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1
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Stems

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Tige

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Cellule

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Cells

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Pépin

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Pip

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Rosemary

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Romarin

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Downward

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Vers le bas

Downward spiral => Cercle vicieux, spirale infernale

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Thrive

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Bien se porter

Bien pousser

Prospérer, se développer

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Coing

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Quince

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Foin

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Hay

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Tilleul

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Linden

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Manyfold

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Divers, varié, nombreuses

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Turn down

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Refuser, décliner

Aussi baisser le volume

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Hang down

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Pendre

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Underneath

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Dessous, en dessous, au dessous

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Neath

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Sous

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Pruning

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Élagage, taille

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Moisture

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Humidité

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Lush

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  1. (Végétation) Luxuriant
  2. (Pour une personne) : Une poche, un alcolo, poivrot, pochtron
  3. UK slang (pour la nourriture) : Bon, délicieux, trop bon !!
  4. UK slang (pour une personne attractive) : Sexy
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Hence

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D’où, d’ici, dans

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Firmer

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Ferme, solide

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Scorn

To scorn

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Mépris, dédain

Mépriser

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Destemming

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Égrappage, éraflage

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Wary

wary of

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Méfiant

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Marbre

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Marble

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Delve into smth

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Plonger dans

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Inner

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Intérieur

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Merely

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Seulement, simplement

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Slightly

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Un peu, légèrement

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Prickly

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Épineux

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Froth

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Mousse, écume

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Bland

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  1. Sans goût, fade, insipide

2. ennuyeux

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Whiff

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Odeur

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A whiff of

Gel a whiff of

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Parfum

Sentir l’odeur de

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Expression :

Not a whiff of

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Pas le moindre

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34
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Pointless

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Inutile

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Stalk

To stalk

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Tige, queue

Traquer, suivre

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Tendril

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Cep, pied de vigne, bouclette, boucle

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Mist

Mist something

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Brume

Buée

Larmes

Vaporiser

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Sea mist

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Brune marine, brouillard marin

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Stern

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Austère, strict, sévère, dur

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Silt

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Vase, bourbe, sable, limon

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Flaky Pastry

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Pâte feuilletée

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Shallow

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Peu profond, superficiel

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43
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Array (of)

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Série de, gamme de

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Pootle (UK)

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Déambuler, flâner

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Booze

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Alcool

Picoler

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Booze-up

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Une cuite, beuverie

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Harangue

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Haranguer, sermonner

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Fellow

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Type, gars, confrère, membre,

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Ludicrous

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Ridicule

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Blowout

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Gueuleton

S’empiffrer, se gaver

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Toadstool

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Champignon vénéneux

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Bedazzle

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Éblouir, surprendre, aveugler, enchanter

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Beguile

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Envoûter, charmer, séduire, ensorceler,

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Feast

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Festin, banquet, gueuleton

Plaisir, régal

Ripailler, gueuletonner, s’en mettre pleins la panse

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Standstill

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Arrêt

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Buried

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Enterré, enseveli, enfui, inhumé

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Dread

Dread smth

Dread doing

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Crainte, effroi, terreur,

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Deft

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Habile, adroit

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Hoarder

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Écureuil, collectionneur, entasseur

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Copper

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Cuivre

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Juniper

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Genévrier

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Perk

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Avantage

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Bleach

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Eau de Javel

Blanchissement

Blanchir, décolorer

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Sparingly

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Avec modération, avec parcimonie

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Nouaison

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Fruit set

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Peonies

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Pivoines

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Heap

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Tas de, pile

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Riot

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Émeute, manifestation

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Tighter

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Plus serré

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Brushstroke

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Coup de pinceau

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Handful

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Poignée

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Sheen

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Éclat, luisant

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Bracing

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Tonifiant, vivifiant

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Cheek

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  1. Joue

2. Culot, insolence

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Brooding

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  1. Sombre

2. Menaçant

76
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Streak

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  1. Trace, marque, traînée
  2. (Cheveux) mèches
  3. Tendance, côté

(Ex : Strong herbaceous streak)

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Tingling

Tingle

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Picotement

Picoter

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Piercing (figurative)

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Aiguë, vif, perçant

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Lacy

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En dentelle, de dentelle, semblable à de la dentelle

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Hint

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Astuce, truc, piste

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Fleshy

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Charnu, bien en chair, rondelet, enveloppé

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Hurdles

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  1. Haie

2. Obstacle, frein, difficulté

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Vessel

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Récipient, vaisseau

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  1. Blood Vessel
  2. Burst a vessel
  3. Enclosed Vessel
  4. Fishing Vessel
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  1. Vaisseaux sanguins
  2. Peter une durite
  3. Récipient fermé
  4. Bateau de pêche
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Anchorage

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Ancrage

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Uptake

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Assimilation, adduction

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Jagged

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Denté, irrégulière, dentelé, découpé

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Spiky

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En épis, en pique, chatouilleux

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Scarcely

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A peine, presque pas (barely)

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Fussy

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Difficile, méticuleux,

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Duty

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Devoir, une obligation, une responsabilité

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Hamper

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Freiner, ralentir, entraver

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Strain

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  1. Souche

2. Effort, pression

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Stream

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Ruisseau, ruisseler

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Teeming

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Grouillant, fourmillant

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Bond

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Lien, relation

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Replenish

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Réapprovisionner, renflouer, alimenter

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Swell

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Gonfler, enfler

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Decay

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Decomposition, déclin, pourrissement

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Murky

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Trouble, glauque, obscur

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Gloomy

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Triste, mélancolique, sombre

102
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Decayed

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Décomposé, pourri

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Sleek

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Lisse, soyeux

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Dwell

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Demeurer, habiter, résider

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Stew

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Ragout, mijoter

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Hasten

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Se dépêcher, hâter, précipiter

107
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Marsh

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Marais, marécage

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