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pâtissier

pastry chef

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badauds

onlooker, gawker, rubberneck

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béante

wide-open, gaping; cavernous

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engloutir

submerge, engulf; gobble, bolt, wolf down; stuff down, devour

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ruban<>

mètre ruban

ribbon, strip<>

tape measure

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cargaison

cargo, shipment, freight

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grouillante

swarming, teeming

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remarquer

see, notice

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purger la peine<>

purger

serve the sentence<>
flush out (clean); drain; serve

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bénéficier de

get, benefit from; receive, get, enjoy; make a profit

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remise

delivery, presentation, submission, handing in; discount, reduction

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filer

spin (as in wool); fly by (time), run (in stockings)

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accroc

tear, snag; hitch, snag; breach, infringement

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escalader

climb, scale; climb over; surmount, overcome

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indice

clue, hint; indication, sign; evidence

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sous-estimer

undervalue

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propice

favorable, conducive; propitious

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atteler<>

s’atteler à

harness; couple (to a vehicle);

get down to [sth]

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faille

fault (ie San Andreas), rift; loophole

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gravats

rubble

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vagues

vague, unclear, ill-defined; wave (water)

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oeillet

carnation (flower), eyelet

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trombe

waterspout; torrent; whirlwind, cloudburst

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laissé pour compte

left behind

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tarissement

drying up

ruée

rush

sautes d’humeur

mood swings

somnifère

sleeping pill

entrave

shackle, fetter; hindrance

toutefois

however, notwithstanding, nevertheless

brouiller <> | se brouiller

scramble, interfere with [sth]y <> | quarrel with; turn cloudy; become muddled

arbitre

referee, umpire; mediator, arbitrator

insolite

bizarre, unusual, quirky

impitoyable

ruthless, heartless, cruel; pitiless, unforgiving

cinéaste

film maker, movie director

huppée

crested; posh

hors d'état de nuire

out of harms way

Reste à savoir

it remains to be seen; the question is

mouchard

canary, fink, rat; snitch, informer;

précipitamment

hurriedly, hastily

ramassis

stack, heap, mass; bunch, pack, gaggle

bons à rien

good-for-nothing

bêtise

stupidity, idiocy; foolish, bad behavior; nonsense; rubbish

pince

pluers, surgical pliers, pincers

bricoleur

handyman, handy

vaisseau

vessell, ship, boat; aisle

tenture

wall hanging, wallpaper

sauvetage

rescue

pince

pluers, surgical pliers, pincers

bricoleur

handyman, handy

vaisseau

vessell, ship, boat; aisle

tenture

wall hanging, wallpaper

pince

pluers, surgical pliers, pincers

rempart

fortification, shield

noyade

drowning

séance

session, seating; screening, showing (movie); performance (theater)

mouvementer | se mouvementer

set in motion, stir sth up; | move

rééducation

rehabilitation, physiotherapy, reeducation

abondamment

abundantly, copiously, plentifully

tirailler

tug, pull; cause pangs, cause twinges; tear sb in two, tear sb in half;

chantre

bard, singer;

mutisme

mutism, muteness, dumbness, silence

délocalisation

offshoring, outsourcing, decentralisation

intox

brainwashing, propaganda

grossier

rude, impolite; rough, coarse

enfouissement

burying

s'en prendre à

attack

détourné<> détourner<> se détourner

about-turn, winding (road)<> divert, reroute; embezzle, misappropriate<> turn away from, turn your back on; look away, turn aside

foin<> | foin de [qch]

hay (grass); racket (noise)<> | to hell with [sth]

fauche

mowing, cutting, scything; petty theft, shoplifting

belote

belote (name of a card game, using 32 cards)

entasser

pile [sth] up; accumulate, stockpile; stuff, cram, squeeze

héraut

herald

Oxfam

Oxford Committee for Famine Relief

effarante

amazing, alarming, frightening; outrageous

approfondi

in-depth, extensive, detailed, thorough

maculer

stain

natte

braid; mat

jonc

ass

marais

marsh, swamp

une pièce d'eau

stretch of water

fédérer

unite, group, federate;

cantonner<> | se cantonner

restrict, reduce, limit<> | shut yourself away

lubie

fancy, whim, caprice, fad

idée fixe

obsession

effusion

profusion, gush, large amount

rentrer

go in; go back; bring in; return

s’enquérir

inquire about [sth]

tentaculaire

sprawling

verrous

bolt (lock); barrier, block

tatillon

finicky, particular; maticulous, painstacking

couronner

crown, put a crown on [sb]; be the crowning achievement of [sth]; honor

boule

ball (of snow), head (coup de ~, hit on the head); ball (testicle); ass

dévolu

attributed; destined, intended, reserved

buter

stumble over [sth], trip over [sth]; struggle with [sth]

flingue

gun, shooter, piece

côtière

coastal, inshore

composante

element, component

froisser

crease, crumple; strain, pull (ie a muscle); take offence, be offended

surplace

stand-still, immobility

renfermer<> | se renfermer

contain, hold ; shut away, locked away; incorporate, include<> withdraw, become wirhdrawn