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S’effondrer

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To collapse

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Siroter

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To sip

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Jaillir

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To spring (to mind)

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Bondir

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To leap/jump

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Gribouiller

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To scribble

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Pourchasser

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To chase

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Synthétiser

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To summarise

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Éclairer

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To brighten

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Égayer

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To amuse

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Remarquer

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To notice

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Apercevoir

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To glimpse

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Entreprendre

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To undertake

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Présager

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To predict

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Flairer

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To smell smth, to sniff

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Trembler

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To tremble

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Se trémousser

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To wiggle

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Intervenir

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To intervene

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Espionner

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To spy

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Repêcher

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To fish smth out

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Ronfler

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To snore

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Fredonner

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To hum

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Fouiner

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To snoop

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Fouiller

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To rummage

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Commérer

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To gossip

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Ronronner

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To purr

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Freiner

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To brake

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Parier (que/sur)

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To bet (that/on)

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Échouer

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To fail

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Éternuer

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To sneeze

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Tousser

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To cough

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S’éterniser

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To drag on/go on and on

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S’effondrer

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To collapse

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Étreindre (Soutenu)

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To hug 1 formal

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Soupirer

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To sigh

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Faire du tourisme

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To sightsee

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Fixer

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To stare

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Chuter

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To fall, tumble

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Déguerpir

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To run off/flee

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Boucler

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To curl

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Lisser

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To straighten

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S’emmêler

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To tangle

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Prier

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To pray

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Tituber

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To toddle

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Intervenir

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To interfere

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Vomir

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To throw up

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Repousser

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To grow back

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Dessaouler

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To sober up

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Se dépêcher

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To hurry up

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Coller

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To glue

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Colliger

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To gather

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Couler

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To flow

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Luire

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To glow

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Rougir

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To blush

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Tricher

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To cheat

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Arnaquer

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To scam 1

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Glisser

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To slide

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Gâter

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To spoil (a child)

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Enrouiller

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To rust

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Emballer

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To wrap (a present)

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Étrangler

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To strangle

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Frire

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To fry

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Frustrer

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To frustrate

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Faire bouillir

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To boil

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Bien se couvrir

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To wrap up warm

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Fermer à clé

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To lock up

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Attraper

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To catch

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Se déguiser

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To dress up (in costume)

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Glousser

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To giggle

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Se balancer

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To sway/swing

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Foirer

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To screw smth up (inf)

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Vénérer

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To worship

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Plier

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To bend

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Tresser

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To braid

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Se trimbaler

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To schlep

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Se faire des amis

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To make friends

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Se décider

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To make up your mind

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Vaincre

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To overcome

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Faire une farce (à qqn)

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To prank someone

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Injurier

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To insult

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Sprinter

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To sprint

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Suer

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To sweat

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Jurer

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To swear

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Gifler

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To slap

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Décevoir

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To disappoint

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Se méfier de

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To be suspicious of

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Joindre les deux bouts

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To make ends meet

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Teindre

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To dye

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Diminuer

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To dwindle

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Jodler

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To yodel

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Gagner sa vie

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Make a living

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Réciter

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To recite

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Estimer

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To reckon

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Échanger qqch contre qqch

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To exchange something for something

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Saboter

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To sabotage

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Avoir du sens

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To make sense

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Désapprouver

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To disapprove

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Parachever

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To complete to perfection

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Vaser

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To be chucking it down

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Hésiter

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To hesitate

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Se coucher

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To set (sun)

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Verrouiller

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To lock

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Gémir

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To moan, whine

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Repérer

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To spot something

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Emprunter qch

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To borrow

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Déambuler

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To stroll

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Coincer

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To wedge, obstruct

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To stand up

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Se lever

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To be standing

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Se tenir/être debout

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Mal prononcer

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To mispronounce

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Désoler

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To sadden/upset

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Saliver

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To salivate

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S’étirer

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To stretch

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Avachir

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To slump/sloach

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Prôner

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To advocate

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Percer

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To drill/to burst

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Bercer

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To soothe, lull

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Devancer

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To get ahead of/to pre-empt

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Saigner

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To bleed

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Se faufiler

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To weave in and out

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Zigzaguer

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To zigzag

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Mouiller

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To dampen, make wet

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Traîner

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To lug/drag something

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Se soûler

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To get drunk

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Ramasser

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To pick/to gather

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Avaler

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To swallow

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Imprimer inf

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To remember/memorise

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Débattre

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To debate

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Murmurer

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To whisper

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Recueillir

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To gather/collect

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Assumer qqch

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To take responsibility for qqch

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Entraîner

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To lead to (no à!)

