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1
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take a census of, enumerate

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recenser

recently, we had a censur in this area

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sphere, area

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l’aire

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darken, obscure, cast a gloom over

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assombrir

his sombrero casts a gloom over our laughter

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to be convenable, opportune, fashionable

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etre de mise

this miss is fashionable, opprtune that i know her

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clear, neat, distinct (adv. - outright)

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net

that was an outright let!

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rehash, revive, drag up

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remettre sur le tapis

we have to drag up tap dancing onto tables again

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put on the table, bring to the fore

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mettre sur le tapis

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spray can

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une bombe aerosol

turn a spray can into a bomb!

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guardianship, supervision

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la tutelle

you tutor elle how to live

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to anchor

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ancrer

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siginificant

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significatif

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protective

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protecteur

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swastika

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la croix gammée

the cross if it was gammed and then pooped out again

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to amputate

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amputer de

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operation, running of, cultibation

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la exploitation

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soap

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le savon

save on not buying soap; stink

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commodity, merchandise, foodstuff

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la denrée

then, commodities were rare

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fasten, complete

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boucler

fasten your curly seatbelts

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mark off, restrict

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borner

since we are born, we are restricted by our gender

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trowel

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la houlette

who let the nazi have a trowel?

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21
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redemption, buyback

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le rachat

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predominance

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la prépondérance

the predominance of pondering is a good characteristic to have

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track, hunt

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la traque

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grant, bestow

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octroyer

i grant upon yer eight octopuses

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subtract

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soustraire

he betrayed me, now i subtract his sum of sous

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hide from, shield

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soustraire a

hide the traitor under a pile of sous

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one swallow does not make a summer

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une hirondelle ne fait pas le printemps

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28
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shortly

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prochainement

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save the day, someone’s skin

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sauver la mise

save the miss

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be on top form

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avoir la frite

these frites are going to get me in top form

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fertility

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la fécondité

fertilitey depends on the condiments you eat, they dit

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rasping, squeaky

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grinçante

this grinning, healthy aunt has a squeaky voice

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budgie, parakeet

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la perruche

pernatyj budgie made into a peluche after death

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jewelerry, finery

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la parure

lure children into the park using fine jewellry not a good idea

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polish, shine

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astiquer

polish your egg tiquer using your ass

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accomodate, take in

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héberger

take in tilly berger

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arouse, awaken

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éveiller

that veil arouses suspicion that you are a man

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resisting, defiant, unwielding

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réfractaire

refracts all your atempts to brun them with light

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39
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memeber of the resistance

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maquisard

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shift, transfer, mutate

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muter

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fall sharply, slump, tumble down (colloq)

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dégringoler

he feel from the ring because he’s a goalie not a boxer, degrading

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42
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cheer up

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dérider

cheer me up by deriding tony abbott

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accomodation

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le accomodement

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44
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vise, clamp

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le étau

states try to use a vise to clamp down on the price of water; screwing rivers together

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narrow, become stronger, tighten

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se resserrer

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46
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winegrower

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vigneron

ron becomes a winegrower

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47
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feudatory, sharecropper (tenant farmer who pays as rent a share of the crop)

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métayer

i grow metal on my factory, does that mean i have to give metal to yer

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48
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drunkedness, exhilaration

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la ivresse

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49
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lavish, give lots of

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prodiguer

prodigy kid lavished with praise, but became a digger during la guerre

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50
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throw somebody into confusion

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désemparer

throw someone into confusion by deserting emma and throwing a pear at her

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51
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dispatch, send

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expedier

dispatch someone to look at expedia prices

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assembly, gathering

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le rassemblement

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53
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barn

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la grange

hermione granger hiding out in a barn

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54
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comic

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cocasse

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55
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heel

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le talon

he’s a tall one in heels

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56
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commotion, turmoil

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le branle-bas

caused a commotion by throwing bran in the bas etage

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57
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nip in the bud

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étouffer dans l’oeuf

we have to strangle evil chicken in the egg

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pelvis, pond

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le bassin

i base my bass playing in the strength of my pelvis - can even play in a pond

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59
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refuelling

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le ravitaillement

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scrub, thicket

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le maquis

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61
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pram

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le landau

land grenade landed strates au the pram

62
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to divide up, partition

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cloisonner

cloe moretz divides her sounds beweetn intereviews

63
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harmless, inncuous

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anodine

64
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sweing machine

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la machine a percer

percey can’t even use a seqing machine himself, has to ask his mother

65
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clock

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la pendule

66
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wavering, fluctuation

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un flottement

the gloating paper boat wavered for a moment,but came back up to surface

67
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decorate with flag

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pavoiser

pals decorated their nazi voisin’s house with french flags

68
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surprised, blissful

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béat

suprised at hearing this beat, but blisful

69
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bloom, thrive

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fleurir

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rosette, cockade (french)

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la cocarde

my cock goes hard when i see a rosette

71
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tommy gun

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la mitraillette

72
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french military academy

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saint-Cyr

73
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provisions

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la victuaille

i’ll evict you for stealing all the chicken wing provisions, colonel sanders

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cornerstone

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pierre angulaire

pierre’s philosphy cornerstone is to be an angel in the lair

75
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leaflet, pamthplet

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le tract

spread leaflets by driving around in a tractor

76
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file (nail)

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la lime

file your finger with a lime

77
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renounce, give up

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abjurer

the jury renounces their job, it’s too hard to make a judgement on what brings out abs

