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Millipede

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Mille pattes m

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Trithfulness candour frankness n

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Franchise f

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Revive

Stimulate reinvigorate

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Reanimer

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Door frame, window frame

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Embrasure f

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Snare, trap

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Rets m

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Flightly, fickle, untrustworthy

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Volage adj

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Uncomfortable

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Incommode

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Intense, fierce, raging

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Ardent adj

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Pin n

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Épingle f

Épinglé m hair pin, pinned

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Shrine

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Chásse f

Should be a circumflex over the a eg ê

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Hostility, aggressiveness n

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Hargne f

H audible

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Confusion, turnoil

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Égarement m

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Make-up n

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Fard m
fard à joues nm blusher
fard à paupières eye shadow n

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cave in vi phrasal
sink vi
slump, sag vi

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S’affaisser

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Care, protection,guardianship

Administrative supervision

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Tutelle f

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Uptight edgy be on edge

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Être á cran

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Uncork v

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Déboucher

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Annoying irritating

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Emmerdant (être)

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Disgrace shame scorn

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Opprobre m

Ce cousin est l’opprobre de la famille.

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Lonely forsaken

Alone

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Esseulé

Elle vivait esseulée depuis son divorce.

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Topple, tumble v

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Basculer

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Mare

Foal

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Jument f

Paulain m

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Blouse

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Corsage m

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Leap frog

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Saute-mouton m

Jouer à

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Rabbit ( wild European)

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Garenne f

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Ewe

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Brebis f

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Sledgehammer

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Massette f

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Tummy paunch

Gut

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Bide m

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Mare

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Jument f

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Henchman

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Sbire m

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Executioner hangman

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Bourreau m

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Soothing calming

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Apaisant

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Taxing

Laborious

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Ardu adj

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Lure entice

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Appâter

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Lug around cooloq

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Trimballer

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Amusing entertaining

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Distrayant

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Vanish disappear

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S’escamoter

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Soft meek
Meek and mild
Sexy desirable
Hot chick

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Bonasse adj

Nf

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Plot conspiracy n

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Machination f

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Dirt grime muck filth

Dirty trick

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Crasse f

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Stuff fill feed force feed cram

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Gaver

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Werewolf

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Loup-garou m

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Outstay ur welcome

Gatecrash invite yrself

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S’incruster

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Coat-hanger

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Cintre m

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Keep a watch on sb sth v

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Guetter

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Germ bug

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Microbe m

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Monopolise, occupy, fill

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Accaparer

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Stud (animals)

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Haras m

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Love handle inf, bulge

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Bourrelet m

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Humiliate, degrade, demean

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Abaisser

And lower

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Pull off, tear of(packaging)

Pull up, remove (weeds)

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Arracher
arracher qch à qqn extract [sth] from [sb]
(informal) get [sth] out of [sb] v expr
(informal, figurative) drag [sth] out of [sb] v expr
wrest [sth] from [sb] v expr
Arracher qqn à qqn/qqc

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Weakling, puny man, wimp m

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Gringalet m

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Ungracious

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Disgracieux

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Unconsciously

Inadvertedly

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Inconsciemment

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Few, sparse, occassional

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Rare

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Stun, daze

Go to yr head, get tipsy

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étourdir vtr
make dizzy, make tipsy vtr + adj
go to your head v expr

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clear, distinct, clear-cut adj

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Net -te

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easy adj
(informal) easy-peasy
(informal, figurative) a piece of cake n
(informal, figurative) a walk in the park n

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Fastoche adj

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For ages

(slang) yonks npl
(figurative) years npl
(figurative) age n

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Bail m
On ne s’est pas vus depuis combien de temps, ça fait un bail !
And lease

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Transfer, move

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Mutation f

Il a mal accepté sa mutation en Bretagne.

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Fear,

Fears, doubts

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Crainte f
J’ai des craintes quant à la réussite de son entreprise.
Craindre qqn/ qqc
Craindre de faire qqc

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Agree to

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Accorder
Le directeur accorde un entretien au nouveau client.
The manager has agreed to a meeting with the new client.

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Fret, worry

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Se biler

Bile is bile

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Invigoratiing, bracing

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Vivifiant adj

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Trunk, boot ( car,case)

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Malle f

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Ridiculous, laugable

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Risible

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Ointment

Solace, relief, consolation

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Baume m

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mediocre, poor, substandard, paltry adj

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Piètre

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Rag

Old rag colloq

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Guenille f

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Gruesome macabre dire adj

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Funeste

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Bollard

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Borne f

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Forced smile/ laughter

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Sourire/rire jaune

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Kiss of the main, hand kiss

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Baisemain m

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long-winded verbose, wordy
rambling adj
gossipy, indiscreet

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Bavard

Lawyer slang

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Worry, fret

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Tracasser

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Be worried sick

Be worried to death

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se faire un sang d’encre expr

Cette mère se fait un sang d’encre pour l’avenir de son fils.

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Flat fam n

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Appart m

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Someone who eats a lot, eats like a horse

Monster

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Ogre m

Il mange comme quatre, c

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est un ogre.

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Puke sl

Vomit, throw up, chuck up

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Gerber qqc

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Adjust, convert, rearrange, change

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Aménager
Après avoir emménagé, ils ont aménagé cette pièce en bureau. After they moved in, they converted this room into an office.
Son employeur aménage les horaires de Sara pour lui permettre de s’occuper de sa fille. Sara’s employer adjusted her hours…

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Bang, crash

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Boum

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Mosquito net

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Moustiquaire f

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Fuss,

agitation, commotion, excitement

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Tam-tam m

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Get sucked in

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se faire embobiner

se laisser embobiner let yourself get sucked in v expr

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Balding thinning

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Dégarni adj

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Globe

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Mappemonde f

Une magnifique mappemonde trônait sur son bureau.

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Shambles, mess, pigsty

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capharnaüm m

Range ta chambre, c’est un vrai capharnaüm !

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Examine, consult

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Ausculter

Le docteur ausculte avec soin le malade.

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W/o a care in the world, light heartedly

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La fleur au fusil

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Roughly, approximately, at a rough guess

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À vue de nez

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Nuts, batty, loupy, dotty, potty

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Dingo m

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Wriggle fidget

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Grigoter

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Swallow water, go under (fig)

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Boire la tasse

faire boire la tasse à vtr familier (à qn) ([sb]: push [sb]’s head underwater familiar) dip

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Egg yolk

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Jaune d’oeuf

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Forced laugh

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Rire jaune

Jaune d’or golden yellow

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Rough copy, rough draft, first draft n

Muddled adj

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Brouillon m

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Millipede

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Mille-patte m

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Typo, misprint

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Coquille f
Shell
Ramekin

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Crossing-out n

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Rature f

Raturer to cross out, rule out, strike out

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Banquet, feast

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Agapes nfpl

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Chef’s hat, head chef

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Toque f

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Happy dog

Little dog

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Roquet m

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Godsend

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Manne f

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dazzling, magnificent, marvellous, splendid

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Éblouissant adj

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Fan n

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Éventail m

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