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Mener à

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To lead to

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Rétrécir

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To shrink

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Surmonter

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To overcome

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Se comporter

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To behave

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Conserver

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To retain

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Retenir

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To retain

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Pousser

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To poke

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Épuiser

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To exhaust

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Compromettre

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To compromise (put in danger)

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Trouver un compromis

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To compromise (agree)

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Assembler

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To assemble, convene

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Râler

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To grumble, complain

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Naufrager

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To sink, capsize

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Galérer (avec)

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To struggle

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Reprendre

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To resume (doing something)

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Abîmer

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To damage, ruin

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Parachever

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To complete, finalise

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Confectionner

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To create, make

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S’allonger

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To lie down

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Pleurnicher

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To whinge

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Insinuer

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To insinuate

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Interpeller

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To shout out to someone

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Augurer

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To bode

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Rêvasser

A

To daydream

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156
Q

Prétendre

A

To claim that

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157
Q

Entamer

A

To start 2

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158
Q

Avoir failli [inf]

A

Almost did something

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159
Q

En avoir assez de

A

To have had enough 1

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160
Q

Détromper

A

To prove someone/something wrong

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161
Q

Ébahir

A

To astonish

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162
Q

Clouer

A

To nail something down

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163
Q

Haïr

A

To hate

164
Q

Poignarder

A

To stab

165
Q

Tirer

A

To stab

166
Q

Obnubiler

A

To obsess

167
Q

Avérer

A

Turn out to be

168
Q

Dérailler

A

To derail or to malfunction

169
Q

Gâcher

A

To spoil, to ruin

170
Q

Gaspiller

A

To waste

171
Q

Piétiner qqch

A

To trample on something

172
Q

Guêtter

A

To watch out for somebody/something

173
Q

Racler

A

To scrape/scrub

174
Q

Assoupir

A

To numb, to calm

175
Q

S’assoupir

A

To doze off

176
Q

Dégringoler

A

To tumble down, to plummet

177
Q

Falsifier

A

To tamper with something

178
Q

Résulter de

A

To ensue from

179
Q

Dénigrer

A

To disparage

180
Q

Se réjouir de

A

To gloat over

181
Q

Délaisser

A

To abandon, neglect

182
Q

Cadenasser

A

To lock

183
Q

Décortiquer

A

To peel, to dissect

184
Q

Papoter

A

To chat, talk, gossip

185
Q

Reculer

A

To go back, reverse

186
Q

Dédommager

A

To compensate

187
Q

Égosiller

A

To shout at the top of your voice

188
Q

Tremper

A

To soak, to marinate

189
Q

Apprivoiser

A

To win over or to tame

190
Q

Tétaniser

A

To stun (figuratively)

191
Q

Tétaniser

A

To stun (figuratively)

192
Q

Engendrer

A

To conceive, create, produce

193
Q

Enduire qqch de qqch

A

To coat something with something

194
Q

Faire sauter

A

To blow smth up

195
Q

Confondre qqch (avec qqch)

A

To mix something up

196
Q

Démarrer

A

To start 1

197
Q

Scintiller

A

To sparkle

198
Q

Recharger

A

To charge (a phone)

199
Q

Cerner

A

To surround, encircle

200
Q

Vouer qqch à qqn

A

To dedicate something to someone

201
Q

Prioriser

A

To prioritise

202
Q

Débrouiller

A

To untangle

203
Q

Se débrouiller

A

To do without something

204
Q

Galérer

A

To have a hard time

205
Q

Présenter/faire ses excuses

A

To apologise

206
Q

Tenir à

A

To stick to, to cling to smth

207
Q

Tenir à

A

To be important to someone, to mean a lot

208
Q

Désolidariser

A

To divide (to break solidarity)

209
Q

Éclabousser

A

To splash 1

210
Q

Rabaisser

A

To pull something down or to belittle

211
Q

Rallonger

A

To extend, lengthen

212
Q

S’effriter

A

To crumble something

213
Q

Énumérer

A

To list, itemise

214
Q

Basculer

A

To topple (over)

