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emballement
enthusiasm, surge (of anger)
lot
prize, batch
looker, hottie
insolent
insolent, disrespectful
incredible
véhiculer
convey, drive
get about, get around; spread, disseminate; be a vehicle for
habiliter
habilité
empower, capacitate, authorize
empowered
accéder
reach, get access,
thèse
thesis, theory
rude
hard, harsh, tough, dreadful, coarse
désormais
from now on, henceforth
bandeau
blindfold, banner, headband
fourgon
delivery van, ammunition truck
tollé
outcry
inefficacité
inefficiency, uselessess
flambée
blaze, outburst, sudden burst
insérer
s’insérer
insert, fit in
ease your way into
étatique
state, public
engranger
gather in, garner
engrenage
gears, spiral
prédicateur
preacher
s’désolidariser
break away
alors que
alors même que
while, when, even though
even though
frange
fringe, marginal group
bang
torchon
torchon brûle
dish cloth, rubbish, mess, rag
flare up, sudden deterioration
ranimer
revive, rekindle, reawake
arbitrage
referring, umpiring, arbitration, mediation
peine plancher
plancher
maximum sentence
flooring, lower limit, rock bottom (prices)
étaler
spread, spread out, display, show off
hérisser
ruffle, bristle, annoy
renvoi
firing, laying off, dismissal
vider
empty, vacate
pot-de-vin
bribe,
s’insurger
rebel, rise up
tancer
scold, admonish
soucieux
worried, concerned
ne pas faire long feu
will not last long,
d’autant que
d’autant plus que
especially as, particularly as, as far as
especially as, all the more so as
char
water tank, float
army tank
en dehors de
apart from, outside of
se terrer
hide, hide away
consignes
orders, instructions
deposit (ie on a bottle)
révéler
se révéler
reveal, develop
turn out, come to be, come to fame
liens de confiance
bonds of trust
souder
weld, solder, bring together, unite
soudain
all of a sudden, suddenly
déferler
unfold, deploy sails
préalablement
préalable
previously, formerly, earlier, before
preliminary, precondition, prerequisite
manne
godsend, manna, wicker basket, hamper
amèrement
amèrement deçu
bitterly
bitterly dissapointed
plaindre
se plaindre
pity, feel sorry for, symphathise with
complain
accroître
heighten, increase, intensify
unité
unit, item
unity
comptabiliser
post, account for, enter into the accounts
croisière
cruise, voyage, journey
prochainement
in due course, shortly, in the near future
faisant état
reports
université d’été
summer school
prendre des coups
take shots
bercer
se bercer
rock, cradle, soothe; delude
delude oneself
regrouper
assemble, bring together, gather together
meute
pack, hoard, swarm
frayer
se frayer un chemin
se frayer un passage
clear, open up
make your way through
fight your way through
agacement
irritation, annoyance
excitation
aplanir
flatte, level, smooth
maitriser
control, get under control, master
dorer
doré
se dorer
gild, bronze, tan
golden, blistful
tan oneself
extraconjugal
extramarital
PS
Socialist Party
couac
bum note (ie musical), false key, arrk (sound a crow makes)
mensonger (adj)
false, dishonest, misleading
tout conduisait à considérer
all led to consider
venger
se venger
avenge
take it out on, gey revenge
audience
audience, spectators, hearing
assaillir
assault, attack, assail
lunettes fumées (Also lunettes de soleil)
sun glasses
émailler
enamel, spangle, pepper
tiraillement
tug, twinge, agonizing indecision
prise de position
take a stand
CSG
contribution social généralisée
barrage
barrier, barricade, road block
démonter
dismount, strip down
avenant
additional clause, amendment
likeable, affable
flèche
flèchette
arrow, spire, jibe
dart
congélateur
freezer, deep freeze
concertation
dialogue, consultation
portée
litter, gestation, range, reach, significance
épouvantail
scarecrow, spectre, threat
écourter
shorten, cut short
contourner
bypass, skirt, circumvent
recourir
recours
resort to, appeal to, run again
solution, resort (to), plea
reporter (nm)
reporter (vb)
reporter
postpone,
échantillon
sample, specimens
exercer
train, exercise, practice
dévoiler
reveal, disclose, unveil
dès
des
as soon as, from
some
édulcorant
édulcorer
sweetener
sweeten, tone down
à huis clos
closed doors, behind closed doors, in camera
soutenant
defender
OTAN
NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization
convaincu
convinced
convicted
métrage
length, yardage, measurement