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dévoiler

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  1. [statue] to unveil

2. [intentions] to reveal ⧫ to disclose

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En signe de protestation contre

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In protest against

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fouiller

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  1. [lieu, suspect] to search
  2. (= creuser) to dig
    [archéologue] to excavate
  3. (= approfondir) [étude] to go into
    Full verb table INTRANSITIVE VERB
  4. [archéologue] to excavate
  5. (= chercher)
    fouiller dans/parmi (= être indiscret) to rummage in/among
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rater

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  1. (= échouer) [affaire, projet] to go wrong ⧫ to fail
  2. (= ne pas partir) [coup de feu] to fail to go off
  3. [cible, train, occasion] to miss
    Chantal a raté son train. Chantal missed her train.
    rater sa cible [bombe, projectile] to miss its target; [tireur] to miss
  4. [démonstration, plat] to make a mess of
    Elle a raté sa pizza. She made a mess of her pizza.
    rater son coup to fail
  5. [examen] to fail
    J’ai raté mon examen de maths. I failed my maths exam.
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répandue

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widespread, spread, prevalent

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tout de suite

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immediately

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tous les jours

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everyday

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maillot

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jersey

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blagues

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joke or nonsense

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étape

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  1. (= phase) stage
    une étape importante de la vie an important stage in life
  2. (= lieu d’arrivée) stopping place
    (Cycling) staging point
    faire étape à to stop off at
    brûler les étapes (figurative) to cut corners
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la peine

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penalty

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violer

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  1. [personne] to rape
  2. [loi, traité] to violate
  3. [sépulture] to desecrate ⧫ to violate
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tué

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person killed ⧫ dead person

5 tués 5 killed ⧫ 5 dead

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nourrisson

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infant

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subir

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  1. [affront, dégâts, mauvais traitements] to suffer
  2. [traitement, opération, châtiment] to undergo
    subir une opération to have an operation ⧫ to undergo an operation
  3. [changement] to undergo
  4. [influence, charme] to be under ⧫ to be subjected to
  5. [personne] to have to put up with ⧫ to be subjected to
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nier

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to deny

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gendarmes

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armed police officer

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un forcené

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a madman

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ainsi que

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as well as

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s’est donné la mort

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killed himself

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garde à vue

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police custody

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gagner

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win

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façon

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way

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forcené

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ADJECTIVE
frenzied
MASCULINE NOUN/FEMININE NOUN
maniac

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hors norme

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extraordinary

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alors que

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(= au moment où) when ⧫ as; (= pendant que) while ⧫ when; (= tandis que) whereas ⧫ while
Il est arrivé alors que je partais. He arrived as I was leaving.
Alors qu’il était à Paris, il a visité … While he was in Paris, he visited … ⧫ When he was in Paris, he visited …
Alors que son frère travaillait dur, lui se reposait. While his brother was working hard, he took things easy.

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piège

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trap, pitfall

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Tout à coup

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all of sudden, out of the blue

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à la mode.

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in fashion

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selon

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according to, by, depending on, as follows, in one’s element

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perdre

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  1. [objet, faculté, somme] to lose
    Cécile a perdu ses clés. Cécile has lost her keys.
    Il a perdu la vue à la suite d’un accident. He lost his sight following an accident.
    On a perdu plus de 1000 euros sur ces actions. We lost more than 1000 euros on these shares.
    J’ai perdu mon chemin. I’ve lost my way.
    perdre qn de vue (figurative) to lose sight of sb
  2. [match, bataille, élection] to lose
    perdre un match to lose a match
  3. (= gaspiller)
    [temps, argent] to waste
    [occasion] to waste ⧫ to miss
    perdre du temps to waste time
    J’ai perdu beaucoup de temps ce matin. I’ve wasted a lot of time this morning.
    Nous avons perdu notre temps à cette réunion. That meeting was a waste of time.
    faire perdre du temps to be a waste of time
    C’est inutile et cela fait perdre du temps. It’s pointless and it’s a waste of time.
    faire perdre du temps à qn to waste sb’s time
    Ne me faites pas perdre mon temps ! Don’t waste my time!
  4. [proche, ami] to lose
    Elle a perdu son mari très tôt. She lost her husband at a very young age.
  5. (moralement) [personne] to cause the downfall of
    Son goût du luxe l’a perdu. His taste for luxury was his downfall.
  6. (autre locution)
    il ne perd rien pour attendre he’ll get what he deserves
    tu ne perds rien pour attendre just you wait
    Full verb table INTRANSITIVE VERB
  7. (= être vaincu) to lose
  8. (sur une vente) to lose out
  9. [récipient] to leak
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tueur

