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pâtissier

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pastry chef

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badauds

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onlooker, gawker, rubberneck

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béante

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wide-open, gaping; cavernous

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engloutir

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

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ruban<>

mètre ruban

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ribbon, strip<>

tape measure

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cargaison

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cargo, shipment, freight

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grouillante

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swarming, teeming

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remarquer

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see, notice

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purger la peine<>

purger

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

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

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remise

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

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filer

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

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accroc

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tear, snag; hitch, snag; breach, infringement

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escalader

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climb, scale; climb over; surmount, overcome

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indice

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clue, hint; indication, sign; evidence

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sous-estimer

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undervalue

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propice

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favorable, conducive; propitious

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atteler<>

s’atteler à

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harness; couple (to a vehicle);

get down to [sth]

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faille

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fault (ie San Andreas), rift; loophole

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gravats

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rubble

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vagues

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

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oeillet

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carnation (flower), eyelet

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trombe

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waterspout; torrent; whirlwind, cloudburst

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laissé pour compte

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left behind

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tarissement

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drying up

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ruée

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rush

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sautes d’humeur

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mood swings

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somnifère

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sleeping pill

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entrave

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shackle, fetter; hindrance

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toutefois

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however, notwithstanding, nevertheless

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brouiller <>

se brouiller

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scramble, interfere with [sth]y <>

quarrel with; turn cloudy; become muddled

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arbitre

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referee, umpire; mediator, arbitrator

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insolite

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bizarre, unusual, quirky

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impitoyable

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ruthless, heartless, cruel; pitiless, unforgiving

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cinéaste

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film maker, movie director

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huppée

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crested; posh

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hors d’état de nuire

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out of harms way

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Reste à savoir

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it remains to be seen; the question is

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mouchard

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canary, fink, rat; snitch, informer;

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précipitamment

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hurriedly, hastily

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ramassis

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stack, heap, mass; bunch, pack, gaggle

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bons à rien

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good-for-nothing

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bêtise

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

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pince

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pluers, surgical pliers, pincers

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bricoleur

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handyman, handy

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vaisseau

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vessell, ship, boat; aisle

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tenture

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wall hanging, wallpaper

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sauvetage

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rescue

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pince

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pluers, surgical pliers, pincers

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bricoleur

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handyman, handy

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vaisseau

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vessell, ship, boat; aisle

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tenture

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wall hanging, wallpaper

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pince

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pluers, surgical pliers, pincers

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rempart

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fortification, shield

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noyade

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drowning

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séance

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

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mouvementer

se mouvementer

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set in motion, stir sth up;

move

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rééducation

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rehabilitation, physiotherapy, reeducation

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abondamment

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abundantly, copiously, plentifully

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tirailler

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

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chantre

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bard, singer;

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mutisme

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mutism, muteness, dumbness, silence

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délocalisation

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offshoring, outsourcing, decentralisation

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intox

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brainwashing, propaganda

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grossier

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rude, impolite; rough, coarse

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enfouissement

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burying

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s’en prendre à

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attack

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détourné<>
détourner<>
se détourner

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

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foin<>

foin de [qch]

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hay (grass); racket (noise)<>

to hell with [sth]

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fauche

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mowing, cutting, scything; petty theft, shoplifting

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belote

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

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entasser

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

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héraut

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herald

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Oxfam

A

Oxford Committee for Famine Relief

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effarante

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amazing, alarming, frightening; outrageous

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approfondi

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in-depth, extensive, detailed, thorough

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maculer

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stain

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natte

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braid; mat

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jonc

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ass

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marais

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marsh, swamp

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une pièce d’eau

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stretch of water

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fédérer

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unite, group, federate;

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cantonner<>

se cantonner

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restrict, reduce, limit<>

shut yourself away

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lubie

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fancy, whim, caprice, fad

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idée fixe

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obsession

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effusion

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profusion, gush, large amount

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rentrer

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go in; go back; bring in; return

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s’enquérir

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inquire about [sth]

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tentaculaire

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sprawling

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verrous

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bolt (lock); barrier, block

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tatillon

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finicky, particular; maticulous, painstacking

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couronner

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

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boule

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

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dévolu

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attributed; destined, intended, reserved

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buter

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

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flingue

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gun, shooter, piece

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côtière

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coastal, inshore

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composante

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element, component

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froisser

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

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surplace

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stand-still, immobility

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renfermer<>

se renfermer

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

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