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à coup sûr
indubitablement

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À: without fail, definitely
I: irrefutably, without (a) doubt

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à jeun
affamé (de)

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À: on an empty stomach, fasting, sober
AFF: hungry/starving/thirsty (for)

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à la long

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overtime

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à loisir
de son plein gré
exprès

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À: at (your) leisure
D: willingly, voluntarily, gladly
E: intentionally, on purpose, deliberately, knowingly

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à mis-corps
de pied en cap
de haut en bas

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À: from the waist down
DE PIED: from head to toe
DE HAUT: from top to bottom

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à pic
en pente
escarpé
plat

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À: vertical(ly), sharp, abruptly, sheer, steep
EN: on a slope, sloped, sloping
ES: steep
P: flat

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à rebours

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backwards, in return

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à tue-tête

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at the top of your voice

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accru

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increased

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acéré

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sharp, keen

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acharné
ardent
fougueux
remuant

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ACH: determined, relentless, persistent, fierce
ARD: raging/burning, fiery, intense/passionate
F: spirited, enthusiastic, ardent, fiery, feisty, lively
R: restless, fidgety, energetic, lively

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affolé
hagard

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A: panicked, frantic, or in a state of extreme fear and confusion
H: haggard, wild-eyed, or looking disoriented and exhausted [appearance after stress, fear, or lack of sleep]

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aguerri

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seasoned, veteran, expert

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aigre
aigu (aiguë)
criard
revêche

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AIGRE: sour [sour, acidic, sharp, or unpleasant]
AIGU: high-pitched, shrill
C: shrill, piercing, screeching, bawling
R: sour [surly, gruff, or unpleasant in demeanor]

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anguleux

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angular, bony

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assidu [un spectateur…]

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regular, constant, hardworking, diligent

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assoupi [Je regardais la télé assoupie]

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drowsing, half-asleep

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auguste

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majestic/noble (but clown as noun)

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avenant
avéré
avide
plaisant

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AVE: likeable, appealing
AVÉ: recognized
AVI: hungry, greedy
P: pleasant, nice, amiable, amusing, funny, humorous

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banni

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banished, exiled

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bariolé

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mlticoloured, colourful

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benoît

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blissful, heavenly

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blême, livide
frêle

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B & L: pale
F: fragile

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bouffi

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swollen

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abject
affligé
bourru
consterné

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AB: despicable, run down
AF: upset, distressed
B: bad tempered, crabby
C: dismayed

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chancelant
chevrotant

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CHAN: shaky, unsteady, wobbly
CHEV: quaking, trembling

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charnu

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fleshy, plump

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barbu
chauvre
ras

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B: bearded
C: bald
R: short/cropped [hair], short/low [vegetation]

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comestible
commode
incommodement

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COMESTIBLE: edible, good to eat, food
COMMODE: handy, convenient, easy-going, practical
I: uncomfortably

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corrompu

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corrupt(ed)

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creux

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hollow, deep

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d’autorité

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by force, authoritatively

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dans un sens
tant bien que mal

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D: in a way
T: in some way, to some extent

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accablé
débordé
défoncé
éperdu

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A & DÉB: overwhelmed
DÉF: potholed/full of holes, drugged up/high/stoned
É: distraught, bewildered, or overwhelmed [lost in powerful emotions]

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déchu

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fallen, defeated, deprived

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découpé
ébréché
fêlé

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D: jagged, indented, notched
É: chipped
F: cracked

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décousu

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undone, incoherent, inconsistent, rambling

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déguenillé

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tattered

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démesuré

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excessive, disproportionate, immoderate

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dénudé

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bare, stripped

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dépravé

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perverted, degenerate, impaired

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débile
dérisoire

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DÉBILE: ridiculous, idiotic, imbecilic, moronic [weak, feeble, or stupid]
DÉRISOIRE: ridiculous, unbelievable [ridiculously small, insignificant, or laughable]

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dissemblable
inégal

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D: dissimilar, unlike
I: different, unequal, mismatched

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44
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divertissant

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entertaining

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écaillé

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flaky, scaly

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écarlate

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scarlet

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éclatant
resplendissant

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É: brilliant, dazzling
R: radiant, glittering, dazzling

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effaré […par le prix]
effréné [Son goût du luxe est…]
effronté [Les professeurs n’aiment pas beaucoup les élèves…]

