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1
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waft

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une brise / flotter (une odeur)

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conceit

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vanité, surconfiance

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volubility

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volubilité, bien s’exprimer

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contiguous

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contigu, qui se touche

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verisimillitude

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apparaît vrai

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husk

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enveloppe de qqch, partie extérieure

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pernicious

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douloureux, dangereux

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fringe

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frange

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somatic

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somatique, relatif au corps

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abut

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contigu, juxtaposer

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chastened

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châtié

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coax

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amadouer

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incursion

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incursion, raid, attaque

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repudiate

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refuser, réfuter

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dolt

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un imbécile

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parley

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négociation

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jejune

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immature, inintéressant

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obfuscate

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obscurcir / dérouter

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preclude

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empêcher

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defalcate

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utiliser à mauvais escient

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disingenuous

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fourbe, déloyal

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quirk

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particularité de qqn

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gloat

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jubiler, se réjouir du malheur des autres

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scorch

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brûler / grande vitesse

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scotch

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empêcher

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foil

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empêcher qqn de réussir

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regale

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régaler

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extempore

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spontané

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malinger

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se faire passer pour pâle / simuler une blessure

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pundit

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BHL, un expert qui donne tj son avis en public

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pastiche

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une réplique, imiter un travail (art)

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extant

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qui continue d’exister

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waffle

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parler vaguement, pour ne rien dire

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ascribe

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attribuer, imputer

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squalid

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sordide, misérable

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sully / sullied

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souiller / souillé

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silly

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idiot, stupide

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exscind

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cut out, couper et enlever

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grouse

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plainte, se plaindre

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lachrymose

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provoque des pleurs

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visceral

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viscéral, qui vient des organes

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grovel

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se traîner, se vautrer / être obsequieux

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collusion

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entente secrète, cartel

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bandy

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bandé, arqué / échanger (avec virulence)

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undulate

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onduler

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harbinger

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présage, avant-coureur

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evince

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manifester, montrer clairement

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fagged

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trop fatigué

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shrewd

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astucieux, habile

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hollow

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creux, vide

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conspicuous

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visible, évident

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august

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majestueux, vénérable

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rife

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répandu, abondant

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snare

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piège

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rancorous

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rancunier (bitter, spiteful)

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mellifluous

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mélodieux

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levity

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manque de sérieux

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moot

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ouvert à la discussion, au débat / douteux

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finical

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difficile, méticuleux (fussy)

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paen

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chanson de victoire

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nadir

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point faible, le plus bas

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congeal

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figer, coaguler

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uncouth

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grossier, malpoli

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verve

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verve, vigueur

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lope

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marcher à grands pas

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lionize

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traiter comme une personne célèbre

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expostulate

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protester, récriminer, montrer son désaccord

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noisome

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répugnant (odeur), nuisible

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sophomoric

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être immature

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sanguine

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optimiste, positif

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broach

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aborder, entamer

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irksome

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irritant, embêtant, contrariant

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ostentation

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ostentation, essayer d’attirer l’attention

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requite

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rembourser, payback

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kikbosh

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stop, halte

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imperious

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hautain, arrogant

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prodigal

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prodigue, généreux / gaspilleur (argent)

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brash

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impétueux, éffronté

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verdant

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vert et frais

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desiccant

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déshydratant

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moisture

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humidité

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philistine

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ignorant, inculte

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palatial

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magnifique

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trifling

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sans importance

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ensconce

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bien se caler

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raconteur

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raconteur, qui raconte des anecdotes

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ferment

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fermenter

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agog

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excité

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eager to

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désireux, avide de

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reactionary

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réactionnaire, opposé au progrès

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wile

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ruse, trick

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qualm

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sentiment de doute ou de maladie

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rumple

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froisser, chiffoner

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curmudgeon

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personne à mauvais caractère, aigri

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bequest

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héritage (après la mort)

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remonstrate

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faire des remontrances

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drone

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bourdonner

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stymie

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bloquer / impasse, entrave

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roll

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appeler des noms /rouler / rouleau

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obtrusive

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intrusif, importun

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fatuous

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stupide, futile

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jibe

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se moquer

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baleful

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menaçant, dangereux, nuisible

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rapacious

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rapace, radin

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wan

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blême, pâle /blêmir

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figurehead

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figure de proue

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fetid

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fétide, sent mauvais (stinking)

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overweening

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présomptueux, arrogant

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preen

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propre et arrangé / se pomponner, se faire beau / se jeter des fleurs

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discoutnenance

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opposer / décontenancer

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provident

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prévoyant, prudent

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equanimity

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tempérament calme

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extricable

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extirpable, libérable

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impetuous

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impétueux, fougueux

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macerate

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macérer, devenir mou dans l’eau

116
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forswear

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renoncer, renier

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mendicant

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mendient (beggar)

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hubris

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hubris

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saturnine

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lugubre

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supplicate

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supplier, implorer

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slur

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parler indistinctement, comme un bourré, baragouiner

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rueful

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exprime du regret, abattu (dejected)

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excoriation

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sévère critique

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skiff

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petit bateau

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blandess

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insipide, creux

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ford

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gué, endroit où on peut traverser une rivière

127
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blithe

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joyeux / montrer de l’indifférence (careless)

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hallow

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sanctifier

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scabbard

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étui à lame

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egress

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sortie, issue

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boggle

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hésiter, manquer d’assurance

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rant

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parler de manière extravagante

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contemn

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mépriser (scorn, despise)

134
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dereliction

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déréliction, abandonné, privé de tout secours

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petruous

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pétrifié

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benison

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blessing

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machination

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machination, manoeuvres secrètes déolyales

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entreat

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implorer

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earnest

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sérieux, sincère

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restive

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insoumis

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prudish

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facilement choqué / trop modeste

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incumbent

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incombé, devoir officiel

143
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prune

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tailler / une prune, qqn de stupide

144
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depredation

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déprédation, pillage (plundering)

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molt

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perdre ses cheveux / plumes (mue)

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manacle

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chaînes pour les mains ou pieds

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goad

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provoquer, essayer de susciter une réaction

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forage

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bouffe pour bétail

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indigence

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pauvreté (intellectuelle ou morale)

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fervid

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fervent, ardant

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vacuity

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oisiveté

152
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overhaul

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examiner / dépasser (son rival,..)

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cordon

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cordon

154
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aleck

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qqn qui se croit plus intelligent que les autres

155
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subsume

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absorber, incorporer

156
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petulant

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impatient

157
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eddy

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mouvement circulaire ou en spirale

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rubicund

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rouge (bonnes couleurs)

159
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severance

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rupture, interruption

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halcyon

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calme et pacifique

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flout

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mépriser, faire fi de (traditions,…)

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upbraid

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reprocher, gronder

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chary

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attentionné, vigilant (wary)

164
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officious

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trop empressé ou passionné

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feint

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faire semblant

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cabal

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faction, clique

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plotter

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comploteur

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retard

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attardé, débile

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deprecate

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protester, montrer son désaccord

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mulct

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frauder, extorquer, voler,…

171
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aplomb

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aplomb, confiance

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propriatory

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mitigating, modérer

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maudlin

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sentimental, qui a la larme facile

174
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tautology

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tautologie, redondance

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dulcet

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mélodieux, harmonieux