Persépolis Flashcards

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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(e) con(ne)

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guy

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un mec

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pal

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un pote

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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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synonym for 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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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 qqn de faire qqch

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to pay homage to someone

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rendre hommage à qqn

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21
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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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24
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to follow a medical treatment

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se soigner

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abroad

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à l’étranger

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to be angry

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être en colère

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to arrest

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arrêter

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to attack

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attaquer

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to be ashamed

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avoir honte

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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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34
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to fight

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combattre

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35
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to believe in

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croire à

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36
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to move

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déménager

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37
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to emigrate

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émigrer

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38
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to imprison

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emprisonner

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39
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to indoctrinate

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endoctriner

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40
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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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42
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to be suffering from depression

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faire de la dépression

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43
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to reproach someone

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faire des reproches à qqn

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44
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to grow up

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grandir

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to recover

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guérir

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46
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to idealize

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idéaliser

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47
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to forbid someone to do something

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interdire à qqn de faire qqch

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48
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to praise

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louer

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49
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to lie

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mentir

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50
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to scorn

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mépriser

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51
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to forget

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oublier

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52
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to promise someone to do something

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promettre à qqn de faire qqch

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53
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to get back

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retrouver

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54
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to recover one’s zest for life

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retrouver le goût à la vie

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55
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to hide

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se cacher

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56
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to be bored

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s’ennuyer

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57
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to fit in

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s’intégrer

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58
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to flee

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s’enfuir

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59
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to go into exile

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s’exiler

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60
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to get used to

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s’habituer à

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61
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to worry

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s’inquiéter

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62
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to get worse

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se détériorer

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to put on makeup

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se maquiller

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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 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

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surveiller

70
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to torture

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torturer

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to cheat on someone

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tromper qqn

72
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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

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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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la 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

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une déception

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move

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un déménagement

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depression

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une dépression

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riot

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une émeute

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event

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un événement

85
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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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boarding school

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un internat

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demonstration

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une manifestation

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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

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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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regime

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un régime

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nun

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une religieuse (bonne sœur)

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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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wearing the veil

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le port du voile

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voice-over

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la voix off

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authoritarian

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autoritaire

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conventional

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conventionnel(le)

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judgemental

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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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weak

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faible

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honest

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franc(he)

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rude, crude

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grossier, grossière

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idealistic

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idéaliste

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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, inquiète

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who has integrity

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intègre

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cowardly

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lâche

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marginal

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marginal(e)

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naive

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naïf, naïve

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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, répressive

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respectful

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respectueux, respectueuse

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dark

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sombre

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traumatic

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traumatisant(e)

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bright

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vif, vive

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vulgar

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vulgaire

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to spray

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asberger

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blows, clashes

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des heurts

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to meddle

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s’immiscer

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term for French president

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le quinquennat

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meeting

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un rassemblement

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seven-year term

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un septennat

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safety measures

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un dispositif de sécurité

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bald

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chauve

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beard

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la barbe

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scar

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la cicatrice

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dimple

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la fossette

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beauty spot

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la grain de beauté

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wrinkles

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les rides

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freckles

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les tâches de rousseur