French Vocab 6 Flashcards

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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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3
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twist of fate

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un ironie du sort

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4
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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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6
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to break

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se briser

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7
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to die

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périr

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8
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to wear off

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s’effacer

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9
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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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12
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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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14
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bastard

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un salopard

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15
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toad

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un crapaud

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16
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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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to clap in irons

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faire mettre aux fers

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bloody idiot, cunt, fucking stupid
un con
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to shrink
se tasser
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multicoloured pattern
un bigarrure
28
to win back, return, take back (something)
ramener
29
to dye one’s hair
se teindre
30
fledgling
un oisillon
31
to torment
martyriser
32
snatches, bits and pieces
les bribes (f)
33
whore, slag, slut
un putain
34
skinny, scrawny
maigrichon
35
to punch somebody
assener un coup de poing à quelqu’un
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haïr, mane
la crinière
37
meeting
l’entrevue (f)
38
to summon, send for, convene
convoquer
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appalling
détestable
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healthy
sain(e)
41
bits and pieces
les bricoles (f)
42
brought to light
débusquer
43
escapade
une frasque
44
to belong to
faire partie
45
torturer
un tortionnaire
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sickly
malingre
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to get a beating, to go through hell
dérouiller
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dam, road block, barricade
le barrage
49
to catch
choper
50
I agree with that
là-dessus je confirme
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the problem
l’ennui (m)
52
give something/someone a pounding
battre qn/qch en brèche
53
valid reason
un motif valable
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punch bag
un souffre-douleur
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reprisals
les représailles (f)
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midge
un moucheron
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to prevail
régner
58
he’s not hanging around
il n’a pas trainé
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to get carried away
s’enflammer
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to give in, lean forward
s’incliner
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buoyant
allègre
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permanence
la pérennité
63
caustic
mordant(e)
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silly
sot
65
filth, bastard. Also refuse, garbage
l’ordure (f), les ordures
66
attack, mugging
une agression
67
hearing, examination
une audition
68
to deny something outright
nier quelques choses en bloc
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stature, scale, also wingspan
une envergure
70
who is presumed innocent
qui est présumé innocent
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to hold somebody for questionning
placer quelqu’un en garde à vue
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to be summoned to appear
être appelé à comparaître
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he is the target of false accusations
il est la cible d’accusations mensongères
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compensation, indemnity
la indemnisation
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to request , to call for
requérir
76
bawdy
paillard(e)
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contrary to
à rebours de
78
set designer
un/une décorateur/décoratrice
79
insult
un outrage
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to be the exact opposite of
être aux antipodes de
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to claim (that)
prétendre (que)
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denial
une dénégation
83
a lapse of memory
un trou de mémoire
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fabrication
une affabulation
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prompter
souffleur / souffleuse
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following, as result of
à la suite de
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the rest
la suite
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pain in the arse, troublemaker
l’emmerdeur, emmerdeuse
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to attribute to
imputer
90
to maintain, uphold
soutenir
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crane
une grue
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healing
la cicatrisation
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ladybird
une coccinelle
94
to drop (sth)
laisser choir
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to lean back
s’adosser
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to crack, chap
fendiller
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muttering
grommelant
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to stifle, suppress
étouffer
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to take sb by surprise, to catch sb off guard
prendre qn au dépourvu
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unbreakable
incassable
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there’s no way round it
c’est forcé
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to become sullen
se renfrogner
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to suppress
réprimer
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it’s none of my business
ça ne me regarde pas
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hairstyle, set
une mise en plis
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jumper
un chandail
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to hitch up, roll up
retrousser
108
plump
rondelette
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to glide, hover, float, hang also have one’s head in the clouds
planer
110
relaxation
la détente
111
to strengthen, harden
endurcir
112
drop it!
laissez choir!
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to mislead, to stave off
tromper
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to allow uncertainty to persist
laisser planer le doute
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tough, inveterate, hardened
endurci(e)
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to become keener, refined
s’affiner
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about turn, twirl
une virevolte
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to soften, weaken
s’amollir
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to slip out
s’éclipser
