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Laly - Anglais Flashcards

1
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to gain the upper hand

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prendre le dessus

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short-lived

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éphémère

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culling

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élimination

to cull = éliminer

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handiwork

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bricolage, artisanat

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scrambled

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brouillé

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predicament

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situation difficile

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syringe

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seringue

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concealed

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caché

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fail-safe

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infaillible

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rod

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barre, tige

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wand

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baguette

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tally

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décompte

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contraption

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machine, engin

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canister

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boite, bidon

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lump

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morceau

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to stymie

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contrecarrer

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damp

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humide

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to skim

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écumer

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decoy

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leurre

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lure

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appât, leurre

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groundbreaking

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révolutionnaire

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midget

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nain

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shallow

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peu profond

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to veer off

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dévier de sa trajectoire

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to decipher

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déchiffrer

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propeller

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hélice

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rudder

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gouvernail

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stealthy

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furtif

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earthling

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terrien

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to supersede

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remplacer, supplanter

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coy

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timide

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misgiving

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réticences, appréhension

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squeamish

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délicat, prude

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fraught with …

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chargé de …

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high sea

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haute mer

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to dismantle

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démanteler

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crane

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grue

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akin to

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similaire

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thence

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de ce fait, par conséquent

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40
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berth

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couchette, mouillage

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swell

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houle

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42
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proponent

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partisan

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hideous

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hideux

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44
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commonality

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point commun

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45
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ledger

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livre comptable

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46
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to frown

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froncer les sourcils

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prejudice

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préjudice, préjugé

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48
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to peg

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bloquer, fixer

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49
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to deprive

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priver

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50
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to delude

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tromper

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dictum

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dicton, maxime

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clutter

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désordre

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53
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complicit

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complice

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54
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stove / burner

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fourneau / bruleur

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stinger

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dard

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56
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premises

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locaux

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57
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to drown

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noyer

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58
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flare

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lueur

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to twitch

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se contracter, se convulser

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60
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free-diver

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apnéiste

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stew

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ragout

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beetroot

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betterave

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63
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to bully

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intimider, brutaliser

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64
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the tortoise and the hare

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le lièvre et la tortue

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65
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stamina

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endurance

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66
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to forsake

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abandonner

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67
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foreplay

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préliminaires

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timeless

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intemporel

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to squander

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gaspiller

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70
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stingy

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avare

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71
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to despise

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mépriser

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ludicrous

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ridicule

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nifty

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chouette, chic

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rampant

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fulgurant, galopant

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tenant

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locataire

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albeit

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quoique

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hapless

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malchanceux

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to jump out of the frying pan into the fire

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tomber de Charybde en Scylla

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stalker

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harceleur

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80
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to coil

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enrouler

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81
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ordeal

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supplice

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82
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to intimate

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laisser entendre, insinuer

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prominent

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important

saillant

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84
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virtually

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pratiquement

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85
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sortition

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tirage au sort

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86
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tantamount

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équivalent

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87
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bruise

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contusion

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88
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hamstring

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tendon

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itch

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démangeaison

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stiff

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rigide

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91
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to clinch

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se cramponner

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92
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to tout

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vanter

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93
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stance

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position, posture

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southpaw

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gaucher

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grit

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courage, cran

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96
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to stomp

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piétiner

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tremendous

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énorme

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stretcher

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brancard

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foresight

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prévoyance

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loathing

A

répugnance

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swallow

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hirondelle

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legible

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lisible

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shipwrecked

A

naufragé

104
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toil

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labeur

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drudgery

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corvée

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fortitude

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courage

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impediment

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obstacle

108
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to yearn

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aspirer, s’émouvoir

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assent

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assentiment, consentement

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petty

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petit, insignifiant

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hindered

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entravé

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steady

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stable

113
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figment

A

invention

114
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don’t freak out

A

ne paniques pas

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hitherto

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jusqu’ici

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to pamper

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choyer

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to contend

A

affronter

to contend with sb for sth

118
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witty

A

spirituel, plein d’esprit

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incumbent

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titulaire

it is incumbent on him to … : il lui appartient de …

120
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unsteady

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chancelant, mal assuré

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triffle

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broutille

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dim

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faible, sombre

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wreath

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couronne (wriss)

124
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interment

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inhumation

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demeanour

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comportement

126
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knackered

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crevé (fatigué), pété (cassé)

