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1
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abîmer
détraquer
endommager

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TO DAMAGE

D: to damage, upset, perturb
E: to damage, harm

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aborder
atteindre
parvenir

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TO REACH
* AB: [approach, address, or tackle] -> Robinson Crusoé aborda une île déserte
* AT: [arriving at a specific point, goal, or level, often with some struggle/effort] -> L’entreprise a atteint ses objectifs.
* P: [reach, manage to do, or succeed, emphasizing success, especially after struggle/effort] -> Les inondations parviennent jusqu’au centre-ville.

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aboutir
aboutir à
emmener
entraîner

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A: to succeed
A, À: to end up with/lead to
EM: to take, lead, drive
EN: to lead to, involve

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abroger

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to repeal, revoke
Certaines lois seront abrogées

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acclamer
prétendre que
proférer

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A: to cheer, acclaim
PRÉ: to maintain, claim
PRO: to proclaim, pronounce, declare

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accoupler
accroucher (de)
s’accroupir

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ACCOU: to mate
ACCROU: to give birth (to)
S: to squat, crouch

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arracher

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to pull up/out

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abaisser, faire descendre
accroître, augmenter, haucher
affaisser
avilir
élargir
rétrécir

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AB, F.D.: to lower
ACC, AUG, H: to increase, augment, grow, heighten, intensify
AFF: to lower, collapse
AV: to debase, degrade, demean, depreciate
É: to widen, increase, amplify, expand, make wider/bigger
R: to contract, shrink

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achever

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to finish, complete

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adjoindre
embaucher
endosser

adjuger

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ADJOINDRE: to appoint
EM: to take on, appoint
EN: to assume, endorse, put on [on the back], take on

ADJUGER: to award, grant

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allonger
gésir
poser

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A: to lay, extend, lengthen
G: to lie [not making a false claim!]
P: to put/place (down), install, fit, lay, land, pose

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amener
ramener

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A: to bring about
R: to take/bring again/back

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apercevoir
entrevoir

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to glimpse
A: when you see something briefly, often without much detail or when something comes into your field of vision unexpectedly
E: when you see something indistinctly or partially, or when you have a vague understanding of something

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apitoyer
appâter
apprivoiser

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APIT: to pity
APPÂ: to lure, entice, bait
APPRI: to tame, domesticate

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appréhender

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to arrest/apprehend, comprehend/understand, be worried/nervous about

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arrondir

(L’homme arrondit le dos)
(Nous arrondirons le total)

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to bow/bend, to round (up/down), to tone down/soften, to increase/swell

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aviser

J’aviserai demain en fonction de la météo.

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to decide, inform

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balbutier, bégayer

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to stammer, stutter

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borner
comprimer

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B: to confine, limit, restrict, keep
C: to compress, constrict

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bousculer
fouler
frôler
trébucher

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B: to jostle, shove, push
FO: to tread, trample (Ils sont heureux de pouvoir fouler leur sol natal.)
FR: to brush past/against, verge on, approach (Sa main a frôlé la mienne.)
T: to stumble

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broder
coudre
tricoter

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B: to embroider
C: to sew, stitch
T: to knit

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22
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brouiller
se brouiller

barbouiller
bouillir
brouter

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BROUILLER: to scramble/interfere, to blur/cloud
S: to quarrel

BAR: to smear
BO: to boil
BROUTER: to graze, nibble, browse

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aboyer
bruire
éclore
éternuer
fredonner
siffler

(La forêt bruyait de cris des oiseaux.)

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A: to bark
B: to rustle, hum, buzz, murmur
ÉC: to hatch, open, bloom
ÉT: to sneeze
F: to hum
S: to whistle

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assiéger
attraper
s’attraper
capituler
envahir
esquiver
s’emparer de
engluer
vaincre

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AS: to beseige, encircle, mob
AT: to catch, grab, capture
S’A: to be caught
C: to surrender, give in
ENV: to invade, swarm, overrun, overwhelm
ESQ: to evade, avoid, elude
S’E: seize, capture, catch, grab (Les policiers se sont emparés du suspect)
EN: to catch, glue (Ces rouleaux engluent les mouches.)
V: to defeat

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chatouiller

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to tickle

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chiffonner
déchiqueter
émietter

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C: to crumple, bother, worry (Cette affaire me chiffonne.)
D: to shred, tear apart, rip apart
E: to crumble

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compulser

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to consult

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concevoir
imaginer

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C: to conceive, to design/create
E: to invent, conceive, devise

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convenir à

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to be suitable for

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creuser
crever

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CREUSER: to dig
CREVER: to burst, puncture

