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1
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Eccentric

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Unique in his own way

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Solitude

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Peacefulness

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To long for sth

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To miss sth

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The hustle and bustle

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The energy (of big cities)

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quaint

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Cute, small, charming

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scarcely

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(à peine)

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cutthroat

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“do business in my way”

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Bouncer

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Security guy in the club

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Giggling

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Fou rire

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Out of the blue

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Suddenly, unexpectedly

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11
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Toddler

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Personne qui commence à marcher

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12
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To breathe a sigh of relief

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Être soulagé

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To shudder

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To shake when you find sth disgusting

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14
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To stutter

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Bégayer

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15
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To cough

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Tousser

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16
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To litter

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To throw small garbage onto the street

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17
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To be dismissive of sth

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To reject the idea

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18
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To dread doing sth

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To describe sth you hate doing

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19
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witty

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clever and funny

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20
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To empathize with sb

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To be able to feel what one person feels

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21
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Eloquent

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Sb. who can speak beautifully

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banter

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Friendly and not serious conversation

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unease

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discomfort

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to dwindle

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to fade, to decrease

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trustworthy

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digne de confiance

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trusty

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old, strong, reliable (for inanimate object)

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27
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lawn mower

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tondeuse à gazon

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28
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trusting

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people who trust too easily (naive)

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drowsy

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sleepy (from medication)

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30
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to have an aging population

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to have more old than young people (in a country)

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31
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blunt

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not sharp OR tactless

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32
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utter

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absolute, total

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33
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to cringe

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grincer des dents (when sth. is shit)

cringeworthy (adj)

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irksome

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dull, irritating, boring

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appalling

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terrible

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36
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prospect

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future possibility

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37
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to downplay sth

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to minimise the importance of sth

38
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to outgrow sth

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when you are too old for sth

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to outplay sb

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when you play a sport better than sb else

40
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to outsmart sb

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to do sth in a better/devious way (e.g. to outsmart the police)

41
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to outweigh sth

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to be more important, to have more impact than sth esle

42
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to bark

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aboyer

43
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to purr

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miauler

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to shudder

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to tremble by thinking of sth disgusting

45
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Eloquent

A

Sb. who can speak beautifully

46
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banter

A

Friendly and not serious conversation

47
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unease

A

discomfort

48
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to dwindle

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to fade, to decrease

49
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trustworthy

A

digne de confiance

50
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trusty

A

old, strong, reliable (for inanimate object)

51
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lawn mower

A

tondeuse à gazon

52
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trusting

A

people who trust too easily (naive)

53
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drowsy

A

sleepy (from medication)

54
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to have an aging population

A

to have more old than young people (in a country)

55
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blunt

A

not sharp OR tactless

56
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utter

A

absolute, total

57
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to cringe

A

grincer des dents (when sth. is shit)

cringeworthy (adj)

58
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irksome

A

dull, irritating, boring

59
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appalling

A

terrible

60
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prospect

A

future possibility

61
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to downplay sth

A

to minimise the importance of sth

62
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to outgrow sth

A

when you are too old for sth

63
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to outplay sb

A

when you play a sport better than sb else

64
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to outsmart sb

A

to do sth in a better/devious way (e.g. to outsmart the police)

65
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to outweigh sth

A

to be more important, to have more impact than sth esle

66
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to bark

A

aboyer

67
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to purr

A

miauler

68
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to shudder

A

to tremble by thinking of sth disgusting

69
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Eloquent

A

Sb. who can speak beautifully

70
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banter

A

Friendly and not serious conversation

71
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unease

A

discomfort

72
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to dwindle

A

to fade, to decrease

73
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trustworthy

A

digne de confiance

74
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trusty

A

old, strong, reliable (for inanimate object)

75
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lawn mower

A

tondeuse à gazon

76
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trusting

A

people who trust too easily (naive)

77
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drowsy

A

sleepy (from medication)

78
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to have an aging population

A

to have more old than young people (in a country)

79
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blunt

A

not sharp OR tactless

80
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utter

A

absolute, total

81
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to cringe

A

grincer des dents (when sth. is shit)

cringeworthy (adj)

82
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irksome

A

dull, irritating, boring

83
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appalling

A

terrible

84
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prospect

A

future possibility

85
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to downplay sth

A

to minimise the importance of sth

86
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to outgrow sth

A

when you are too old for sth

87
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to outplay sb

A

when you play a sport better than sb else

88
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to outsmart sb

A

to do sth in a better/devious way (e.g. to outsmart the police)

89
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to outweigh sth

A

to be more important, to have more impact than sth esle

90
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to bark

A

aboyer

91
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to purr

A

miauler

92
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to shudder

A

to tremble by thinking of sth disgusting

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