Pars Vite Et Reviens Tard Flashcards

1
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bat

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une chauve-souris

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trying hard

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s’efforçant

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to spill, to flow, to pour

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se déverser

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4
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deck fittings

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l’accastillage (m)

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annoy, hassle

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emmerder

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inconvenience

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désagrément

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7
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to curl itself up, to coil up

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se lover

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8
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to weaken

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fragiliser

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subsidence, sagging

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affaissement

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hardened, inured

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aguerri

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11
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without turning a hair

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sans broncher

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12
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to flow back, to surge back

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refluer

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yoke, also beam

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un joug

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14
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to dismast

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démâter

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trawler

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un chalutier

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16
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to tear apart

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écarteler

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17
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to bail out

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écoper

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18
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reef

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un récif

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19
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to come to a halt, to stop

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s’immobiliser

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20
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to break, bust

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déglinguer

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21
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Kick

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une coup de botte

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22
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tide, stream

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un flot

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23
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boat, old tub

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un rafiot

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24
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to rush about

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cavaler

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25
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courageous, strong, sturdy

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vaillant(e)

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26
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to spiral, to twist

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vriller

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27
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plank

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un bordage

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28
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to warp, damage, distort

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fausser

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29
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hatch cover

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un panneau de cale

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30
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small boat, dinghy

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un canot

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31
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hardening

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durcissant

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32
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to not be afraid

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ne pas avoir froid aux yeux

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33
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to moan, groan, whimper

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geindre

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34
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to dare

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s’aviser

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35
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to find oneself destitute

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se retrouver sur la paille

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36
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to destroy, finish off

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achever

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37
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shipwreck, sinking

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un naufrage

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38
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to bend over backwards

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se mettre en quatre

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39
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to break a limb

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rompre un membre

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40
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they had pulled him back

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ils l’avaient tiré en arrière

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41
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who had crossed him off the lists

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qui l’avaient rayé des listes

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42
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to yell, bawl, howl

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gueuler

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43
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to reject. Also to suppress, stifle

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refouler

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44
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it takes up all my time

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ça me bouffe tout mon temps

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45
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to feel the weight of

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soupeser

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46
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to pinch, steal

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faucher

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47
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to unlock, unbolt, open

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deverrouiller

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48
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deep sea, ocean going

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hauturier (ère)

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49
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perpetual, endless

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sempiternel

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50
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sonny

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fiston

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51
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forlorn

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esseulé

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52
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to ruin, wreck, smash, botch

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bousiller

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53
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cocky little upstart

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un morveux

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54
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to make somebody furious

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mettre quelqu’un en boule

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55
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to hit the nail on the head

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mettre le doigt dessus

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56
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to do bugger all, fuck all

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ne rien à foutre

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57
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unwelcome, undesirable

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tricard(e)

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58
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don’t give a damn, shit, fuck

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rien à foutre

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59
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rigging

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le cordage

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60
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there was none better than me

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il n’y en avait pas de meilleur que moi

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61
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din, fuss

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le tintamarre

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62
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row, telling off

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une engueulade

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63
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to stop oneself, to control oneself

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se retenir

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64
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to dry up, to run dry

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tarir

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65
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to staunch, quench

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étancher

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66
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feeding, nursing

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la tétée

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67
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to booze, to drink

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picoler

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68
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to sadden

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attrister

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69
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to let go of the helm, tiller

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lâcher la barre

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70
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stool

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un tabouret

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71
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presence, bearing

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une prestance

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72
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to put one’s hand on

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plaquer sa main sur

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73
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driveller

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radoteur

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74
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to yell out

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brailler

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75
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to send, dispatch, post

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expédier

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76
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to be unsteady on one’s feet

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tanguer

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77
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filthy, grimy

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crasseux

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78
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running in

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le rodage

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79
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section, category

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la rubrique

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80
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to become decrepit

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décatir

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81
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radius

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un rayon

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82
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to attract, drain, siphon off

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drainer

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83
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diligent, unremitting , hard working

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assidu(e)

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84
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to mass

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se masser

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85
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favourable

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propice

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86
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to stuff something with

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lester de

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87
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to sell cheaply, sell off, to slash prices

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brader

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88
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to clear, to cash

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encaisser

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89
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bran

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le son

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90
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to scrape clean, to scrape off

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racler

se racler la gorge

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91
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unspeakable

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indicible

92
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man/woman of letters, also well read

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un/une lettré(e)

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to store, store up, gather

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engranger

94
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emptying

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la vidange

95
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to invoice, to charge for

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facturer

96
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unsuspected

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insoupçonné

97
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to go too far

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dépasser les bornes

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limit, boundary

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une borne

99
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extreme, excessive

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outrancier

100
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weak, poor, destitute

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indigent

101
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to drive back

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acculer

102
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to push in, break down, to knock in, to defeat

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enfoncer

103
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stuffing

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la bourre

104
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for all that

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pour autant

105
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to become embittered, to turn sour

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aigrir

106
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mole, moleskin

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une taupe

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furious

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rageur (euse)

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hole, gap, beeech

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une brèche

109
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tangled, muddled

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enchevêtré(e)

110
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viscous, sticky, swarmy

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visqueux(euse)

