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To borrow

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take and use (something that belongs to someone else) with the intention of returning it. (emprunter)

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To soak

‘she spent some time soaking in a hot bath

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make or allow (something) to become thoroughly wet by immersing it in liquid. (tremper)
immerse, submerge, dunk (for food)

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A flush / to flush

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Chasse d’eau

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soapy

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Mousseux

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Beyond
‘he pointed to a spot beyond the concealing trees’
‘training beyond the age of 14’
‘we need to get beyond square one’
‘the landscape has changed beyond recognition’

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1 - At or to the further side of.
2 - Happening or continuing after (a specified TIME)
3 - Having progressed/achieved more than (a specified STAGE or level)
4 - To or in a DEGREE or condition where a specified action is impossible.

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To be in financial straits / dire strait

strait of Gilbraltar

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avoir des ennuies financier
Gêne, situation facheuse
Strait (noun) : détroit

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To regard
‘she regarded London as her base’
‘if these things regarded only myself

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1 - Consider or think of in a specified way.

2 - (of a thing) relate to; concern.

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Recordings

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Enregistrements (musics)

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Far

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Loin

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a whip / to whip

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un fouet

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Lower (adj)
To lower
‘Lower your aim a bit’
‘supplies were lowered down to us on a rope’

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comparative of low

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A claim
‘I make no claims to understand why’
‘he has no claim on me’

To claim
He claims all the credit
It is claimed that

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Noun : An assertion that something is true.
A request.

Verb :
State or assert that something is the case;
request or demand

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The Brow

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Le Front (tête)

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An Eyebrow

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Un sourcil

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Eyelashes

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cils

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An armpit

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Une Aisselle

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A fingernail

A nail

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doigt de pied

A small metal spike

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A Round shape

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une forme ronde

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According to him

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d’après lui

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parallel

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parallèle

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perpendicular

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perpendiculaire

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on the other hand

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par contre

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Smears of color

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tâches, trainée de couleurs

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A cheek

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une joues

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A washbasin (UK) a washbowl(US)

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lavabo / washroom for toilet

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a sink

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un évier

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a bladder

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une vessie

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a shirt

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une chemise

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A Pavement (UK) a sidewalk (US)

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Trottoir

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to itch
‘the bite itched like crazy’
‘I itched all over’

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démanger

this pull make me itch

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A fense
Or
railing

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cloture en bois

/en fer

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a dropping (animal) / a poo (human)

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it’s a load of rubbish (UK) OR garbage (US)

he really fancies himself (UK), he things he’s gift’s God (US)

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To prick
she pricked her finger/herself with the needle

his conscience was pricking him (figurative)

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Make a small hole in (something) with a sharp point; pierce slightly.

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To Prick up

She pricked up her ears at the song of her name

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Se dresser

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A glade

‘a forest glade’

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An open space in a wood or forest.

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Bright

To put the brights on (mettre les pleins phares)

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Clair, radieux (adj)

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A Saddle
Or
To saddle
she was saddled with the children
I don't want to saddle myself with any more work ( je ne veux pas me taper du travail supplémentaire)
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Put a saddle on (a horse)

Burden (someone) with an onerous responsibility or task.

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A Vault
‘a Gothic ribbed vault’
‘a wine vault’

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1 - A roof in the form of an arch or a series of arches, typical of churches and other large, formal buildings.

2 - A large room or chamber used for storage, especially an underground one.

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To wrap

the baby was wrapped in a blanket

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Envelopper / emballer

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Giddy

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afraid of height / feel vertigo

étourdi

41
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A Groom
Or
To groom

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A palefrenier / stable boy

Verb : clean horse (toiletter / panser)

42
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An Outfit

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Clothes

equipments, kit, case, tools

43
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Lavish
Or 
To lavish 
'they lavish all their attention on their son' ( au petit soin)
'he lavished praise on the book'
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Abundant / luxurious, generous

44
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A Wheel
Or
To be at the wheel (être au volant / commandes)

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of bicycle, car, train

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To inlay
An inlay
‘Some plaques are inlaid with pearls and jade.’
‘ceilings were arched and crossed with wooden inlays’

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Verb : To ornament (make something look more attractive by adding decorative items) by embedding (fixe an object deeply) pieces.
Noun : A design, pattern, or piece of material inlaid in something.
incruster un design

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A Pad
‘a pad of cotton wool’
‘a dog's pads will bleed profusely if cut’
‘the police raided my pad’
to Pad
‘a padded envelope’
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Noun:
1 - A thick piece of soft material, typically used to protect or shape something, or to absorb liquid.
2 - The fleshy underpart of an animal’s foot or of a human finger.
3 - A person’s home.
verb : Fill or cover (something) with a soft material in order to protect or shape it or to make it more comfortable.

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A bench
Or
The bench
Be raised to the bench

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seat, banc, in auditorium,

la cour, le juge

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A Bump
‘a nasty bump on the head’
‘bumps in the road’
‘there was a bump in the number of outbound flights’

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1 - A light blow or a jolting collision.
2 - A protuberance on a level surface.
3 - An increase. (US)

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A Tendril

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Vrille, boucle (of hair)

50
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Gawky

‘a gawky teenager’

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Nervously awkward and ungainly.

maladroit

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A Scowl
‘she stamped into the room with a scowl on her face’
To Scowl
to scowl at somebody (lancer un mauvais regard à)

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Noun : An angry or bad-tempered expression.

