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1
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to speak highly of

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vanter

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to take away/achieve, win

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remporter

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to get better

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améliorer

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to notice/percieve

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apercevoir

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to organise yourself/manage

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gérer

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hail

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grêler

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to last

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durer

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complain

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se plaindre

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repeat a year

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redoubler

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melt

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déverser

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keep watch

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veillerer

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shake, bounce along

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cahoter

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dream/think about

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songer

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sigh

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soupir

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bustle about

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s’affairer

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to stack

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empiler

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treat

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traiter

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sieze

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saisir

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flee/avoid

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fuir

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to get away/escape

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évader

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to have a ball

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s’éclater

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to blow up

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éclater

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to lead

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mener

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to beg

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mendier

man dying to beg

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to burn

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brûler

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to neighbour

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avoisiner

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run out

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s’épuiser

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restart

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repartir

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to attempt

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tenter

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to attain

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parvenir

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to locate

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situer

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32
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to decieve

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tromper

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to get going, to get things moving

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débloquer

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to start

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démarrer

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break, smash

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briser

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undergo, suffer

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subir

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crash

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s’écraser

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expand, spread out

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essaimer

sea trying to spread out

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shelter, protect

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abriter (arbitr protecting players)

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pillage, loot

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piller

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to bring to a close (finish, end)

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achever

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42
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to supply

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fournir

supply furniture

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43
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recover, bring back

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recuperer

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44
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to lie

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mentir

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try, attempt

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tenter

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stroll

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ballader

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to avoid

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évider

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kidnap, take off

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enlever

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49
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re-green

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reverdir

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50
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to whistle

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siffloter

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end (path), lead to, inf. come good

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aboutir

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52
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mistrust

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se méfier de

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push, grow

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pousser

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sum up, recap

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récapituler

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break, break up

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rompre

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raise, haul

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hisser

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betray

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trahir

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gnaw, bite

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ronger

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lull, soothe, rock

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bercer

bear being rocked in a chair

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laze, saunter

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flâner

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taunt, mock

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narguer

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62
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enjoy, appreciate

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goûter

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63
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rub

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frotter

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64
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rub the wrong way

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se frotter

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65
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to be on strike

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être en grève

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66
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to go on strike

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se mettre en grève

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67
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to bawl

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gueuler

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68
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connect, bond

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lier

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69
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to hang up (e.g. phone)

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accrocher

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70
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to foam, lather, spread

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mousser

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71
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shiver

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frissoner

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72
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distort, break

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fausser

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73
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to be ashamed

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avoir honte

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74
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peel

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peler

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75
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bury

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enfouir

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76
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topple, capsize

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chavier

topple a chav

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77
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support, hold up

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soutenir

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splash, sully, put down

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éclabousser

splash babusia

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roam, transverse

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sillonner

a silhouette roaming the world

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80
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type

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taper

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81
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refuse, reject

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récuser

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82
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defecate, shit

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chier

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83
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lie, stretch out

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allonger

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84
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spread

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tartiner

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85
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reap, harvest, collect

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récolter

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86
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flunk, fail, sink

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couler

a failing water cooler willsink you

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87
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wilt, fade

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faner

a ventilator fan wilting and then fading away

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88
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to empty

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vider

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89
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pig out, eat

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bouffer

90
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confess, admit

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avouer

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bring forward/back (an appointment)

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décaler

92
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contest

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constater

93
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turn away from

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détourner

94
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roll up, hitch up

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retrousser

roll up your trusy

95
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slip

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échapper

96
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pin down, nail

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clouer

nail a clown to a bed

97
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brush, graze, cross one’s mind

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effleurer

98
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lean, tilt

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pencher

a rich bridge is tilting upwards

99
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wear someone out, tease

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vanner

100
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bring, drive, lead

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conduire

101
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deliver

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livrer

102
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stammer, mumble, flounder

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bafouiller

103
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to surprise

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étonner

104
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involve, mix up

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mêler

105
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to support, back, lean on

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appuyer

106
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pull a face, raise an eyebrow

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tiquer

107
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hiss, snarl, growl

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feuler

fuhrer growling

108
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crouch, lay low

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se tapir

crouching tapir

109
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to snore

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ronfler

ron snoring next to fleur

110
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turn pale, softly illuminate

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blêmir

111
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to contstruct

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bâtir

112
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to row (boat) (inf to work hard, struggle)

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ramer

a ram struggling to row a boat

113
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celebrate

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fêter

114
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clean up, purify

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assainir

115
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to move back, recede, decline

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reculer

116
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to cheat

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tricher

trick the teacher

117
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overcome

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surmonter

118
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reserved, uncommnicative

