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May Flashcards

1
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sealed/tight, air-tight

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étanche

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build / stature

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la carrure

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to direct, channel, harness

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canaliser

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a pattern

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un motif

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to “test the waters”

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tâter le terrain

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loot, haul, plunder (n)

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le butin

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gnarled / knotty

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noueux

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to ruffle or tousle

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ébouriffer

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9
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bitterness

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l’amertume

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10
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to get worse / to worsen

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empirer

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a vortex, whirlwind, a swirling

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un tourbillon

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12
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a pasture or meadow

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un pré

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skinned, flayed

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écorché

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14
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a herd / flock of livestock

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un troupeau

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to become hardened

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se blinder

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16
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manure, dung

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le crottin

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17
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to bicker

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se chamailler

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18
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a burst, gust

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une rafale

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19
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a scratch, graze, scrape

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un éraflure

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20
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bone marrow

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la moelle

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21
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sap

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la sève

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22
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pot / kettle, cooking-pot

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une marmite

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23
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a respite, a break / relief, breathing space

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un répit

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24
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to stuff, to pad

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rembourrer

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25
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to purse one’s lips, to pout

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faire la moue

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26
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a trouble maker, a loose cannon

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un fauteur de troubles

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27
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a stepladder

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un escabeau

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28
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more or less / after a fashion

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tant bien que mal

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29
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a hem / hemline

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un ourlet

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30
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crimson

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cramoisi

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31
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to sort, to sort through

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trier

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32
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tough / leathery / hard as nails

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coriace

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33
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a poker (for the fire)

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un tisonnier

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34
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to seal

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sceller

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35
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to be flushed (red in the face)

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s’empourprer

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36
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a mare

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une jument

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37
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elaborate or skillfully crafted

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ouvragé

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38
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to blunt or dull

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émousser

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39
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slack-jawed, gaping

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bouche bée

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40
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an auger, a tendril, or a spin / tailspin

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une vrille

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41
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to mock

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railler

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42
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a steward or magistrate

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un intendant

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43
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a setback or

a cuff / lapel

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un revers

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44
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to venture, to stray

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s’aventurer

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45
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to float, fly, flutter

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flotter

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46
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to force, to corner someone

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acculer

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47
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to moisten, to wet

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humecter

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48
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to gossip

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cancaner

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49
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a turn, direction, a twist, a spin

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une tournure

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50
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a little girl

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une fillette

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51
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a loaf of bread

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une miche de pain

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52
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scarlet

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écarlate

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53
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to gauge

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jauger

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54
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“Put to the test”

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“mettre à rude éprouve”

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55
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numb

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transi

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56
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tar, blacktop

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le goudron

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57
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pale, pallid

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blême

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58
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a cesspool

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un cloaque

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59
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to straddle

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enjamber

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60
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a finishing (like in woodwork), trim

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une finition

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61
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to provide, develop, build, establish

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doter

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62
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a wick, fuse, lock (of hair)

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une mèche

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63
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fleshy, meaty, plump

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charnue

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64
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the eaves (on a house)

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l’avant-toit

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65
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surly, sullen

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maussade

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66
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a runt, weakling

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un avorton

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67
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to confuse or divert

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dérouter

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68
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to flow, to flood, to flock to

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affluer

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69
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a cap, hood, cowl

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un capuchon

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70
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to smell, to sniff out

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flairer

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71
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to scrub or scour

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récurer

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72
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to shield

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blinder

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73
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a looter, a raider

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un pillard

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74
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gossip, gossiping / bitching

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le commérage

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75
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to bristle or make angry

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hérisser

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76
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motley

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hétéroclite

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77
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to hit, impact, strike

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percuter

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78
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to mope

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se morfondre

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79
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to flinch / shudder / wince

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tressaillir

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80
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a breach or a rift

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une brèche

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81
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a hold / control / grip / influence

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une emprise

82
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a reed

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un roseau

83
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hail, a hailstorm, spindly

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(une) grêle

84
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killed/whacked or stubborn

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buté

85
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to trample

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piétiner

86
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the harvest

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la moisson

87
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to soften, to go soft

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ramollir

88
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mane, hair

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une crinière

89
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bark (tree)

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l’écorce

90
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hasty

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hâtive

91
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a nanny or nurse

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une nourrice

92
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to dissolve

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dissoudre

93
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silky / silken

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soyeux -euse

94
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snide, wry

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narquois

95
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a tourniquet

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un garrot

96
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to splint

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éclisser

97
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muddy / silty

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vaseux -euse

98
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to enamel, to pepper

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émailler

99
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a neck/neckline, collar

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une encolure

100
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a bowl / basin

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une cuvette

101
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crazy, lunatic

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cinglé

102
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to deflect

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dévier

103
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to shave (wood)