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EFFA: stunned, staggered
EFFRÉ: unrestrained/unbridled, mad/frantic
EFFRO: cheeky, insolent, shameless

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dépité
égaré
embarrassé

Le petit garçon égaré / Sa moue embarrassée

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D: annoyed, irritated
ÉG: lost, astray, disoriented, confused
EM: annoyed, discomforted, bothered

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50
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amont
en amont (de), d’amont
en aval de
au bord de
en marge de
sis

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A: uphill
EN A, D’A: upstream (of), beforehand, in advance
AVAL: downstream
AU BORD: by, beside, next to, on the edge of, on the brink/verge of
MARGE: outside
SIS: located, situated

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difforme
en forme de
infirme
informe
perclus

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D: shapeless
E: in the shape of
INFI: disabled, handicapped
INFO: shapeless
P: crippled

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délaissé
en friche

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D: abandoned
E: abandoned, uncultivated

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en fusion

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molten

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54
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en pleurs

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in tears

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55
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enclavé
isolant

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E: isolated
I: insulating

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encombré

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congested

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57
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engagé

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committed, involved

58
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épars

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scattered, disseminated

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équivoque

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ambiguous, vague, dubious, questionable, suspect

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errant

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nomadic, wandering

61
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essentiellement
flagrant
limpide
palpable
patent

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E: mainly/principally/largely, essentially, by nature
F: obvious, evident, clear, blatant, fragrant
L: clear/crystal clear, pure/innocent, lucid
PAL: tangible, obvious
PAT: evidence, obvious, apparent, clear

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essoufflé
pantelant

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É: out of breath, breathless
P: gasping, twitching

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enroué
étranglé
rauque

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EN: hoarse
ÉT: strangled, choked, or constricted
R: hoarse, rough, or gruff

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exalté

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excited, thrilled

65
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épouvantable
exécrable
immonde
infâme
odieux
repoussant

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ÉP: terrible, horrendous, dreadful, appalling, atrocious
ÉX: detestable, appaling, obnoxious [unbearable or very unpleasant]
IM: vile, filthy, unfit
IN: repugnant, vile, foul, obnoxious, despicable
O: horrible, unbearable, obnoxious, untolerable, heinous, hideous, fowl, despicable [intense repulsion or moral disgust]
R: repellant, repulsive, disgusting [physical appearance, demeanor, or characteristics]

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farouche

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timid, shy, mistrustful

67
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fastidieux
insipide
las
sourdement

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F: tedious, tiresome, boring, dull
I: bland, tasteless, flavourless, dull, boring
L: tired, weary, lethargic
S: dully

68
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figuré

A

figurative

69
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flambant
flamboyant

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FLAMBA: burning, blazing, radiant
FLAMBO: blazing, flaming

70
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gisant

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living, lifeless, motionless

71
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âpre
grossier
hardiment
imprudent
pénible
perfide
rude
sévère
vulgaire

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Â: rough, harsh, lumpy, cruel
G: rough, rude, impolite, crude, coarse, basic, inaccurate, clumsy
H: boldly, courageously, recklessly, daringly
I: reckless, dangerous, imprudent, unwise
PÉN: hard, difficult, arduous, pain
PER: treacherous, hazardous, dangerous
R: harsh, tough, hard
S: strict, severe, harsh, serious
V: crude/coarse/rude/vulgar, common/usual

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débraillé
échevelé
hérissé
poilu

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D: dischevelled
É: dischevelled
H: dischevelled/spiky/thorny
P: hairy

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immuable

A

unchanging, unchangeable, unalterable

74
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impassible
réposé

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I: calm, imperturbable, emotionless, dispasionate, impartial
R: refreshed, well-rested, recharged, relaxed

75
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impitoyable
implacable
infatigable
mesquin

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IMPI: heartless, ruthless, brutal, pitiless, merciless, unforgiving
IMPL: unrelenting, unyielding, ruthless, merciless, relentless
IN: tireless, relentless, inexhaustible
M: petty, mean, miserly

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inattendu
prévu

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I: unexpected
P: anticipated, expected, foreseen, predicted

77
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incessamment
perpétuel
sans cesse

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I: shortly, in next to no time
P: constant, perpetual, permanent, endless
S: continuously

78
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ineffable
imperturbable

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INEFF: inexpressible, outrageous
IMP: unshakeable

