U21 Lexique Flashcards

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to be the privilege/prerogative of

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apanage (être l’~ de) (exp)

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2
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horrible / atrocious

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atroce (adj/m/f)

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appeal / attraction

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un attrait (n/m)

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4
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native

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autochtone (adj/m/f)

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5
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to empower

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autonomiser (v)

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6
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outcome record

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un bilan (n/m)

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7
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deeply moving / shocking

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bouleversant(e) (adj/m/f)

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burning

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brûlant(e) (adj/m/f)

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9
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deficiency

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une carence (n/f)

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10
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termination

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une cessation (n/f)

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11
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minefield

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un champ de mines (n/m)

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charter

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une charte (n/f)

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progress / path

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un cheminement (n/m)

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14
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to slam / to bang

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claquer (v)

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15
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to commit

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commettre (v)

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16
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segment / compartment

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un compartiment (n/m)

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17
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lecturer / speaker

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un(e) conférencier (-ière) (n/m/f)

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18
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in accordance with / true to

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conforme à (adj/m/f)

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19
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according to / in accordance with

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conformément à (prép)

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20
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annual leave

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un congé annuel (n/m)

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21
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profiling

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un contrôle au faciès (n/m)

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22
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consent

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un consentement (n/m)

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23
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coarse / intense / blunt

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cru(e) (adj/m/f)

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24
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to take down / to dismantle

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démanteler (v)

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25
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denial

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un déni (n/m)

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26
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disarmament

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un désarmement (n/m)

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27
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denial / disavowal

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un désaveu (n/m)

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28
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disobedience

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une désobéissance (n/f)

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29
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sustainable development

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un développement durable (n/m)

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30
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dispute / difference of opinion

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un différend (n/m)

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31
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arrangement / provision

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une disposition (n/f)

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32
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dowry

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une dot (n/f)

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33
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civil rights

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des droits civiques (exp)

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34
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human rights

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les droits de l’homme (exp)

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35
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to lighten / to clarify

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éclaircir (v)

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36
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to build / to edify

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édifier (v)

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37
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as regards / towards

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égard (à l’~ de ) (exp)

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38
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moving

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émouvant(e) (adj/m/f)

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39
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against / contrary to

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encontre (à l’~ de) (exp)

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40
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stake / issue

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un enjeu (n/m)

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41
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to enlist

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enrôler (v)

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42
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caliber / scale

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une envergure (n/f)

43
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to intend / to condider

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envisager (v)

44
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magician / sorcerer / sorceress

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un(e) envoûteur (-euse) (n/m/f)

45
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age / era

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une époque (n/f)

46
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capacity (of) / ability to

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une faculté (de) (n/f)

47
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burden

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un fardeau (n/m)

48
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sector / industry

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une filière (n/f)

49
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blatant

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flagrant(e) (adj/m/f)

50
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start-up costs

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des frais d’établissement (n/m/plur)

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disastrous / ill-fated

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funeste (adj/m/f)

52
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profit

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un gain (n/m)

53
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international body

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une instance internationale (n/f)

54
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isolation

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un isolement (n/m)

55
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to isolate

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isoler (v)

56
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to legislate

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légiférer (v)

57
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levirate

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un lévirat (n/m)

58
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place of worship

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un lieu de culte (n/m)

59
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public housing

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un logement social (n/m)

60
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lynching

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un lynchage (n/m)

61
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molestation/ abuse

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une maltraitance (n/f)

62
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carpenter

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un menuisier (n/m)

63
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contempt

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un mépris (n/m)

64
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interbreeding / mix

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un métissage (n/m)

65
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city / metropolis

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une métropole (n/f)

66
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to pool / to share

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mettre en commun (exp)

67
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to put an end to

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mettre fin à (exp)

68
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shipwreck / total disaster

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un naufrage (n/m)

69
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harmful / evil

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néfaste (adj/m/f)

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to drown

71
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to win out

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obtenir gain de cause (exp)

72
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to arrange / to organize / to order

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ordonner (v)

73
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to make up for / to compensate for

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pallier (v)

74
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death penalty / death sentence

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une peine de mort (n/f)

75
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to disrupt / to perturb

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perturber (v)

76
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pillar

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un pilier (n/m)

77
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legal proceedings / prosecution

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une poursuite judiciaire (n/f)

78
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early

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précoce (adj/m/f)

79
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prejudice

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un préjugé (n/m)

80
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profiling

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un contrôle au faciès (n/m)

81
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to crawl

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ramper (v)

82
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resentment

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une rancœur (n/f)

83
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to fail / to go wrong

84
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to recondition (mentally)

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reconditionner (v)

85
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recruit

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une recrue (n/f)

86
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to diminish / to retreat

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reculer (v)

87
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to relegate

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reléguer (v)

88
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to remedy

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remédier (v)

89
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criticism / reproach

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un reproche (n/m)

90
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to claim / to demand

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revendiquer (v)

91
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know how / expertise

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un savoir-faire (n/m)

92
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sorcerer /sorceress / witch

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un(e) sorcier (-ière) (n/m/f)

93
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fate / curse

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un sort (n/m)

94
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to join together / to bind together

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souder (v)

95
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to appear / to arise

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surgir (v)

96
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to try / to strive to

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tâcher de (v)

97
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to try / to attempt to

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tenter de (v)

98
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field / ground

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un terrain (n/m)

99
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host site / home

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un terrain d’accueil (n/m)

100
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to draw

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tracer (v)

101
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international treaty / international agreement

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un traité international (n/m)

102
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remnant / trace

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un vestige (n/m)

103
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villager

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un(e) villageois (-se) (n/m/f)