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French Vocab 2 Flashcards

1
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to brood over, to dwell on

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ressasser

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to be moved, touched

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s’attendrir

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grind one’s teeth

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grincer les dents

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difficulty

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la peine

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5
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to surround

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cerner

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bald

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chauve

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to appear, feature

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figurer

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8
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without somebody knowing

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a l’insu de quelqu’un

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9
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to crackle

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grésiller

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10
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to fly off the handle

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piquer une crise

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captivated, enthralled

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subjugué

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12
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to buzz, hum

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bourdonner

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13
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to be too hot to handle

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être trop risqué

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14
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to be too hot to handle

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être trop risqué

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15
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to lead astray, lose

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égarer

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16
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to screech, squeak, crunch

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crisser

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17
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deafening, stunning, sensational

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fracassant(e)

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18
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to crackle, sizzle

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crépiter

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19
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a sprig, blade (of grass)

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un brin

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20
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to croak

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coasser

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21
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to pull out, pluck, fight over

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s’arracher

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22
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a sink

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un évier

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23
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bloody stupid, fucking stupid

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couillons

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24
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to purr

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ronronner

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25
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stroke of luck, perfect opportunity

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une aubaine

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26
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a gurgling sound

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glouglou

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27
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bypassed

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contourné (e)

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28
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to gurgle, rumble

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gargouiller

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29
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to be sluggish, to languish

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languir

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30
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to have tinnitus

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avoir les oreilles qui bourdonnent

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31
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to smell, sniff

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flairer

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32
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to roar, throb

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vrombir

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33
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to be longing to, to pine for

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se languir de

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34
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the line is crackling

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ça grésille dans l’écouteur

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35
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dazzled

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ébloui

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36
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a motto

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une devise

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37
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to feel, reckon, think highly of

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estimer

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38
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to espouse

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rallier

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39
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to be bound to

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être tenu de

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40
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a pod

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une gousse

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41
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maturing process

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un travail d’affinage

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42
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maturing process

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un travail d’affinage

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43
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a coat of arms

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un blason

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44
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blunted

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épointé (e)

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45
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Cheekbone

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une pommette

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46
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stool

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un escabeau

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47
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to shorten, reduce

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raccourcir

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48
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hooked

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busqué

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49
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rough

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rude

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50
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thick, heavy

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dru

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51
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holder, possessor, guardian

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un détenteur

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52
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hooked nose

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un nez busqué

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53
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to go through something with a fine comb

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passer quelques choses au peigne fine

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54
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wild rose

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églantier

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55
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to mow, cut

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faucher

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56
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hawthorn

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une aubépine

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57
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to go into depth

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approfondir

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58
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unprecedented, unbelievable, incredible

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inouïe

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59
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a drowning

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une noyade

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60
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not to know

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ignorer

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61
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grotesque

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ubuesque

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62
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outcry, uproar

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le tollé

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63
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muddy, woolly

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vaseux

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64
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to jut out, show

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dépasser

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65
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to stink

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puer

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66
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gas fumes

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les émanations de gaz

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67
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not to have heard of

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ignorer

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68
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to let drop

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laisser tomber

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69
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that’s unheard of

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c’est inouï

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70
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to choke, suffocate

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s’étouffer

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71
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whistle blower

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un lanceur d’alerte

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72
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I don’t know the details

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j’ignore les détails

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73
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the plank juts out from the boot

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la planche dépasse du coffre

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74
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inconvenient, unsatisfactory, awkward

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incommode

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75
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stricken

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sinistrée

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76
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to lodge a complaint against someone

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déposer /porter plainte contre quelqu’un

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77
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greying

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grisonnant(e)

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78
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a disaster area

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une région sinistrée

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79
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smell of rotten eggs

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l’odeur d’œuf pourri

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80
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the dress shows underneath the coat

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la robe dépasse sous le manteau

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81
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silt, sludge

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la vase

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82
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it reeks of hypocrisy

