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un arc-en-ciel

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rainbow

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un archipel

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archipelago

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une barrière/un récif de corail

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barrier/coral reef

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une chaine mantagneuse

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mountain range

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un fleuve/une rivière

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river

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une foret (tropicale)

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(rain) forest

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la Lune

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Moon

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la mer

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sea

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un paysage

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landscape;scenary

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le soleil

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sun

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une superficie

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surface area;scenery

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une terre

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land

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en plein air

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outdoors

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insuffisant(e)

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insufficient

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potable

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drinkable

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protégé(e)

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protected

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pur(e)

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pure;clean

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sec/sèche

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dry

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une araignée

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spider

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un cochon

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pig

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un lion

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lion

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un mouton

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sheep

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un ours

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bear

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un poisson

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fish

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un singe

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monkey

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un tigre

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tiger

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l’érosion (f)

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erosion

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un incendie

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fire

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une inondation

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flood

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un ouragan

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hurricane

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une pluie acide

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acid rain

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le réchauffement climatique

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global warming

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la sécheresse

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drought

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un tremblement de terre

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earthquake

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le bien-etre

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well-being

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un combustible

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fuel

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la consimmation d’énergie

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energy consumption

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la couche d’ozone

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ozone layer

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un danger

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danger

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les déchets (m)

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trash

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la déforestation

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deforestation

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l’environnement (m)

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environment

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le gaspillage

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waste

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un nuage de pollution

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smog

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la pollution

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pollution

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une ressource

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resource

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une source d’énergie

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energy source

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chasser

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to hunt

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empirer

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to get worse

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épuiser

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to use up

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etre contaminé(e)

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to be contaminated

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gaspiller

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to waste

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jeter

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to throw away

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menacer

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to threaten

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nuire à

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to harm

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polluer

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to pollute

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préserver

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to preserve

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prévenir

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to prevent

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protéger

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to protect

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résoudre

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to solve

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respirer

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to breathe

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supporter

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to put up with

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tolérer

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to tolerate

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urbaniser

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to urbanize

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en voie d’extinction

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endangered

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jetable

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disposable

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nuisible

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harmful

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renouvelable

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renewable

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toxique

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toxic

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l’archarnement (m)

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determination

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un(e) berger(ère)

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shepherd(ess)

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un bucheron

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lumberjack

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le charbon (de bois)

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char(coal)

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un chene

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oak tree

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le feuillage

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foliage

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un gland

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acorn

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une pépinière

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nursery

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une ruche

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beehive

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un ruisseau

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stream

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une source

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(aquatic) spring

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un troupeau

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flock

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déblayer

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to clear away

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pousser

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to grow

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se soucier (de quelque chose)

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to care (about something)

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tenace

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tenacious

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jadis

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formerly, in the past

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un caillou (des cailloux)

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pebble(s)

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un dauphin

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dolphin

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une élonienne

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wind turbine

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l’épanouissement (m)

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development

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une ferme

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farm

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un filet (de peche)

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(fishing) net

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une huitre

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oyster

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un lagon

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lagoon

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une perle

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pearl

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la plongée (sous-marine/avec tuba)

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diving; snorkeling

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une récolte

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harvest

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un requin

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shark

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une tortue

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turtle

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abriter

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to provide a habitat for

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pecher

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to fish

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récolter

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to harvest

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la modernité

A

modernity

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la nostalgie

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nostalgia

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un sens figuré/littéral

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figurative/literal sense

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le ton

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tone

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agiter

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to shake

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se balancer

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to swing

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exhorter

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to urge

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faiblir

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to weaken

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meler

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to mix

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puiser

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to draw from

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remuer

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to move

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se retourner

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to turn over

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noueux(euse)

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gnarled

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raffermi(e)

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strengthened

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doucement

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gently