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To abuse (insult / ill-treat)

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insulter OU maltraiter, abuser

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Abide by (respect, comply with)

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respecter / se plier à

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Abroad (overseas)

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à l’étranger

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Abrupt (sudden)

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soudain / brutal

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Acrimonlously (bitterly)

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avec aigreur / acrimonie

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Affluent (rich, wealthy, well-off, well-heeled)

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riche / abondant

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Afford (can pay for)

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Avoir les moyens financiers de / pouvoir acheter

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An abode (place to live, dwelling)

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une demeure / un domicile

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An accomodation (lodging)

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Un logement

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An accord (agreement/convention/concord)

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un accord

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An advent (appearance, arrival)

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La venue / l’avènement

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An aim (goal, objective)

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un objectif / but

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An assignment (appointment, post, mission OR homework)

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mission / affectation OU devoirs à la maison

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An attire (clothes, garments, outfit)

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tenue / vêtements

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Attend (be present)

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ê présent / assister à qqc

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Attend to (tend to, care for, take care of, look after)

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s’occuper de / prendre soin de qqn, qqc

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Available (accessible, at hand, ready for use)

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disponible

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Aversion (abhorrence, detestation, disgust, hate, loathing)

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aversion / détestation / dégoût

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The ailment (suffering)

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la souffrance

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To abandon

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renoncer à qqc

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To abate

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se calmer / faiblir en intensité

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To abet (help)

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aider / encourager OU être complice

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To acclaim (praise)

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louer / vanter les mérites

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To accomodate (change for convenience or put sb up)

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S’accomoder de qqc OU loger / héberger

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To accost (bother, harass, molest)

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harceler / embêter physiquement

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To accumulate (accrue, amass, pile, stack up, build up)

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accumuler; amasser

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To achieve (attain, reach)

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Atteindre

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To acknowledge (admit, recognize, concede)

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reconnaître / concéder

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To acquire (obtain, get)

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acquérir / obtenir

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To adapt to (change to suit different conditions, adjust to)

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s’adapter / accepter le changement

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To address (deal with, tackle, broach an issue OR speak to)

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aborder un pb OU s’adresser à qqn

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To adjust to (become more familiar with sth new, adapt to)

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se familiariser / s’habituer au changement

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To administer (give (medicine, drug))

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prodiguer

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To admonish (warn sb against sth)

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mettre en garde

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To advocate (favour, encourage, recommend, support)

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soutenir, défendre

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To affect (influence, have an effect)

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Affecter / avoir une influence

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To alter (change, modify)

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modifier

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To appeal for sth (ask for sth)

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dder qqc

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To argue (quarrel, wrangle, have a row OR contend, claim)

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Se disputer OU affirmer / déclarer

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To arouse (rouse, excite)

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susciter / faire naître / provoquer (feelings)

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To assuage (ease, relieve, sooth, alleviate)

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soulager / apaiser

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To assume (suppose, surmise, presume)

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supposer

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To avert (avoid / circumvent / dodge / eschew / evade)

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éviter

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To be appalled (horrified, shocked, stunned, revolted)

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Etre atterré / choqué / révolté

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To appeal to sb (call on sb)

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faire appel à qqn

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acceptable (valid)

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valable / acceptable

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accountable (responsible, answerable, duty-bound, liable)

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responsable

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accrued (accumulated, amassed)

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accumulé / amassé

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accurate (precise)

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précis

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ache (pain)

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mal / douleur

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across-the-board (all-insclusive, blanket, complete, comprehensive, everything, sweeping, total, overall)

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général / généralisé / qui englobe tout / uniforme

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adamant (inflexible, unyielding)

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inflexible / qui ne cède pas

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adequate (sufficient, enough)

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suffisant

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adjudicate (judge a contest / dispute)

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juger un différend

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advertisements (ads, adverts, classified ads)

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Des annonces publicitaires / petites annonces classifiées

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affordable (economical, low-cost)

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abordable; peu coûteux

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aggravate (irritate, irk OR exacerbate, make worse)

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Agacer OU aggraver

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akin (similar)

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similaire, proche

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albeit (although)

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bien que

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all-embracing (comprehensive, extensive, thorough)

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exhaustif

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allay (calm, placate, appease, sooth)

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apaiser

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alleviate (assuage, relieve, sooth, calm down)

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soulager

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alluring (appealing)

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attirant / séduisant

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altogether (wholly, completely, comprehensively)

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entièrement

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amaze (astonish, astound, surprise)

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étonner / surprendre

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amenity (comfort)

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confort / agrément

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amicable (friendly)

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amical

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amiss (awry, erroneous, fallacious, false, flawed, wrong)

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faux / qui va de travers

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anguish (affliction, agony, pain distress)

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souffrance / douleur / affliction

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anticipate (predict, envisage)

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prévoir, envisager

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antiquated (old-fashioned, outmoded)

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dépassé / démodé

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apex (the highest point, acme, apogee, climax)

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point culminant / paroxysme

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apologetic (feel sorry, express an excuse, regretful, rueful)

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désolé / qui regrette

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apparent (clear, evident, obvious)

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évident

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appealing (attractive, alluring, charming, enticing, seductive, beguiling)

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séduisant / attirant

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array (range)

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gamme / étendue / éventail

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ascertain (confirm, make certain)

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confirmer / garantir

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ashamed (embarassed)

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gêné / honteux

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assert (affirm, contend, claim, declare, argue)

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déclarer / affirmer

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assess (evaluate, estimate, appraise)

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évaluer / estimer

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astound (amaze, astonish, surprise)

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étonner / surprendre

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astute (smart, clever, canny, cunning, discerning, foxy sharp, shrewd, perceptive)

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malin / astucieux / habile

83
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attempt (try, have a shot at sth/tentative)

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tenter / essayer

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autonomous (independent, self-reliant)

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independent, autonome

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average (ordinary, common, medium, mainstream)

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moyen / ordinaire

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awareness (knowledge, conscioussness, sentience)

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connaissance / conscience de qqc

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awful (terrible, appalling, ghastly, horrible)

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épouvantable / terrible

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awkward (clumsy, inelegant OR uncomfortable, difficult)

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Maladroit / sans grâce OU délicat / difficile

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