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1
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quagmire

A

bourbier, m

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 unpublished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

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3
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gap, n

A

décalage, m

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4
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riot, n
to riot

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émeute, f
manifester violemment

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5
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harvest, n
to harvest

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moisson, f
moissonner

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6
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nip in the bud

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tuer dans l’oeuf

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7
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boost, n

A

coup (m) de pouce

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8
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to slaughter (fig)

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étriller

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9
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rebellious,
AWOL

A

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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12
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upsetting,
impressive

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impressionnant

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13
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to rig (election, etc)
to doctor (results)

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truquer

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14
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rural, country adj.

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champêtre

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15
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wild boar

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sanglier, m

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16
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bouy, rubber ring

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bouée, f

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17
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moose

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élan, m

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18
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to suffer
to undergo
to be subjected to
to have to put up with

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subir

19
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snub, n

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camouflet, m

20
Q

noisy disturbance

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fracas, m

21
Q

negotiation, n

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tractation, f

22
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guardianship
trusteeship

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tutelle, f

23
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to ask for
to demand
to claim
to complain (vi)

A

réclamer

24
Q

withdrawal

A

désistement

25
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gaping

A

béant

26
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jubilation

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liesse, f

27
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to suffer
to put up with
to deal with

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subir

28
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upon second thought

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à la réflexion

29
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reflection, thought
criticism, negative comment

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réflexion, f

30
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to make sure that

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faire en sorte que

31
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basket
computer trash bin

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corbeille, f

32
Q

cutting
self-cutting

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scarification, f

33
Q

to lock up
to commit

A

écrouer

34
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in police custody

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en garde à vue

35
Q

who have suffered damage, adj
victim, casualty, n

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sinistré, adj, nmf

36
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distress
confusion
disarray

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désarroi

37
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tattoo, n (tapping)
furiously, wildly, adv

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chamade, f

38
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he let it be known

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il le fait savoir

39
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to prove to be
to turn out to br

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s’avérer

40
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periphery
perimeter
circumference
region

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pourtour, m

41
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to sniff
to smell

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renifler

42
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lamppost

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réverbère, m

43
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publication

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parution, f

44
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chasm, abyss
hollow legs
money pit

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gouffre, m