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d’abord

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first, at first

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afin

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so that

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afin de

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in order to, to

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ailleurs

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elsewhere, someplace else

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d’ailleurs

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anyway, besides

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ainsi

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thus, therefore, hence

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ainsi que

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in the same way as, just as

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alors que

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while, while on the other hand, whereas

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au-dessous

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underneath, under, below

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au-dessous de

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beneath, underneath

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au-dessus

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above, over

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auparavant

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previously

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auprès

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nearby, next to, beside

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autant

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as many

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autant que

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as much as

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avant

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before, ere

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avenir

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future, posterity

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bien que

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although, though

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cependant

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in the meantime, meanwhile

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contre

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against, versus

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par contre

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on the other hand, instead

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davantage

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more

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dehors

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out, outside, outdoors

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dessous (n. m.)

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underside, inside

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dessous (adj.)

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below, under

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devant (n. m.)

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front, façade

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devant (adj.)

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at the front, in the front

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dès

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from, starting with

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dès que

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as soon as, as early as

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désormais

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from now on, hereafter, henceforth

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disponible

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available, accessible, ready

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donc

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thus, therefore, hence

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dont

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whose, of which

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entendu

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understood

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tout à fait

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entirely, quite

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à la fois

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at the same time, simultaneously

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hormis

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except, save

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lors de

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at the time of

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malgré

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despite, in spite of

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mener

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lead, guide, direct, head up, pilot

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moyen

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means, manner, method, way, procedure, process

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partout

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everywhere

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à peine

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hardly, barely, scarcely

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pire (n. m.)

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worst

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pire (adj. m.)

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worse

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pis

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worse

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tant pis

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too bad

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plutôt

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rather

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pourtant

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however, nevertheless

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puis

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then, next

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puisque

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since

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quand même

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all the same, nevertheless

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quant à

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as for

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renseignement

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piece of information

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en revanche

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on the other hand

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sinon

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otherwise

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où qu’il soit

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wheresoever he may be

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quel que soit

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regardless of

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subit

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immediate, sudden

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par la suite

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after that, afterwards, then

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surtout

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above all, overall, mostly, especially

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tandis que

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while, while on the other hand

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tant

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so much, as, so great

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tant que

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so long as, as long as, as far as

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tel

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such as, such, like

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tout à coup

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suddenly, all of a sudden

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tôt

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early

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outre

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in addition to

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à présent

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now

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évidemment

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obviously

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convenir

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be appropriate
be suitable
suit

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de toute façon

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anyway

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survenir

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to arise

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déroutant

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confusing

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en effet

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indeed

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frêle

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frail

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en tout cas

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anyway

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la flemme

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laziness

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un insuccès

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failure

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achever

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to complete

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septentrionale

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northern

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une arête

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crest of a mountain

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accroître

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to increase

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un procédé

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a technique

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au fait

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by the way

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acharné

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passionate

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parcourir

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traverse, go through

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renoncer

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to give up

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roder

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to prowl

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par mégarde

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inadvertently

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accidenté

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uneven, hilly

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éparpiller

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to scatter

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faire main-basse sur

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to kill

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ébahi

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dumbfounded

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s’éloigner

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to move away, to go away

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sensiblement

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noticeably

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aménager

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to convert

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commode

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handy, convenient

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censé

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supposedly

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se borner

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limit oneself

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maint

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many

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malin

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clever, sly

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s’y prendre

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to go about something

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disposer

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to arrange, to lay out

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se débarrasser de

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get rid of, do away with something

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inopinément

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unexpectedly

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l’ampleur (f)

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scope, magnitude

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bonjour les dégâts

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here comes trouble

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advenir

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befall, happen, occur

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n’avoir rien à voir

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to have nothing to do with

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avoir beau

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to do something in vain

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aimer mieux

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to prefer

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compter

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to intend

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il vaut mieux

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it’s better to

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accablée

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overwhelmed

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se servir

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to use, to employ

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bien de

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many

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voilà tout

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that’s all

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panification

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bread-making

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mener à bien

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to carry out

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diantre

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drat

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une fente

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crack, fissure

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occulte

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hidden

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ôter

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to take away

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faire gaffe

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be careful, watch out

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sur-le-champ

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immediately

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à moins de, à moins que

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unless

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m’est avis

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in my opinion

il est mon avis

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saupoudré

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sprinkled

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coup de cœur

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favorite, firm favorite

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revaloir

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to get even, to pay back

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une escouade

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a squad

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effarer

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to alarm

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s’aviser

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to decide

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ensevelie

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buried

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un désoeuvrement

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lack of anything to do

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efforcer

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to try hard

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du reste

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moreover

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furibond

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incensed

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renfrogné

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sullen

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blafard

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pallid

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les faits et gestes

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comings and goings

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s’écrouler

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to collapse

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un placard

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a closet

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gênant

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cumbersome, annoying, unpleasant

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Je se fais un sang d’encre

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I’m worried half to death

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affaler

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to sprawl

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du fait

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as a result

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un tantinet

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a tiny bit

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au juste

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exactly, precisely

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toiser

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to look up and down

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inusable

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everlasting

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recourir

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use, employ, utilize, resort to

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le comble de qqch

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the height of something

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reculé

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distant, remote

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un retentissement

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impact, effect

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trêve

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That’s enough!

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se doubler

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to be coupled with

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de même

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likewise, also

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ébouriffante

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hair-raising

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sous peu

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soon, shortly

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faute de

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for lack of