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quincaillerie

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hardware store

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boucherie

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butcher’s shop

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friperie

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thrift shop

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épicier

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grocer

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cordonnerie

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shoe repairing

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bois bandé

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an aphrodisiac

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abbatue

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beaten down

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eût

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would have

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fût

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was

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songer

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dream/think/imagine

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logis

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residence

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hussard

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a soldier in a light cavalry regiment

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infamie

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infamie/dishonour/betrayal

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défaire

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undo

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âme

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soul

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fripon

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rascal

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attendrissement

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tenderness/deep emotion/pity

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saules

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willows

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toffu

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bushy

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rangée

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row / line

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apercevoir

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to notice/catch sight

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obliquer

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skew/veer off

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ébaucher

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sketch/outline

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étirer

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to stretch

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abîmer

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to damage/spoil/ruin

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fourvoyer

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mislead

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importuner

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to bother

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frimer

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to show off

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avouer

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to confess to/admit

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entraver

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to hinder

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hocher

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to nod

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cancre

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dunce

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gribouille

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doodle/scribble

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pupitre

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desk

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décontracté

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relaxed

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emprunter

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to borrow

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méfiant

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wary

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demeurer

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remain

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demeurer

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remain

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farouche

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fierce

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assouvissement

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satisfaction

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tâcher

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to try

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un édit

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an edict/declaration

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maison de plaisance

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old phrase for a rural/surburban house used as a retreat/holiday home for the wealthy

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déffendre

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forbid/defend

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un fuseau

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a spindle

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filer

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to spin/run/fly by

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le donjon

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the rear tower or the innermost keep of a castle

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galleta

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a top floor or attic room, especially a small dismal one

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quenoüille

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spindle

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étourdi

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stunned/dazed

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délasser

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to relax/soothe

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frotter

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to rub

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évanouissement

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fainting/unconsciousness

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oster

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to take away

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la joue

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cheek

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teint

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tint

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archaïsante

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archaic

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dévoreuse

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devourer

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faire main basse

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taking control

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parcouru

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travelled

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bataillé

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battle

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ramener

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bring/take back

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nombrilisme

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navel-gazing

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provignement

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province

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dessouchement

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stumping

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hanté

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haunted

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il y a belle lurette

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a long time ago

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approfondissement

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deepening

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bouder

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to sulk/pout

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enliser

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to bog down

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communautaire

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communal

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communautaire

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communal

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épanouissement

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fulfilment

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dépassement

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exceeding

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conquête

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conquest

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l’embrazement

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large fire

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cordage

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rope

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voile

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sail/veil

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vaisseaux

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ships

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galères

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galleys

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impitoyable

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ruthless/merciless

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effroyable

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appalling

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vainqueur

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winner

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confondre

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to confuse

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entrentenir

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to maintain

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éclater

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to burst

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tourbillon

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whirlwind

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gresle

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sleet

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sur la cime

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on top

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dodu

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plump

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rainurée

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grooved

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coquille

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shell

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machinalement

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mechanically

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accabler

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to overwhelm

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morne

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dreary

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porter

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to wear/carry

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amollir

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to soften

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une gorgée

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mouthful/gulp/swallow

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mêlée

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brawl/tussle

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miettes

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crumbs

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tressaillir

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jump/flinch/shiver

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vicissitudes

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a change of circumstances, typically unpleasant/unwelcomed

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dépasser

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to exceed

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brièveté

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brevity

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illusoire

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illusory

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infiniment

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infinitely

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breuvage

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beverage

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bientôt

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soon

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aussitôt

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right away

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cuillerée

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a spoonful

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mouler

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to mould/shape

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raide

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stiff

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poussière

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dust

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officieuse

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self assertive/overzealous

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essuyer

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to wipe/dry/mop

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un pan

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side

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l’encre

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ink

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épaissie

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thickened

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couler

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to flow

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plume

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feather/quill

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flanc

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flank/side

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indigence

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poverty

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fainéant

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lazy/idle

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la toison

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fleece

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pieds et poings liés

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bound hand and fist

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gouvernante

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governess/housekeeper/nursemaid

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obséder

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possess/obsess/bother

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s’appuyer sur

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to lean on

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contenance

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capacity

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gentilhomme

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gentleman/nobleman

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vaincu

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defeated

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sceller

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to seal/embed

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tromper

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to mislead/fool

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dissimuler

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hide/conceal

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épais

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thick

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emplisser

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to fill

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une allumette

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a match

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gésir

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to lay/lie out

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courbé

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curved

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bouillir

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to boil

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hâter

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to hasten

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ligué

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tied up

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craquer

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to crack/creak/crackle

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ronfler

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to snore/roar/snort

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garnir

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garnish

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ramasser

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to pick up/gather

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l’arrache-cœur

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the heartbreaker

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mander

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to order

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secours

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help/relief/rescue

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surmonter

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to overcome

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irrésolution

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irresolution/wavering/indecision

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consent

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consent/grant/agree

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éloignement

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estrangment/distance/remoteness

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insensé

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foolish/insane/senseless

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haleine

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breath

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barrique

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barrel

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corbeille de linge

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laundry basket

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un matelot

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a sailor

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heurter

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to hit/strike/offend

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un coli

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package

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un tambour

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a drum

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un tapage

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a fuss

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bruissement

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rustling

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une nuée

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a cloud

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la cloche

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the bell

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un navire

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ship

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peupler

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to populate

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un berge

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a bank

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un chantier

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worksite

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le gouvernail

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the helm

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le brouillard

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fog

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un édifice

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building

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dédommager

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to compensate / satisfy

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séjourner

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to stay

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apaiser

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to appease/calm

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debout

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upright

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cracher

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to spit / cough up

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la roue

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wheel

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balbutier

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to stammer

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ébéniste

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cabinet maker

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les vielleries

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old stuff

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tailler

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to cut / carve / prune

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taiser

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to shut up

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baiser

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to kiss

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collant

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sticky

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diminué

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depressed / diminished

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tilleul

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lime/linden tree, basswood

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une manche

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a sleeve

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semer

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to sew

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joncher

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to litter / strew

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le seuil

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threshold

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plat

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flat

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ébranler

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to shake / undermine / weaken