215
Q

Soulager

A

To ease, relieve

216
Q

Bégayer

A

To stutter

217
Q

Somnoler

A

To sleep lightly, to nap

218
Q

Rouer

A

To beat someone up

219
Q

Secouer

A

To shake something

220
Q

Calciner

A

To char, burn

221
Q

Saisir

A

To grab 1

222
Q

Agripper

A

To grab 2

223
Q

Interroger

A

To give someone the third degree

224
Q

Pimenter

A

To spice things up

225
Q

Voler en éclats

A

To shatter

226
Q

Se fracasser

A

To shatter

227
Q

Entrer dans les détails

A

To elaborate

228
Q

Exacerber

A

To exacerbate

229
Q

S’accrocher à

A

To cling to

230
Q

Se cramponner à

A

To cling to

231
Q

Galérer

A

To struggle

232
Q

Emparer

A

To seize, capture

233
Q

Se visser

A

To screw

234
Q

Se pencher

A

To bend down/to lean on something/to study something

235
Q

Se noyer

A

To drown

236
Q

Riposter

A

To retort

237
Q

Rétorquer

A

To retort

238
Q

Éparpiller

A

To disperse, divide, scatter

239
Q

Scier

A

To saw

240
Q

Se diriger vers

A

To head to

241
Q

Broyer

A

To grind, crush

242
Q

Écraser

A

To flatten, crush, stub out, run over

243
Q

Départager

A

To decide between, to select the winner

244
Q

Froisser

A

To crease, crumple or to offend someone

245
Q

Quémander

A

To beg

246
Q

Esquiver

A

To evade, elude, avoid, dodge

247
Q

Pincer

A

To pinch

248
Q

Érafler

A

To scratch, scuff

249
Q

Rayer

A

To cross out 1

250
Q

Nuire

A

To harm, damage

251
Q

Rendre perplexe

A

To perplex

252
Q

Dérouter

A

To throw someone, confuse

253
Q

(Faire) rouler

A

To roll

254
Q

Juger

A

To decide, to consider

255
Q

Éteindre

A

To blow something out/ extinguish

256
Q

Passer

A

To fade

257
Q

Déteindre

A

To fade

258
Q

Abandonner

A

To give up

259
Q

Renoncer à

A

To give something up

260
Q

Traverser

A

To go through something

261
Q

Hanter

A

To haunt

262
Q

Marmonner

A

To mumble 1

263
Q

Se fendre

A

To crack

264
Q

Étaler

A

To smudge make up

265
Q

Redouter

A

To fear

266
Q

Visionner

A

To view, watch

267
Q

Dévisager

A

To stare at

268
Q

Caler

A

To wedge something in place

269
Q

Capoter (boat, eg)

A

To flip, turn over

270
Q

Projeter

A

To throw or to project something onto someone

271
Q

Larguer

A

To release or unfasten

272
Q

Louper

A

To miss (the bus)

273
Q

Presser

A

To squeeze, to push

274
Q

Serrer

A

To squeeze, grip, pinch

275
Q

Nouer

A

To tie, knot

276
Q

Réprimer

A

To hold something back/suppress (a yawn)

277
Q

Badigeonner

A

To paint, to smear

278
Q

Entraver

A

To hinder, hamper

279
Q

Gicler

A

To squirt, splash 2

280
Q

Se débarrasser de qqch

A

To fob something off, get rid of something

281
Q

Trimbaler

A

To carry something around (schlep)

282
Q

Assombrir

A

To darken

283
Q

Rejeter

A

To release, throw something back

284
Q

Refuser

A

To decline, refuse, forbid

285
Q

Se dandiner

A

To waddle, prance about

286
Q

Se consacrer à

A

To devote yourself to something

287
Q

Léguer

A

To leave something to somebody

288
Q

S’engager

A

To commit to doing something

289
Q

Ironiser

A

To be ironic about, say something ironically

290
Q

Infliger

A

To inflict, impose

291
Q

Dédaigner

A

To scorn

292
Q

Pulluler

A

To proliferate, teem with

293
Q

Faire une révérence

A

To bow

294
Q

Lancer

A

To toss

295
Q

Effleurer

A

To skim, glide over

296
Q

Lire en diagonale

A

To skim read

297
Q

Monter le son

A

To turn up the volume

298
Q

Chiffonner

A

To crumple, scrunch something

299
Q

Digresser

A

To digress

300
Q

Déchirer

A

To rip something

301
Q

Appartenir à

A

To belong to

302
Q

Partir en fumée

A

To go up in smoke

303
Q

Aiguiser

A

To sharpen (a knife)

304
Q

Frapper

A

To afflict

305
Q

S’épuiser

A

To run out of steam

306
Q

Trembloter

A

To quiver, tremble, jiggle

307
Q

Effleurer

A

To brush, graze or to skim over something

308
Q

Zézayer

A

To lisp

309
Q

Vieillir

A

To age

310
Q

Bipper

A

To beep

311
Q

Couiner

A

To squeak (animal)

312
Q

Grincer

A

To creak

313
Q

Sevrer de qqch

A

To wean off something

314
Q

Resquiller

A

To push in (a queue)

315
Q

Apparaître

A

To come into existence

316
Q

Finasser

A

To beat around the bush

317
Q

Amadouer

A

To coax

318
Q

Cogiter

A

To muse, ponder

319
Q

Crisper

A

To tense
(Inf) To get on someone’s nerves

320
Q

Allécher

A

To seduce, entice

321
Q

Aérer

A

To ventilate (an area)

322
Q

Jalonner

A

To punctuate (a time period)

