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The Eco Flashcards

1
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Apparenté

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Kindred

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Déchéance

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Comedown

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Adresse, dextérité

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Deftness

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Contrat d’apprentissage

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Indenture

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Ancêtre

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Forebear

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Copinage

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Cronyism

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Politique de pure forme

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Tokenism

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Rusé, sympa

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Canny

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Survenir

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Supervene

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S’évanouir

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To swoon

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Trébucher

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Stumble

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12
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Dangereux, traitre

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Treacherous

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Somnolent

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Drowsy

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Trifle

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Bagatelle, broutille

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Être affamé, avoir une faim de loup

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To be ravenous

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Doux

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Mild

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Babiole

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Bauble

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Platter

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Plateau

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Bailler, s’ouvrir grand

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Yawn

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Vautour

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Vulture

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21
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Locaux, lieux

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Premises

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Arbuste

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Shrub

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Taillis

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Coppice

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Imbécile

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Blockhead

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Maussade, grincheux

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Peevish

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Pressentir

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Forebode

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Stratageme

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Contrivance

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Cheville

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Peg

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Griffe

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Claw

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Butin, pillage

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Plunder

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Demon

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Fiend

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32
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Rêvasserie

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Daydream

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33
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Incitation, tentation

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Enticement

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34
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Consulter, parcourir

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Peruse

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35
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Epreuve, privation

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Hardship

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36
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Dotation

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Endowment

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37
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Accorder,confèrer

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Bestow

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38
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Entremêler

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Intertwine

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39
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Intertwine

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Intermingle

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40
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Calme, maîtrise de soi

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Composure

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41
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Cry

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Weep

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42
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Rachat

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Buyout

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43
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Redresser

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Straighten out

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44
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Médaillon

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Locket

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45
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Bouilloire

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Kettle

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46
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Tribord

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Starboard

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47
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Endurance

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Stamina

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48
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Gronder, féroce

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Snarl

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Crochet, accrocher

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Hook

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50
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Flêche

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Dart

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51
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Put your money where your mouth is

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Les actes valent mieux que les paroles/

Il faut joindre le geste à la parole

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52
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Odieux, nauséabond

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Obnoxious

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53
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Grande faucheuse

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Grim reaper

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54
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To spread

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To scatter

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55
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Usurpation

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Grab

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56
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Plante grimpante

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Creeper

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57
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Grosseur, morceau

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Lump

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58
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Broussaille, sous-bois

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Undergrowth

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59
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Vêtement

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Garment

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60
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Ruche

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Frill

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61
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Aux cheveux blonds

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Fair-haired

62
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Grande personne, adulte

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Grown-up

63
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Prise de bec

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Spat

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Dresseur

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Tamer

65
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Guerre

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Warfare

66
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Evacuer, expulser

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Expel

67
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Paon

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Peacock

68
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A l’arrière

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Astern

69
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Crevasse, entaille, balafre

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Gash

70
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Convenir, faire l’affaire

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To cut the mustard

71
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Incliner, pencher

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Tilt

72
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Ventouse

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Cupping

73
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Coffre de voiture

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Boot (UK) / trunk (US)

74
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Prise

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Hand-hold

75
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Sous le vent

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Leeward

76
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Au vent

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Windward

77
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Dépérir

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Wilt

78
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Aigre, acerbe

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Sour

79
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Écureuil

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Squirrel

80
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Ronger

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Gnaw

81
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Respect (mêlé d’admiration ou de crainte)

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Awe

82
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Bercer, tenir dans ses bras

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Cradle

83
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Roulement de tambour

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Drum-roll

84
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Errer, flaner

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Wander

85
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Ignoré

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Unheeded

86
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Décorer

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Festoon

87
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Approbation, appui

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Endorsment

88
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Maigre, insuffisant

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Scanty

89
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Demeure

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Abode

90
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Ronce

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Bramble

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Imprudent

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Reckless

92
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Hérissé

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Bristly

93
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Gémissement, hurlement

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Whine

94
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Sentier battu

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Trodden path

95
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Toqué

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Batty*

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Lance

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Spear

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Odd

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Queer

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Arboré

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Treed

99
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Marcher, pas

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Tread

100
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Ronfler

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To snore

101
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Fougère

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Fern

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En fait

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Basically

103
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Maladie d’origine alimentaire

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Foodborne illness

104
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En règle général

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As a rule of thumb

105
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Être rouge comme une écrevisse

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To as be red as a lobster (homard)

106
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Flagrant

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Blatant

107
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Cueillir, arracher (courage)

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Pluck

108
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Flou, confus

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Fuzzy

109
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Gémissement

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Whimper

110
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Pousser un gémissement

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To give a whimper

111
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Châtiment

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Chastisement

112
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Vagabond

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Vagrant

113
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Charognard, éboueur

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Scavenger

114
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In addition

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To boot

115
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Cogner, bruit sourd

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Thump

116
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Ridiculous

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Preposterous

117
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S’accroupir

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Squat

118
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Précieux

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Foppish

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Piste de l’aéroport

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Runway

120
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Rejeter

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Pooh-pooh

121
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Pester contre

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Rail against

122
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Joker

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Wildcard

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De fortune

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Makeshift

124
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Battement

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Flutter

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Sec (apparence)

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Sinewy

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Velours

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Velvet

127
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Amèrement

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Sourly

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Neutre

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Matter-of-fact

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As a matter of fact

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En fait

130
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Faire marcher qqn

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To pull sbdy leg

131
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Plat

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Belly flop

132
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Taut

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Tendu

133
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Entonnoir

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Funnel

134
Q

Faire signe à qqn

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To beckon To sbdy

135
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Fagot, paquet

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Bundle

136
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Verrouiller, verrou

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Bolt

137
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Avec malveillance

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Malevolently

138
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Bousculade, ruée, avancer péniblement

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To scramble

139
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Pas folle le guêpe

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He isn’t a just pretty face

140
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Guêpe

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Wasp

141
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Raie, série

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Streak

142
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D’un ton moqueur

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Jeeringly

143
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Miroiter

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Shimmer

144
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Eau de javel, blanchir

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Bleach

145
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Chanceler

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Totter

146
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Ricannement

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Snigger

147
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Avec humeur

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Testily

148
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Enfant gâté

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Spoiled child

149
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Bredouiller, baragouiner

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Jabber

150
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Copinage

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Cronyism

151
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Pire moment

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Nadir

152
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Contravention

A

Fine

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