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French Vocab 6 Flashcards

1
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creep

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un fayot

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slap

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une baffe

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twist of fate

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un ironie du sort

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crook, swindler

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un escroc

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5
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later years, middle age

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l’âge mûr

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to break

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se briser

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to die

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périr

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to wear off

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s’effacer

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limb

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un membre

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cricket

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un grillon

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roof space

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un comble

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wood store

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un bûcher

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impotent

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impuissant

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bastard

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un salopard

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toad

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un crapaud

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harmful

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malfaisant(e)

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17
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to intoxicate, exhilarate

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griser

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18
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to swallow

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ravaler

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19
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to drift

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dériver

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20
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filthy, foul

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immonde

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21
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to confine, hold

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séquestrer

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22
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to go flying , flutter

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voltiger

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23
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deal somebody a blow

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assener un coup à quelqu’un

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24
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to clap in irons

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faire mettre aux fers

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25
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bloody idiot, cunt, fucking stupid

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un con

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26
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to shrink

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se tasser

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27
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multicoloured pattern

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un bigarrure

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28
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to win back, return, take back (something)

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ramener

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29
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to dye one’s hair

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se teindre

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30
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fledgling

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un oisillon

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31
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to torment

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martyriser

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32
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snatches, bits and pieces

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les bribes (f)

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33
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whore, slag, slut

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un putain

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34
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skinny, scrawny

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maigrichon

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35
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to punch somebody

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assener un coup de poing à quelqu’un

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36
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haïr, mane

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la crinière

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37
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meeting

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l’entrevue (f)

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38
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to summon, send for, convene

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convoquer

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39
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appalling

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détestable

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40
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healthy

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sain(e)

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41
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bits and pieces

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les bricoles (f)

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42
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brought to light

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débusquer

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43
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escapade

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une frasque

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44
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to belong to

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faire partie

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45
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torturer

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un tortionnaire

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46
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sickly

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malingre

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47
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to get a beating, to go through hell

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dérouiller

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48
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dam, road block, barricade

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le barrage

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49
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to catch

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choper

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50
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I agree with that

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là-dessus je confirme

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51
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the problem

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l’ennui (m)

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52
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give something/someone a pounding

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battre qn/qch en brèche

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53
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valid reason

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un motif valable

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54
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punch bag

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un souffre-douleur

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55
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reprisals

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les représailles (f)

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56
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midge

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un moucheron

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57
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to prevail

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régner

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58
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he’s not hanging around

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il n’a pas trainé

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59
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to get carried away

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s’enflammer

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60
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to give in, lean forward

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s’incliner

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61
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buoyant

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allègre

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62
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permanence

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la pérennité

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63
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caustic

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mordant(e)

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64
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silly

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sot

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65
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filth, bastard. Also refuse, garbage

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l’ordure (f), les ordures

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66
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attack, mugging

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une agression

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67
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hearing, examination

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une audition

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68
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to deny something outright

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nier quelques choses en bloc

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69
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stature, scale, also wingspan

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une envergure

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70
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who is presumed innocent

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qui est présumé innocent

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71
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to hold somebody for questionning

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placer quelqu’un en garde à vue

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72
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to be summoned to appear

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être appelé à comparaître

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73
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he is the target of false accusations

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il est la cible d’accusations mensongères

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74
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compensation, indemnity

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la indemnisation

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75
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to request , to call for

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requérir

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76
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bawdy

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paillard(e)

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77
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contrary to

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à rebours de

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78
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set designer

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un/une décorateur/décoratrice

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79
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insult

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un outrage

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80
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to be the exact opposite of

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être aux antipodes de

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81
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to claim (that)

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prétendre (que)

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82
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denial

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une dénégation

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83
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a lapse of memory

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un trou de mémoire

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84
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fabrication

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une affabulation

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85
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prompter

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souffleur / souffleuse

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86
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following, as result of

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à la suite de

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87
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the rest

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la suite

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88
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pain in the arse, troublemaker

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l’emmerdeur, emmerdeuse

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89
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to attribute to

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imputer

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90
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to maintain, uphold

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soutenir

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91
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crane

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une grue

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92
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healing

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la cicatrisation

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93
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ladybird

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une coccinelle

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94
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to drop (sth)

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laisser choir

95
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to lean back

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s’adosser

96
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to crack, chap

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fendiller

97
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muttering

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grommelant

98
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to stifle, suppress

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étouffer

99
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to take sb by surprise, to catch sb off guard

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prendre qn au dépourvu

100
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unbreakable

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incassable

101
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there’s no way round it

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c’est forcé

102
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to become sullen

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se renfrogner

103
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to suppress

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réprimer

104
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it’s none of my business

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ça ne me regarde pas

105
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hairstyle, set

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une mise en plis

106
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jumper

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un chandail

107
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to hitch up, roll up

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retrousser

108
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plump

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rondelette

109
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to glide, hover, float, hang also have one’s head in the clouds

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planer

110
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relaxation

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la détente

111
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to strengthen, harden

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endurcir

112
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drop it!

