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Vocabulary 5 Flashcards

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un rosier

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rose bush

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autour d’eux

Ils racontèrent autour d’eux l’histoire de la belle qui dormait dans le bois magique.

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among themselves

They talked among themselves about the story of the beauty who slept in the magic woods.

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de génération en génération

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from generation to generation

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véridique (adj)

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truthful

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de villages en villages

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from village to village

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questionner

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to question, ask, quiz

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une trace

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a trace, trail

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une ronce

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a bramble

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pourtant

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however

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un écrin

Ses beaux cheveaux formaient un écrin pour son joli visage.

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a case, setting

Her beautiful hair framed her pretty face.

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accoucher de

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to give birth to

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être aimé de

Il est si laid, jamais il ne sera vraiment aimé d’une femme.

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to be loved by

He is so ugly he’ll never really be loved by a woman.

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prendre parole

Une Fée qui était présente prit parole.

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to speak

A fairie who was present spoke.

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briller

Il brillera en société.

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to shine

He will shine in society.

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15
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la laideur

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ugliness

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Soit (as an expression)

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OK, fine, alright…

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17
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faire tourner

La fée fit tourner sa baguette au-dessus du berceau du bébé.

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to wave

The fairie waved her wand over the baby’s cradle.

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une espèce de

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a species of

a sort of

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une mèche

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a tuft

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mécher

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to tuft (either make or attach)

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rebeller

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to rebel

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rebellé

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rebellious

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particulier

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particular

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surnommer

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to give a nick name

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la houppe

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tuft, powder puff

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soyeux (adj)

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silky

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la labeur

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labour, toil

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si bien que

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so much so

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à travers tout

On parlera de sa beauté à travers tout le pays.

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throughout

People will talk of her beauty throughout the land.

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30
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un idiot

une idiote

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idiot

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idiot (adj)

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stupid

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32
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l’iodiotie (f)

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stupidity

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33
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user

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to use

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34
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une perruque

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a wig

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35
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attrayant (adj)

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attractive

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36
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attribuer à

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to attribute to

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37
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une fois de plus

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once again

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38
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enlaider

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to make ugly

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39
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se précipiter

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to pour in

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40
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la bêtise

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stupidity

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se répandre

La nouvelle de ce changement se répandit dans le royaume.

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to spread (itself)

The news of this change spread throughout the kingdom.

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afin que

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so as

43
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tenir parole

Voyez Princesse, comme je tiens parole.

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to keep one’s word

You see Princesse, how I keep my word.

44
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avoir bien du mal à

J’ai bien du mal à prendre une décision.

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to have difficulty

I have difficulty making a decision.

45
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déplaire

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to displease

46
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en dehors de

Dites-moi je vous prie ce qui, en dehors de ma laideur, vous déplait tant chez moi.

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aside from

Tell me, I beg you, aside from my ugliness, what about me displeases you.

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la patrie

A

homeland

48
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assoiffer

A

to thirst

49
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assoiffé (adj)

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thirsty

50
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une entrave

A

an obstacle

51
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la propreté

A

cleanliness

52
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une régression

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a regression

53
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exaucer

J’exaucerais les voeux de tous les gens pour les rendre heureux.

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to grant, fulfill

I would grant the wishes of everyone to make them happy.

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dans le rouge

La tête est dans le rouge, comme mon compte en banque.

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in the red

Your head is in the red, like my bank account.

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filant (adj)

une étoile filante

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shooting, sudden

a shooting star

56
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filer

filer comme le vent

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to spin, to thread, speed off

to go like the wind

57
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fendre

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to split, cleave

58
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se fendre

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to crack (fall apart)

59
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planifier

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to plan, schedule

60
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corrompre

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to corrupt

61
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la frousse (informal)

avoir la frousse

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jitters, fear

to be scared

62
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une cenne noire

A

a one cent coin

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une bûche

J’ai dormi comme une bûche.

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a log

I slept like a log.

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à la belle étoile

J’aime bien dormir à la belle étoile.

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outdoors

I like to sleep outdoors.

65
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faire dodo (baby talk)

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to go to sleep

66
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la dormition

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dormition (the act of falling asleep)

67
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le dortoir

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dormitory

68
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un conte à dormir debout

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a cock-and-bull story

69
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s’écrire

C’est un nom bizarre. Comment est-ce que cela s’écrit?

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to spell, to write to each other

That’s an unusual name. How is it written (spelled)?

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écrivasser

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to write badly

71
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prêter

se préter à

prêté à

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to lend

to give rise to

attributable to

72
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tournoyer

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to spin, swirl, whirl

73
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un manège

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merry-go-round

74
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dériver

dériver de

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to divert

to derive from

75
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un rein

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kidney, small of the back

76
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grossir

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to enlarge, grow fatter

77
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défiler

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to file past, parade

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émietter

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to crumble

79
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les jumelles

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binoculars, glasses

80
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jumeux (adj)

A

twin

81
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la ruelle

A

back street, alley

82
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déverrouiller

déverrouillé

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to unlock

unlocked

83
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entrouvert (adj)

La porte était laissée entrouverte.

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ajar

The was left ajar.

84
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un dispositif

A

a device

85
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grommeler

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grumble, mutter

86
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matutinal (adj)

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of the morning

87
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remuer

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to shift, move, disturb

88
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aviser

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to inform, advise

89
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une lubie

A

a whim

90
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antipathitique (adj)

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unpleasant

91
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jadis

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formerly, in by-gone times

92
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un sosie

Paul est le sosie de son père.

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a double

Paul is the image of his father.

93
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une moue

A

a pout

94
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désapprobateur

désapprobatrice (adj)

A

disapproving

95
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le marché à terme

A

commodities market

96
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un recueil de

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a collection of

97
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baissir

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to lower, turn down

98
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l’avidité (f)

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greed, eagerness

99
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jouffu (adj)

joufflu (adj)

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chubby, overweight

chubby-cheeked, moon-faced

100
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rachitique

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rickety, scrawny

101
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un syndic

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property manager

102
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renchérir

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to add (to what someone has said)

103
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réprimer

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to repress

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