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1
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Woe

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Malheur

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At the expense of

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À la charge de

Aux dépens de

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Have a bearing on

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Influer sur qc

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Likewise

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De même

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Miserliness

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Avarice

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Sparsely

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Clairsemé

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To be highly regarded

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Être hautement considérée

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To stand out

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Se détacher, ressortir

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Stint

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Passage

(My stint in Washington)

Verbe. To stint on sth= lésiner sur qch (épargner sur qch)

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Flatten out

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S’aplatir

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Pierce

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Percer (skin)

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Privy

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Privé

Secret

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Inured

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Immunisé

Accoutumé

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Inveterate

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Irréductible

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Inchoate

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Imparfait

Debutant

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Indefatigable

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Infatigable

Inlassable

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Demurring

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Refusant

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Relinquish

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Renonciation

Abandon

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Garnering

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Mobiliser

Recueillir

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Demur

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Objection

Hesitation

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Fraught with

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Parsemé

Marqué par

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Discomfiture

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Déconvenue

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Embroilment

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Implication

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Encomium

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Panégyrique (nom masc et adjectif) = apologie, discours à la louange de qqchose

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Panegyric

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Panégyrique

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Hermitage

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Ermitage = lieu de vie d’une ermite, lieu solitaire/ écarté

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Imbroglio

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Confusion

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Panacea

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Panacée
Remède universel
Solution miracle

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Unnerving

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Troublant

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Disparagement

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Dénigrement

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Endeavored

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Se sont efforcés

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Credence

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Crédibilité

crédit/ foi

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Benignity

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Bienveillance

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Eulogized

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A fait son éloge

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Deception

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Tromperie

Mensonge

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Spurious

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Parasite
Frauduleux
Douteux

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Particulate

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Particulaire

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Accolade

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Accolade

Embrassade

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Accretion

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Augmentation

Épanouissement

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Hedonism

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Hédonisme

The pursuit of happiness is believed as the highest good

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Hubris

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Assurance ferme

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Flabbergast

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Sidérer

Stupéfier

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Adultering

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Adultère

Dans notre ex: making impure one chemical by adding cheaper ingredients

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Refining

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Raffinage

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Mincing

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Affecté

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Lender

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Prêteur

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Tenuousness

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Uncertainty

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48
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Tenuous

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Fragile

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49
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Reprehensible

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Blameworthy
Reprocher
Réprimander
Blâmer

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Proffer

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Offrir

Faire une proposition

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Cognizant

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Aware

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Enamor

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Enchanter

Séduire

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Endorsement

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Confirmation

Approbation

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Comprehend

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Comprendre
Inclure
Généraliser

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Touting

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Rabatteur
Démarcheur
Espionner
Racoler

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Bidder

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Enchérisseur (enchères)

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Sanctimony

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Hypocrisie

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Regaled

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Faire plaisir

Régale

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Mercenary

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Mercenaire

Qui court après les profits

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Revile

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Insulter

Injurier

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Pretense

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Prétexte

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Contingency

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Éventualité

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Warranted

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Justifié

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Gist

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Essentiel

The gist of his speech

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Insight

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Aperçu

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Skew

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Biaiser
Fausser (statistics)

The picture was skew: de travers

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Veneer

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Revêtement

Placage

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Churlish

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Grossier (rude)

Mesquin (mean)

69
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Génial

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Cordial

Chaleureux

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Irascible

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Colérique

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Affable

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Affable

Qui accueille aimablement les gens

72
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Meek

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Doux

73
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Diaphanous

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Diaphane

Transparence

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Brittle

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Cassant

fragile

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Anomalous

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Anormal

Irrégulier

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Histrionic

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Théâtral

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Fervid

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Fervent

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Stolid

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Flegmatique

Inexpressif

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Vehement

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Vehément
Passionné
Emportement fougue

80
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Saccharine

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=sentimental

À l’eau de rose

81
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Moins

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Monticule

82
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To be healed with stg

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Être recouvert d’une montagne de qch

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Log

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Bûche

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Charred

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Carbonisé

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Scattered

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Épars, dispersé

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Undermine

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Saper

Déstabiliser (authority, government, morale)

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Stymie

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Entraver
Être coincé
Être dans une impasse

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Nadir

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Pire moment (career, history)

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Juggernaut

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Mastodonte

Camion à remorque

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Cut-up

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Farceur

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Prosthetic

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Artificial

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Deftly

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Adroitement

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Conjunction

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Fait d’être joint
Reunion
rencontre

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Unalloyed

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Pur

Alloyed truth

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Receding

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Reculant

fuyant

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Citizenry

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Population

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Proffering

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Offrant

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Hint

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Allusion

Conseil

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Harvest

A

Moisson
récolte
Vendange

100
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Notwithstanding

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En dépit de

Malgré

101
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Hush

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Silence

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Exiguous

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Exigu

Trop petit

103
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Meager

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Maigre

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Multifarious

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Divers

Varié

105
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Ponderous

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Solennel

pesant

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Tardy

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Tardif

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Befitting

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Convenant

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Conceit

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Vanité
Suffisance
An excessively favorable opinion of oneself

109
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Dilatory

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Dilatoire
Lent
Qui vise à gagner du temps

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Tendentious

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Tendancieux

Qui n’est pas objectif , des idées qui déforment

111
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Haughtiness

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Arrogance
Caractère hautain
Pridefulness

112
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En français :

Avare

A

Accumule l’argent et restreint ses dépenses

113
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En français:

Prodigue

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Dépense sans mesure

114
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Meekness

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Humilité

115
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Timorousness

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Timoré

Qui est d’une prudence excessive

116
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Copper

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Cuivre

Coppers: petite monnaie

117
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Nobility

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Noblesse

118
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Bereft

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Perdu

Dépourvu de

119
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Yearning

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Désir ardent

120
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Chastise

A

Réprimander

Punish

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