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laissez choir!

113
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to mislead, to stave off

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tromper

114
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to allow uncertainty to persist

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laisser planer le doute

115
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tough, inveterate, hardened

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endurci(e)

116
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to become keener, refined

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s’affiner

117
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about turn, twirl

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une virevolte

118
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to soften, weaken

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s’amollir

119
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to slip out

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s’éclipser

120
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tirelessly

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inlassablement

121
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to itch

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démanger

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place setting

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un couvert

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brightness

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un éclat

124
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melted, dissolved, molten

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fondu(e)

125
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large house spider

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une tégénaire

126
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to list

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recenser

127
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silly, stupid

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cloche

128
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to crumple

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froisser

129
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to bust, make something go wrong, to upset , damage

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détraquer

130
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affected, hit

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atteint(e)

131
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to force feed, stuff

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gaver

132
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doctor

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le toubib

133
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healing, recovery

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le guérison

134
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the debate

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la polémique

135
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the past week

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la semaine écoulé

136
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overwhelming

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accablant(e)

137
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legibility, readability

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la lisibilité

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report

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un constat

139
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to smooth out

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lisser

140
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offering

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une offrande

141
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report

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un compte rendu

142
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to race down (eg stairs, slope), to tumble down

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dégringoler

143
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to screw on, fix on

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visser

144
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rolled into a ball

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roulé en boule

145
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tenuous, weak

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ténu(e)

146
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area

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une superficie

147
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ice cap

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une calotte de glace

148
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base

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un socle

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ice flow

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une banquise

150
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remoteness

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un éloignement

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hunting, preying on

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la prédation

152
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forecasting

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une prévision

153
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radiation

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un rayonnement

154
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disagreement, dispute

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un différend

155
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realisation

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la prise de conscience

156
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to light the way for, to light, light up

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éclairer

157
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core sampling

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le carottage

158
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desire, greed, lust

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la convoitise

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seal

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un phoque

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tempting

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alléchant(e)

161
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strengthening, increase

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un renforcement

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extensive

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étendu

163
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to intend to prevent

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entendre prévenir

164
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below

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en deçà de

165
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oil slick

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une marée noire

166
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to compensate for

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pallier

167
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beforehand

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au préalable

168
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operation, system

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un dispositif

169
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to get jammed

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s’enrayer

170
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to come into force

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entre en vigueur

171
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restrictive

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contraignant

172
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suspicions of bad faith

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Les soupçons de mauvaise foi

173
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to undermine

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saper

174
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approval

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l’approbation

175
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to reflect, echo, to throw (sth) back

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renvoyer

176
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to be in the hot seat

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être sur la sellette

177
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joint ownership

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l’indivision

178
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great eagerness

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l’avidité (f)

179
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unravelling, dismantling

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le detricotage

180
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braggart

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un fier-à-bras

181
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leader

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un chef de file

182
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break, failure

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un manquement

183
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disagreeing

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s’opposant

184
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to pull the rug from under the feet

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tirer le tapis sous les pieds

185
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to unwind

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laisser filer

186
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to condemn

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réprouver

187
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mixed

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disparate

188
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miserly

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avare

189
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to say the least

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pour le moins

190
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impregnable

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inexpugnable

191
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to fiddle

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triturer

192
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inflexibility, stiffness

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la raideur

193
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difficult, painful, tiresome

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pénible

194
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from top to bottom

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de fond en comble

195
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to impress

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épater

196
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to rub it out, to fade, disappear

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s’effacer

197
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to alarm

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effarer

198
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at least

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au/du moins

199
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similar, identical

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semblable

200
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two way mirror

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un miroir sans tains

201
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to fan oneself

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s’éventer

202
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unpredictable

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imprévisible

203
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stooped

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voûté

204
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arsehole

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un enculé

205
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no-one gave a shit

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tous le monde s’en foutait

206
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to deceive, mislead, to be unfaithful

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tromper

207
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meanwhile

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entre-temps

208
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pencil holder

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une porte-crayon

209
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hidden

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dérobé (e)

210
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enlargement

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un agrandissement

211
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easily

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volontiers

212
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hard copy

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un tirage

213
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bric a brac sale

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un vide-grenier

214
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backyard

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l’arrière-cour (f)

215
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sample bag

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un sachet à prélèvement

216
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retaliation

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la rétorsion

217
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outburst

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l’esclandre (m)

218
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to brood over

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ressasser

219
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resentment, grudge

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une rancune

220
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upset

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une contrariété

221
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even if he had known

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il avait beau savoir

222
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railings

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les grilles (f)

223
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rustling

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le froissement

224
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to waste away

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dépérir

225
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feature story

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le dossier

226
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cowardly

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trouillarde

227
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greed

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l’avidité (f)

228
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outpouring

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le jaillissement

229
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to bend over backwards

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se mettre en quatre

230
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to rub

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frotter

231
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to pack up again, to wrap, to send packing

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remballer

232
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tight, cramped

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serré(e)

233
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to make a fool of

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cretiniser

234
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to expose

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