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Le survol de

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flying/skimming over

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L’oeuvre

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(n. f.) work; une oeuvre d’art = a work of art

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Cibler

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(v. t.) to target

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Marquant

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(adj.) significant

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Les travaux

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(n. m. plural) work/roadworks

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Le Moyen Âge

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the Middle Ages

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La perdrix

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partridge

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Le fabliau

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a metrical tale, typically a bawdily humorous one, of a type found chiefly in early French poetry

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L’aventure

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(n. f.) adventure

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Le hasard

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coincidence

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Les soins

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(n. m. plural) treatment

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Le curé

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parish priest; M le curé = Father

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Cuire

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(v. t. + v. i.) to cook

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À la hâte

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hurriedly

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La broche

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spit (as in spit-roasted) ; could also mean brooch, spike, and pin

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Prélever

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(v. t.) to take/to deduct/to withdraw

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Régaler qn

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(v. t.) to treat somebody to a delicious meal

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Gourmand

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(adj.) greedy

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L’aile

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(n. f.) wing (such as chicken wing)

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Le mari

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husband

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Tire

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(v. t.) to pull/to draw/to fire

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L’affaire

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(n. f.) case/business/matter/business/deal/bargain

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L’arraché

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(n. m.) snatch

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Obtenir à l’arraché

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to snatch

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Chacun

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(pronoun) each/everyone

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Le sien/la sienne

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(pronoun) his/hers (the gender of the term is determined by the gender of the possessed object)

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Enlever

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(v. t.) to remove/to kidnap/to take off

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Le rire

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laughter

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Fuir

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(v. t.) to flee from/avoid/to run away/to leak

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Couvert

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(adj.) covered/overcast

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Tenir au chaud

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(v. t.) to keep hot

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Les louanges

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(n. f. plural) praise

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La foi

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faith

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La nappe

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tablecloth

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Le pré

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meadow

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Aiguiser

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(v. t.) to sharpen

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Le tranchant

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(n. m.) cutting edge of a knife

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La pierre

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stone

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La cour

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yard/court

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Maltraiter

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(v. t.) to ill-treat/to abuse

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Davantage de

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(adv.) more

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Le dommage

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damage

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Étonner

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(v. t.) to surprise

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Emporter

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(v. t.) to take

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Rattraper

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(v. t.) to recapture

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Le compagnon

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companion/partner (living together)

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L’haleine

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(n. f.) breath

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Volontiers

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(adv.) gladly

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Le chapelain

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chaplain

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La dame

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courtesy a husband gives his wife

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Le dit

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short moral narrative

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La haie

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the hedge

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La clôture

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closure/closing/fence

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Le hanap

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Medieval drinking cup

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Honnir

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(v. t.) to shame/disgrace/dishonor; honni, humiliated, dishonored

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Madre

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veined wood for making hanaps

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Le prud’homme

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here, honorable man, of good advice

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Messire, sire

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title of which we greet a man

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La treille

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wire mesh

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Le vilain

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free peasant inhabiting a domain (no pejorative meaning)

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Conquérir

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(v. t.) to conquer

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La toison

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fleece

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L’âge

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(n. m) age

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Le séjour

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stay

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Les aïeux

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forebears/forefathers/grandparents

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L’ardoise

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(n. f.) slate

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Le Gaulois

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Gaul

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L’air marin

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(n. m.) the sea air

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La douceur

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softness

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Angevin

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(adj.) from Anjou

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La mamelle

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teat

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Ores

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(adv.) already

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L’agneau

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(n. m.) lamb

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L’antre

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(n. m.) den/lair

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Le bois

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wood

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Avoué

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(adj.) avowed

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Ô

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(exclamation) o/lo/oh

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La querelle

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quarrel

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Nul

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(adj.) rubbish

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Sinon

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(conjunction) otherwise

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L’écho

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(n. m.) echo

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Errer

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(v. i.) to wander

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Parmi

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(preposition) among

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Tremblant

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(adj.) trembling/shaking

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Hérisser

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(v. t.) to ruffle/to make stand on end/to fluff up

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La peau

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skin

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Le troupeau

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flock [of sheep]/herd [of cows]

