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1
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abaisser

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to lower, to reduce

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abattre

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to knock down

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abbE (m.)

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abbot, priest, (seminarian?)

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abeille (f.)

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bee

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abord (d’)

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at first

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aborder

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to take up a subject,

to reach a place

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aboutir A

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to lead to,

to result in

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aboutissement (m.)

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outcome

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abstrait, abstraite

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abstract

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accabler

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to overwhelm

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accEs (m)

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access, attack, outburst

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accessoire

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accessory

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accoler

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to join side by side

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accommodement (m.)

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settlement

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accommoder (s’)

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to make oneself comfortable, to get used to

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accord (m.)

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agreement

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d’accord avec, sur

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in agreement with, on

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accorder

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to grant

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accouru (past part. of accourir)

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ran up

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accoutumer (s’)

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to accustom oneself, to become accustomed

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accroire, (faire … Aa quelqu’un)

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to make someone believe, to delude

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accroissement (m.)

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growth

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accroi>tre (s’)

[accroitre]

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to increase

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accroupir (s’)

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to crouch

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accru (past part. of accrui>tre)

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increased

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accueil (m.)

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welcome

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accueillir

accueillant, accueilli, accueille, accueillis, accueille

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to receive, to welcome

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archarnement (m.)

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relentlessness

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acharner (s’)

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to work unceasingly

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acheter

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to buy

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acide

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acid, sharp, sour

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acquErir

aquErant, aquis, aquiers, aquis, aquiEre

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to aquire

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acre

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acrid, bitter

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acte (m.)

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action, deed, act

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actuel, actuelle

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present

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actuellement

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currently

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adepte (m.)

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adept, supporter, convert

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adhErent (m.)

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adherent, supporter

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admettre

admettant, admis, admets, admis, admette

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to admit

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adorer

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to adore, to worship

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adversaire (m.)

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adversary

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aErien, aErienne

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aerial

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affaiblir

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to weaken

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affiblissement (m.)

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weakening

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affaires (f. pl.)

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business

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affecter

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to feign, pretend, affect

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afficher

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to post a notice

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affiler (s’)

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to join, to become affiliated with

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affirmer

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to affirm

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affliger

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to afflict

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afluer

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to flow to

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affranchir (s’)

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to become free

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affreux, affreuse

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horrible, frightful

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affronter

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to face up to, to insult

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afin de, afin que

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in order to, in order that

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agir

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to act

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s’agir de

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to be a question of, to concern

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agiter

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to agitate

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agrEable

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pleasant

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agrEgE (m.)

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certified teacher

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aide (f.)

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aid, help

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aider

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to help

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ai:eul (m.)

[aieul]

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grandfather

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ai:eux (m. pl.)

[aieux]

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ancestors

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aigu, aigue:

[aigue]

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sharp, shrill

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aile (f.)

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wing

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ailleurs

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elsewhere

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d’ailleurs

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moreover, furthermore

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aimable

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pleasant

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aimant (m.)

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magnet

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ai>nE (m.)

[aine]

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eldest

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aine (f.)

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groin

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ainsi

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thus, in this way

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ainsi que

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just as, in the same way as

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ainsE, ainsEe

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easy, well off financially

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ajouter

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to add

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aliment (m.)

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food

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alimenter

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to feed, to nourish

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allaiter

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to give milk

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Allemagne

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Germany

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allemand, allemande

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German

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aller

allant, allE, vais, allai, aille

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to go

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allocation (f.)

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allowence

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allumer

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to light

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allumeur (m.)

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lighter

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allure (f.)

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bearing, style, way of moving

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alors

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then

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alors que

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while, just when

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altEration (f.)

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deterioration

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alterer (s’)

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to change for the worse

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amant (m.)

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lover

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amasser

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to accumulate

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ambiance (f.)

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surroundings

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ambulant, ambulante

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peripatetic

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a>me (f.)

[ame)

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soul

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amElioration (f.)

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improvement

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amEliorer

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improve

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amenuiser

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to minimize, diminish

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amertume (f.)

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bitterness

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ami (m.) amie (f.)

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friend

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amiable

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friendly

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amical

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amicalbe, friendly

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amont (m.)

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upper waters, the head water

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en amont

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up stream

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amorcer

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to begin

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amour (m.)

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love

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amour-propre (m.)

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conceit, self-love

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amulette (f.)

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amulet, charm

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an (m.)

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year

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annEe (f.)

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year

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analyse (f.)

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analysis

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analyser

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to analyse

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anatomiste (m.)

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anatomist

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ancien, ancienne

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ancient, old, former

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ange (m.)

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angel

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anglais, anglaise

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English

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Angleterre (f.)

