Infinitives Flashcards

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1
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clouer sue place

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to nail in place

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abreuver

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to drink (from a watering hole or trough)

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entamer

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to open/begin

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se tracasser

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to worry

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mûrir

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to mature

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pleurer

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to mourn

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égarer

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to wander off / get lost

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affoler

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to panic

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se dandiner

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to waddle

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tituber

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to stagger

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tondre la pelouse

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to mow the lawn

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hoqueter

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to hiccup

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loucher

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to squint

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gâcher

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to go to waste

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fâcher

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to get angry

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accroupir

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to squat

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trafiquer

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to tamper with

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empoigner

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to grab

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astiquer

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to polish

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démonter

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to disassemble

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se ratatiner

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to shrivel

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envahir

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to invade

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affaler

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to slump

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rédiger

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to draft

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gifler

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to slap

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remuer

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to stir

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fouiner

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to snoop

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vénérer

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to worship

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travailler à la pige

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to freelance

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caler

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to wedge

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sillonner

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to cross-cross

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éclorer

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to hatch

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engourdir

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to numb

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se pavaner

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to strut

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gâter

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to spoil

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désarçonner

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to throw off (lose focus)

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crépiter

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crackle

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esclaffer

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to burst out laughing

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rêvasser

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to daydream

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dévaler

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to hurtle down

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toiser

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to look down upon

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avoir un haut-le-coeur

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to gag

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tressaillir

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to twitch

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épargner

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to spare

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fourrer

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to shove

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tracasser

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to worry

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étouffer

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to choke / silence

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fouiller

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to rummage

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récurer

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to scrub

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bougonner

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to grumble

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grignoter

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to snack

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se cabrer

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to rear up

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emboiter

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to follow the lead of

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s’éclipser

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to sneak away

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ausculter

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to medically examine

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rôder

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to roam

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guérir

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to heal

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éclabousser

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to splatter

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frôler

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to brush against

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embarder

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to swerve

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tousser

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to cough

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se moucher

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to blow one’s nose

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présager

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to bode

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saillir

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to protrude

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hérisser

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to bristle with anger

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suinter

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to ooze

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apprivoiser

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to tame

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gravir

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to climb

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ramper

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to slither

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cingler

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to ping

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gâter

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to spoil (oneself)

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congédier

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to fire

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déraper

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to get out of hand

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brasser la cage

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to stir things up

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s’amorcer

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to begin

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dévisser

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to unscrew

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empiffrer

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to pig out

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rudoyer

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to hen peck

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morfondre

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to mope around

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broncher

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to flinch

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ébrouer

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to shake off (like a dog)

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carapater

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to get away (to a retreat, holiday etc)

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guetter

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to look out for

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envoûter

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to enchant

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sous-entendre

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to imply

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amonceler

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to pile up / accumulate

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mettre au supplice

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to make one squirm

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brouter

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to graze

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être aphone

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to lose ones voice

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brusquer

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to act abruptly

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chevaucher

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to ride (an animal)

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retaper

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refurbish

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tiquer

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to flinch

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tartiner

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to spread

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schlinguer

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to reek

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turlupiner

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to bother

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embusquer

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to wait in ambush

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assommer

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to knock out

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compatir

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to sympathise

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chialer

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to cry

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arnaquer

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to scam

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déceler

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to detect

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berner

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to fool

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104
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glousser

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to giggle

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convoiter

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to covet

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narguer

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to taunt

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effleurer

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to touch lightly

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108
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manigancer

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to plot

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foudroyer

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to strike

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chipoter

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to quibble

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bredouiller

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to babble

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larguer

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to jettison

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113
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corser

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to complicate / mix things up

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114
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embobiner

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to sweet-talk

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115
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débrouiller

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to manage to do x

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116
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greffer

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transplant

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117
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poignarder

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to stab

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118
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carotter

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to bore a hole

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119
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faire un croc-en-jambe

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to trip someone up

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120
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se pavaner

