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1
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Ânerie f

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Nonsense

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Pléiade

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A whole host of

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Nom de jeune fille

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Née

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Casemate m

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Bunker

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Mégot m

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Cigarette butt

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Bulle f

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Bubble

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Déboires mpl

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Run of bad luck, bad aftertaste

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Lassitude f

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Weariness

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Trou m

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Hole

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Blason m

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Coat of arms

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Arobase f

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@

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Point d’interrogation m

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?

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Point d’exclamation m

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!

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Apostrophe f

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’

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Point m

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.

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Virgule f

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,

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Point-virgule m

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;

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Deux-points m

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:

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Tiret m

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-

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Facilité f

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Ease

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Décalage horaire m

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Time difference

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Étincelle f

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Spark

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Effroi m

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Terror, fear, dread, awe

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Trêve f

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Truce

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Flacon m

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Small bottle, vile

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Bouchon

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Plug, cap, top

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Échappatoire f

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Way out or loophole

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Chanceux/euse m/f

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Lucky sod

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Esclandre m

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Scandal

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Pénurie (de)

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Shortage, lack

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Couche f

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Layer, coat

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Néant m

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Void, oblivion, nothingness

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Consanguinité f

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Inbreeding

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34
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D’où

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Hence

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35
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Immatriculation f

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Registration

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36
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Lecture à voix haute f

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Reading out loud

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Déferlement m

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Surge, outpouring

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Aplomb

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Verticalness

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Forcené(e) m/f

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Extremist/fanatic

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Lingot m

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Bar (of gold)

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Coulisse f

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Backstage area

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Censé

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Supposed, meant

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Véridique

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True (adj)

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Alentours mpl

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Surroundings

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Catalyseur m

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Catalyst

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Scrupule m

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Qualm, scruple

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47
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Noyau m

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Core

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Effluve m

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Scent, aroma

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49
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Pépite f

A

Gem (figurative)

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Vanne f

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Dig, jibe, insult

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51
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Désuétude f (tomber en)

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Disuse

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Énième

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Nth/upteenth

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Pagaille f

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Confusion, chaos

54
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Bord m

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Edge

55
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Lutin m

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Elf

56
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Boule disco f

A

Disco ball

57
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Mauvaise communication f

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Miscommunication

58
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Trait m

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Line, stroke

59
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Blindé

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Tank, armoured vehicle

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Sans aucun doute

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Without a doubt

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Frayeur f

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Fear

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Fardeau m

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Burden

63
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Rien de spécial

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Nothing in particular

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Foncé

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Dark (colour)

65
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Cendres fpl

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Ashes

66
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Pointe f

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Spike

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Enfoncement m

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Dent 1

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Creux m

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Dent

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Aboutissement m

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Result, outcome

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Douceur angevine f

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Easy life, rural tranquility

71
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Égratignure f

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Scratch, graze, scuff

72
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Statu quo m

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Status quo

73
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Tentation f

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Temptation

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Obscurité f

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Dark, darkness

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Impair (m)

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Odd (maths)

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Pair

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Even (maths)

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Idée générale f

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Gist

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Puanteur f

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Stench, odour

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Aléa m

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Twist of fate, risk, hazard

80
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Amalgame m

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A diverse mix of something, a hodgepodge

81
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Fuite en avant f

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Dodging, evasion
Carry on regardless, forge ahead

82
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Démence f

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Insanity

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Renseignement m

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Information, details

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Bouchon m

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Lid 1 (bottle)

85
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Couvercle m

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Lid 2 (cover, of container or pot)

86
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Coup de bol m

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A stroke of luck

87
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En avoir ras-le-bol m

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To have had enough 2

88
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Noir complet m

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Pitch blackness/dark

89
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Abrogation f

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Repeal

90
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Sosie m

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Doppelganger

91
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Seau m

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Bucket

92
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Remaniement m

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Reshuffle, reorganisation

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Pari m

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Bet, gamble, wager

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Métissage m

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Melting pot, diversity

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Quadra(génaire) m/f

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40-something, someone in their 40s

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Fossé m

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Ditch, figurative: gap, gulf

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Entrave f

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Hindrance, constraint

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Verbosité f

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Wordiness, long-windedness

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Rouillé

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Rusty (metaphorical)

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Zèle m

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Zeal, enthusiasm

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Adjuvant

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Assistant or side-kick

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Apogée m

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Heyday, peak

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Lambda

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Ordinary, average

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Pétrifié

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Petrified 2

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Briquet m

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Lighter

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Fouillis m

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Jumble, muddle

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Halte f

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Rest break

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Masure f

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Shack

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Blanc-seing m

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Free rein

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Discussion de comptoir f

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Armchair philosophy

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Mythe f

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Myth or fantasy or allegory

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Tout-venant m

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Just anyone or any old thing, run of the mill

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Susdit

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Aforementioned

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Clochard m

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Tramp, vargrant

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Soulard m

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Drunkard

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Chauffard m

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Bad driver

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Routard m

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Backpacker

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Rêverie f

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Daydream

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Parpaing m

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Concrete block

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Corbeille f

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Computer bin or basket

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Exutoire m

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Outlet (real or metaphorical)

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Énoncé m

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Announcement

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Buffet à volonté m

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All-you-can-eat buffet

124
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Mot apparenté m

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Cognate

125
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Pléthore f

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Plethora

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