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débarrasser
déboucher
dégager
enrayer

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to clear or free up
DÉBA:
* To clear, declutter, get rid of [of something unnecessary, in the way, or unwanted
* Cleaning spaces, freeing onself from something bothersome]
* Il faut débarrasser la table
DÉBOU:
* Unblock, open up, or lead to
* Freeing a blocked pathway or transitioning into a new space
* Le sérum physiologique permet de déboucher le nez
DÉG:
* To clear, unblock [an obstacle, allowing space or access]
* Il faut dégager l’entrée du salon
ENR: to jam/block, stop/hault, jam

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débattre
débattre de, discuter sur
se débattre
peiner

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D: to wrangle, haggle over
D, D: to discuss, debate
SE & P: to struggle

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combler
gorger

déborder
dégorger
purger

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C: to fill, make up for (Il faut combler ce trou)
G: to stuff, force feed, inundate, fill (Les oies et les canards sont gorgés)

DÉBORDER: to overflow
DÉGORGER: to disgorge, spill over, discharge, pour
P: to drain, purge, flush out

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atteler
déchaîner
harnacher

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A & H: to harness
D: to unleash

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contrarier
déjouer

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C: to annoy, upset, thwart, impede
D: to frustrate, to thwart

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36
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assombrir
attrister
bouder
désespérer
foncer
navrer
rembrunir
se rembrunir

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To darken
* Assombrir [also to cloud]
* Foncer [also to hurry]
* Se rembrunir

To sadden/grieve:
* Rembrunir
* Attrister
* Navrer

To sulk/shun:
* Bouder (Mes enfants boudent parce que je n’ai pas voulu leur acheter de glace.)

To despair:
* Désespérer

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détourner
dévier

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DÉT: to divert, reroute
DÉV: to divert, deflect, stray

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dresser
se dresser
tenir debout

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D: to raise/set up/put up
D: to stand/rise up against/be trained
T: to stand, stand up

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39
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éclabousser

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to splash, spatter
En roulant aussi vite, la voiture éclabousse les passants

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40
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éclater […la noix de coco]
éparpiller […ses jouets]
fendre (se fendre) […les morceaux de bois]

démanteler […le vieux gymnase]
effondrer […ce vieux mur]
enfoncer […la porte]
renverser […du vinaigre]
s’écrouler [la vieille maison…]

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ÉC:to smash, break split, divide, pulverize
ÉP: to scatter, strew, divide, split, share
F: to (be) split, crack
D: to demolish, dismantle
EF: to knock down, demolish, dismantle
ENF: to sink, knock down
R: to knock down
S: to collapse, fall down, cave in, topple

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dépouiller [de]
écorcher
éplucher

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D: to skin, rob, strip [of]
ÉC: to skin
ÉP: to peel, skin, dissect

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42
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éduquer

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to bring up, raise

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égayer
émoustiller
épanouir
ravir

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ÉG: to amuse, brighten up
ÉM: to excite (usually taste/sensory pleasure), to render playful
ÉP: to make happy, satisfy
R: to thrill, delight

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(s’)emboîter

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to fit, slot (together)

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45
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empiéter sur

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to encroach on

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46
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encombrer

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to be in the way/a nuisance, to block/impede

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enfouir, ensevelir, enterrer

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to bury
ENFOUIR: bury, hide, or stash something by covering it, often to deliberately hide
ENSEVELIR: shroud or bury, often in the context of wrapping or covering a dead body
ENTERRER: bury, usually referring to the act of placing a dead body in the ground

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48
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engendrer

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to engender, to bring about

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49
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engueuler
glapir

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E: to yell at, to tell off
G: to yelp, yap

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enhardir
s’enhardir

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E: to embolden
S: to become bolder, more daring

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ébaucher
entamer
entreprendre

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to start, begin
ÉB: sketch out, outline, or begin something in a preliminary, incomplete form (ébaucher un dessin)
ENTAMER: implies a physical or metaphorical first step affecting object/situation (entamer un gâteau)
ENTREPRENDRE: for a project or task (Il a entrepris un long voyage)

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52
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entrecouper [qch] de [qch]

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intersperse [sth] with [sth]

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53
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éprouver
ressentir
se ressentir

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É: to experience, to feel, to have
R: to feel
S: to suffer

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54
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étendre
répandre

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É: to spread, stretch
R: to spread, to diffuse