Verb : Frown in an angry or bad-tempered way.

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To Limn

‘Miss Read limns a gentler world in her novels’

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depict or describe in painting or words. (draw, design …)

53
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To jerk

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Shake, pull, move with a jolt,

person jump (sursauter)

a brusque movement, a wrench (un coup sec)

54
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To Thrive
‘the new baby thrived’
‘she thrived on the mountain air’
‘he thrives on hard work’

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(of a child, animal, or plant) grow or develop well or vigorously.

Prosper; flourish.

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Soreness

‘he limped (walk with difficulty) off complaining of soreness in the knee’

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Pain in a part of one’s body.

56
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A Bone
Or
To bone

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Arrêtes, os

verb: désosser, retirer arrête (fish / meal)

57
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Slender
‘Peter is tall and slender’
‘people of slender means’

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1 - (of a person or part of the body) gracefully thin.

2 - (of something abstract) barely sufficient in amount or basis.

58
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A Hike
Or
To hike

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Adj randonné, marche à pied

Verb : Walk (faire à pied)

59
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To Delight

‘she delights in irritating people’

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Please (someone) greatly.

60
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An Ale

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Bière

61
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Fatherless / motherless

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Orphelin de père

62
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A Shelter
to take OR to get under shelter
to give shelter to somebody

To shelter somebody from something

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2 - Cover, protection
1 - Hide

verb : Protect from rain, sun, bombs

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A retort
To retort
‘No need to be rude,’ retorted Isabel’

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Say something in answer to a remark, typically in a sharp, angry, or witty manner.

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To ensconce

‘Agnes ensconced herself in their bedroom’

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Establish or settle (someone) in a comfortable, safe place.

s’installer de manière sur

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A perusal

‘I continued my perusal of the instructions’

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The action of reading or examining something. (noun)

un examen

66
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To fidget

‘the audience began to fidget and whisper’

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Make small movements, especially of the hands and feet, through nervousness or impatience.
gigoter

67
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To Lull
‘the rhythm of the boat lulled her to sleep’

A lull
‘for two days there had been a lull in the fighting’

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Verb : Calm or send to sleep, typically with soothing sounds or movements.

Noun : A temporary interval of quiet or lack of activity.
une accalmie, calmer

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An Inch
To inch
‘he inched away as I approached’

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A unit of linear measure equal to one twelfth of a foot (2.54 cm)

Move along slowly and carefully.

69
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Lip

‘he kissed her on the lips’

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lèvre

70
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being bald

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Adj : having no hair, on person, on animal

as bald as an egg

71
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A ponytail

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Queue de cheval

72
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Fanciful (adj)
‘ever more fanciful proposals were raised’
‘a fanciful Art Nouveau bar’

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1 - Over-imaginative and unrealistic.

2 - Highly ornamental or imaginative in design.

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Mighty
‘three mighty industrial countries’
‘mighty beasts’

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Powerful, impressive, enormous

74
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Denizen

‘denizens of field (An area of open land) and forest’

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A person, animal, or plant that lives or is found in a particular place.

75
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Fond of (adj)
‘I’m very fond of Mel’
‘he was not too fond of dancing’

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Having an affection or liking for.

76
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Scrub
‘he had to scrub the floor’
‘she was scrubbing herself down at the sink’

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Rub (someone or something) hard so as to clean them, typically with a brush and water.
frotter brosser

77
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A tub

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container - for liquid / flowers / washing clothes - machine (bac / cuve)

Contents of washing powder (baril) of wine, beer, ice cream, yogurt …

78
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Downward
‘he was lying face downward’
‘the floor sloped downwards’

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Towards a lower place, point, or level.

79
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Sore (adj)
‘she had a sore throat’
‘I didn’t even know they were sore at us’

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1 - (of a part of one’s body) painful or aching.

2 - Upset and angry.

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A Bruise
To bruise
‘his body was a mass of bruises after he had been attacked’

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Noun : An injury appearing as an area of discoloured skin on the body, caused by a blow or impact.

verb : Inflict a bruise on (someone or something) / To Injure

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Climb
‘we began to climb the hill’
‘Howard started to climb out of the front seat’

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1 - Go or come up a (slope or staircase); ascend.

2 - Move with effort, especially into or out of a confined space.

82
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A Drill

To drill

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Noun : A tool or machine with a rotating cutting tip used for making holes.
(perceuse)
Verb : Produce (a hole) in something by boring with
percer, perceuse

83
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Acquaint someone with

‘new staff should be acquainted with fire exit routes’

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Make someone aware of or familiar with. / familiarize, make familiar, keep up to date
se familiariser avec

84
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Make out
‘I would love to hear from them, see how they’ve made out’
‘teenagers were making out on the couch’

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1 - Make progress; fare.

2 - Engage in sexual activity.

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To tug
A tug
‘she tugged off her boots’

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Noun : A hard or sudden pull.
Verb : Pull (something) hard or suddenly.
to jerk / a jerk
tirer

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