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1
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se soucier

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care about, be concerned about, worry about

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déchu

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fallen, deposed, defeated

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ainsi
ainsi que
ainsi va la vie

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in this way, like this/that, thus, like so
as well as, along with, together with
such is life

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mouvance

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circle of influence

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jour pour jour

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to the day

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quinqennant

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five year period

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logement

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housing, accomodation, quarters, room

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prélèvement

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withdrawal

sample, swab (i.e. as in a blood test)

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user

usant

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to wear away, wear out

tiresome

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ramper, marcher à quatre pattes

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crawl

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vétusté

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obsolescence

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anéantir

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destroy, wipe out, annihilate

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amoindrir

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reduce, deminish, decrease

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remaniement

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reshuffling, reorganization, reform

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aménagement

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layout, construction, planning

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remuant

remuer

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restless, fidgetty, agitated, spirited, peppy

stir, mix in

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menotte

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handcuffs, shackles

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caution

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bail

security, guarantee

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inenvisageable

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which cannot be considered, out of the realm of probability

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écart

mise à l’écart

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distance, gap, space;
difference, discrepancy, margin
side-lining

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règime

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diet
dietary regime
marriage settlement

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viol

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rape

violation

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déguiser

déguisement

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disguise, mask

disguise, fancy dress

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attacher

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fasten, tie, attach

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tract

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leaflet, handout

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luxées

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dislocated

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ardemment

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ardently, fervently, passionately

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lice

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list, race (electoral)

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éraillé

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raspy, hoarse

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chuter

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fall, tumble

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tenter

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attempt, try, tempt, encourage, have a go at

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déblaiement

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cleanup

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gravats

decombres

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rubble

rubble, debris

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écrouler

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knock down, ruin, destroy

collapse, fall down

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ignorer

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not known, be ignorant of

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poutre

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beam, girder, cross-beam

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gravier

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gravel

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marteau

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hammer

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scie

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saw, handsaw

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foreuse

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pneumatic draw

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squelette

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skeleton

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confectionner
la confection
confection
confectionneuse

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fashion, make, prepare
the fashion industry, rag trade
food preparation
button maker

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méconnaissable

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unrecognizable, beyond recognition

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coupure

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power break, black-out, cut in power

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ramener

se ~

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take somebody back, turn sb back

come down to, turn up

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insalubre

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unsafe, unhealthy, unsanitary

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dénoncer

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to report

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voie

voie privée, allée privée

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way, route, street, road

driveway

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élan

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run-up, momentum, impetus

rush, surge

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clou

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highlight, climax

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sustenter

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sustain, feed

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raffoler

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love, adore, delight

be crazy about, be wild about

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feuilleton

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serial, saga, series

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fauteuil

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armchair

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poignée
poigne
poignée de main

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handle, handful, fistful, few
grip, firm hand
handshake

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contuace

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in absentia

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civière

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stretcher

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grillagé

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fenced, wire mesh

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décrue

décroître

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drop in level

to decrease, to go down

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amorcer

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to initiate, to start

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hameçon

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fishing hook

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débit

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throughput, output, delivery

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encontre

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contrary to, counter, against

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procureur

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prosecutor

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lien

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link, connection, relationship

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distinguo

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distinguish

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gourou

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guru

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louche

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ladle, ladleful

shifty, sleazy, shady, seedy

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cocotier

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palm tree, coconut tree

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réprimer

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hold back, repress, supress

crack down on, dampen, gain control

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pilier

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pillar, foundation, cornerstone

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inerte

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inert, unmoving, motionless

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casseur

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troublemaker, hooligan

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ternir

se ternir

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fade, tarnish

become dull, flatten, pale

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carrément

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squarely, straight out

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envoûter

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captivate, bewitch, enchant

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ruiner

se ruiner

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ruin

ruin one’s self, be ruined

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redemander

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ask back, ask again, ask for more

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remanier

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rework, reshuffle, reform

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fardeau

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burden, load, weight

onus

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répartition

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distribution

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vivres

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food, supplies, victuals

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miser

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bet, put, stake

invest, place, bet on, gamble

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concertation

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dialogue, consultation

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vole la vedette

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steal the show

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entacher

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sully, tarnish, mar

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demi-mot

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tacitly, implicitly

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détourner

se détourner

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divert, redirect
embezzle, misappropriate
turn away, look aside, turn away from

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encadrer

ne pas pouvoir encadrer qn

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to frame, to surround, to be in charge of, to restrict

no able to stand someone

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crampon

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stud, cleat, lamp

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À qui le tour?

A

Who’s next?

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égide

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aegis, authority, auspices

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vider

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empty, clean out, vacate

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illusoire

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illussiory, unreal, fanciful

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occulter

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obscure, hide, conceal

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cloisonnement

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separation, isolation, compartmentalization

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palmarès

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prize list, list of prize winners, chart

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prévaloir

se prévaloir

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prevail over

boast, claim

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dévier

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deviate, divert, deflect

100
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apurer une dette<>

apurer un compte

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settle a debt, repay a debt<>

audit [sb’s] account

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briguer

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seek, aspire to

crave, solicit

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