79
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inéluctable
inéxorable

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INÉLUCTABLE: inevitable, unavoidable
INÉXORABLE: inevitable, inescapable, unstoppable, unyielding

80
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innombrable
maint

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I: countless, innumerable
M: many, numerous

81
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insensé

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senseless, foolish, insane, mad, crazy

82
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insensiblement

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imperceptibly

83
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inusité
singulier

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I: rare, uncommon, unusual
S: singular, unique, different

84
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juridique
licite

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J: legal
L: lawful

85
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laïc

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secular, lay, non-religious

86
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béant
large
massif

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B: wide open, gaping
L: wide
M: solid, massive, enormous, strong

87
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lestement

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swiftly

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levant

A

rising

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lisse
suave

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L: smooth, bland
S: smooth, mellow, soothing

90
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élancé, svelte
maigre, mince

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É & S: slender, slim
M & M: thin

91
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maladroit
malencontreux

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MALA: clumsy
MALE: unfortunate, unlucky

92
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malin

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smart, clever

93
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maudit

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wretched, damnable, cursed, damned

94
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moisi

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mouldy

95
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moyennant

A

with, thanks to

96
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crédule
ingénument
inné
mûr

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C: naive, gullible, wild-eyed
INGÉ: naively
INNÉ: innate, inborn, natural
M: ripe/mature, ready/experienced/mature

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goguenard
narquois
taquin

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G: mocking, jeering
N: mocking, contemptous, sneering
T: teasing, tease

98
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oisif

A

idle

99
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ondoyant

A

undulating

100
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entêté
opiniâtrement
tenace

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stubborn/stubbornly
T: resistant/stubborn/tough, persistent, long-lasting, enduring

101
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à foison
intarissable
opulent

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À: in abundance, abundantly
I: inexhaustible, endless, abundant
O: wealthy, ample, luxuriant, abundant

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périmé

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expired, out of date

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pourvu

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endowed, equipped

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prodigieux

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tremendous, extraordinary, stupendous

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proéminent

A

prominent

106
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décent
propice

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D: appropriate, proper, acceptable, reasonably, successful
P: opportune, appropriate, suitable

107
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provisoirement

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temporarily

108
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pudique

A

modest

109
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cadet
puîné

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younger, youngest

110
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rabattu

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folded

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à vif
crispé
raide
tendu

souple

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À: on edge/uptight OR broken/raw (skin)
C: tense, nervous
R: tense, stiff, not flexible
T: tight, tense, strained
S: flexible, bendable

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recueilli

A

contemplative, meditative, pensive

113
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louable
mirifique
redoutable

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L: commendable/praiseworthy, fit to rent/hire
M: fabulous, amazing
R: formidable, impressive

114
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ridé

A

wrinkled

115
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rusé
sournois

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R: cunning, slick
S: sly, sneaky

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sans encombre

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without a problem

117
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scellé

A

sealed

118
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sceptique

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skeptical

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prétendu
soi-disant

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so-called, supposed, supposedly

120
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suppliant

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pleading, begging, imploring

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taillé
taillé pour (faire)

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T: built
T POUR: made/built for

122
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tassé

A

compacted, packed

123
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téméraire

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audacious

124
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tenable

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bearable, tolerable, controllable

125
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insu
lugubre
morne
obscur
ténébreux

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I: unknown
L: mournful, morose, gloomy, dismal, dreary
M: gloomy, mournful
O: gloomy, dark, obscure, vague, unknown, unintelligible
T: gloomy, dark

126
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terreux

A

earthy, muddy

127
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tordu
tors

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TORD: twisted, warped, weird, freaky
TORS: twisted, crooked, bent

128
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touffu

A

dense, bushy

129
Q

tour à tour

A

in turns, by turns

130
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tranché

A

bold, distinct, decided, definite

131
Q

engourdi
transi

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E: numb
T: numb (from cold)

132
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trempé

A

soaked

133
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tronqué

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nonstandard, altered, truncated, abbreviated, clipped

134
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vain

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useless, pointless, vain, shallow

135
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vicié

A

contaminated, tainted

136
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vieillisant

A

aging

137
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nominalement

A

by name

138
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barbouillé

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queasy, nauseous

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insouciant

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carefree

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dérobé

A

secret, hidden, stolen

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