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An ointment

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Une pommade

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A crutch

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Une béquille

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A sprain

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Une entorse

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To have a runny nose

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Avoir le nez qui coule

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Moisturising
To moisturise

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Hydratant(e)
Hydrater

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To itch

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Gratter
Démanger (itch with urge to scratch!)
Ça me démange- that’s itchy.

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To be panic stricken / to loose your head

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S’affoler

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The clothes

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Les habits ou les vêtements (m)

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The bridesmaid

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La demoiselle d’honneur

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To unearth /find

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Dénicher

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Old fashioned things

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La Vieillerie

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A teapot

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Une théière

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A proof of address

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Un justificatif de domicile

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An admin office

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Une préfecture

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The driver’s license

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Le permit de conduire

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To collect/pick up/ retrieve

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Récupérer

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A well

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Un puits

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À priori

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From what I can tell

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A wand

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Une baguette

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To get tired

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Se lasser (also to get bored)
Se fatiguer

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Apart from

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Hormis (only written)
Use sauf ou apart celui

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Speechless

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Sans voix
Or bouche bée

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To gossip
The gossip

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Commèrer ou Se raconter les ragots
Les ragots (m)
Les Commérages (m)

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Was that ok? All fine?

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Ça a été? Commonly used in restaurants but can apply to anything specific
Similar to ça va

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A rash/spot

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Un rougeur- widespread un bouton - spot ( latter is most commonly used)
Don’t use une éruption - as means aggressive rash.

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To move in

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Emménager

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Hare

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Le lièvre

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Persistent

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Persévérant

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Relevant

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Pertinent

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A test/trial/ordeal

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Une épreuve

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So much so that

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À tel point que

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Carefree

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Insouciant

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Careless

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Imprudent/ d’inattention

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To have foresight

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Être prévoyant(es)

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To evaluate

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Évaluer or
Faire le bilan

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To what extent

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À quel point

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37
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A shepherd

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Un berger

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To flourish (person)

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Prospérer
S’épanouir

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39
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Construction site

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Le chantier

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To haunt

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Hanter

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A dryer

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Un sèche-linge

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To scratch - oneself - scuff - leave a scratch

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Gratter
Érafler
Rayer

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Overflow/ go over the edges

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Déborder

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La consigne

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An instruction
Left luggage place
Detention
Deposit (e.g deposit on a bottle)

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Would you be so kind as ..
Would you be kind enough to..

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Auriez vous l’amabilité de..
Auriez-vous la gentillesse de..

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Crunchy

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Croquant(es) - Eg hard a hard biscuit
Croustillant- more typically used for food
Crépiter - crackle/sizzle - mainly a noise

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Dairy

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Farm - La laiterie
Product - Les produits laitiers (m)

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To prohibit

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Interdire à

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Soya

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Le soja

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A cooking pot/ stewpot

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Un faitout

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A trunk (storage)

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Une malle (travel)
Un coffre

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A coffin

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Le cercueil

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A miser

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Un(e) avare
Une personne radine
Note l’avarice (f) the greed or avarice
Note cupide means greedy with money

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To kiss (intimately)

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Embrasser ou
Donner un baiser (but note this can mean fucked!)

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To count down

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Compter à rebours

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Carpenter

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Un charpentier (large structures like roofs houses boats)
Un menuisier (windows doors kitchens)
Un ébéniste (skilled cabinet maker)

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Walk backwards

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Marcher en arrière ou Marcher à reculons

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Buttock

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Une fesse
Une derrière (familiar)

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The subjunctive after a strict conditional phrase!
On the condition that …
Unless …
Provided that/as long as …
Without ..

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À condition que
À moins que
Pourvu que
Sans que

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Subjunctive - follows these restrictions
Assuming that x2
Provided that
As long as

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En admettant que
En supposant que
Si tant est que
Pour autant que

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Subjunctive following a slight condition
Provided that …

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Pour peu que..

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Subjunctive with variable conditions but same outcome
Whether x or y

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Que (subjunctive) … que (subjunctive) ….
Note if conditions variable but outcome also variable use indicative not subjunctive
Eg Selon qu’il y a ou qu’il n’y a pas du vent, il fait chaud ou froid. (Depending on)

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A beam (eg of wood)

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Une poutre

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A crime novel / film

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Un polar (more serious)
Un film policier

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Deaf/mute/silent

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Un(e) muet(te)
Muet is the adjective
A silent movie- in film muet

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To improve/ perfect

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(S’)améliorer
(se) perfectionner

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A room

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Une pièce (general term)
Une salle de bain, à manger, de cours - ie with a purpose

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A beaker (plastic / cardboard)

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Un gobelet

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Tu subtract
To get out of/avoid
A subtraction

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Soustraire
Se soustraire à
Une soustraction

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To Uncoil / roll out/ unwind
To take place/happen

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Dérouler
Se dérouler

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Scarlet

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Écarlate

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An acorn

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Un gland
Slang -quel gland - what a prick/stupid git

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Rhyme

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Rimer / un rime

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The disadvantages

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Les inconvénients

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Nocif(ve)

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Harmful

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To suspect

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Se douter de ( note with que uses subjunctive)

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Without doubt

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Sans aucun doute
Note sans doubt simply means perhaps

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Hardback book
Paperback book

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Un livre relié
Un livre de poche

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To tend to (do something)

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Avoir tendance à …

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A daffodil

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Une jonquille

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Romancer

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To fictionalise / romanticise

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A bill

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Une addition - resto/bar
Une note - hotel
Un facteur - invoice

83
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I’m exhausted

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Je suis HS (hors service)
Je suis exténué (completely exhausted)
Crèver / Épuisé

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Toilet paper

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Le PQ (papier pour le queue)
Un rouleau de papier toilette

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A carer

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Un(e) aide soignant(e)

86
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French health insurance

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La mutuelle

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To prescribe

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Prescrire (une ordinance)

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To embellish

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Embellir

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Thyme

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Le thym (

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The principle

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Le principe

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The particle

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La particule

92
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A ball bearing

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Une bille

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1) The beginners
2) The beginning

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1) Les débutants
2) La commencement (means the first existence of something)
Or Le début

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Compared with / in comparison to

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Par rapport à..

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Stable

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Une écurie (horses)
Une étable (other animals)

96
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Speed ramp/bump

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Un ralentisseur

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A bump

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Une bosse

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Unharmed /unscathed / uninjured

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Indemne
Sain et sauf
Intact eg car

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To peel

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Peler (just the skin)
Éplucher (skin/vegetables/bruises etc..)

100
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A preservative

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Un conservateur

French 2019 (14 decks)

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