120
tirelessly
inlassablement
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to itch
démanger
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place setting
un couvert
123
brightness
un éclat
124
melted, dissolved, molten
fondu(e)
125
large house spider
une tégénaire
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to list
recenser
127
silly, stupid
cloche
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to crumple
froisser
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to bust, make something go wrong, to upset , damage
détraquer
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affected, hit
atteint(e)
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to force feed, stuff
gaver
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doctor
le toubib
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healing, recovery
le guérison
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the debate
la polémique
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the past week
la semaine écoulé
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overwhelming
accablant(e)
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legibility, readability
la lisibilité
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report
un constat
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to smooth out
lisser
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offering
une offrande
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report
un compte rendu
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to race down (eg stairs, slope), to tumble down
dégringoler
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to screw on, fix on
visser
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rolled into a ball
roulé en boule
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tenuous, weak
ténu(e)
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area
une superficie
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ice cap
une calotte de glace
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base
un socle
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ice flow
une banquise
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remoteness
un éloignement
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hunting, preying on
la prédation
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forecasting
une prévision
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radiation
un rayonnement
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disagreement, dispute
un différend
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realisation
la prise de conscience
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to light the way for, to light, light up
éclairer
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core sampling
le carottage
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desire, greed, lust
la convoitise
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seal
un phoque
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tempting
alléchant(e)
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strengthening, increase
un renforcement
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extensive
étendu
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to intend to prevent
entendre prévenir
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below
en deçà de
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oil slick
une marée noire
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to compensate for
pallier
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beforehand
au préalable
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operation, system
un dispositif
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to get jammed
s’enrayer
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to come into force
entre en vigueur
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restrictive
contraignant
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suspicions of bad faith
Les soupçons de mauvaise foi
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to undermine
saper
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approval
l’approbation
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to reflect, echo, to throw (sth) back
renvoyer
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to be in the hot seat
être sur la sellette
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joint ownership
l’indivision
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great eagerness
l’avidité (f)
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unravelling, dismantling
le detricotage
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braggart
un fier-à-bras
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leader
un chef de file
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break, failure
un manquement
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disagreeing
s’opposant
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to pull the rug from under the feet
tirer le tapis sous les pieds
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to unwind
laisser filer
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to condemn
réprouver
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mixed
disparate
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miserly
avare
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to say the least
pour le moins
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impregnable
inexpugnable
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to fiddle
triturer
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inflexibility, stiffness
la raideur
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difficult, painful, tiresome
pénible
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from top to bottom
de fond en comble
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to impress
épater
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to rub it out, to fade, disappear
s’effacer
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to alarm
effarer
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at least
au/du moins
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similar, identical
semblable
200
two way mirror
un miroir sans tains
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to fan oneself
s’éventer
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unpredictable
imprévisible
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stooped
voûté
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arsehole
un enculé
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no-one gave a shit
tous le monde s’en foutait
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to deceive, mislead, to be unfaithful
tromper
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meanwhile
entre-temps
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pencil holder
une porte-crayon
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hidden
dérobé (e)
210
enlargement
un agrandissement
211
easily
volontiers
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hard copy
un tirage
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bric a brac sale
un vide-grenier
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backyard
l’arrière-cour (f)
215
sample bag
un sachet à prélèvement
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retaliation
la rétorsion
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outburst
l’esclandre (m)
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to brood over
ressasser
219
resentment, grudge
une rancune
220
upset
une contrariété
221
even if he had known
il avait beau savoir
222
railings
les grilles (f)
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rustling
le froissement
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to waste away
dépérir
225
feature story
le dossier
226
cowardly
trouillarde
227
greed
l’avidité (f)
228
outpouring
le jaillissement
229
to bend over backwards
se mettre en quatre
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to rub
frotter
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to pack up again, to wrap, to send packing
remballer
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tight, cramped
serré(e)
233
to make a fool of
cretiniser
234
to expose
mettre à nu