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1
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to keep from; to stop one’s self from

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s’empêcher

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a novelty / something new

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une nouveauté

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to conceive

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concevoir

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to spot; to locate

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repérer

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to drop (a bomb)

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lâcher (une bombe)

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to drop; to let fall accidentally

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laisser tomber

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in other words; suffice it to say

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autant dire

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surprisingly; amazingly

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étonnamment

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to confess

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avouer

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to spread

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tartiner

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favorable

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propice

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a renewed (hope)(creativity)

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un regain (d’espoir)(de créativité)

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during, at the time of

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lors de

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to welcome, to accommodate

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accueillir

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from now on

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désormais

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to endow, to equip

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doter

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to roast (coffee)

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torréfier (le café)

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partnership

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un partenariat

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rather (than)

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plutôt (que)

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a bit, an end, a tip

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un bout

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end to end

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bout à bout

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to take hold of, to seize

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saisir

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to go out of business

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mettre la clé sous la porte

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to expand, to extend

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agrandir

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to baptise, to christen, to name

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baptiser

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to invite (someone to do something)

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convier (quelqu’un à faire quelque chose)

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to clear, to get over, to cross

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franchir

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to dedicate (something to)

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dédier (quelque chose à)

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entertainment, pastime

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un divertissement

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to be in possession of, to hold

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détenir

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30
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shareholder

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un(e) actionnaire

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31
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the bottom, the back, background

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le fond

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besides

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outre; d’ailleurs

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funds

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le fonds

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34
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to melt

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fondre

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to foresee, to expect

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prévoir

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36
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a purchase

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un achat

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an unemployed person

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un chômeur, une chômeuse

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to chase, to haunt, to carry on

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poursuivre

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40
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to fasten, to shut away, to balance

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boucler

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to search, to excavate

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fouiller

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malevolent, malicious

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malveillant, malveillante

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43
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modesty

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la pudeur

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investigation, inquiry, survey

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une enquête

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contempt (for)

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le mépris (de)

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46
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in defiance of

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au mépris de

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47
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to be mistaken

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se méprendre

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48
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to reject, to shift, to throw out

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rejeter

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49
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to feel as by touch, to smell

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sentir

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50
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to feel referring to the state one is in

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se sentir

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51
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to feel as sensation, feeling, or emotion

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ressentir

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52
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sudden

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soudain, soudaine

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53
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remorse

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le remords

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54
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lively, sharp, keen

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vif, vive

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shock (from an explosion/earthquake), bump

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une secousse

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56
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ladder, scale

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une échelle

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57
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a crack

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une fêlure

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58
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to topple over

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basculer

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59
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scales, see-saw

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une bascule

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60
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so much

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tant

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61
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as much as, as long as

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tant que

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62
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to move into

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emménager

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63
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a cradle

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un berceau

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64
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the heater

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le chauffage

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65
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a bowl/cup

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une coupe

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66
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a bowl

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un bol

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67
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to bother, to hamper, to embarrass

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gêner

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68
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random

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aléatoire

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69
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surroundings

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les alentours (m.)

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70
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a basket

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un panier

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71
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to overhang

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surplomber

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72
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a needle

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une aiguille

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73
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to commit suicide

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se suicider

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74
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the parish

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la paroisse

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75
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seat, headquarters

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un siège

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76
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assassination, murder

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un assassinat

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77
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to occur, to happen

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survenir

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78
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to tie up, to link

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lier

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79
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to convene, to summon

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convoquer

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80
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an attempt

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une tentative

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81
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to be in a civil union

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être pacsé(e)

82
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tempting

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tentant(e)

83
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to schedule

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programmer

84
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immediately afterwards

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dans la foulée

85
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to intend to do something

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compter faire quelque chose

86
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fang, hook

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un croc

87
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fierceness, relentlessness

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un acharnement

88
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a pile, a heap

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un tas, une pile

89
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content, substance

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le contenu, la teneur

90
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the day before (ex: Christmas Eve)

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la veille (la veille de Noël)

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tool

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un outil

92
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to chew

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mâcher

93
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harmful

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néfaste, nocif

94
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a feat

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un exploit, une prouesse

95
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lease, leases

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un bail, des baux

96
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maze

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un dédale

97
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otherwise

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sinon

98
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plagiarism

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le plagiat

99
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to shake, to shake up

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secouer

100
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hard, painful

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pénible

101
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the jaw

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la mâchoire

102
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to squeeze, to grip tightly

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serrer

103
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forgery

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une contrefaçon

104
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a groan, a complaint

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une plainte

105
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mastery, master’s degree