111
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to eradicate, root out

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extirper

112
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emptiness, oblivious

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le neant

113
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rubbish

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le rebut

114
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platform

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une estrade

115
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to bombard, grind, pulp

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pilonner

116
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gay, queer

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un pédé

117
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dry dock

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une cale sèche

118
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to sand

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poncer

119
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port (side)

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bâbord

120
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to bustle about

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affairer

121
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running in, breaking in

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le rodage

122
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painfully, greviously, terribly

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douloureusement

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filthy, grimy

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craseux

124
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broke, penniless

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fauché

125
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place mat

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un napperon

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crummy, crap

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à la noix

127
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unpleasant, disagreeable

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déplaisant(e)

128
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to empty, to drain

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vidanger

129
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moronic, crazy, sick

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taré

130
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to unseal

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décacheter

131
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frame, fire surround

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le chambranle

132
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unsophisticated, uncouth
also worn, weather beaten

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fruste

133
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crazy, potty

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saugrenu(e)

134
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weak, poor, sparse. Also destitute

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indigent(e)

135
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prescription

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une ordonnance

136
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to stow away

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arrimer

137
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to reinforce with steel, to tip with steel, also strike (fishing)

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ferrer

138
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wear and tear, wearing down, declining power

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l’usure (f)

139
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to wear somebody down

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avoir quelqu’un à l’usure

140
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plane tree

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une platane

141
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tank top, sleeveless tee shirt, also docker

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un débardeur

142
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jersey, smock

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une vareuse

143
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irreplaceable

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irremplaçable

144
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to arch, to curve

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cambrer

145
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whorehouse, brothel, also shambles

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un bordel

146
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misunderstanding

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un malentendu

147
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accruing to, relating to

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afférent à

148
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kitten, ball of fluff, catkin

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un chaton

149
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drum

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un tambour

150
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cabinet making

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l’ébénisterie (f)

151
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event, occasion

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l’événement (m)

152
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pest control

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la désinsectisation

153
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shifty

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cafard(e)

154
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sneak, depression, cockroach

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un cafard

155
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to make off with, to swipe

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rafler

156
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moron, imbecile, idiot

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un/une taré(e)

157
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to speak rhetorically, harangue

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déclamer

158
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to pack up again, to re wrap, to send packing

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remballer

159
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dull, bleak

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maussade

160
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a swell

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une houle

161
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to laze about

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fainéanter

162
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quotation

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une citation

163
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to cause or give rise to something eg a feeling, engender, to beget

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engendrer

164
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grime, filth

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la crasse

165
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to feed on something, to revel in something

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se repaître de quelque chose

166
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stupeur

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l’hébétude

167
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loser

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un/une nase

168
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light, clarity, fairness

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la clarté

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perfunctory, cursory, rough and ready

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sommaire

170
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convoluted, tortuous

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alambiqué

171
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abstruse

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absconse

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to purée, grind, mill, reel in

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mouliner

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pin ball machine

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un flipper (électrique)

174
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intruder

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un/une intrus

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spot the odd one out

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cherchez l’intrus

176
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to sharpen

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affiler

177
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diversion, drifting, shunt (medical)

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dérivation

178
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rubber ring, buoy

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une bouée

179
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determined, resolute

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décidé(e)

180
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boiler

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une chaudière

181
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to bet

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parier

182
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wreck

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une épave

183
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to amuse, entertain, distract

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distraire

184
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bore

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un/une raseur (euse)

185
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to mend the mesh/nets

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remailler

186
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wily, crafty

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futé(e)

187
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impregnable

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imprenable

188
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to float, drift, flutter

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flotter

189
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wholesaler

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un/une grossiste

190
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sign, placard, notice

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une pancarte

191
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you have to admit

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(il) faut admettre

192
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to put one’s clothes back on

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se rhabiller

193
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to go off, to spoil, to rot

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se gâter

194
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to mark down

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saquer

195
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room, pad

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une piaule

196
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spirited, dashing

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fringant(e)

197
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to get better, improve

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s’arranger

198
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no way

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des clous

199
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to hurry up, get a move on

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activer

200
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I can’t stand him

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je ne peux pas l’encadrer

201
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to sail, navigate

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naviguer

202
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tidying up, putting away

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rangement

203
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neighbouring

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avoisinant

204
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bag snatching

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le vol à l’arraché

205
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to be edgy

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être à cran

206
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talking fluently, readily or incessantly

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volubile

207
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writing, editing

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rédaction

208
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quagmire

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un bourbier

209
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wad, bundle

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une liasse

210
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kitchen roll, kitchen paper

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l’essuie-tout (m)

211
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to bore, to weary

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lasser

212
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listless, sluggish, dull

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mou, molle

213
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to disentangle, untangle, to sort out

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démêler

214
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murder

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un crime de sang

215
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sharp, forthright, curt

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tranchant(e)

216
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projection

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une saillie

217
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decline, degeneration

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une déchéance

218
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tough, hard headed

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coriace

219
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marble, ball

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une bille

220
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din, racket, fuss

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un boucan

221
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to provide, equip

A

munir

222
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bar, rung

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un barreau

223
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to make fun of someone, diss someone

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se foutre de sa gueule de quelqu’un

224
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go for it, get a move on, put your foot down

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fonce

225
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to twist, twiddle

A

tortiller

226
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inflexible

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intraitable