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55
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chatoyer
étinceler
pétiller

luire
reluire

fourbir

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C: to sparkle, shimmer, gleam, glow [gentle, often multi-colored or changing light]
É: to sparkle, shine, gleam [shines brightly in small, sharp flashes]
P: to sparkle, fizz, shine, crackle
L: to shine, gleam, glow [emits light in a more subdued, natural, or soft way]
R: to gleam, shine [shines brightly, often due to being clean, polished, or reflecting light]
F: to polish (Les domestiques fourbissaient toute l’argenterie)

56
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favoriser

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to promote (an idea, product), to foster

57
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ficeler
lier
sangler

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F & L: to tie, bind
S: to strap

58
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comparaître
figurer
se figurer
postuler
postuler à

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C: to appear/go before
F: to appear, be present
S: to imagine
P: to suppose, imagine, postulate, predicate, apply for
P, À: to apply for

59
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figer
fondre
glacer
refroidir

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FIG: to freeze/immobilize, set/solidify
FON: to melt, thaw
G: to chill/freeze, candy/sugar coat
R: to cool (down), dishearten/discourage

60
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foudroyer

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to strike, devastate, hit hard

61
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bougonner
geindre
gémir
gronder
ronfler

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B: to grumble, grouch (Au lieu de dire que cela ne lui plait pas, il bougonne dans son coin.)
GEI: to groan (Les victimes geignaient sous les décombres.)
GÉM: to moan or whine (L’enfant malade gémit)
GR: to rumble (Le tonnerre gronde)
R: to snore

62
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germer

A

to germinate, sprout

63
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friser
grelotter, frissonner

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FRISER: to curl
G & FRISSONER: to shiver

64
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griffonner

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to sketch, scribble

65
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grimper, gravir, monter

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to climb

66
Q

houspiller, reprimander

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to reprimand

67
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imbriquer

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to interlock, interlink, intertwine

68
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invertir

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to switch, exchange, invert

69
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laisser couler

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to let it it go, let it slide

70
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longer

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to go/walk/run/drive along or alongside

71
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mâcher
ronger

maculer
tacher

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MÂCHER: to chew
R: to gnaw, eat away at, eat away into

MACULER: to stain
T: to stain, dirty

72
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marmonner

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to mumble, mutter

73
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méprendre
mépriser

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MÉPRENDRE: to mistake
MÉPRISER: to despise, disdain, scorn, be contemptuous of

74
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mousser

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to bubble, foam, froth

75
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blottir
nicher

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B: to huddle, nestle
N: to nest, live

76
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démentir
nier
renier

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D: to deny, refute, contradict
N: to deny
R: to disown, renounce, deny

77
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défaire
disloquer
délier
sé délier

enrouler
nouer
relier

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DÉF: to undo, dismantle, invalidate, unpack
DIS: to dismantle, take apart, break
DÉL: to untie, undo, unknot, release, liberate
S: to come undone, free yourself, liberate yourself
E: to wrap, coil, wind
N: to tie or make a knot
R: to link, join, connect

78
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advenir
occasionner
survenir

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A: to happen, occur [as a result of circumstances]
O: to cause, to bring about
S: to arise, occur [suddenly or unexpectedly]

79
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ôter
revêtir

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Ô: to take off, remove
R: to put on

80
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parcourir, sillonner

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to travel, cross

81
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plaider
plaindre
se plaindre

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PLAID: to defend
PLAIN: to pity, sympathise with, feel sorry for
S: to complain

82
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ployer

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to bow, bend, snag

83
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pratiquer

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to do, use, apply, implement, make, know, speak, practice

84
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prêter (à)

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to offer, lend, loan, give

85
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prévoir, pronostiquer

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to forecast

86
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priver [qqn] de [qch]

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to deprive/not allow [sb] of/to do [sth]

87
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quérir
requérir

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Q: to find, fetch
R: to need, require

88
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démanger
gratter
racler

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D: to itch
G: to scrub, scratch, itch
R: to shape, scour, scrub

89
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narguer
railler
rudoyer

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N: to taunt, mock, scoff, laugh at [with contempt or defiance]
RA: to mock, ridicule, jeer at, make fun of [irony or light sarcasm]
RU: to mistreat, mishandle

90
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ramasser

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to pick up

91
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rapporter
rattacher
rendre

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RAPP: to take/bring again/back, to report, to bring in
RATT: to tie up again, reattach
REN: to return, give back, repay

92
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défier
rechigner (à faire)

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D: to defy, challenge, resist
R: object (to doing), be reluctant

93
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reconduire
recueillir
renouer

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RECON: to renew, take/drive/walk home
RECUE: to collect, gather, get, obtain, receive
REN: to do/take up again, revive/renew

94
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renfermer
se renfermer

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R: to contain/hold, shut/lock away
S: to withdraw

