Vocab 1 Flashcards

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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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5
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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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8
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surprisingly; amazingly

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étonnamment

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8
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to confess

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avouer

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9
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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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12
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during, at the time of

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lors de

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13
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to welcome, to accommodate

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accueillir

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14
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from now on

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désormais

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15
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to endow, to equip

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doter

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16
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to roast (coffee)

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torréfier (le café)

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17
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partnership

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un partenariat

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18
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rather (than)

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plutôt (que)

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19
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a bit, an end, a tip

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un bout

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20
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end to end

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bout à bout

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21
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to take hold of, to seize

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saisir

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22
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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
baptiser
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to invite (someone to do something)
convier (quelqu'un à faire quelque chose)
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to clear, to get over, to cross
franchir
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to dedicate (something to)
dédier (quelque chose à)
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entertainment, pastime
un divertissement
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to be in possession of, to hold
détenir
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shareholder
un(e) actionnaire
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the bottom, the back, background
le fond
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besides
outre; d'ailleurs
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funds
le fonds
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to melt
fondre
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to foresee, to expect
prévoir
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a purchase
un achat
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an unemployed person
un chômeur, une chômeuse
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to chase, to haunt, to carry on
poursuivre
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to fasten, to shut away, to balance
boucler
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to search, to excavate
fouiller
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malevolent, malicious
malveillant, malveillante
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modesty
la pudeur
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investigation, inquiry, survey
une enquête
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contempt (for)
le mépris (de)
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in defiance of
au mépris de
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to be mistaken
se méprendre
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to reject, to shift, to throw out
rejeter
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to feel as by touch, to smell
sentir
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to feel referring to the state one is in
se sentir
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to feel as sensation, feeling, or emotion
ressentir
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sudden
soudain, soudaine
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remorse
le remords
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lively, sharp, keen
vif, vive
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shock (from an explosion/earthquake), bump
une secousse
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ladder, scale
une échelle
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a crack
une fêlure
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to topple over
basculer
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scales, see-saw
une bascule
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so much
tant
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as much as, as long as
tant que
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to move into
emménager
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a cradle
un berceau
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the heater
le chauffage
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a bowl/cup
une coupe
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a bowl
un bol
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to bother, to hamper, to embarrass
gêner
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random
aléatoire
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surroundings
les alentours (m.)
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a basket
un panier
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to overhang
surplomber
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a needle
une aiguille
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to commit suicide
se suicider
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the parish
la paroisse
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seat, headquarters
un siège
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assassination, murder
un assassinat
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to occur, to happen
survenir
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to tie up, to link
lier
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to convene, to summon
convoquer
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an attempt
une tentative
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to be in a civil union
être pacsé(e)
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tempting
tentant(e)
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to schedule
programmer
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immediately afterwards
dans la foulée
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to intend to do something
compter faire quelque chose
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fang, hook
un croc
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fierceness, relentlessness
un acharnement
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a pile, a heap
un tas, une pile
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content, substance
le contenu, la teneur
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the day before (ex: Christmas Eve)
la veille (la veille de Noël)
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tool
un outil
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to chew
mâcher
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harmful
néfaste, nocif
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a feat
un exploit, une prouesse
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lease, leases
un bail, des baux
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maze
un dédale
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otherwise
sinon
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plagiarism
le plagiat
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to shake, to shake up
secouer
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hard, painful
pénible
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the jaw
la mâchoire
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to squeeze, to grip tightly
serrer
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forgery
une contrefaçon
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a groan, a complaint
une plainte
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mastery, master's degree
une maîtrise
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a thesis
un mémoire de maîtrise, une thèse
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a borrowing, a loan
un emprunt
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trivial, harmless
inoffensif, inoffensive; anodin, anodine
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to copy-paste
copier-coller
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dean
un doyen, une doyenne
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to contain
contenir
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to belong to
appartenir à
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knowingly
sciemment
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a display
un affichage
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an angle, at an angle
un biais, en biais
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to reach, to access
accéder
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HR
les ressources humaines (f.) (RH)
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flow, incoming tide
le flux
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the ebb and flow
le flux et le reflux
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to drive, to liven up, to host
animer
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so that
afin
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information overload
l'infobésité (f.)
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a valve (musical instrument), a piston; string-pulling (fam.)
un piston
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to unveil
dévoiler
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a range (of products)
une gamme (de produits)
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to speak highly of, to praise
vanter
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as such
en tant que tel
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an edge
un bord
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a trap
un piège
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dazed
hébété
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to be conceivable
être envisageable
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if I'm not mistaken
si je ne m'abuse
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to befriend
se lier d'amitié, se prendre d'amitié pour
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a public holiday
un jour férié
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to clear
défricher, débarrasser
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trailblazer
un défricheur, une défricheuse; un pionnier pionnière
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to fork
fourcher
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to be born
naître, voir le jour
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while
pendant que; tandis que
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(social) gathering
un raout
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to take place
se tenir, avoir lieu
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to dig up, to take a card from the pile
piocher
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headliner
une tête d'affiche
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to weave
tisser, tresser
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lace
une dentelle
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to blossom, to bloom
s'épanouir, fleurir
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bewitching, spellbinding
ensorcelant, ensorcelante; envoûtant, envoûtante
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to become vulgar, to slum it
s'encanailler
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to attire/drape oneself
se parer
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rough
rugueux, rêche
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to take root
s'enraciner
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mischievous
facétieux, facétieuse; espiègle
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to wreck (informal)
bousiller
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luxurious
luxueux, luxueuse
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floating
flottant, flottante
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concealed, secretive
dissimulé, dissimulée
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to conceal; to camouflage oneself
camoufler, se camoufler
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to oversee
chapeauter
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funeral (adj.)
funèbre
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crust
une croûte
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a cart
une charrette
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jeweler
un joaillier; une joaillière
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sustainable
pérenne
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to anchor, to be anchored
ancrer, être ancré
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in grief/mourning
en deuil (m.)
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unpunished
inpuni(e)
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correspondent
un envoyé, une envoyée
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to claim/to lay claim to
revendiquer
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whoever
celui qui; quel que
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to seek, to angle for
briguer
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to lower
abaisser
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fullness, scope/extent of
l'ampleur (de) (f.)
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pillaging, looting
le pillage
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dazed, in a daze
hébété
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to search through, to dig
fouiller
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the debris, wreckage, ruins
les décombres (m.)
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to intermingle, to mix together
entremêler
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to starve
affamer
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to stagger, to reel
tituber, chanceler
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to dress, to provide with clothes
vêtir
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spoils, booty, loot
le butin
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small bottle/can (of beer)
une canette de bière
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cookie
un biscuit
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lollipop, pacifier
une sucette
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survivor
un/une rescapé
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to dispatch, to send
acheminer
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to be overwhelmed
être dépassé
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to twist
tordre
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a stall, a booth
une baraque, une échoppe
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desparate
désespéré
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to clear out
curer
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to rob, to burgle
dévaliser
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help oneself
se servir
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thirsty
assoiffé
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to kill one another
s'entretuer
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to bring back
ramener
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a residence
une demeure
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mud
la boue
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overworked, snowed under
débordé
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damage/damages
les dégâts (m.)