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Vocabulary 1 Flashcards

1
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méfaire (ancien)

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to do harm

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parfaire

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to perfect, complete

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satisfaire

satisfaire à
se satisfaire de

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to satisfy

to fulfill  (ie, to satisfy an obligation)
to be content with
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la stupéfaction

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stupefaction, state of being stupified

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stupéfait (adj)

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stupefied

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contrefaire

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to counterfit

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surir

Ce vin a un peu suri.

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to sour

This wine has soured a bit.

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surfaire

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to exaggerate, over-state

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le péché

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sin

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atteindre

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to reach, attain

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un palier

avancer par paliers
mon voisin de palier

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a level
a plateau
a platform

to proceed by stages
my neighbour on the same floor

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12
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atteindre un palier

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to plateau

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13
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un plateau

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a tray

a high flat surface

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une béquille

Il marche avec des béquilles.

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a crutch

He walks with crutches.

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considérer

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to consider

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abattre

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to knock down
to cut down
to shoot someone/thing dead

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un vide

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a void

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trembler

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to tremble

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un fût

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a shaft, a tree trunk

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un tronc

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a trunk (of a tree)

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étendu (adj)

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stretched out

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un grêlon

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a hailstone

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se déchirer

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to part

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écumer

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to foam

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caresser

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to caress

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un bourgeon

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a bud

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luire

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to shine

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une fauvette

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a warbler

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29
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un pinson

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a finch

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30
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le délire

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delirium

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un bourdon

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a bumblebee

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32
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gay (adj)

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homosexual

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charmant (adj)

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charming

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une cape

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a cape

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un capuchon

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a hood, cowl

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36
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les provisions (f)

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provisions

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37
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une friandise

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a tidbit, delicacy

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38
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une galette

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a griddle cake

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39
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un défaut

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fault

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40
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obéissant (adj)

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obedient

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41
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la forêt

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forest

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s’enfoncer

Elle s’enfonça dans la forêt.

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to push oneself further into
to disappear into

She pushed further into the forest.

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appétissant (adj)

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appetizing

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un bûcheron

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a lumberjack

45
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non loin de là

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not far from there

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un chêne

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an oak

47
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un menteur

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a lier

48
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toquer

Il toqua à la porte.

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to knock

He knocked on the door.

49
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imiter

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to imitate

50
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la cheville

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the ankle

51
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une chevillette

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a peg

52
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la bobinette

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the latch

53
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précipiter

Il a précipité le garçon du pont.

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to throw/push someone off of something

He pushed the boy off the bridge.

54
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se précipiter

Il se précipita sur la grand-mère et la dévora en une seule bouchée.

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to throw oneself from or onto

He threw himself on the grandmother and devoured her in a single bite.

55
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l’allure (f)

A

appearance

56
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se jeter

A

to throw oneself

57
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un meunier

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a miller

58
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l’âiné

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the eldest son

59
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recevoir en héritage

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to inherit

60
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le second

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the second son

61
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l’âne

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donkey

62
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le moulin

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mill

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le cadet

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the youngest son

64
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le reste

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the rest (of the task)

65
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chausser

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to put on shoes

66
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un pissenlit

A

dandelion

67
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la révérence

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bow, courtsey

68
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vêter

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to put on

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vêtu (adj)

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dressed

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faucher

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to mow, cut hay

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la chair

A

flesh

72
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un moissonneur

une moissonneuse

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a harvester, reaper

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le bien

A

property

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un héritage

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a heritage

an inheritance

75
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rapporter

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to return, to yield (a return on investment)

76
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renseigner

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to inform, enquire

77
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se renseigner

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to inquire (to inform oneself)

78
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civilement

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with civility

79
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écrier

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to exclaim

80
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s’écrier

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to exclaim

81
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en permanence

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permanently, perpetually

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abondamment

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abundantly, extravagantly

83
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conquérir

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to capture, to win over

84
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un gendre

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a son-in-law

85
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divertir

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to entertain, amuse

86
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se divertir

pour se divertir

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to have fun, to amuse oneself

for fun

87
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galoper

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to galop, race

88
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poursuivre

A

to pursue

89
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une flaque

A

a puddle

90
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le spleen

avoir le spleen

A

spleen

to feel despondent

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pluvieux

pluvieuse

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rainy

92
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impuisssant (adj)

A

powerless

93
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un précepteur

une préceptrice

A

a private tutor

94
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méprendre

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to misunderstand

95
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une courbette

faire des courbettes

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a low bow

to bow and scrape (to grovel)

96
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égayer

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to cheer up

97
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un bouffon

une bouffonne

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a clown, a fool

98
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bouffon (adj)

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farcical, comic

99
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un tombeau

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grave, tomb

100
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les atours (m)

A

finery

101
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impudique

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obscene, shameless

102
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la toilette

A

washing (oneself)

clothes

103
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un squelette

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skeleton

104
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extirper

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to root out

105
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corrompu (adj)

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corrupt

106
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les puissants (mp)

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the powerful (people)

107
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hébéter

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to daze

to confuse

108
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hébété (adj)

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dazed, confused

109
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couler

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to flow

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