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ça pue l’hypocrisie

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83
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but released in large quantities

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mais libéré en quantité importante

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84
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to be unaware of the existence of

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ignorer l’existence de

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85
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disaster victim

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une/un sinistré(e)

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86
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to prove to be

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s’avérer

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87
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sampling

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prélèvement

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88
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rubble

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les gravats (m)

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89
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to terrify, throw into a panic

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affoler

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90
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skip

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une benne

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91
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resident

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un/une riverain(e)

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92
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to upset, shake up

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chambouler

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93
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to upset, shake up

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chambouler

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94
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to blister, swell, blow up

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boursoufler

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95
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don’t get into a panic

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ne t’affoles pas

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96
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what the hell are you doing?

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qu’est ce que vous foutez?

97
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to be out of sorts

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ne pas être dans son assiette

98
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black headed gull

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une mouette rieuse

99
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hindrance, restriction

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l’entrave (f)

100
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I haven’t made myself clear

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je me suis mal exprimé(e)

101
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second opinion

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une contre expertise

102
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no fucking way

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foutre non

103
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to speak freely

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s’exprimer sans entrave

104
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to bury one’s head in the sand

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pratiquer la politique de l’autruche (ostrich)

105
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waste disposal truck

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une benne à ordure

106
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to take a blood sample

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faire/effectuer un prélèvement de sang

107
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to render something null and void

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rendre quelque chose caduc

108
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to stagger, to astonish

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sidérer

109
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bygone

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révolu

110
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recurrance

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récidive

111
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undeclared earnings/work

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le travail noir

112
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unhealthy eating

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la malbouffe

113
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thé peak period of the year

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la saison de pointe

114
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impoverished, penniless

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démuni

115
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clothing industry

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la confection

116
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to make something disappear, to retract, to cover up

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escamoter

117
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to take shape, to begin

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se nouer

118
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captivating

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attachant

119
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a confession

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un aveu

120
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the prosecution

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le parquet

121
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to dislocate, dismiss

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démettre

122
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to transport

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acheminer

123
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to transport

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acheminer

124
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Tobacco addiction

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le tabagisme

125
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furnace

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le fourneau

126
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to impose one’s will

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imposer sa volonté

127
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to make a confession

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faire des aveux

128
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to fold a bed away

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escamoter un lit

129
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tow rope, trailer

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une remorque

130
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removal of asbestos

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désaimantage

131
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to handle the mail

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acheminer le courrier

132
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to extract a confession from somebody

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arracher des aveux à quelqu’un

133
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unwell, indisposed

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incommodé

134
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unpleasant smell

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un effluve

135
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to dislocate somebody’s shoulder

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démettre l’épaule de quelqu’un

136
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passive smoking

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le tabagisme passif

137
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a subsidiary

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une filiale

138
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welding, soldering

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la soudure

139
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relieve somebody of his/her duties

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démettre quelqu’un de ses fonctions

140
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to speak, to take place, to be reached

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Intervenir

141
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nitrogen

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L’azote (m)

142
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a winkle

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un bigorneau

143
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purification, refining, treatment

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l’épuration

144
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face

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la gueule

145
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conference, symposium

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un colloque

146
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manure

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le fumier

147
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slander

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la colomnie

148
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fundamentalist

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un/une intégriste

149
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to come up against

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se heurter à

150
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it’s a set up

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c’est un coup monté

151
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white lie

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un pieux mensonge

152
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to be close to, to be about

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avoisiner

153
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to make, commit, carry out

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commettre

154
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to push somebody aside, to ostracise somebody

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mettre quelqu’un a l’écart

155
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tiny, minute

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infime

156
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haystack

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une meule de foin

157
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handy, convenient

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commode

158
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to botch, ruin, wreck, smash

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bousiller

159
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nastiness, meanness, malice

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la méchanceté

160
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shut your mouth

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ta gueule

161
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a very remote chance

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une chance infime

162
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he’s a real shit

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c’est un beau fumier

163
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to strip of all credibility