95
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rebuter
repousser

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REB: to repel, disgust, deter, discourage, reject
REP: to grow back again, repel, repulse, reject, turn [sth] down, postpone

Sa barbe a repoussé en moins de deux semaines
La garnison a repoussé les assaillants
Le sénat a repoussé ce projet de loi
Ils ont repoussé la date

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réunir

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to gather, assemble, join together

97
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errer
rôder

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E: to wander, roam
R: to prowl

98
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ramper
rompre

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RAM: to crawl, creep
ROM: to terminate, break, destroy

99
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rouiller
souiller

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R: to rust
S: to soil, contaminate

100
Q

surnommer

A

to nickname

101
Q

s’éléver à
surélever

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S’É: to come to, to amount to
SUR: to raise, lift

102
Q

douter de
douter que + [subj]
se douter de/que

redouter

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DOUTER DE/QUE: to doubt (that)
SE DOUTER: to suspect

R: to fear, dread

103
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se fier à
se fonder sur

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FIER: to trust, judge by
FONDER: to be based on, have a basis for

104
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se repentir

A

to express remorse, be sorry

105
Q

sonder

A

to sound, plumb, probe, survey

106
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soumettre

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to subdue, defeat, submit

107
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soutirer [qch] à [qqn]

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to extract [sth] from [sb]

108
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engloutir
surnager

(Cette île fut engloutir)

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E: to submerge/engulf, gobble
S: to float

109
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apaiser
tempérer

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A: to pacify, calm, soothe, appease, quench
T: to temper, soothe/ease

110
Q

s’évanouir
ternir

(Le soleil ternit)

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S’É: to faint, vanish, disappear
T: to fade

111
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tenailler
trahir
traire
tricher

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TEN: to torment, torture
TRAHIR: to betray, let down, fail, distort, misinterpret
TRAIRE: to milk
TRICHER: to cheat

112
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affliger
affliger de
attendrir
émouvoir
troubler

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AFF: to upset, distress, grieve, pain
AFF DE: to afflict with, inflict on
ATT: to touch, move, soften
É: to move, disturb/upset/trouble, stir, affect, touch
T: to cloud, disrupt/disturb, stir/arouse

113
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dégoutter
épancher
verser

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D: to drop
É: to pour forth/out, confide/vent
V: to pour, to pay (dues), to shed

114
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épousseter

A

to dust

115
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cracher

A

to spit (out), spew

116
Q

abattre
s’abattre

A

A: to knock down/out, slaughter/kill, lay down, shoot down
S: to fall/collapse (down)

117
Q

grincer
grincer des dents

A

GRINCER: to gnash
DES DENTS: to grind/gnash your teeth

118
Q

effaroucher
épouvanter

A

EFF: to alarm, frighten, scare
ÉP: to scare, frighten, terrify/horrify, appal

119
Q

échelonner
espacer

A

ÉCH: to space (out), stagger, spread
ESP: to space (out)

120
Q

broyer
moudre

A

B: to grind, crush, destroy, wreck
M: to grind, mill

121
Q

amonceler

A

to pile/heap up, accumulate, amass

122
Q

accabler (de)
outrager

A

A: to oppress, overwhelm (with)
O: to insult, abuse, offend, rape

123
Q

ébruiter
s’ébruiter

A

É: to disclose, divulge, leak
S’É: to spread

124
Q

régaler
se régaler

A

R: to entertain, treat to a meal
S: to love, enjoy, relish

125
Q

parer à

A

to shield/protect from

126
Q

convier
inviter

A

to invite

127
Q

doubler

A

to double, overtake/pass

128
Q

disposer
disposer de
se disposer
se disposer à faire

A

DIS: to arrange/place, prompt
DIS DE: to have, have at your disposal, manage/run/order
SE D: to arrange/place/position yourself
SE D À FAIRE: to prepare/be about to do

129
Q

égarer
s’égarer

A

É: to lose, misplace, get lost
S: to get lost, lose your way

130
Q

abriter

A

to shelter, be home to, house, accomodate

131
Q

visser

A

to screw, bolt

132
Q

manigancer
tramer

A

M: to scheme, plot
T: to plot, weave

133
Q

tendre
tendre à
tendre à faire

A

T: to stretch, extend, strain
T, À: to hand, hold out/offer to, tend towards
T, F: to aim/hope to do

134
Q

ruer
se ruer (sur)

A

R: to kick
SE R: to rush (at/towards)

135
Q

entailler

A

to cut, nick, notch

136
Q

régner

A

to reign, rule

137
Q

crisper
se crisper

A

C: to tense, contract, irritate
S: to be/get irritated

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