Vocabulary 2 Flashcards

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1
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to pinch, to pilfer

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chaparder

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2
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to realise

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se rendre compte

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3
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schoolbag

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un cartable

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carriage entrance

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porte cochère (fem.)

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5
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a pinball machine

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un flipper

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funfair

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fête foraine (fem.)

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an extra

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figurant

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to see

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apercevoir

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sudden

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soudain

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speechless, silent

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muet

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amazed

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stupéfait

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to spot (as in notice)

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repérer

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virtuous

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vertueux

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sly, deceitful

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sournois

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15
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to lend

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prêter

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16
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note from one’s parent (to explain absence etc…)

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mot d’excuse

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17
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to put on, to take on

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revêtir

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18
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apron

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tablier

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19
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to feel sorry for, to pity

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plaindre

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20
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to swear, to vow

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jurer

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21
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to hear

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entendre

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22
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to catch up with someone

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rejoindre qn

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23
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to supply, to give

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fournir

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24
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to catch someone by the hop, to catch someone when they are unprepared or not expecting it

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prendre qn de court

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25
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terror, dread

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effroi

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26
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resounding

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retentissant

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27
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link shot (technique)

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enchaîné

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28
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to announce

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déclarer

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29
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to offer one’s services

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se proposer

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30
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shelter

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un abri

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31
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to lodge, to put someone up

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installer

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32
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at day break

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au petit matin

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33
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shoulder

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épaule

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34
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memory

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souvenir (masc.)

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35
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pensive

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songeur

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36
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novelist

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romancier, romancière

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37
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curtain

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un rideau

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38
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room

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pièce (fem.)

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39
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to embrace, hug

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enlacer

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40
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line, row

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rang

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41
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to give somebody the slip

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fausser compagnie à qn

42
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on the pretext of

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sous prétexte de

43
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to take flight, to take off

A

prendre la fuite

44
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to dismiss

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renvoyer

45
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to drink, to booze

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picoler

46
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to bet on the horses

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jouer aux courses

47
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to hurtle down

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dévaler

48
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to conceal

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dissimuler

49
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to throw

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jeter

50
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passer-by

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passant

51
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blowpipe. blowgun

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sarbacane (fem.)

52
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meeting, session

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séance (fem.)

53
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to enter, to get into

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pénétrer

54
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to seize, to grab

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s’emparer

55
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pavement

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trottoir (masc.)

56
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corridor, passageway

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couloir (masc.)

57
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receiver of stolen goods

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recéleur

58
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to give up

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renoncer

59
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heavy

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lourd

60
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bulky, inconvenient

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encombrant

61
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to put down, to settle down

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déposer

62
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guard, warden

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gardien

63
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police superintendent

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commissaire

64
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to take charge of, to take care of

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prendre en charge

65
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to testify

A

faire sa déposition

66
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to go to sleep, to fall sleep

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s’endormir

67
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to shut up, to lock up

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enfermer

68
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prostitutes

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prostituée (fem.)

69
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to contemplate, to gaze at

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contempler

70
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police van

A

panier à salade (masc.)

71
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police records

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identité judiciaire (fem.)

72
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prints

A

empreintes (fem.)

73
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to confess, to admit

A

avouer

74
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refectroy (a room used for communal meals)

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réfectoire

75
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détenir

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to detain

76
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running away (noun)

A

fugue (fem.)

77
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to run away

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faire une fugue

78
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psychologist

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psychologue

79
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room

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pièce (fem.)

80
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off camera

A

hors-champ

81
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the entrance

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entrée (fem.)

82
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to turn away

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refouler

83
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sorry

A

navré

84
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to set off again, to leave again

A

repartir

85
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visiting room

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parloir (masc.)

86
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to lose interest in

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se désintéresser

87
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fate

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sort (masc.)

88
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the watch, surveillance

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surveillance (fem.)

89
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to edge one’s way, to thread one’s way

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se faufiler

90
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wire fencing, wire netting

A

le grillage

91
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to escape

A

s’évader

92
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to reach, to achieve, to manage

A

parvenir à

93
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to lose, to shake off

A

semer

94
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woods

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bois (masc.)

95
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sand

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sable (masc.)

96
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to turn around

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se retourner

97
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abruptly, suddenly, brusquely,

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brusquement

98
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to fix, to fasten, to stare at

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fixer

99
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defiantly

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d’un air de défi

100
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to become set, to freeze

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se figer