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fraîcheur

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freshness, coolness

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teint

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complexion; dyed, stained

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bidon

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can, container; belly; phony, false, bogus

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se bidonner<>

bidonnant

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laugh your head off, crack up, have a good laugh<>

funny, hilarious, side-splitting

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palier

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landing (in a house), corridor, floor

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axe

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axle, link (ie a highway), axis

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à la retenue

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to restraint

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proférer

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proclaim, pronounce, declair

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procès-verbaux

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official report; the minutes

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renvoyer

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send [sth] again, return; dismiss, fire;

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volontiers

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gladly, willingly; with pleasure

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s’avérer

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prove to be [sth], turn out to be [sth]

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levier

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level, stick (as a manual transmission)

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découpage

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cutting, cut-out

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performant

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efficient, reliable, good

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concrétiser<>

se concrétiser

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realize<>

materialize, come true, come to be

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atermoiements

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extension, delay, postponement

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cerner

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surround, encircle; pinpoint; enclose within a circle

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essais

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try, attempt; trial, assay; essay

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main levée

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freehand

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gammé

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swastika-shaped

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décomplexer

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remove/rid [sb] of his, her complexes

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mi-chemin

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halfway, in the middle

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nouer<>

se nouer

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tie, knot; tie [sth] up, build (ie relations), form<>

develop, build

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cachette

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hiding place, hideout

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illimité

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unlimited, unrestricted; infinite, boundless, indefinite

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sauterelle

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grasshopper, locust; beanpole

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exigeante

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demanding, strict; challenging

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macho

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chauvinistic, sexist, macho

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greffe du foie

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liver transplantation

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fixer le cap

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set the course

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fissurer

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crack, break apart

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rayon

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radius, spoke, shelf,

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escarpin

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heel, stiletto; pump (shoes),

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asservir

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sunjugate, enslave

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décharge

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landfill

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marée

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tide, flood, wave, catch (fishing)

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fou

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mad, crazy, wild, deranged; absurd; extreme;

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oléoduc

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oil pipeline

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éventrer

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disembowel, gut; rip [sth] open

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toiture

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roof, roofing

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ardoise

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slate (ie roof); account (ie at a store)

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remettre en cause

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question, reconsider, challenge; reassess

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capituler

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surrender, capitulate, give in; bow to the demands of

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creusement

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digging, boring; deeper analysis, deeper study

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envieux

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envious, covetous, jealous

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remettre en cause

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question, reconsider, challenge; reassess

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revivre

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relive, live through again; get a new lease on life

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ménagère

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housewife, housekeeper; cutlery set, knife and fork set

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rechercher

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collect; look for [s/b,sth]; search for, hunt, seek

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immanquablement

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inevitably, certainly

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ménagère

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housewife, housekeeper; cutlery set, knife and fork set

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rechercher

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collect; look for [s/b,sth]; search for, hunt, seek

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affolement

A

panic;

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désagréger

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disintrgrate, break down;

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boum

A

bang, crash; boom; shockwave

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pigiste

A

freelance journalist

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fondant

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thawing; melting;

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glaçon

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ice cube, icicle

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décryptage

A

decoding, deciphering

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drue

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thick, abundant, dense; vigorous;

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enterrer<>

s’enterrer

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bury<>

bury yourself away; hide away

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fuseau

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time zone; stirrup pants

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indicible

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unspeakable, indescribable

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nantissement

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collateral, security, guarantee, insurance, pledge

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rieur

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cheerful; laughing

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rond-point

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rotary, traffic circle

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collation

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snack, light meal

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vieillissante

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aging

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indémodable

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timeless, never out of fashion

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trembler

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shiver, tremble, quake

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mélomane

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music-loving; music lover

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désinvolture

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casualness, off-handedness, indifference

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sans-gêne

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shamelessness, brazenness, rudeness; inconsiderate person,

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convocation

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notification, convening, summons

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plaie

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wound, cut; calamity, plague, pain in the neck

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velour

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velvet

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pourpre

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purple

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arrondi

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round, rounded; curved; hemline, neckline;

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se défausser;

défausser [qch]

A

discard;

straighten

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bruyamment

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noisily, loudly

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fier;

se fier

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proud;

trust; count on, rely on

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redresser<>

se redresser

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correct, straighten up; stand back up, put back up<>

stand up straight, sit up straight

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stèle

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tablet; headstone

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chimérique

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idealistic, fancifal, irrational

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teneur

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content

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gendre

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son-in-law

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casserole

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sauce pan, pan; casserole, stew; scandal, disgrace; out of tune

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capoter

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founder, collapse, capsize; flip, roll, overturn; put the hood up

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engagement

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commitment, engagement, appointment

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imbriquer

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interlock, dovetail

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redevable de [qch]

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indebted to [sb] for [sth]; owe [sb] [sth]; forever grateful for [sth]

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caoutchouc

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rubber

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caoutchouc

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rubber tree

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sève

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sap, lifeblood

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réprobation

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disapproval, censure; condemnation

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outrancièrement

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outrageously

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errements

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bad habits, misguided ways

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surnager

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float; survive

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savamment

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learnedly, knowledgeable, skillfully, cleverly

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