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une maîtrise

106
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a thesis

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un mémoire de maîtrise, une thèse

107
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a borrowing, a loan

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un emprunt

108
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trivial, harmless

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inoffensif, inoffensive; anodin, anodine

109
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to copy-paste

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copier-coller

110
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dean

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un doyen, une doyenne

111
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to contain

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contenir

112
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to belong to

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appartenir à

113
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knowingly

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sciemment

114
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a display

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un affichage

115
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an angle, at an angle

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un biais, en biais

116
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to reach, to access

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accéder

117
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HR

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les ressources humaines (f.) (RH)

118
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flow, incoming tide

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le flux

119
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the ebb and flow

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le flux et le reflux

120
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to drive, to liven up, to host

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animer

121
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so that

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afin

122
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information overload

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l’infobésité (f.)

123
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a valve (musical instrument), a piston; string-pulling (fam.)

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un piston

124
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to unveil

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dévoiler

125
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a range (of products)

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une gamme (de produits)

126
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to speak highly of, to praise

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vanter

127
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as such

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en tant que tel

128
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an edge

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un bord

129
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a trap

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un piège

130
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dazed

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hébété

131
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to be conceivable

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être envisageable

132
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if I’m not mistaken

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si je ne m’abuse

133
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to befriend

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se lier d’amitié, se prendre d’amitié pour

134
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a public holiday

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un jour férié

135
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to clear

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défricher, débarrasser

136
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trailblazer

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un défricheur, une défricheuse; un pionnier pionnière

137
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to fork

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fourcher

138
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to be born

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naître, voir le jour

139
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while

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pendant que; tandis que

140
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(social) gathering

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un raout

141
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to take place

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se tenir, avoir lieu

142
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to dig up, to take a card from the pile

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piocher

143
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headliner

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une tête d’affiche

144
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to weave

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tisser, tresser

145
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lace

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une dentelle

146
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to blossom, to bloom

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s’épanouir, fleurir

147
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bewitching, spellbinding

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ensorcelant, ensorcelante; envoûtant, envoûtante

148
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to become vulgar, to slum it

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s’encanailler

149
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to attire/drape oneself

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se parer

150
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rough

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rugueux, rêche

151
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to take root

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s’enraciner

152
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mischievous

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facétieux, facétieuse; espiègle

153
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to wreck (informal)

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bousiller

154
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luxurious

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luxueux, luxueuse

155
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floating

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flottant, flottante

156
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concealed, secretive

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dissimulé, dissimulée

157
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to conceal; to camouflage oneself

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camoufler, se camoufler

158
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to oversee

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chapeauter

159
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funeral (adj.)

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funèbre

160
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crust

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une croûte

161
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a cart

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une charrette

162
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jeweler

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un joaillier; une joaillière

163
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sustainable

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pérenne

164
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to anchor, to be anchored

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ancrer, être ancré

165
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in grief/mourning

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en deuil (m.)

166
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unpunished

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inpuni(e)

167
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correspondent

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un envoyé, une envoyée

168
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to claim/to lay claim to

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revendiquer

169
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whoever

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celui qui; quel que

170
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to seek, to angle for

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briguer

171
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to lower

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abaisser

172
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fullness, scope/extent of

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l’ampleur (de) (f.)

173
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pillaging, looting

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le pillage

174
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dazed, in a daze

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hébété

175
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to search through, to dig

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fouiller

176
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the debris, wreckage, ruins

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les décombres (m.)

177
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to intermingle, to mix together

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entremêler

178
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to starve

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affamer

179
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to stagger, to reel

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tituber, chanceler

180
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to dress, to provide with clothes

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vêtir

181
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spoils, booty, loot

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le butin

182
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small bottle/can (of beer)

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une canette de bière

183
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cookie

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un biscuit

184
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lollipop, pacifier

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une sucette

185
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survivor

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un/une rescapé

186
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to dispatch, to send

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acheminer

187
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to be overwhelmed

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être dépassé

188
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to twist

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tordre

189
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a stall, a booth

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une baraque, une échoppe

190
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desparate

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désespéré

191
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to clear out

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curer

192
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to rob, to burgle

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dévaliser

193
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help oneself

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se servir

194
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thirsty

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assoiffé

195
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to kill one another

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s’entretuer

196
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to bring back

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ramener

197
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a residence

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une demeure

198
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mud

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la boue

199
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overworked, snowed under

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débordé

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damage/damages

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les dégâts (m.)

French Vocabulary - Encountered (22 decks)

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