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Skim, scan, browse, thumb through

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Parcourir

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Dose off, kip

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Roupiller

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Frenzy, be overjoyed, be out of yr mind

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Délirer

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Sample, swap, test, direct debit

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Prélèvement m

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Unalterable, unchanging, unchangeable

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Immuable

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Background, bottom something (ex bag)

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Fond m

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Snippets

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Bribe f

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Fart, pass wind

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Péter

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Dawdle, fiddle about

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Trainasser

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Morning adj, an early riser

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Matinal

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Cellar, sunken hollow adj

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Cave f

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Annoy, piss of, bother, bore shitless, be bored

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Emmerder

S’emmerder

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Leave to marinate, leave to stew

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Laisser mariner

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Sin n, to sin, to commit a sin v

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Péché m

Pécher

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Storage room, cubby hole

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Cagibi m

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Pouch, sleeve for record/disc

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Pochette f

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Record player

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Électrophone m

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Search warrant
Arrest warrant
Police raid police search

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Un mandat perquisition
….d’arrêt
Perquisition

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To lead the investigation

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Diriger l’enquête

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Voice, vote, spokes person

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Voix f

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Survey, poll, inquiry, investigation

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Enquête f

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Maintain, look after, keep going

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Entretenir

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Whoever anyone anybody

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Quiconque

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Disturb, bother, annoy

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Importuner

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Bag, purse, handbag

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Sacoche f

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Direct debit, test, sample, swab

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Prélèvement m

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Turn yr back

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Se mettre à dos

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Racket, din, row

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Vacarme m

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Stab, to knife, fig stab

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Poignarder

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Condo , soft-top/convertible hood

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Capote f fam

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A modest sum

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Une somme modique

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Step, rhythm, pace, tempo

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Cadence f

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taken aback, speech less, dumbstruck

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Interloqué

Être …

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Blade (razor), strip, slat(wood).

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Lame f

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Head waiter

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Chef de rang

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Loaded ( inf as in money)

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Friqué

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Convention

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Congrès m

And congress

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37
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Solicit, tout prostitution

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Racoler

Faire le trottoir

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Trip over, stumble over, stub yr toe against, bang into

Have difficulty with, struggle with, fog stumble over

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Buter (contre qqc)

Buter (sur qqc)

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39
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Thaïs kind of thing

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Ce genre de chose

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Chuck out/away, throw out/away

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Virer

And transfer money, inf to sack

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Cool, self control

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Sang-froid m
De sang froid. in cold blood
De sang-froid cold-bloodedly il le frappa de sang-froid
Perdre son sang-froid. Loose yr cool

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Immediately, at once, right away

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Sur-le-champ adv

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Loads of, lots of, bunch off colloquial

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Des tas de

T’as de tôle heap of junk

44
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Feel,

Suffer/feel the effects + inf want, fancy, feel like doing something

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Ressentir

Se …

45
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Failure

chess

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Échec m

Échecs mal

46
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Delight, please

Be glad, be delighted

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Réjouir
Se..
Se. …de be very happy about/ pleased with

47
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Unpopular, black sheep

Out of favour

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Mal-aimé -e

Mal aimé -e

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Chance, luck, coincidence

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Hasard m

49
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Winge complain coll

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Pleurnicher

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Needle( syringe sewing)

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Aiguille

51
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You are joking!

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Tu plaisantes!

52
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Rumbling noise

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Borborygme

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Niggle nag

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Turlupiner

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Tidy a flirt

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Coquette

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Flourish

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Fleurir

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Chop chop, get a move on

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Se grouiller

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Hang/ stand around

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Poireauter

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View watch look at

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Visionner

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Fast forward

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Une avance rapide

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ATM

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Distributeur de billets m

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Rewind

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Rembobiner

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Listen again

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Écouter à niveau

63
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Honour respect cherish

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Vénérer

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Suddenly abruptly

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Subitement

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Condom

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Capote f

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Full off puffed up with

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Être pétri de qqc

67
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Tone way of speaking

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Trône

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Cook v

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Cuisiner

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Lean v

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Se pencher

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Imp to live with unbearable

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Invivable

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Refurbish

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Fourbir

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Nonsense rubbish

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Baliverne f

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Reveal disclose

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Dévoiler

Se dévoiler. Show yr true colours

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Smell scent v

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Flairer

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Awkward clumsy

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Gauche

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Snuggle cuddle up

Huddle nestle

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Se blottir

Blottir

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Detour deviation

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Ambages nfpl

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Mill swarm

Be teeming crawling with

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Grouiller

Grouiller de qqc

79
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Odds and ends stuff

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Fourbi m

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Blow job

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Pipe f

81
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Harshly roughly very extremely

Informal. seriously well damned

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Rudement

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To pause the cassette

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Mettre la cassette sur pause

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A thing of this sort

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Un truc de ce genre

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Work over time

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Faire des heures sup

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In a few days we will…

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Dans quelques jours nous allons..

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Angst unease

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Mal-être

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Out of sorts, ill at ease, constipated

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Constipé

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Fragile, brittle

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Cassant

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Huddled up

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Recroquevillé -e

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Haughty arrogant

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Hautain adj

91
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To be in conflict with someone

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Être en conflit avec qqn

92
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To set off

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Se mettre en route

93
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To promise

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Promettre

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To permit, allow

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Permettre

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To get angry

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Se mettre en colère

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Pût up a child for adoption

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Faire adopter un enfant

Les parents qui considèrent l’adoption devraient en connaître les coûts.

97
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Ring finger

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Annulaire m

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Piglet

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Goret m

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Stingy tightfisted

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Pingre

C’est un homme pingre et égoïste, il ne fera rien pour nous aider.

100
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Commoner

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Roturier m

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Haste eagerness promptness

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Empressement
And attentiveness
Il était sensible à l’empressement de ses amis, qui le soutenaient.

102
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Play mother

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Pouponner

103
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As the crow flies

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Á vol d’oiseau

104
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Background backdrop

Case box

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Écrin m

L’alliance était placée dans un écrin de velours noir.

105
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Eavesdrop

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Espionner qqn

Je ne voulais pas les espionner, c’est juste qu’ils parlaient juste devant ma porte.