Huff Post

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quagmire

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bourbier, m

Question 2

1. unpublished
2. new, novel
3. unheard of

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inédit

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gap, n

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décalage, m

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riot, n
to riot

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émeute, f
manifester violemment

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harvest, n
to harvest

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moisson, f
moissonner

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nip in the bud

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tuer dans l’oeuf

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boost, n

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coup (m) de pouce

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to slaughter (fig)

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étriller

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rebellious,
AWOL

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insoumis

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to dredge (eg a river)
to drag (search for st)

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draguer

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to move apart
to move aside
to take away (from)
to dismiss, to rule out

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écarter

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upsetting,
impressive

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impressionnant

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to rig (election, etc)
to doctor (results)

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truquer

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rural, country adj.

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champêtre

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wild boar

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sanglier, m

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bouy, rubber ring

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bouée, f

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moose

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élan, m

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to suffer
to undergo
to be subjected to
to have to put up with

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subir

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snub, n

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camouflet, m

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noisy disturbance

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fracas, m

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negotiations
talks

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tractations, f usu pl

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guardianship
trusteeship

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tutelle, f

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to ask for
to demand
to claim
to complain (vi)

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réclamer

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withdrawal

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désistement

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gaping

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béant

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jubilation

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liesse, f

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to suffer
to put up with
to deal with

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subir

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upon second thought

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à la réflexion

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reflection, thought
criticism, negative comment

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réflexion, f

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to make sure that

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faire en sorte que

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basket
computer trash bin

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corbeille, f

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cutting
self-cutting

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scarification, f

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to lock up
to commit

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écrouer

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in police custody

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en garde à vue

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who have suffered damage, adj
victim, casualty, n

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sinistré, adj, nmf

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distress
confusion
disarray

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désarroi

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tattoo, n (tapping)
furiously, wildly, adv

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chamade, f

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he let it be known

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il le fait savoir

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to prove to be
to turn out to br

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s’avérer

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periphery
perimeter
circumference
region

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pourtour, m

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to sniff
to smell

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renifler

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lamppost

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réverbère, m

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publication

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parution, f

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chasm, abyss
hollow legs
money pit

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gouffre, m

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to charge
to accuse

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inculper

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to use
to take advantage of

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se servir de

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modest
low

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modique

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primary school teachers

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professeurs du premier degré

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casual manner
indifference

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désinvolture, f

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to contest

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contester

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rubble
debris

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décombres, mpl

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to decide between

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départager

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to aspire to
to set sights on

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briguer

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support
agreement

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aval, m

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in the running

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en lice

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to encroach on someone’s turf

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marcher sur les plates-bandes