127
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hush

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silence

128
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sly

A

rusé, narquois

on the sly : en cachette

129
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double-glazed

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double vitrage

130
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knoll

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butte, monticule

131
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boulder

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gros rocher

132
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to falter

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chanceler, vaciller

133
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cockerel

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jeune coq

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boar

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sanglier

135
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barley

A

orge

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doubtless

A

sans doute, certainement (adverbe)

indubitable (adjectif)

137
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shrill

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percant, strident

138
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superannuated

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très agé

139
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poultice

A

cataplasme

140
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stunned

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sidéré

141
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contrived

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forcé, tiré par les cheveux

142
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flea

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puce

143
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strain

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tension nerveuse

144
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overlooked

A

négligé

145
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bestowed

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annobli

146
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unscathed

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indemne

147
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roar

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rugissement

148
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muzzle

A

museau

149
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dismay

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consternation, désarroi

150
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forgery

A

contrefacon

151
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flimsy

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peu solide (construction)

152
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bewilderment

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perplexité, confusion

153
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rash

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imprudent, inconsidéré

154
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straw

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paille

155
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fierce

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féroce

156
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fatherless

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sans père

157
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brood

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couvée, progéniture

158
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ram

A

bélier

to ram sth : percuter

159
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sternly

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sévèrement

160
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to twinkle

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scintiller

161
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wicked

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méchant, abject, diabolique

162
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wickedness

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méchanceté

163
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to pervade

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se répandre (vt)

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beech

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hêtre

165
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to thwart

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contrecarrer (vt)

166
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clutch

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étreinte, prise

167
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glimpse

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apercu

168
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mangel

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betterave fourragère

169
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snowdrift

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congère, amas de neige

170
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spite

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malice, méchanceté

171
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in spite of

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malgré, en dépit de

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frost

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gel, gelée

173
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sleet

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neige fondue

174
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sheer

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pur, simple (by sheer chance)

175
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to pluck

A

cueillir

176
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radish

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radis

177
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elm

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orme

178
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whiskers

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moustaches, favoris

179
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shrewd

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perspicace, judicieux

180
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solicitor

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notaire

181
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uneasiness

A

malaise

182
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manure

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fumier

183
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weeding

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désherbage

184
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weed

A

mauvaise herbe

185
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overstrain

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surexcitation

186
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to lash

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fouetter

187
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limestone

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calcaire

188
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quarry

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carrière (rocher)

189
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cunning

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malin, rusé

190
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to rub

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se frotter (vt)

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watchword

A

mot d’ordre

192
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moonshine

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sornettes

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dismayed

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consterné

194
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glowing

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éclatant, élogieux

195
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restive

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rétif

196
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stroke

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coup, AVC

197
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hawthorn

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aubépine

198
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claw

A

griffe, serre

199
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stallion

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étalon (cheval)

200
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cowshed

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étable

201
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calf

A

veau (pl : calves)

202
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to and fro

A

en avant et en arrière, va et vient

203
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blackbird

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merle

204
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clover

A

trèfle

four-leaf clover

205
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horseshoe

A

fer à cheval

206
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fortnight

A

quinze jours

207
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easy going

A

facile à vivre

208
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overgrown

A

envahi par la végétation

209
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taproom

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brasserie, buvette

210
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windfall

A

rentrée d’argent inattendu

fruit tombé

211
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twig

A

brindille

212
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blacksmith

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forgeron

213
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hoof

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sabot (animal)

214
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to go like clockwork

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marcher comme sur des roulettes

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knuckle

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jointure des doigts

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lust

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désir, luxure

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disheartened

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découragé

218
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linseed

A

graines de lin

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especial

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particulier

220
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tame

A

apprivoisé

221
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mane

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crinière

222
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orchard

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verger

223
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barn

A

grange

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bleat

A

bêlement, plainte (complaint)

225
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hoarse

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enroué, rauque

226
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hindquarters

A

arrière train (animal)

227
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confinement

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emprisonnement, détention

228
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to be bad tempered

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avoir mauvais caractère

229
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hen

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poule

230
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cue

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signal

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potluck

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repas auberge espagnole

232
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rampage

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Fureur

233
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It is cakewalk

A

C’est du gâteau

234
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conspicuous

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visible

235
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panhandler

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mendiant

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quandary

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Dilemme

237
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scarcity

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rareté

238
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outbreak

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déclenchement

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