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June Flashcards

1
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to slay, to overwhelm

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terrasser

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2
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to coat with bread crumbs

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paner

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to stink up, to reek

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empester

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4
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a sentence (for prison), a penalty

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une peine

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5
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to send flying

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envoyer valser

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6
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to get one’s degree

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recevoir son diplôme

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7
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dilapidated

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délabré

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8
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the rot, the decay, the piece of crap

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la pourriture

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9
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trouble, mess, a jam

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un pétrin

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10
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the smoothness, softness, sweetness

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la douceur

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11
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joy, elation, glee, jubilation

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l’allégresse (m)

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12
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a stopover (car travel)

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une étape

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13
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intoxicating, heady, fragrant

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enivrant

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14
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to scatter sthg

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éparpiller qqch

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15
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a no-brainer, an obvious fact, evidence

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une évidence

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16
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treacherous, a traitor

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(un) traître

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17
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a stake, bonfire, pyre, funeral pyre

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un bûcher

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18
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to check off

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cocher

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19
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to “go flying”

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valdinguer

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20
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to be expressed, to be stated, to express oneself

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s’énoncer

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21
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a comment, statement, words said

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les propos (m)

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22
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World Wide Web

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la toile

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23
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to deck (oneself) out

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(s’) affubler de

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24
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to stand around

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faire le pied de grue

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25
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a quiver

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un carquois

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26
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writing desk

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un secrétaire

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27
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to overplay, to exaggerate

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outrer

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28
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a masterpiece

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un chef d’œuvre

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29
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to devour

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dévorer

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30
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temple (on your head)

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la tempe

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31
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a lectern

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un lutrin

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32
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to take an exam

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passer un examen

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33
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“Beginning to take shape”

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en germe

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34
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to renew

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renouveler

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35
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a theory

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une théorie

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36
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to undertake

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entreprendre

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37
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to contemplate

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envisager

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38
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to latch, lock, interlock

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verrouiller

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39
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the scourge, plague, problem

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le fléau

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40
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to twist

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tordre

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41
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to delegate

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déléguer

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42
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to insist, to be eager

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tenir à

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43
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wilted, faded

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fané(e)

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44
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carrion, road kill

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la charogne

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45
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a hijacking

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un détournement d’avion

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46
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an ingot, bar of metal, bullion

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un lingot

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47
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to hang

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pendre

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48
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to thread, to put on

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enfiler

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49
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unrecognizable

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méconnaissable

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50
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the edge or rim

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la margelle

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51
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to discharge, to unload, to relieve

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décharger

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52
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a chest of drawers

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une commode

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53
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to promote

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promouvoir

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54
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an advocacy, a plea, an argument

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un plaidoyer

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55
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a dressing table

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une coiffeuse

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56
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an opening (of an art show)

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un vernissage

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57
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a sheath

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une gaine

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58
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to “not have aged a day”

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ne pas avoir pris une ride

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59
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the neck/mouth of a bottle, bottleneck

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le goulot

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60
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“Over the years”. “Over time”

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Au fil des ans

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61
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spit, phlegm

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le crachat

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62
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to bewitch

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ensorceler

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63
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a slipper, a shoe

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un soulier

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64
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to obscure, to warp

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voiler

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65
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high-end, premium, up-scale

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haut de gamme

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66
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to grate (cooking)

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râper

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67
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backstage/wings

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les coulisses (f)

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68
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to conceal

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receler

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69
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to defile, sully, soil, contaminate, desecrate

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souiller

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70
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disgusting, sickening, nauseating

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écœurant

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71
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to poach (cooking)

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pocher

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72
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to return, to give back, to restore, to render, to reproduce

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restituer

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73
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to stick / shove / poke

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(se) fourrer

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74
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to pierce

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percer

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75
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to commit, to hire

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engager

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76
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to invade

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envahir

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77
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to decipher

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déchiffrer

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78
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to shovel

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pelleter

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79
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to pad (a roster or in order to muffle)

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capitonner

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80
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junk food

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la malbouffe

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81
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shooting (a film)

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le tournage

82
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to go over well, to come across well, to “fly”

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passer la rampe

83
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to shoot a film

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tourner un film

84
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plump

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dodu(e)

85
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curator

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un/e conservateur -trice

86
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to be sentenced to

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être condamné(e) à

87
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piety, godliness, religiousness

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la piété

88
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fake, bogus, dummy

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factice

89
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satire, irony

A

le persiflage

90
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to starch (clothing)

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amidonner

91
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Implausible, extraordinary, unbelievable

A

rocambolesque

92
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bitch, slut, hussy, whore

A

une garce

93
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to inflict

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infliger

94
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to contain, to represent

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figurer

95
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to bloom

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s’épanouir

96
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heavy, cumbersome, burdensome

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pesant

97
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in bulk

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en masse, en vrac, en gros

98
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laziness

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la paresse

99
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as usual

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comme à l’accoutumée

100
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a plethora, a multitude

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une kyrielle

101
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to take into account

A

tenir compte de

102
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heinous, detestable

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exécrable

103
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to alleviate, to lighten, to lift

