French Extra 1 Flashcards

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1
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a l’endroit

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upright

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pâte sablée

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shortcut pastry

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valoir la peine

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to be worth it

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un cours

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a lesson

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les frais

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expenses / fees

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le centre de loisir

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the leisure centre

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d’outre mer

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overseas

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une prise de conscience

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awareness

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atroce

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attrocious

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esclavagisme

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slavery

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châtiment

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punishment

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l’émeute

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riot

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la fusée

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rocket

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bagne

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penal colony

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en gros

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roughly / basically

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entre guillemets

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in inverted commas

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l’enquête

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investigation / survey

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chorale

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choir

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divers

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various / diverse

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déracinement

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uprooting

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21
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une femme au foyer

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housewife

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tournage

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shooting of a film

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enchère

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bid

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indolore

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painless

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la fourrure

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fur

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devinette

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riddle

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la curiosité est un vilain défaut

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curiosity killed the cat

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aisée

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rich

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29
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coup de foudre

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love at first sight

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30
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pas mal de monde

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quite a lot of people

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poser un lapin

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stand somebody up

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32
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c’est pas sorcier

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it is not a rocket science

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33
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ça tombe bien

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that’s good timing

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34
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la main d’œuvre

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workforce

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la bagarre

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a fight

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détenteur

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holder

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un bouc émissaire

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scapegoat

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38
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au fur et à mesure

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as you go along

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39
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fierté

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pride

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couplet

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verse

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41
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aller/venir voir quelq’un

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visit someone

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42
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aller chez quelq’un

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visit someone

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43
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eplucher

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to peel

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44
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faire fondre

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to melt

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45
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espionner

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to spy

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récompense

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to reward

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louper

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to miss

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48
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prendre en compte

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to take into account

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49
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favoriser

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to favour

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50
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date de

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dates back to

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faire connaitre

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to make known

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52
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demander en mariage

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to propose

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53
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être censé faire

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to be supposed to do

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54
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harceler

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to bully / harrass

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55
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s’investir

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to get involved

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56
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vendre aux enchères

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to sell by auction

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57
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condamné

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terminally ill/ doomed

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58
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coincé

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stuck

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relayer

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to relieve / take over from

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60
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tenir quelqu’un au courant

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to keep someone informed

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combler

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to fill in / fill

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balancer

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to balance / to throw

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63
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denoncer

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denounce

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64
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décalage

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gap

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65
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mœurs

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morals/customs

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66
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démission

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resignation

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67
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connaître un endroit comme sa poche

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to know a place inside out

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68
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branché

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trendy/cool

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69
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foyer

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home

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70
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estivales

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summer

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71
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estivales

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summer

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72
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rattraper

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to catch up

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73
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Être mal à l’aise

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to be uncomfortable

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74
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cobaye

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guinea pig

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75
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clémente

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lenient

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bûche

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log

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77
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pénurie

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shortage

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gamme

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range

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79
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détente

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relaxation

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80
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drague

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flirt

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frôler

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brush/graze

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rompre

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to break up

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83
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bouclier

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shield

84
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d’embûche

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pitfall

85
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effondrement

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collapse

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fissure

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crack

87
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dingue

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crazy

88
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donnée

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data

89
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réticente

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reluctant

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cul

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ass

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quoique

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though

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mise en scène

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staging

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couronnement

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coronation

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cendres

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ashes

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féru

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keen

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conquête

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conquest

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certes

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certainly

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issue de

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from

99
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dizaines de milliers

A

tens of thousands

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méridionale

A

southern

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fossoyeur

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gravedigger

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clivantes

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divisive

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traits

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features

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pile entre

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right between

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vachement

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really

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vétuste

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dilapidated

107
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accablant

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overwhelming

108
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blague

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joke

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bourré a

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stuffed with

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défaut

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fault

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radin

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stingy

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sous

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money (slang)

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pertinent

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relevant

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au cas où

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just in case

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péchés

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sins

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malédiction

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curse

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au fond

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basically

118
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avarice

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stinginess

119
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ça fait un bail

A

it has been ages

120
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immonde

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filthy

121
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rebondissements

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twists and turns

122
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rappel

A

reminder

123
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l’écart

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gap

124
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se jouer dans un mouchoir de poche

A

close call

125
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dignement

A

with dignity

126
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fouille

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search

127
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porte-parole

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spokesperson

128
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fulgurante

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dazzling

129
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canular

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prank

130
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cagoule

A

hood / balaclava

131
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décevant

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disappointing

132
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tenir à cœur

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deeply care about

133
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comptine

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nursery rhyme

134
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restituer

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to restore

135
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au fil de

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over the course of

136
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faillite

A

bankruptcy

137
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l’essor

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boom

138
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frisson

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thrill

139
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recul

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setback

140
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terrain vague

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wasteland

141
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la donne

A

a deal

142
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repaire

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lair / den

143
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coloc

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roommate

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échantillon

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a sample

145
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moine

A

monk

146
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le goûter

A

a snack

147
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quand même

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anyway

148
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pétillante

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sparkling (water)

149
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le plat de résistance

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main course

150
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des tas de

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a lot of

151
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remaniement

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reshuffle

152
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patatras

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crash

153
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claque

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slap

154
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à peine

A

barely

155
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bancal

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wobbly

156
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barrage

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dam / block

157
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castor

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beaver

158
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falaise

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a cliff

159
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peste

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plague

160
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peniche

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barge

161
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poutre

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beam

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du moins

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at least

163
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voilier

A

sailing ship

164
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le coup

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shot

165
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taudis

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slum

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l’échelle

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scale

167
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stage

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internship

168
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vestiges

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remains

169
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pèlerin

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pilgrim

170
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cierge

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candle

171
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renvoyer l’ascenseur

A

return the favour

172
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tranchant

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sharp

173
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cahier

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notebook

174
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pouce

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thumb

175
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berge

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bank (river)

176
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frontaliers

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border

177
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de nouveau

A

again

178
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sans cesse

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continually

179
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faiblesse

A

weakness

180
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épineux

A

thorny, prickly

181
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périlleuse

A

risky

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une bonne fois pour toutes

A

once and for all

183
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sain et sauf

A

safe and sound

184
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les dégâts

A

damage

185
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sûr de soi

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self-confident

186
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éboueur

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garbage collector

187
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onde

A

wave

188
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le moyen

A

the way

189
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en dire long sur

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to speak a lot about

190
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le raccourci

A

shortcut

191
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chauve

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bald (hair)

192
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osé

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daring / risky

193
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peste

A

plague

194
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donne

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order (of things)

195
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vieillesse

A

old age

196
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gestion

A

management

197
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peu importe

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regardless

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bilan

A

assessment

199
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retombée

A

fallout

200
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un bond

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leap / jump

201
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subtil

A

subtle

202
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tenue

A

outfit

203
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tendu

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tense

204
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poussiéreuse

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dusty

205
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prestation

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performance