judiciare vide

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no criminal record

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perimetres sensible

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sensitive perimeters

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envoi

coup d’envoi

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sending, parcel, letter, consignment

kick-off

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forfait

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rate, flat fee; contract; plan, package, bundle

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incommensurable

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immeasurable,

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forfait

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rate, flat fee; contract; plan, package, bundle

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asphyxie

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asphyia, suffocation

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Tamise

A

The Thames

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péniche

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barge

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pourtour

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circumference, rim, edge; perimeter; region, area

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vitraux

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stained glass

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rayonnement

rayonner

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influence, standing

shine, radiate, glow

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bouc-emmissaire

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scapegoat

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trublion

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troblemaker

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livresque

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book-based, bookish

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mi-temps

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half; half-time; part-time

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prête-nom

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front man, figurehead

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C’est là que le bât blesse

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that’s where the shoe pinches

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parvis

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the square in front of a church

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impulsion

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impetus, forward thrust, momentum

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tapis roulant

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conveyor belt

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fusil

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gun, shotgun, rifle;

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enclin à faire qch

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inclined to do sth;

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bras d’honneur

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“the finger”

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noce

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wedding ceremony; party goers, nuptials

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décocher

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fire, shoot (i.e. an arrow); administer

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porte-monnaie

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change purse, purse

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ordurier

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lewd

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vaciller

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flicker, wobble, stagger, totter, be shaky

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jarret

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hollow of the knee; knuckle, shank, hock; Pickerel

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infrarouge

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infrared

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rire jaune

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forced laughter

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mécompte

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miscalculation, disappointment

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écrin

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box, case; jewelery box; setting, frame; background

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résonner

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resonate, echo; ring, ring out, reverberate

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défrayer

elle defraye la chronique

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defray, pay; be the subject of gossip

she made headlines

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