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1
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liesse

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jubilation

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assouplissement

assouplir

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softening, relaxing

to soften

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patienter

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wait patiently

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contrefaçon

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counterfeit, forgery

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érable

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maple (as in tastes like)

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récidiver

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do again; recur; reoffend

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habilité

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empowered

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nounours

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teddy bear

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périple

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trek, journey, slog

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abord

l’abord

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manner; approach

access

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polar

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thriller

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voyou

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thug, bandit, gangster, lout;

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louper

se louper

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to miss, pass up, let slip, flunk, fail

botch

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répit

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respite

break, time off, relaxation

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borner

se borner

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mark out, stake out; confine, limit, restrict

confine yourself, limit yourself

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relativiser

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put things in perspective

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comportement

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behavior, conduct

performance

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fustiger

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trash, beat; denounce

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emblée, d’emblée

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straight away, immediately, at once

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regain

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renewal, revival, resurrection

growth, spurt, recovery

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tendue

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tight, strained, tense

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infliger

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inflict, impose

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échéance

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due date, maturity date, deadline

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fracasser

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smash, shatter, crack

thundering, deafening; sensational

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débarrasser

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clear, clear out, get rid of

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formation

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training, schooling

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céder

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yield, give away, concede

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rivaux

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rival, competitor

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classement

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ranking, placement, grading

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rayer

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strike off, eliminate, stripped

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devancer

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get ahead of, advance, outdistance

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diaporama

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slide show

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vain

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useless, pointless, wasted

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sillage

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wake, turbulence, trail

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toutefois

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however, notwithstanding, nevertheless

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claquer

se claquer

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slam, smack, slap; spend, blow

strain, pull, wear yourself out

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réclamer

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demand, claim

require, call for, necessitate

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pulpeux

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luscious, succulent

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accro

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addicted, junky

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récompense

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award, achievement

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instanté

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snapshot, instant

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cliché

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cliché

photo, picture, snapshot

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arborer

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sport, bear, wear, display

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armoured

armoured vehicle

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cuirassé

blindé

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renverser

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spill, knock over, invert

overthrow

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allocution

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address, short speech

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confrérie

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brotherhood, association, fraternity

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vitrine

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store front, display case, showcase

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retenue

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deduction, detention

retention

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rouages

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cogs, machinery, apparatus

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habillage

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grooming, clothing

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autrefois

d’autrefois

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once, formerly

the past

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reprendre

se reprendre

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take back, take over, start again

correct yourself, grow again

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particulier

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own, private, particular

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joyau

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jewel, gem

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circonscrire

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contain, confine

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fronton

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pediment

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piste

piste privilégée

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path, trail, track; lead (as in a clue in an investigation); runway; dance floor<>
the favored cause

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fleuron

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floweret, jewel

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chaland

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regular, regular customer

barge

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chevauchement

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overlap

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entente

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understanding, harmony, agreement

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éditeur

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publisher, editor

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solder

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clear, settle

sell off, put on sale

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banderole

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streamer, banner

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échelle

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ladder, scale, level

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vouer

se vouer

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vow, dedicated to, devoted to

dedicated yourself to, take up

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loner

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solitaire

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un accord à l’amiable

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an amicable settlement

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timonier

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helmsman, steersman

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écueil

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reef, shelf

pitfall

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épave

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wreck, flotsam and jetsum, junk

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gésir
ci-gît
gît

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to lie (as in: lie down)
here lies
lie

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renflouement

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raising

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énième

A

umpteenth

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s’efforcer

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try hard to do sth, struggle to do sth, endeavor

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chamaillerie

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squabble

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écarter

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protect, reduce, dismiss, move aside, rule out

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affirmation
affirmer
s’affirmer

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statement, assertion
maintain, assure, confirm
assert oneself

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retrousser

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roll up, hitch up, hike up

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milliardaire

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multi-millionaire, billionaire

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contradicteur

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opponent

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liberté surveillée

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probation

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Occidental

occident

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Westerner

west

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envenimer

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poison, infect, aggravate, fester

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précipiter

se précipiter

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precipitate, speed up

rush, race towards

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enlacer

s’enlacer

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embrace, take in your arms

embrace, hug each other

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relâcher

relâche

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free, release
lose concentration, slacken<>
rest

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débouter

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dismiss

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divergence

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separation, difference of opinion

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malversation

malveillant

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embezzlement, misappropriation

maliciousness, malevalant

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histoire montée de toutes pièces

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totally fabricated story, a story invented from beginning to end

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restant

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remaining, leftover

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bouchon

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cork, stopper
traffic jam
darling, sweetheart

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parcours

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route, path, course

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Bison Futé

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Traffic Information Service

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péage

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toll, toll booth, toll machine

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emprunter

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borrow, take (as in take a route or highway)

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rocade

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bypass, beltway

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romande

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french speaking Switzerland

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klaxon

coup de klaxon

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horn

toot

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