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England

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annelE, annelEe

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riged

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annoncer

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to inform, to announce

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anodin, anodine

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anodyne, mild

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anonyme

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anonymous

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anticiper

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to anticipate, to infringe upon

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antiquitE (f.)

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antiquity, the olden days

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aou>t (m.)

[aout]

A

August

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apercevoir

apercevant, aperc,u, aperc,ois, apercus, aperc,oive

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to perceive

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aperc,u (m.)

[apercu]

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glimpse, insight, overview

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apperai>tre
[apperaitre]
(apperaissant, apparu, apparais, apparus, apparaisse)

A

to appear

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apparail (m.)

A

apparatus, equipment

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apparemment

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apparently

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appartenir

appartenant, appartenu, appartiens, appartins, appartienne

A

to belong

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appeler

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to call

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appeler (s’)

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to be called, to be named

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appel (m.)

A

call

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faire appel

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to call upon, to appeal to

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appesantir (s’)

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to become heavy, to weigh

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appliquer (s’)

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to apply onself

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apprEciation (f.)

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appreciation, evaluation

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apprEcier

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to evaluate, to appreciate

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apprEhender

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to apprehend, to stop

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apprendre

apprendant, appris, apprends, appris, apprenne

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to learn

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apprendi (m.)

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apprentice

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approfondir

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to deepen, to study deeply

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approuver

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to approve

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approximatif, approximative

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approximate

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appui- (m.)

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support, aid

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appuyer (s’)

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to support, to be based on

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aprEs

A

after

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d’aprEs

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accourding to

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aprEs-midi (m. or f.)

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afternoon

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arbitrage (m.)

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mediation

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arbitre (m.)

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umpire, referee, arbiter

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arbre (m.)

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tree

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arc (m.)

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bow

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archives (f. pl.)

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archives, records

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argent (m.)

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silver, money

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arracher

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to tear

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arre>ter

[arreter]

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to stop, to arrest

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arriEre (f.)

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rear, behind

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artisan (m.)

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craftsman

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asperge (f.)

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asparagus

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aspirer

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to suck in, to inhale

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assaillir

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to assail, assault, beset

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assassinat (m.)

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assassination

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asseoir (s’)

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to sit down

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asseoir

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to seat, to base

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asservir

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to enslave

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assez

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rather, quite, enough

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assidu>ment

[assidument]

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assiduously

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assidu, assidue

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assiduous

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assistant (m.)

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member of an audience

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assister A

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to be present at, to attend

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assomer

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to fell, to knock down

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assurer

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to assure

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astronome (m.)

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astronomer

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a>tre (m.)

[atre]

A

hearth, fireplace

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attacher

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to tie, to attach

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attacher (s’)

A

to gling to

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atteindre

atteignant, atteint, atteins, atteignis, atteigne

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to attain, to reach

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attendre

A

to wait for

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s’attendre A

A

to expect

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attendrer

A

to soften

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attention (f.)

A

attention

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faire attention A

A

to pay attention to

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attendu que

A

whereas

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attirer

A

to attract

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attitude (f.)

A

attitude, posture

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attroupement (m.)

A

gathering

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aube (f.)

A

dawn

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aucun, aucune, ne …

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no, not any

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aucunement

A

not at all

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audance (f.)

A

audacity

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auditeur (m.)

A

listener

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augmentation (f.)

A

increase

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augmenter

A

to increase

195
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aujourd’hui

A

today

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aumo>ne (f.)

[aumone]

A

alms

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auparavant

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before, previously

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auprEs de

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close to

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aussi

A

also, therefore

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aussi … que

A

as … as

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aussito>t

[aussitot]

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immediately

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aussito>t que

A

as soon as

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autant

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as much, so much

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d’autant moins, plus

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all the less, more

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auteur (m.)

A

author

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automate (m.)

A

automation

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automne (m. or f.)

A

Autumn

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autoritaire

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authoritarian

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autour de

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around

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autre, d’autres

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other, others

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autrefois

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formerly

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autrement

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otherwise

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autrui

A

others, other people

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auxiliaire

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auxiliary

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avaler

A

to swallow

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avance, (en …)

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early

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avant

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before

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avare (m.)

A

miser

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avec

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with

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avEnement (m.)

A

accession

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avenir (m.)

A

future

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averse (f.)

A

rainstorm

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avertir

A

to warn

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aveugle

A

blind

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avis (m.)

A

opinion

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avoir

ayant, eu, ai, eus, aie

A

to have

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avoisinant, avoisinante

A

neighboring, joining

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avouer

A

to admit

229
Q

avril (m.)

A

April

230
Q

axE, axEe

A

hinged on

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