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to strut around

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121
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cailler

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to curdle

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122
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tirer d’affaire

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to get someone out of trouble

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pleurnicher

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to snivel

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124
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boiter

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to limp

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125
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se voûter

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to hunch

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bâilloner

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to gag

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kiffer

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to dig it

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agenouiller

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to kneel

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berner

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to deceive

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traire

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to milk

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échafauder

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to build an idea / movement / organisation

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dégringoler

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to tumble

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vociférer

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to shout

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cramer

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to burn

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s’entraider

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to help one another

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cramer

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to burn

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cramer

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to burn

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chavirer

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to capsize

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kiffer

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to get off

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bourrer la guele

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to stuff your face

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raconter des salades

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to tell lies

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sortir en trombe

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to storm out (/rush out)

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renfrogner

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to scowl

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tisser

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to weave

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entrevoir

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to glimpse

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papoter

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to chat

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demeurer

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to remain

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quémander

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to beg

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tripoter

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to fiddle with

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vulgariser

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to disseminate

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importuner

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to bother

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ramer

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to row

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dévisser

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to unscrew

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mitrailler

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to shoot up (e.g school, machine gun fire etc)

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se débattre

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to struggle

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effilocher

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to fray

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se faire un sang d’encre

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to be worried sick

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pinailler

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to nitpick

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fureter

A

to snoop around

160
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combler le vide

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to fill the void

161
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piailler

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to chirp

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ruer

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to rush

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crépiter

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to sputter

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déposer le bilan

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to file for bankruptcy

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engloutir

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to gobble up

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renchérir

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to add

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comparâitre

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to make an appearance

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intériner

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to endorse

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fesser

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to spank

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éviscérer

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to disembowel

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conjurer

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to avert

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crapahuter

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to trudge / hike

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bander

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to get it up

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étoffer

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to beef up

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s’épencher

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to vent

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faire semblant

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to pretend

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chiffonner

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to crumple

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bâcler

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to botch

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pelotonner

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to cuddle up

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se déliter

A

to disintegrate

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épater

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to show off

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grelotter

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to shiver

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esquisser

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to sketch / outline

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dépêtrer

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to disentangle

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couver

A

to incubate

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tomber raide

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to drop dead

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déblayer

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to shovel / excavate

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érafler

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to scratch

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allécher

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to entice

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chahuter

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to horse around / heckle

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choyer

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to pamper

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nuire

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harm

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baragouiner

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to blabber on

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vaquer

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to go about

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caler

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to stall

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défiler

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to duck out

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subtiliser

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to make off with

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glander

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to slack off

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traiter

A

to deal with

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faire des commérages

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to gossip

201
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broyer du noir

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to brood / mope

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creuser

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to dig

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flairer

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to sniff out

204
Q

entraver

A

to hinder

205
Q

acharner

A

to hound

206
Q

estomper

A

to fade / blur

207
Q

draguer

A

to chat up

208
Q

conspuer

A

to jeer

209
Q

taquiner

A

to tease

210
Q

faire le guet

A

to keep watch / lookout

211
Q

gésir

A

to lie down

212
Q

rabattre

A

to fold back

213
Q

abréger

A

to shorten / abridge

214
Q

se morceler

A

to split

215
Q

cafarder

A

to grass on someone

216
Q

promener

A

to walk

217
Q

chicaner

A

to argue (small)