A

alléger

104
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thundering, resounding, thunderous

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tonitruant

105
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to fly away, take off

A

envoler

106
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to confide

A

confier

107
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a core / kernel

A

un noyau

108
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to be enough, to suffice

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suffire

109
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seedy, shabby, poor, sleazy

A

miteux -euse

110
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to adjourn/halt/suspend
and
to hang sthg

A

suspendre

111
Q

to bleat

A

bêler

112
Q

to harvest

A

récolter

113
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a flock (like a congregation)

A

les ouailles

114
Q

a tailor, a woman’s suit

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un tailleur

115
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to call the police

A

prévenir la police

116
Q

to get ahead of

A

devancer

117
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around, surrounding

A

alentour

118
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an area

A

un domaine

119
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a competitor

A

un/e concurrent(e)

120
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so-called (friends), alleged, supposed

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soi-disant (amis)

121
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a nest

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un nid

122
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a ruffle (in clothing)

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un jabot

123
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to swallow, choke down, bottle up, reduce

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ravaler

124
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unspeakable, shameful

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inavouable

125
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to go without saying, to be obvious

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aller de soi

126
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to be necessary, to be required, to prevail

A

s’imposer

127
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the blacksmith

A

le forgeron

128
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to encourage

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encourager

129
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dazed

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hébété

130
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to stagger, to stumble, to teeter

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tituber

131
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a grocer

A

un épicier, une épicière

132
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a coffee break

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un pause-café

133
Q

to work hard, to slog

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turbiner

134
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a formal notice

A

une mise en demeure

135
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dubbed

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doublé

136
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to shout

A

s’époumoner

137
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to curl up, to cower

A

recroqueviller

138
Q

kinship

A

la parenté

139
Q

to crush

A

piler

140
Q

hard drive

A

un disque dur

141
Q

to peel (vegetables)

A

éplucher

142
Q

to bother, to fuck with, to mess with, to piss off

A

emmerder

143
Q

self-sacrifice

A

l’abnégation (m)

144
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partition, divider, wall

A

une cloison

145
Q

a rack, a gun rack

A

un râtelier

146
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casserole

honey, love (slang)

A

une cocotte

147
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to rebuff, snub

A

rabrouer

148
Q

more, further, better, increasingly

A

davantage

149
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a glimmer

A

un lueur

150
Q

to recover

A

recouvrir

151
Q

to surge, to sweep through, to storm (like to storm a castle)

A

déferler

152
Q

a section / segment, a stretch

A

un tronçon

153
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has the function of

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avoir pour fonction de

154
Q

the wording

A

la phraséologie

155
Q

a collector

A

un/e collectionneur -euse

156
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pilgrimage

A

un pèlerinage

157
Q

home page

A

la page d’accueil

158
Q

corner, nook, recess

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un recoin

159
Q

to intend, to plan

A

compter

160
Q

to meet, face, address, tackle

A

relever

161
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an imprint, a print

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une empreinte

162
Q

to scream the place down, until you’re blue in the face, to yell until you’re hoarse

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s’égosiller

163
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to endorse, to shoulder, to assume

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endosser

164
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rough, scratchy

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rêche

165
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convenient, easy, practical

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commode

166
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a wrinkle (on your face)

A

une ride

167
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clean shaven, beardless, young & naive

A

imberbe

168
Q

a hook / fish hook

A

un hameçon

169
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to depart from (the norm, ideas), to deviate from

A

déroger à

170
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a signet ring

A

une chevalière

171
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to soak, dip, dunk

A

tremper

172
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to chase

A

poursuivre

173
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to appear, to emerge, to occur

A

apparaître

174
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to stretch, to hold out

A

tendre

175
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to sand, to smooth

A

poncer

176
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computer hacker

A

un pirate

177
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on-the-spot, immediately,

A

sur-le-champ

178
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to plagiarize

A

plagier

179
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to survey / walk around

A

arpenter

180
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to glow

A

luire

181
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to include, comprise, behave

A

comporter

182
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to beautify, to spruce up, to sugarcoat, to brighten

A

embellir

183
Q

how can you be so sure?

A

qu’en savez-vous?

184
Q

to retain, to withhold, to restrain

A

retenir

185
Q

to identify, spot, locate, detect, pinpoint

A

repérer

186
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A range, variety, spectrum

A

un éventail

187
Q

a gelding

A

un hongre

188
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bizarre, weird, befuddling

A

abracadabrant

189
Q

to chew (tobacco)

A

chiquer

190
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creole

A

Créole

191
Q

to wipe (your butt)

A

(se) torcher (le cul)

192
Q

a projection or protrusion

A

une saillie

193
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to be included in

A

figurer à/dans

194
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the dry cleaning, the dry cleaner’s

A

la teinturerie

195
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a vintage, a wine

A

un cru

196
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to evade, avoid, escape

A

(se) soustraire

197
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belly, paunch

A

une bedaine

198
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to smash in

A

défoncer

199
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flood, floodwater

A

la crue

200
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swollen, puffed up

A

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