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raboter

104
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a thorn

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une épine

105
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to match, attach, or accompany

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assortir

106
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crust, rind, scab

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une croûte

107
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gossip

A

des ragots

108
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a fang

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un croc

109
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to itch, to make you itch

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démanger

110
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flaccid / flabby

A

flasque (adj)

111
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to blow your nose

A

se moucher

112
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to rot, to go moldy

A

moisir

113
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pavement, flooring

A

le dallage

114
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to sprinkle / to dust with

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saupoudrer

115
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a colossus, a giant

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un colosse

116
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without his/her knowledge

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à son insu

117
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to sew up, to stitch up

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recoudre

118
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pottery

A

la poterie

119
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to snort, to shake

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s’ébrouer

120
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“through and through”

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jusqu’à la moelle

121
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disdain (n)

A

le dédain

122
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greed

A

la cupidité

123
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a splinter

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une esquille

124
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commendable

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louable

125
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unpredictability

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l’imprévisibilité

126
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intoxicated, grayed-out

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grisé

127
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shale

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le schiste

128
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to attract, to draw (in)

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attirer

129
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to encroach

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empiéter

130
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wide eyed

A

yeux écarquillés

131
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to unhorse / throw from a horse

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désarçonner

132
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to interfere, involve, mix

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mêler

133
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small, tiny, minute

A

menu (adj)

134
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a railing

A

une rambarde

135
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to look down on, to look (someone) up and down

A

toiser

136
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to interact

A

interagir

137
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to covet

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convoiter

138
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to deploy, make, extend

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(se) déployer

139
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to interfere, meddle, get involved

A

s’immiscer

140
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a skylight

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une lucarne

141
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to crumble

A

s’effriter

142
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halfway

A

mi-chemin

143
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to sniff

A

renifler

144
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to screen (as in to test), to riddle (like with bullets)

A

cribler

145
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to weave

A

tisser

146
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to watch, look out for

A

guetter

147
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a pack, bunch, mob

A

une meute

148
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to go stale or to sit down

A

se rassir

149
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to climb / ascend

A

gravir

150
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to spur

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éperonner

151
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to tarnish

A

ternir

152
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experienced, seasoned, senior

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chevronné

153
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fatigue

A

la lassitude

154
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to sulk

A

bouder

155
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to polish

A

astiquer

156
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a mess, clutter, jumble, tangle

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un fouillis

157
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to tap, to pat

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tapoter

158
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to “slave away”

A

trimer

159
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fuming

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fulminant

160
Q

to generate / encourage / stimulate

A

susciter

161
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to spread / smear / rub

A

étaler

162
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to rant, bluster, or fume

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fulminer

163
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an acorn or a tassel

A

un gland

164
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to portend, herald, to bode

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augurer

165
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a swordsman

A

un bretteur

166
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a compass

A

une boussole

167
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breath, an undertaking / endeavor

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le haleine

168
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an apron

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un tablier

169
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to bother, worry, trouble

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tracasser

170
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to sprinkle with

A

parsemer de

171
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a stable boy, a horse groomer

A

un palefrenier

172
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a gap, ditch, moat

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un fossé

173
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to scold

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gronder

174
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more, further, better

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davantage

175
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a coffin

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un cercueil

176
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at the top of one’s lungs

A

à pleins poumons

177
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to brush against / touch

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frôler

178
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to seize, to get ahold of

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(s’) emparer

179
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to lay siege, to besiege

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assiéger

180
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sweating, covered in sweat

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en nage

181
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a quagmire, mess, morass

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un bourbier

182
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a rod, stem, or shaft

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une tige

183
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slander, defamation

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la calomnie

184
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to grind, crush, mill

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broyer

185
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dull/drab

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terne

186
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to snuff (a flame/candle)

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moucher

187
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to brag

A

vanter

188
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disoriented, confused

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déboussolé

189
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to paw the ground (like a horse)

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piaffer

190
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to grumble

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grommeler

191
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dismissive, disdainful

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dédaigneux

192
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to cheer up, to exhilarate

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(se) ragaillardir

193
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to scowl

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se renfrogner

194
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to coat, smear, slather

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enduire

195
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vengeful, vindictive

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revanchard

196
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frail

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frêle

197
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a slug

A

une limace

198
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furry, fluffy, fuzzy

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duveteux

199
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a burrow / den

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un terrier

200
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an approach (to doing sthg)

A

une démarche

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