78
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disown

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renier

rudolf the red nosed reindeer disowned by santa claus after becoming too famous and going into hrd drugs

79
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go back on everything you’ve stood for

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se renier

rudolf goes back on veerything he stands for by takning cocaine

80
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prison bar

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le barreau

surely we can crack this prison bar open with enough water

81
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sea buckthorn

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agrousier

82
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establish, set up

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mettre sur pied

I established a fungal colony on my foot

83
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herbal tea

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le tisane

herbal tea makes me sane

84
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bolster (long ornamental pillow for sofa)

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traversin

85
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companion, mate

A

la compagne

86
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stamp

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le timbre

stamps made of timber aren’t a very good idea

87
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support, co-operation

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le concours

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treasure, thesaurus

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le trésor

89
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give his laft breath

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rendre son dernier souffle

90
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textile mill

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la filature

fill the voiture with textiles; robbing a textile mill

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monthly

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mensuel

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scout

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éclaireuse

scout lights the way for other to use

93
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frame, bed

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bâti

ugly betty tied to a bed frame in a hotel room

94
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pinprick

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coup d’épingle

95
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harbor, conceal

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receler

conceal your recipe for celery from the nazis

96
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catch a glimpse of, make out

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entrevoir

just make something out between the two uildings

97
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pitfall, snare

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la embûche

emma’s mouth is a snare; her voice is her pitfall

98
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breath

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la haleine

helen holding her breath

99
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christin

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chrétien

100
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prior to, previously

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préalablement

previously to being 2, he just went alabla, but noe he can talk about wheat at any moment

101
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boo

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huer

boo the fuhrer

102
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mining village

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coron

mining village takes the korona in wealth

103
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rescue

A

la rescousse

104
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declutch, be off duty, take a brake

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débrayer

take a break from braying like a donkey on your duty

105
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spot, locate

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reperer

spot the giant pear

106
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in one’s sunday best

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endimanche

107
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trestle

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treteaux

108
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crowd together, cluster around

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s’agglutiner

everyone clusters around to look at your saggy glutes

109
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slab, stall (market), stand

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le étal

a tall stall of tomatoes

110
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german person

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les Boches

they’re such posh boches

111
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enclosure

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l’enceinte

112
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ashing, smart

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pimpant

he’s very dashing and smart, i could pimp him out

113
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underlying

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sous-jacent

what’s that underlying in your jacket

114
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watermark

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filigrane

watermark on bags full of grain

115
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crumble, disperse, scatter

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émietter

cake crumbles into little miettes

116
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bird catcher

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oiseleur

one who lures oiseaus

117
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finch

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un pinson

put a pin in that finch, son

118
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nest

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nicher

119
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canopy

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l’auvent

the canopy will protect us from the vent

120
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covered playground, inner courtyard

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le préau

protects from eau

121
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convict

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bagnard

he stole a bag, and not has to sleep on the nary

122
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pirate, bucaneer, foam, remove foam from

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ecumer

pirates remove cumi foam from thsi sea, crazy foaming at the mouth

123
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calf

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mollet

have a soft calf

124
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dungeon vault

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le cachot

fans himself with cash i the dungeon volt - it’s hot in there

125
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warbler

A

la fauvette

my favourite bird is the warbler

126
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nestle, huddle up

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blottir

huddles up to the wall to inhale his blow, but get tired at

127
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map of the world

A

la mappemonde

128
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demise, expiration (lit)

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le trépas

if you tresspass here, it’ll be your demise

129
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rosary

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le chapelet

the chapel lets us use their rosaries

130
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nest

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nid

birds need a nest

131
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godmother

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la mirabelle

sophie mirabella as evil godmother

132
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string, wire

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la ficelle

the flic tried to catch elle by putting a wire across the street

133
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crow

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corbeau

the coeur of a crow is beautiful, even if his corps isnt

134
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playground

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la aire de jeu

135
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to come full circle

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boucler la boucle

this book seller has come full circle to being a book himself

136
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limit oneself

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se borner a faire

i get bored being born to limit myself

137
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under the leadership of

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sous la houlette de

who let this guy take leadership with his trowel under his cap?

138
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to allow oneself

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s’octroyer

alow yourself eight octopus legs

139
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to avoid, evade

A

se soustraire a

140
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to be on someone’s back

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etre sur les talons de qqn

141
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set the record straight

A

remettre les pendules a l’heure

142
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to tail somebody

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prendre qqn en filature

tailing somebeody, taken into the filing cabinet room and there’s a voiture hidden there

143
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keep someone in suspense, spellbound

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tenir qqn en haleine

helen of troy kept her suitors spellbound

144
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be out of breath

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etre hors d’haleine

out of breath running away from helen; she’s bad luck

145
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read between the linesl

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lire en filigrane

girl read a secret messages in the ags of grain

146
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be implicit in

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etre en filigrane dans

this fille is implicit in stealing the grain

147
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as happy as a lark

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gai comme un pinson

148
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legs like sticks

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des mollets de coq

149
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soft boiled egg

A

oeuf mollet

150
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on a shoestring

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avec des bouts de ficelle

he has bouts of sadness where only fiction and her keep him on a shoestring to life

151
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push ones’ luck

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tirer sur la ficelle

pull on the bell string to a nazi officer’s house

152
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go on a pub crawl

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ecumer les bars

crawl the bars looking for cumin

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