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authoritarian

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authoritaire

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hurt

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blessé(e)

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understanding

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compréhensif(-ive)

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conventional

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conventionnel(le)

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critical, judgment

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critique

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cultured

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cultivé(e)

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cynical

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cynique

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decent

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décent(e)

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disappointed

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déçu(e)

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depressed

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déprimé(e)

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determined

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déterminé(e)

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dignified

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digne

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direct

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direct(e)

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energetic

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énergique

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foreign

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étranger(-ére)

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weak

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faible

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proud

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fier(-ére)

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strong

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fort(e)

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fragile

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fragile

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frank,open, honest

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franc(he)

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coarse, crude, rude

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grossier(-ére)

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idealistic

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idéaliste

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ignorant

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ignorant(e)

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indecent

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indécent(e)

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unfaithful

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infidèle

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worried

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inquiet(-ète)

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insolent

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insolent(e)

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who has integrity

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intégre

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intellectual

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intellectuel(le)

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intolerant

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intolérant(e)

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cowardly

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lâche

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free

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libre

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marginal

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marginal(e)

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derisive, mocking

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moqueur(-euse)

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muslim

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musulman(e)

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naive

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naïf(-ïve)

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western

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occidental(e)

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eastern

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oriental(e)

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rebellious

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rebelle

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repressive

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répressif(-ive)

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respectful

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respectueux(-euse)

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alone

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seul(e)

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dark

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sombre

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tolerant

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tolérant(e)

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traumatic

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traumatisant(e)

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bright

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vif(-ive)

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vulgar

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vulgaire

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army

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une armée

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arrest

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une arrestation

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assassination

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un assassinat

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comic book, graphic novel

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une bande dessinée

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bombing

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un bombardement

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censorship

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censure

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heartbreak

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un chagrin d’amour

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advice

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un conseil

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disappointment (unhappy love affair)

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une déception (amoureuse, sentimen-tale)

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move

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un déménagement

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depression

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une dépression (nerveuse)

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cartoon

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un dessin animé

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God

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Dieu

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election

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une élection

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riot

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une émeute

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event

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un événement

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exile

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l’exil

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headscarf

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le foulard

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war

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une guerre

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boarding school

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un internat

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demonstration

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une manifestation

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makeup

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le/du maquillage

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medicine

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un médicament

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missile

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un missile

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model

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un modèle

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shadow

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une ombre

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silhouette

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une ombre chinoise

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opponent

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un(e) opposant(e)

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boarding-school student

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un(e) pensionnaire boarder

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oil

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le pétrole

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police

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la police

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police (wo)man

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un(e) policier (-ère)

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regime

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un régime

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nun

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une religieuse (bonne soeur)

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repression

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la répression

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uprising

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une révolte

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soldier

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un soldat

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suffering

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la souffrance

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witness

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un témoin

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suicide attempt

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une tentative de suicide

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torture

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la torture

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wearing the veil

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le voile veil; le port du voile

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voice-over

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la voix off

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to arrest

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arrêter

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to attend

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assister à

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to attack

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attaquer

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to be ashamed (of)

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avoir honte (de)

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to be homesick

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avoir le mal du pays

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to speak one’s mind

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avoir son franc-parler

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to bomb

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bombarder

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to censor

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censurer

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to fight

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combattre (comme battre)

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to advise someone to do something

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conseiller à quelqu’un de faire quelque chose

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to believe in

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croire à

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to move (to change residence)

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déménager (comme voyager)

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to draw

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dessiner

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to get a divorce

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divorcer

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to emigrate

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émigrer

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to imprison

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emprisonner

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to indoctrinate

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endoctriner

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to execute

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exécuter

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to fight in a war

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faire la guerre

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to be suffering from depression

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faire une/de la dépression

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to reproach someone

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faire des reproches à quelqu’un

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to grow up

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grandir (comme finir)

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to recover, to heal

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guérir (comme finir)

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to idealize

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idéaliser

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to forbid someone to do something

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interdire à quelqu’un de faire quelque chose (comme dire)

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to praise

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louer

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to be missed by someone

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manquer à quel’un

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I miss you

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tu me manques

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to lie

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mentir (comme partir)

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to scorn

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mépriser

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to forget

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oublier

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to take part (in)

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participer (à)

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to promise someone to do something

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promettre à quelqu’un de faire quelque chose (comme mettre)

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to leave

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quitter

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to reproach someone for doing something

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procher à quelqu’un de faire quelque chose

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to recover, to find again

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retrouver

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to recover one’s zest for life

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retrouver le goût à vie

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to hide

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se cacher

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to be bored

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s’ennuyer

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to fit in

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s’intégrer

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to flee

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s’enfuir

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to go into exile

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s’exiler

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to get used to

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s’habituer (à)

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to worry

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s’inquiéter

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to deteriorate, to get worse

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se détériorer

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to get angry

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se fâcher

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to put on makeup

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se maquiller

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to get married

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se marier

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to remember

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se rappeler

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to recall

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se remémorer

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to feel + adjective (guilty, lonely)

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se sentir + adjectif (coupable, seul)

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to remember

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se souvenir (de)

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to commit suicide

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se suicider

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to suffer

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souffrir

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to overcome

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surmonter

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to keep an eye on, to watch

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surveiller

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to fall in love (with)

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tomber amoureux (-euse) (de)

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to torture

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torturer

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to cheat on someone

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tromper quelqu’un

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abroad

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à l’étranger

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in public

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en public

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to be angry

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être en colère

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trusting

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confiant(e)

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virgin

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vierge

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shelter

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un abri

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bronchitis

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une bronchite

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headscarf

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une cagoule

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swan

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un cygne

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wheelchair

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un fauteuil roulant

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printer (person)

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un imprimeur

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jasmine

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le jasmin

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puppet

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une marionnette

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to control

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contrôler

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to wander

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errer

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to explode

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exploser

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to do aerobics

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faire de l’aérobic

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to free, to release

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libérer

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to allow someone to do something

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permettre à queleu’un de faire quelque chose

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to pay homage to someone

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rendre hommage à quelqu’un

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to forget where one comes from

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renier ses origines

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to conform

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se conformer

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to find refuge

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se réfugier

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to follow a medical treatment

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se soigner

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a pain (vulgar)

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un(e) chieur (-euse)

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fool, idiot (vulgar)

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un con, une conne

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guy

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un mec

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pal

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un pote