323
Q

Amadouer

A

To coax

324
Q

Proférer

A

To proclaim

325
Q

Embellir

A

To embellish, make more beautiful

326
Q

Ressortir

A

To stand out, be noticeable

327
Q

Déjouer

A

To thwart, foil, evade

328
Q

Illustrer

A

To exemplify

329
Q

Flemmarder

A

To laze around

330
Q

Affiner

A

To refine, polish

331
Q

Dériver

A

To divert or to derive from

332
Q

Alourdir

A

To weigh something down or to slow something down

333
Q

Alléger

A

To lighten, to reduce, to relieve

334
Q

Effriter

A

To crumble, to erode, to weaken

335
Q

S’accroupir

A

To squat or to crouch

336
Q

Barboter

A

To splash around 3

337
Q

Berner

A

To fool, to scam 4

338
Q

Festoyer

A

To feast, celebrate

339
Q

Daigner faire qqch

A

To deign to do something

340
Q

Apprêter

A

To get [somebody] ready or to prepare or to be about to do something

341
Q

Parrainer

A

To sponser/finance someone or something

342
Q

Octroyer

A

To give, to grant

343
Q

Déraper

A

To slip, slide, to drift off course

344
Q

S’interroger sur qch

A

To wonder about something, to be curious about something

345
Q

Retoquer

A

To reject, to refuse

346
Q

Empiéter

A

To encroach/infringe on

347
Q

Renchérir

A

To one-up, to have the last word, to outbid

348
Q

Broncher

A

To react or to shy away from something

349
Q

Brusquer

A

To push someone around

350
Q

Abréger

A

To shorten, abbreviate, to make [time] go quickly

351
Q

Rembobiner

A

To rewind

352
Q

Résilier

A

To cancel, terminate

353
Q

Avérer

A

To prove to be something, to turn out to be something

354
Q

Asperger

A

To spritz, spray

355
Q

Essorer

A

To wring, to spin-dry

356
Q

Tisser

A

To weave, to spin wool/a web

357
Q

Dorer

A

To bronze, to tan, to brown (when frying food)

358
Q

Noircir

A

To darken/blaken

359
Q

Refouler

A

To push someone/something back
To suppress/to control

360
Q

Munir qqn de qqch

A

To equip someone with something

361
Q

Obtempérer

A

To yield, to obey

362
Q

Se muer

A

To evolve, develop or for a voice to break

363
Q

Beugler

A

To moo, to bellow

364
Q

Échauffer

A

To heat something up, to excite

365
Q

Feinter

A

To fake, to ruse

366
Q

Veiller à qqch

A

To take care of something, to watch over something

367
Q

Veiller à faire qqch

A

To make sure you do something

368
Q

Offusquer

A

To offend

369
Q

S’enflammer

A

To get passionate about

370
Q

Plafonner

A

To cap something or to reach its maximum height

371
Q

Décrocher

A

To take something down, to unhook

372
Q

Enfoncer

A

To sink

373
Q

Buter contre qqch

A

To trip over something, to stub your toe against

374
Q

Buter sur qqch

A

To have trouble with something

375
Q

Remuer

A

To stir a drink or to swing legs

376
Q

Allier

A

To ally or to combine

377
Q

Cantonner

A

To restrict or limit something

378
Q

Assister à

A

To attend or to witness something

379
Q

Soutirer qch à qqn

A

To squeeze something out of someone (information, money, etc)

380
Q

Sentir

A

To smell 1

381
Q

Rafler

A

To clean out or clear out

382
Q

Escompter que

A

To count on something, to expect something

383
Q

Épargner

A

To spare, to save, to go easy on

384
Q

Barrer

A

To cross out 2

385
Q

Estomper

A

To diminish, to fade something

386
Q

Amorcer

A

To start 3

387
Q

Osciller

A

To wobble

388
Q

Édulcorer

A

To sweeten or to sugarcoat

389
Q

Embaumer

A

To perfume something

390
Q

Roder

A

To develop, to establish

391
Q

Rendre compte de

A

To realise

392
Q

Rendre compte de

A

To realise

393
Q

Enquêter

A

To investigate

394
Q

Différencier

A

To differentiate

395
Q

Se rendre

A

To surrender 1

396
Q

Capituler

A

To surrender 2

397
Q

Recourber

A

To curve something

398
Q

Subjuguer

A

To captivate, to enthral

399
Q

Apaiser

A

To calm down

400
Q

Diligenter

A

To get a task done quickly

401
Q

Métamorphoser

A

To make a radical change, to completely transform

402
Q

Boucler

A

To wrap up (finish)

403
Q

Connaître d’avance

A

To foreknow

404
Q

Patauger

A

To wade

405
Q

Bredouiller

A

To mumble 2 or to stammer

406
Q

Cabotiner

A

To overact, to be desperate for attention