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1
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Ânerie f

A

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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12
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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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20
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Facilité f

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Ease

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21
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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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25
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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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33
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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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38
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Aplomb

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Verticalness

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39
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Forcené(e) m/f

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Extremist/fanatic

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Lingot m

A

Bar (of gold)

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41
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Coulisse f

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Backstage area

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42
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Censé

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Supposed, meant

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43
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Véridique

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True (adj)

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44
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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

A

Core

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48
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Effluve m

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Scent, aroma

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Pépite f

A

Gem (figurative)

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Vanne f

A

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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52
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Énième

A

Nth/upteenth

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53
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Pagaille f

A

Confusion, chaos

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54
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Bord m

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Edge

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55
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Lutin m

A

Elf

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56
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Boule disco f

A

Disco ball

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57
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Mauvaise communication f

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Miscommunication

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58
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Trait m

A

Line, stroke

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59
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Blindé

A

Tank, armoured vehicle

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60
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Sans aucun doute

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Without a doubt

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61
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Frayeur f

A

Fear

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62
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Fardeau m

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Burden

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63
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Rien de spécial

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Nothing in particular

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64
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Foncé

A

Dark (colour)

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65
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Cendres fpl

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Ashes

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66
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Pointe f

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Spike

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67
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Enfoncement m

A

Dent 1

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68
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Creux m

A

Dent

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69
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Aboutissement m

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Result, outcome

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70
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Douceur angevine f

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Easy life, rural tranquility

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71
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Égratignure f

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Scratch, graze, scuff

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72
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Statu quo m

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Status quo

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73
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Tentation f

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Temptation

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74
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Obscurité f

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Dark, darkness

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75
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Impair (m)

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Odd (maths)

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76
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Pair

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Even (maths)

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Idée générale f

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Puanteur f

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Stench, odour

79
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Aléa m

A

Twist of fate, risk, hazard

80
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Amalgame m

A

A diverse mix of something, a hodgepodge

81
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Fuite en avant f

A

Dodging, evasion
Carry on regardless, forge ahead

82
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Démence f

83
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Renseignement m

A

Information, details

84
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Bouchon m

A

Lid 1 (bottle)

85
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Couvercle m

A

Lid 2 (cover, of container or pot)

86
Q

Coup de bol m

A

A stroke of luck

87
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En avoir ras-le-bol m

A

To have had enough 2

88
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Noir complet m

A

Pitch blackness/dark

89
Q

Abrogation f

90
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Sosie m

A

Doppelganger

91
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Seau m

92
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Remaniement m

A

Reshuffle, reorganisation

93
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Pari m

A

Bet, gamble, wager

94
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Métissage m

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Melting pot, diversity

95
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Quadra(génaire) m/f

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40-something, someone in their 40s

96
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Fossé m

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Ditch, figurative: gap, gulf

97
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Entrave f

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Hindrance, constraint

98
Q

Verbosité f

A

Wordiness, long-windedness

99
Q

Rouillé

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Rusty (metaphorical)

100
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Zèle m

A

Zeal, enthusiasm

101
Q

Adjuvant

A

Assistant or side-kick

102
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Apogée m

A

Heyday, peak

103
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Lambda

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Ordinary, average

104
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Pétrifié

A

Petrified 2

105
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Briquet m

106
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Fouillis m

A

Jumble, muddle

107
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Halte f

A

Rest break

108
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Masure f

109
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Blanc-seing m

110
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Discussion de comptoir f

A

Armchair philosophy

111
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Mythe f

A

Myth or fantasy or allegory

112
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Tout-venant m

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Just anyone or any old thing, run of the mill

113
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Susdit

A

Aforementioned

114
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Clochard m

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Tramp, vargrant

115
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Soulard m

116
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Chauffard m

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Bad driver

117
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Routard m

A

Backpacker

118
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Rêverie f

119
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Parpaing m

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Concrete block

120
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Corbeille f

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Computer bin or basket

121
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Exutoire m

A

Outlet (real or metaphorical)

122
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Énoncé m

A

Announcement

123
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Buffet à volonté m

A

All-you-can-eat buffet

124
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Mot apparenté m

125
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Pléthore f

126
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Litote f

A

Understatement (formal)

127
Q

Ténèbres fpl

A

Darkness, obscurity

128
Q

Forces des ténèbres fpl

A

Dark forces

129
Q

Préparatifs mpl

A

Preparations

130
Q

Bain de minuit m

A

Skinny dipping

131
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Peu importe

132
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Ras-le-bol m

A

Gloominess, despair

133
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Ou bien

134
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Précipice f

A

Chasm or dangerous situation

135
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Cire f

136
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Ficelle f

137
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Déclenchement m

A

The trigger or the activation of something

138
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Babiole f

A

Knickknack

139
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Visière f

140
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Dû(e) à

141
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Oeillère f

A

Visor 2 or blinkers

142
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Mépris m

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Contempt, disregard

143
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Anodin(e)

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Trivial, insignificant

144
Q

C’est pour quand ?

A

When is it due?

145
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Mastodonte m

A

A colossus thing

146
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Frénésie f

A

Frenzy or craving

147
Q

Cocorico m

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Cock-a-doodle-doo or hurray

148
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Dérapage m

A

Skid or misconduct

149
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Fioriture f

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Embellishment, florish

150
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Émanation f

151
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Scratch m

152
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Doléance f

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Grievance, complaint

153
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Quolibet m

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Jibe, jeer (literary)

154
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Carillon m

A

Chiming clock, doorbell or bells

155
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Démarche f

A

Gait or approach

156
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Ressort m

A

Spring (coil)

157
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Miroir sans tain m

A

Two-way mirror

158
Q

Chalumeau m

159
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Topo m

A

Rundown or sketch

160
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Tournevis m

A

Screwdriver

161
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Socle m

A

Base, stand, pedestal

162
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Épave f

163
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Vingt et unième

A

Twenty first

164
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Guérite f

A

Workman’s hut or sentry box

165
Q

Recrudescence f

A

Increase or fresh outbreak

166
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Faisceau m

167
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Réglage m

A

Adjustment, fine-tuning

168
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Cagette f

A

Wooden crate

169
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Pavé m

A

Cobblestone or big book or street

170
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Plouf m

171
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Tas m

A

Pile, heap or minger

172
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Un tas de qqch

A

Tons of something

173
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Cendrier m

174
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Déontologie f

A

Ethics, moral code

175
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Cumul m

A

Combining, accumulation

176
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Boîtier m

A

Case, box or body of a camera

177
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Opercule m

178
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Mondain(e) m/f

179
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Cambrure f

A

Arch, bend, curve

180
Q

Haie f

A

A row of people

181
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Accru

182
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Affres fpl

A

Throes, torment, agony

183
Q

Torgnole f

A

Slap, smack

184
Q

Dépaysement m

A

Homesick (minus negative connotations)

185
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Blanc cassé

186
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Traquenard m

A

Trap, ambush

187
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Préavis m

A

Advanced warning, notice

188
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Lourdeur f

A

Weight or awkwardness

189
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Volupté f

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