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les tongs

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flip flops

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chausser

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to fit / put on

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le soulier

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shoe

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ciré

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wax

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débraillé

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scruffy / unkempt

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suante

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sweaty

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la canicule

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heatwave

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détourner

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deflect / divert / turn away

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luisant

A

shiny / glossy

202
Q

poudrer

A

to powder

203
Q

prendre la peine

A

to bother

204
Q

un visage nu

A

a bare face (no makeup)

205
Q

rancuneux

A

resentful

206
Q

proférer

A

to utter

207
Q

désinvolture

A

flippancy

208
Q

combler

A

to fill/fulfil

209
Q

imprévue

A

unexpected

210
Q

miséricorde

A

mercy

211
Q

bête

A

idiot / beast / animal

212
Q

le convoi funèbre

A

funeral procession

213
Q

au supplice

A

on tenterhooks / torture

214
Q

les bequilles

A

crutches

215
Q

forcené

A

frenzied

216
Q

sermont

A

oath

217
Q

rejeton

A

offspring

218
Q

imposture

A

impostor

219
Q

épargner

A

to save/spare/economise

220
Q

opiniâtrement

A

stubbornly

221
Q

proscrit

A

forbbidden / denounced

222
Q

enfin

A

finally / at last

223
Q

saisir

A

to seize / grasp / grab

224
Q

la nounou

A

nanny

225
Q

une fée

A

fairy

226
Q

l’irruption

A

storming / burst / breaking

227
Q

étouffant

A

stuffy / stiffling / sweltering

228
Q

exigu

A

cramped

229
Q

un tiroir

A

drawer

230
Q

consigne

A

order/deposit

231
Q

les appareils

A

electronics

232
Q

acquiescer

A

to accept passively without process

233
Q

avec l’aplomb

A

with confidence

234
Q

brouillon

A

disorganised

235
Q

recoudre

A

to sew up

236
Q

par flemme

A

out of laziness

237
Q

une aiguille

A

a needle

238
Q

un ourlet

A

hem

239
Q

s’apprêter

A

to get oneself ready

240
Q

les draps

A

sheets

241
Q

incrédule

A

incredulous / disbelieving

242
Q

bénis

A

bless

243
Q

reprendre

A

to resume

244
Q

ôter

A

to remove

245
Q

bienheureux

A

blessed / blissful

246
Q

sottises

A

nonsense

247
Q

emporter

A

to take / carry

248
Q

quereller

A

to tell off

249
Q

espèce

A

kind / sort

250
Q

naissant

A

budding / growing / awakening

251
Q

le dessein

A

purpose

252
Q

étouffer

A

to stifle / suppress / smother

253
Q

affliger

A

afflict / aggrieve / sadden

254
Q

ménagement

A

sparingly / moderation / restraint

255
Q

préavis

A

prior notice

256
Q

plisser

A

wrinkle / fold / crease

257
Q

la foule

A

the crowd

258
Q

agglutiné

A

clumped together

259
Q

une bâche

A

tarpaulin

260
Q

vain

A

vain / useless/ pointless

261
Q

s’extirper

A

to extricate oneself

262
Q

un compte-gouttes

A

a dropper / pipette

263
Q

la carcasse

A

carcass / frame / structure

264
Q

dévisager

A

to stare at

265
Q

méchanceté

A

wickedness

266
Q

reprocher

A

to blame / fault

267
Q

repousser

A

to repel / repulse / fend off

268
Q

stationnement

A

parking

269
Q

un gaillard

A

fellow / forecastle

270
Q

poupin

A

chubby

271
Q

la barbe mal rasée

A

unshaven beard

272
Q

vêtu

A

dressed

273
Q

un pantacourt

A

cropped trousers

274
Q

les claquettes

A

tap shoes

275
Q

traînant

A

dragging / trailing

276
Q

accoutre

A

to run up

277
Q

d’office

A

systematically / automatically

278
Q

à peine

A

barely / hardly

279
Q

un siège

A

a seat

280
Q

passablement

A

fairly

281
Q

défoncer

A

to batter / smash

282
Q

démarrer

A

to start / kick off

283
Q

un couleur + âtre

A

____ish

284
Q

en tromb

A

with a bang

285
Q

un vacarme

A

din / commotion / racket

286
Q

assourdissant

A

deafening

287
Q

étaler

A

to spread out / display

288
Q

criad

A

gaudy / loud

289
Q

la boîte à gants

A

glove box

290
Q

repérer

A

to spot / locate

291
Q

un autocollant

A

sticker

292
Q

un coureur

A

a racer

293
Q

en combiniaison

A

can also mean in a suit / overalls

294
Q

se dépêcher de

A

to hurry up

295
Q

pour autant

A

however

296
Q

illisible

A

illegible

297
Q

emboîter

A

to fit together

298
Q

affubler

A

to take on

299
Q

découler de

A

to ensue / stem from

300
Q

s’entrechoquer

A

to clash / intertwine

301
Q

épineux

A

thorny

302
Q

un fauteil

A

armchair

303
Q

crisser

A

to screech

304
Q

une craie

A

chalk

305
Q

accrocher

A

to hang up / fasten

306
Q

un poignet

A

wrist

307
Q

un poignet

A

wrist

308
Q

s’affranchir

A

to free / liberate

309
Q

s’affranchir

A

to free / liberate

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