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1
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around

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à la ronde

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currently

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actuellement

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purchaser, successful bidder

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adjudicataire

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annoyed

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agacé

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pride, self-esteem

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amour-propre

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a small tripe sausage

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andouillette

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to pace up and down

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arpenter

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to fill out, to round off

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arrondir

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offshore

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au large

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to have sb in one’s pay

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avoir qn à sa solde

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to have sb in one’s pocket

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avoir qn dans la manche

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(one of a pair)

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battant door

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half pint

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bock de bière

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red caps worn by insurgents in a 17th century France fiscal revolt

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bonnet rouge

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(in the) loop

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boucle

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puff (of smoke eg.)

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bouffée

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to stuff, to fill

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bourrer

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rough, gruff

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bourru

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sheep, ewe

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brebis

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briar (wood used to make pipes)

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bruyère

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Filling-up, clogging

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colmatage

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to strike a deal with sb

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conclure un marché avec qn

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to beg sb to

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conjurer qn de

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to force sb to do

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contraindre qn à faire

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to escort

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convoyer

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to clear-cut

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couper à blanc

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to tear open, to unseal

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décacheter

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jet lag

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décalage horaire

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confusion, distress

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désarroi

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refreshed

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dispos

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cash dispenser

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distributeur de billets

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an old tool (like an ax) to make barrels

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doloire

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candy, sweet

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douceur

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dubious

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douteux

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a come-on, flirting

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drague

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to shake (one’s confidence eg.)

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ébranler

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alarmed, aghast

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effaré

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to stop, to prevent

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empêcher

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39
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to mount, to get on

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enfourcher

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40
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cap (oil spill)

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entonnoir

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41
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sirloin steak cut

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entrecôte

42
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desperately

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éperdument

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discount (noun)

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escompte

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cramped, confined

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exigu

45
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to work wonders

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faire des prodiges

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to help oneself to (goods objects)

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faire main basse sur

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load (noun)

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fardeau

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land property (adj.)

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foncier

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to crumple (paper eg.)

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froisser

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son-in-law

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gendre

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Host AND guest

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hôte

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oyster

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huitre

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lifestyle

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hygiène de vie

54
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unfruitful

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infructueux

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ingratiating

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insinuant

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taken aback

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interloqué

57
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to hold one’s cards close to the vest

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jouer serré

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curse (noun)

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juron

59
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the early morning

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le petit jour

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Crystal-clear, bright

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limpide

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pallid, deathly pale

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livide

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the territory of a marquis

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marquisat

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(flower) bed

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massif

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to dig (one’s) teeth into

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mettre sous la dent

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monk

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moine

66
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to move up a notch

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monter d’un cran

67
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to transfer

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muter

68
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to block up

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obturer

69
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to offend

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offusquer

70
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sequin

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paillette

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peer

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pair

72
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wooden floor

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parquet

73
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to put the finishing touches (to)

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peaufiner

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Plaid blanket

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plaid

75
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pneumatic tire

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pneumatique

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legal proceedings

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poursuites

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to stand back

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prendre du recul

78
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expectation

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prétention

79
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to be crazy about

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raffoler de

80
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to call for, to ask for

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réclamer

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registered (letter eg.)

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recommandé

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to miss (person, place)

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regretter

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to return, to give back

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rendre

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to disown

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renier

85
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effect, impact

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retentissement

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to delude oneself

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s’illusionner

87
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to do one’s utmost

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s’ingénier

88
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to get moving (to eliminate physical/mental numbness)

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se dégourdir

89
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to come up against, to run up against

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se heurter à

90
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to stand by

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se tenir

91
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help (noun)

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secours

92
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cursory

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sommaire

93
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subcontractor

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sous-traitant

94
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characteristic

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spécificité

95
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snuff box

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tabatière

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capers, Provençal purée of olives, olive oil…

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tapenade

97
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to want, to wish

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tenir à

98
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a type of offal made of animal stomach

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tripe

99
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shame

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vergogne

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bolt (on a door or window)

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verrou