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décrédibiliser

164
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ethics, code of practice

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la déontologie

165
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malicious gossip

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la médisance

166
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funeral

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une obsèques

167
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to get down to a job, to get down to doing

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s’atteler à une tâche / a faire

168
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to pull a fast one on somebody

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monter le coup à quelqu’un

169
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haemodialysis

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l’épuration extrarenale

170
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to ostracise someone/a group from society

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mettre quelqu’un /un groupe au ban de la société

171
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out of pure spite or malice

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par pure méchanceté

172
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to make somebody feel sick

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écœurer

173
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uncertainty

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l’incertitude (f)

174
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rifle or gun shot

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un coup de fusil

175
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to shave, demolish, raze to the ground

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raser

176
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scarf, sling, sash

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une écharpe

177
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crest, ridge

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une crête

178
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suitable, reasonable, decent

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convenable

179
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hoist

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un palan

180
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to get run over

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se faire écraser

181
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to fill in (hole), fulfill, satisfy

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combler

182
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to smash, break

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défoncer

183
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church candle

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un cierge

184
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furrow, fissure, groove, line

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un sillon

185
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rubble, earth

A

les déblais (m)

186
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to jig

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gambiller

187
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embankment

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un remblai (also un talus)

188
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to feel sorry for someone/oneself

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s’attendrir sur quelqu’un /soi même

189
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paddy field

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une rizière

190
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to mount, get on (horse, cycle)

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enfourcher

191
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unrecognisable

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méconnaissable

192
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shamefully, shamelessly

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honteusement

193
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to sit astride, to overlap

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chevaucher

194
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stake, peg, pole

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un piquet

195
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to put the finishing touches to

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fignoler

196
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matting

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le paillasson

197
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to hum

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fredonner

198
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to mine, quarry, extract

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extraire

199
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stalk, stem

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un tige

200
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unsuitable

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peu convenable

201
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border, flower bed

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une plate-bande

202
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knee pad, support

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une genouillère

203
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to drag oneself, crawl

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se traîner

204
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deep ploughing, double digging

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le défonçage

205
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clearing, excavation

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le déblai

206
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to entrust something to someone

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confier quelque chose à quelqu’un

207
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In the end, they decided to reach a compromise.

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En fin de compte, ils ont décidé de couper la poire en deux.

208
Q

I’m really sorry, can we wipe the slate clean?

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Je suis vraiment désolé, on peut passer l’éponge ?

209
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luggage rack

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un porte-bagages

210
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burial plot

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une concession

211
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spraying

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la pulvérisation

212
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slit, slot, groove

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une fente

213
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coat, layer

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une couche

214
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I don’t want to leave myself short

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je ne veux pas me démunir

215
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plait, braid

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une tresse

216
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to look after

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entretenir

217
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considerate

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prévenant(e)

218
Q

to stain

A

tacher

219
Q

crate

A

un cageot

220
Q

expression, look

A

une mine

221
Q

sweet smelling

A

odorant(e)

222
Q

boor, lout

A

un mufle

223
Q

strangeness

A

l’étrangeté (f)

224
Q

granular

A

grenu(e)

225
Q

to hang (execute and painting), to dangle

A

pendre

226
Q

axe

A

une cognée

227
Q

rudeness, rude word

A

une grossièreté

228
Q

discount

A

un rabais

229
Q

to put on the second coat

A

passer la deuxième couche

230
Q

practical joker

A

un plaisantin

231
Q

boorish, loutish

A

mufle

232
Q

loose, unpackaged

A

en vrac

233
Q

dressing table

A

une coiffeuse

234
Q

surprising

A

surprenant

235
Q

sewn

A

cousu (e)

236
Q

to shrink, to get shorter

A

rapetisser

237
Q

to divest

A

démunir

238
Q

side, wall, inner surface

A

un paroi

239
Q

at a discount, cheap

A

au rabais

French Vocab 1 (13 decks)

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