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killer

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délires

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delusions

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des proches

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relatives

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témoignent

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testify

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haut

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high

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voisinage

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neighborhood

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légèrement

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slightly

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braquage

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mugging

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ne fut que

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was only

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plupart

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most ⧫ most of them
La plupart ont moins de quinze ans. 
Most of them are under 15.
la plupart des ⧫ most
La plupart des gens ont vu ce film. 
Most people have seen this film.
la plupart du temps ⧫ most of the time
la plupart d’entre nous most of us
pour la plupart for the most part ⧫ mostly
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bas

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1.  [mur, meuble, nuages] low
[région] low-lying
2.  [intensité, température, niveau] low
parler à voix basse to speak in a low voice
avoir la vue basse to be short-sighted
3.  [action, comportement] low
4.  (pejorative) (= médiocre) low-grade ⧫ third-rate
de la basse littérature third-rate literature
5.  (autres locutions)
la tête basse with head hung low
au bas mot at the lowest estimate
enfant en bas âge infant ⧫ young child
à bas prix cheap
MASCULINE NOUN
1.  (= vêtement) stocking
une paire de bas a pair of stockings
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repas

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meal

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proposer

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1.  (= suggérer) to suggest
proposer qch à qn to suggest sth to sb
proposer de faire to suggest doing
Nous lui avons proposé une promenade en bateau. We suggested going on a boat ride to him.
2.  (= offrir) to offer
proposer qch à qn to offer sb sth
proposer de faire to offer to do
Ils m’ont proposé des chocolats. They offered me some chocolates.
3.  [candidat] to nominate ⧫ put forward
[loi, motion] to propose
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créer

A 
.  (= concevoir)
[produit, vêtement] to create
[personnage] to create
2.  (= fonder)
[entreprise, association, empire] to create
[emplois] to create
3.  (Theatre)
[pièce] to produce for the first time
[rôle] to create
4.  (= causer) [ennuis, difficultés, surprise] to create
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mentir

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lie

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montrer

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o show
montrer qch à qn to show sb sth
Est-ce que vous pouvez me montrer la gare sur le plan ? Can you show me the station on the map?
montrer qch du doigt to point to sth ⧫ to point one’s finger at sth
montrer qn du doigt (figurative) to point the finger at sb

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se montrer

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  1. (= faire une apparition) to appear
  2. (suivi d’un adjectif) to show o.s. to be
    se montrer intelligent to show o.s. to be intelligent
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fossé

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gap

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rembourser

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to pay back ⧫ to repay
Il m’a remboursé l’argent qu’il me devait. He paid me back the money he owed me.
« satisfait ou remboursé » “satisfaction or your money back”

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embaucher

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to take on ⧫ to hire

L’entreprise vient d’embaucher cinquante personnes. The firm has just taken on fifty new people.

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dirigeant

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leader

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répandue

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widespread, prevalent

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répand

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spreading

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exaucer

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[vœu] to grant ⧫ to fulfil

exaucer qn to grant sb’s wishes

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juive

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Jewish

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foule

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crowd

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Tant qu’une

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As long as one

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etre lache

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to be cowardly

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Il n’y a que

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there is only

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faible

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low, small, weak

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sournoise

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sneaky

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autour

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around, round

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déposer

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  1. (= poser) [paquet, valise] to put down ⧫ to set down
    Déposez le paquet sur la table. Put the parcel down on the table.
    déposer les armes to lay down one’s arms
  2. (à la consigne) to leave
    J’ai déposé mon sac à la consigne. I left my bag at the left luggage office.
  3. (à la banque) [argent, économies] to deposit
    déposer de l’argent sur son compte to pay money into one’s account
  4. [caution] to put down
  5. [passager] to drop ⧫ to drop off
    Je vous dépose à la gare ? Shall I drop you off at the station?
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fière

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proud

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ménagères.

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housewives

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