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abominable

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abominable, lamentable

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to abridge

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écourter, abréger

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abstemious

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sobre, abstinent, frugal

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abstract

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abstrait ; résumé, extrait

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to abstract

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extraire ; résumer ; dérober

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to abridge

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abréger, écourter

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abstruse

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abscons

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acclaim

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acclamations, louanges

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to acclaim

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acclamer ; encensé par la critique

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to acknowledge

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reconnaître, admettre

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acknowledged

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reconnu

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acknowledgement

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reconnaissance, aveu ; accusé de reception

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adulation

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adulation, adoration

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adversary

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adversaire

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adversity

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adversité, épreuve

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to advocate

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préconiser, recommander ; prêcher

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aesthetic, esthetic

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esthétique, beau

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affable

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affable, aimable, chaleureux

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affirmation

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affirmation, déclaration

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to alleviate

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soulager, calmer

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aloof

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distant, réserver, froid

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altruistic

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altruiste

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ambiguous

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ambigu

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ambivalence

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ambivalence

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analogous

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analogue, comparable

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anecdote

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anecdote

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animosity

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animosité

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antagonism

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antagonisme, hostilité

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antidote

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antidote

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antiquated

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vieillot, démodé, obsolète

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apathy

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apathie, indifférence

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to appease

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appaisser, calmer, pacifier

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apprehension

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appréhension, inquiétude ; arrestation

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arbitrary

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arbitraire

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archaic

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archaïque

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arrogance

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arrogance

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articulate

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qui s’exprime bien ; clair ; bien articulé

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artifact

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objet (fabriqué)

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artisan

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artisan

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ascendancy

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ascendant

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gain ascendancy

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prendre le dessus

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ascetic

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ascète ; ascétique

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to aspire

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aspirer à

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astute

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astucieux, malin

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to attribute

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attribuer

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to augment

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augmenter, accroître

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austere

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austère

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authoritarian

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autoritaire

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autonomous

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autonome, indépendant

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aversion

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aversion, dégoût

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to belie

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démentir

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benevolent

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bienveillant

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to bolster

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renforcer, soutenir ; rembourer ; traversin

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braggart

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vantard, fanfaron

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brevity

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brièveté, concision

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to cajole

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persuader (en flattant, en amadouant)

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calculated

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calculé, mesuré ; délibérer

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candor

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Candeur, franchise

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capricious

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capricieux

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censorious

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sévère

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censure

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critique, blâme

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coercion

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coercition, contrainte

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to commemorate

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commémorer

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to compile

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dresser, établir

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complacency

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autosatisfaction

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compliance

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conformité ; complaisant ; aquiescement

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composure

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calme, sang-froid

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comprehensive

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complet, exhaustif

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to concede

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concéder, admettre

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conciliatory

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conciliant

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concise

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concis ; abrégé

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to concur

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être d’accord, convenir ;

coïncider, se produire en même temps

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to condone

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fermer les yeux sur ; pardonner

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conflagration

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incendie, sinistre

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to confound

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confondre, déconcerter

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consensus

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sonsensus

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constraint

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contrainte

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to contend, to contend with

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affronter, faire face

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to contend, to contend that

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soutenir que, prétendre

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contentious

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controversé ; querelleur, chicanier

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contract

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contrat

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conviction

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condamnation ; certitude, conviction

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cordial

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cordial, chaleureux ; sirop de fruit, liqueur

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to corroborate

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corroborer

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credulity

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crédulité

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criterion

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critère

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cryptic

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secret, énigmatique ; chiffré, codé

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cursory

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superficiel, hâtif

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to curtail

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écourter, réduire, limiter

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decorum

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décorum, convenances, protocole

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deference

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déférence, égard, considération

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degradation

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dégradation, humiliation, misère

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to delineate

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déterminer, délimiter ; définir, décrire

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to denouce

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dénoncer, condamner

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to deplore

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déplorer, condamner

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depravity

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dépravation, corruption

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to deprecate

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désapprouver ; dénigrer

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to deride

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tourner en dérision, railler

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derivative

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dérivé ; peu original, banal

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despondent

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déprimé, abattu

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detached

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détaché, séparé ; indifférent

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deterrent

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dissuasif

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deterrent effect

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effet dissuasif

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detrimental

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nuisible, préjudiciable

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devious

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sournois ; détourné ; tortueux

[divjeus]

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to devise

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imaginer, inventer, concevoir ; manigancer

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to diffuse

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diffuser, répandre ; diffus, vague (adj.)

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digression

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digression

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diligence

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zéle, application

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diminution

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diminution, réduction

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discerning

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perspicace, clairvoyant

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to disclose

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divulguer, révéler

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discordant

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incompatible, opposé, discordant

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discount

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remise, réduction, rabais

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discrepancy

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contradiction ; désaccord, divergence

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discriminating

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perspicace, clairvoyant ; qui a un goût sûr

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disdain

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dédain, mépris ; dédaigner

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disinclination

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manque d’enthousiame, ne pas avoir envie de, peu d’inclination

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