Ohagan_Advanced3_Eng to Fren Flashcards

1
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decryption, decoding

A

décryptage

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page, column

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chronique

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3
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backstage

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coulisse

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pennant

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fanion

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5
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to pull out all the stops, to go all out

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sortir le grand jeu

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cheap

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quat’sous

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7
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rigged

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truqué

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UFO

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ovni (objet volant non-identifié)

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bowels, depths, guts

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entrailles

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beer expert

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biérologue

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café, bar

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zinc

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12
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head (noun), foam

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mousse

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brewer

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brasseur

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sea urchin, chestnut

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châtaigne

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reinforcement, support

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renfort

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capital, heritage

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patrimoine

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17
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real estate

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immobilier

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18
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reassembly

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remontage

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19
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to commit oneself

A

s’engager

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20
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grindstone, millstone

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meule

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21
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sprocket, gearwheel

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pignon

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22
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steel

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acier

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23
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stamp, (on gold) die, hallmark

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poinçon

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24
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stoning, strone-throwing

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caillassage

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25
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skirmish (noun), clash

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échauffourée

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26
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concrete block

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parpaing

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27
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dealer, trafficker

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trafiquant

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28
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stairwell

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cage d’escalier

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29
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to croak (die), to puncture

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crever

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30
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to root out the evil

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crever l’abcès

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31
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filthy rich

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friqué

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32
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to storm, to rant and rave

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tempêter

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33
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in the field

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sur le terrain

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34
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steadfastness, firmness

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fermeté

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35
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scheme (noun), trick

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combine

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36
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impounding, seizure

A

saisie

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37
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from then on, from now on

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désormais

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38
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to be unable to pretend not to notice, t to be unable to ignore the situation

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se pas cacher derrière son petit doig

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39
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shelter, haven

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abri

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40
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to deprive (also with se)

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priver

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41
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Bread-and-butter, livelihood

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gagne-pain

42
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to have, to use

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disposer de

43
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much more, otherwise

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autrement

44
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pebbles, stones

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cailloux

45
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in view of, considering

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au regard de

46
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suburb

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banlieue

47
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to cope with, to confront

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faire face

48
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to put away, to put aside

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mettre de côté

49
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trainee, intern

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stagiaire

50
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workforce, manpower

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effectif

51
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to make funds available, to releas, to emit

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dégager

52
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to recruit, to hire

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embaucher

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apostle

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apôtre

54
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to root, to fix

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enraciner

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at least

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du moins

56
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inexhaustible

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intarissable

57
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legitimacy, validity

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bien-fondé

58
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rioting, riot

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émeute

59
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smear (noun), blunder

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bavure

60
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cornerstone

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pierre angulaire

61
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back street, alleyway

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ruelle

62
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to splash

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éclabousser

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to upset, to annoy

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indisposer

64
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lifestyle, environment

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cadre de vie

65
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Foreign Parachute Regiment

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REP (régiment étranger de parachutistes)

66
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other people, others

A

autrui

67
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reach (noun), range

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portée

68
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scum

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racaille

69
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to throw rocks

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caillasser

70
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to uphold, to support

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soutenir

71
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not to say, even

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voire or

72
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to establish

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instaurer

73
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people at large, general public

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grand public

74
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reason, grounds, motive

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motif

75
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Grande École for top civil servants

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ENA (École nationale d’administration)

76
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grazing, pasture

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pâturage

77
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teat, udder, breast

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mamelle

78
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farmer

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exploitant agricole

79
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height of something

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comble

80
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Anti-skid, anti-slip

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antidérapant

81
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to slip, to get out of control, to skid

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déraper

82
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new, unseen, unpublished

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inédit

83
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to spare oneself sth (last with se), to exempt someone from sth

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dispenser

84
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clam

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palourde

85
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march, parade, stream (noun)

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défilé

86
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squadron

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escadrille

87
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pontoon, barge, landing stage

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ponton

88
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even though .., X might …, but..

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avoir beau + infinitif .

89
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to throw, to fling

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flanquer to flank

90
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definitely, without fail

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à coup sûr

91
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any dark gooey liquid, molasses

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mélasse

92
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administration, management

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gestion

93
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French stock market index

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SBF 120 a (Société des Bourses Françaises 120 Index)

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aim, mission

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vocation

95
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scornful, disdainful

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dédaigneux

96
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to cry out, to exclaim

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s’écrier

97
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to send for, to summon

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convoquer

98
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to appoint

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fixer t (rendez-vous)

99
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eloquence

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verve

100
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friendly

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bon enfant