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Amasser

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(v. t.) to amass

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La caverne

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cave

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Rougir

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(v. i.) to blush/to go red

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La perle

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bead

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Dessus

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(adv.) on top

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La rive

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shore/bank

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Le fleuve

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river

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Riant

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(adj.) pleasant/smiling/cheerful

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Honteux

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(adj.) ashamed/shameful/disgraceful

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Le teint

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complexion

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Mignon

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(adj.) sweet

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Pourpre

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(adj.) crimson

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Pareil

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(adj.) the same/like that/such

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La marâtre

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stepmother/cruel mother

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Tandis que

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(conjunction) while

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Le fleuron

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jewel

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La nouveauté

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novelty

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Cueiller

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(v. t.) to pick/to gather/to catch

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La vieillesse

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old age

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Repousser

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(v. i.) to grow again

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Repousser

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(v. t.) to repel/repulse/to reject/to postpone/to push back

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La chandelle

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tallow candle/candle

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Divider

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(v. t.) to unwind

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L’étoile filante

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(n. f.) shooting star

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Le vers

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line (of poetry)

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Émerveiller

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(v. t.) to fill with wonder

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Ouïr

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(v. t.) to hear

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Le labour

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labour

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Sommeiller

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(v. i.) to doze/to lie dormant

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Bénir

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(v. t.) to bless

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L’ombre

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(n. f.) shade/shadow

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Accroupi

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(adj.) squatting/crouching (down)

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Fier

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(adj.) proud

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Le dédain

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disdain

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Jaloux

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(adj.) jealous

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L’aube

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(n. f.) dawn

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Arroser

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(v. t.) to water/to drink to/to toast

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L’ardeur

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(n. f.) ardour/zeal/fervour

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Languissant

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(adj.) languid

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La cendre

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ash

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Les obsèques

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(n. f. plural) funeral

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Le panier

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basket

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Le soupir

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sigh

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La larme

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tear

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Luisant

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(adj.) shining/gleaming

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Luire

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(v. i.) to shine/to gleam/to glisten/to glow

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La peine

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trouble

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Les maux

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(n. m. plural) des maux de ventre = stomachache; des maux de tête = headache

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Le front

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forehead

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Le luth

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lute

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La viole

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viol (music)

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L’archet

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(n. m.) bow (music)

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La voix

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voice

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La femelle

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female (animal)

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Tâter

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(v. t.) to feel/to sound out

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L’étincelle

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(n. f.) spark

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Couronner

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(v. t.) to crown

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Le laurier

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laurel tree

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Contraindre

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(v. t.) contraindre qn à faire = to force somebody to do

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Le roc

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rock

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Orné

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(adj.): ornate

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Éteindre

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(v. t.): to turn off/to switch off

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Louable

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(adj.): praiseworthy/commendable

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Pitoyable

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(adj.): pitiful

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Le sanglot

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sob; éclater en sanglots = to burst into tears

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La corde

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rope/string (violin, tennis racket)

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Tarir

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(v.t. and v. i.): to dry up/to run dry

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Cases

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(adj.): cracked/bent

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Mortel

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(adj.): deadly/fatal

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Noircir

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(v. t.): to blacken/to make darker; (v. i.): to go black

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Dès

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(preposition): as early as; dès le mois de novembre = from November

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La catharsis

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catharsis (the purification and purgation of emotions through dramatic art, or it may be any extreme emotional state that results in renewal and restoration)

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Le goût

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taste

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Marginal

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(adj.) : marginal

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Le marginal

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dropout

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Thématique

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(adj.): thematic (of, relating to, or consulting a theme)

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La vie quotidienne

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everyday life

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La faiblesse

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weakness

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Le schéma

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diagram

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Le cou

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neck

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Le geste

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gesture

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L’épopée

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(n. f.): epic (literature)

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Le jongleur/la jongleuse

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juggler

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Le parvis

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square (in front of a church)

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Le rassemblement

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gathering/parade

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Le recueil

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collection (of poems)

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Dérimer

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(v. t.): to put in prose a work in verse

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L’imprimerie

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(n. f.): printing/printing works/printing house

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Dans la foulée

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immediately afterwards; la foulée = stride

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Le/la dramaturge

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dramatist/playwright

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L’écrivain

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(n. m): writer

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Le noeud

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knot/bow

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