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taciturne

119
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joyful

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riant

120
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enticing

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aguicheur

a guy? sure he’s enticing

121
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affronter

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confront, face

122
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drudge, routine, grind

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train-train

123
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in all likelihood

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vraisemblement

124
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holl

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la morne

mourning onn a hill

125
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curtain

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rideau

126
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narrow

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étroit

127
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stand, tower, rise, rebel against

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se dresser

dresser towering above shelves

128
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really scary

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a faire dresser les cheveux sur la tete

129
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train (something)

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dresser

130
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gloomy voice, dull voice

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voix morne

131
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cramped, tight

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a l’etroit

132
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in close relationship with

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en lien etroit avec

133
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petty

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mesquine

I’m petty about people eating my quinoa

134
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cardboard

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cartonne

135
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to become milder, calm down

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se radoucir

rado mum will calm down more

136
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swarming with something

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grouillante de qch

groaning with

137
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panic, throw someone into a panic

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affoler

138
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walnut. verb- to drown

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noyer

139
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helplessness, dissaray

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desarroi

140
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back and forth, in minute detail

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en long et en large

141
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unwrap, tell all, unload (griefs)

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déballer

tell all to a ballet dancer

142
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pug dog

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carlin

a pug in a car on the washing line

143
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isolated, well away from

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ecartee

144
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a veil

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une violette

145
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sway your hips, wriggle your hips

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déhancher

sway your hips like cher

146
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difference, gap, interval

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décalage

147
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funeral service

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funèbre

148
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formerly, in the olden days

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jadis

149
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from every angle, at considerable length

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de long, en large et en traverse

150
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protect, reduce, move aside, dismiss

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ecarter

151
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out of step, disharmonious

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en décalage

152
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disorientated

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dépaysé

153
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to devote oneseld to )sport)

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s’addoner

adonis gave himself to disc-throwing

154
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warlike

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guerrier

155
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lash, strap

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laniere

156
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embankment

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un talus

a tall hill in front of us

157
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printing, circulation (book), edition

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tirage

158
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wedding

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les noces

159
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go on a binge

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faire la noce

go on a binge during the night midnight snack

160
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to take on, hire

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embaucher

omo hires cher for commercial

161
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to rally, win over

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rallonger

162
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terribly expensive to buy

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ruineux

163
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to manhandle, give a rough ride to

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malmener

164
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to oust, supplant

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evincer

165
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at the time of, during

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lors

166
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austrian

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autrichien

167
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stoutness

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l’embonpoint

em has a good point - antony is stout

168
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to treat (an ilness), nurse, look after

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soigner

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blurred, vague

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floue

170
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relief

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soulagement

171
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guinea-pig

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cobaye

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to relieve

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soulager

173
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to spread (out), display

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étaler

spread out your stars as an installation

174
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off-coulour

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patraque

petrocles was off-colour coz he was DYING lol

175
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to cure, heal

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guérir

176
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to skin (an animal), deprive of one’s posessions

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depoullier

177
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to decorate, adorn

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orner

178
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creditor

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creancier

179
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dashing

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fringant

dat fringe with dat glove - david bowie is fringant

180
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to scribble

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griffoner

181
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cattle

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le bétail

182
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covertly

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sous-cape

183
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to jam

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coincer

put jam into a corner

184
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jewel

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bijou

185
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splendour

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faste

186
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unpolished, uncultivated

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fruste

frustrated at your lack of cultivation

187
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flow, turnover, delivery

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débit

188
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hardly

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ne… guère

189
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slpash about, (inf_ steal

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barboter

kids with beards spalshing in the water (getting wet)

190
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pond

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une mare

mara in the pond

191
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funeral

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obsèques

192
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coffin

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le cercueil

circular coffin

193
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breeding

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l’élevage

194
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to climb

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grimper

195
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flashy, showy

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tape-a-l’œil

196
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of yesteryear

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d’antan

de lointain

197
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next to, close to

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auprès de

198
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rock

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rocher

199
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shed

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hangar

200
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shearing

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la tonte

shearing in a tent

201
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bag, saddlebag

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sacoche

202
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wink

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un clin d’oeil

203
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in a flash

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en un clin

204
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uncertain, random

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aleatoire

205
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yearbook, phone book

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l’annuaire

206
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postman

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le facteur

207
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sensible, wise

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avise

208
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to kneel

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s’agenouiller

209
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to clear, get over (obstacle), cover ( a distance(

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franchir

210
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21st century

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vingt et unieme siecle

211
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to roar

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rugir

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hymn

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le cantique

213
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shower( weather, of questions)

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l’averse

raining men - a song verse

214
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faith

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la foi

215
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to have a good laugh

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se marrer

216
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fiery, ardent

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fougueuse

217
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protege

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un poulain

218
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loose stones

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rocaille

219
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bush

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buisson

220
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thick

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epais

221
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riding crop

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la cravache

222
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to hurtle down

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devaler

hurtle down into de valley

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