218
Q

dresser

A

to establish

219
Q

prôner

A

to push for

220
Q

s’enduire

A

to slather oneself

221
Q

désamorcer

A

to de-escalate / defuse

222
Q

emplir

A

to fill

223
Q

ployer

A

to buckle

224
Q

avachir

A

to slouch

225
Q

patauger

A

to wade

226
Q

enfler

A

to swell up

227
Q

jaser

A

to gossip

228
Q

éborgner

A

to take someone’s eye out

229
Q

blottir

A

to snuggle up

230
Q

s’écrouler

A

to collapse

231
Q

retrousser

A

to roll up

232
Q

cautionner

A

to condone

233
Q

affaiser

A

to sag

234
Q

être parent avec

A

to be related to

235
Q

assainir

A

to clean up

236
Q

empaler

A

to impale

237
Q

tourner les pouces

A

to twiddle one’s thumbs

238
Q

trémousser

A

to jiggle

239
Q

gravir l’échelle

A

to climb the ladder

240
Q

porter à l’ébullition

A

to bring to the boil

241
Q

atteler

A

to hitch

242
Q

minauder

A

to simper

243
Q

bonifier

A

to improve

244
Q

fusiller du regard

A

glared

245
Q

chamailler

A

to bicker

246
Q

jongler

A

to juggle

247
Q

faire pencher la balance

A

to tip the balance

248
Q

gober

A

to swallow a story

249
Q

frotter à

A

to go up against

250
Q

bâcler

A

to cobble together

251
Q

ragaillardir

A

to perk up

252
Q

raturer

A

to cross out / cross off

253
Q

recenser

A

to document / make a census

254
Q

recaler

A

to flunk

255
Q

ensevelir

A

to entomb

256
Q

téléscoper

A

to overlap

257
Q

aspergeur

A

to squirt

258
Q

radoter

A

to twiddle

259
Q

entreprendre

A

to undertake

260
Q

escamoter

A

to retract

261
Q

dévaler

A

to tumble down

262
Q

licensier

A

to lay off (sack)

263
Q

raturer

A

to cross out

264
Q

égosiller

A

to talk until one’s blue in the face

265
Q

déguerpir

A

to get out of here

266
Q

se ronger les sangs

A

to worry sick

267
Q

s’éstomper

A

to fade away

268
Q

éparpiller

A

to scatter

269
Q

s’éventer

A

to fan oneself

270
Q

terrasser

A

to overcome an opponent

271
Q

vriller

A

to drill

272
Q

cribler

A

to shoot up

273
Q

rapetisser

A

to shrink

274
Q

bégayer

A

to mutter

275
Q

revendiquer

A

to claim

276
Q

fourvoyer

A

to mislead

277
Q

asticoter

A

to wind up (needle)

278
Q

intriguer

A

to conspire

279
Q

se teinter

A

to change colour

280
Q

colporter

A

spread (lies)

281
Q

s’empourprer

A

to flush (cheeks)

282
Q

mugir

A

to bellow

283
Q

ciseler

A

to chisel

284
Q

pâmer

A

to swoon

285
Q

s’entêter

A

to persist

286
Q

sauter en marche

A

to bail out of a moving vehicle

287
Q

susurrer

A

to murmur

288
Q

s’entraîner

A

to practice

289
Q

obnubiler

A

to be obsessed by

290
Q

empiéter

A

to encroach

291
Q

trier

A

to sort through

292
Q

bécoter

A

to snog

293
Q

éperonner

A

to spear/ram

294
Q

s’instruire

A

to get an education

295
Q

chatouiller

A

to tickle

296
Q

se renseigner

A

to enquire

297
Q

rebrousser chemin

A

to turn back

298
Q

étayer

A

to substantiate

299
Q

prévaloir

A

to take advantage of

300
Q

refouler

A

to repress

301
Q

papoter

A

to chat

302
Q

tempêter

A

to rant

303
Q

plaider

A

to champion

304
Q

s’esclaffer

A

to burst out laughing

305
Q

fêler

A

to crack

306
Q

octroyer

A

to grant

307
Q

séquestrer

A

to kidnap

308
Q

saper

A

to undermine

309
Q

errer

A

to wander

310
Q

ajourer

A

perforated

311
Q

ensevelir

A

to bury

312
Q

coltiner

A

to get stuck with

313
Q

rabrouer

A

to snub

314
Q

glapir

A

to yelp

315
Q

soustraire

A

to subtract

316
Q

crâner

A

to show off

317
Q

doper

A

to boost