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1
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actuellement

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currently

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affronter

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to face

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le bénéfice

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profit

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le car

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bus, coach

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la caution

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deposit (security)

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le grief

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grievance

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le surnom

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nickname

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la cime

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peak, summit

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un hameau

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a hamlet

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natter

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to plait (hair, reeds)

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une natte

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a mat

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l’argile (f)

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clay

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un pari

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a bet, wager

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sot (adj)

sotte

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silly

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guérir

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to heal

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une chaîne

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chain

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un seau

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a bucket

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un noyau

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a pit, stone (of a fruit)

a core

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imberbe (adj)

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beardless

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une canne

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cane, walking stick

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l’amertume (f)

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bitterness

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une alouette

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a lark

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une sieste

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a nap

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un rituel

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a ritual

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épuisé (adj)

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exhausted

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cynique (adj)

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cynical

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déçu (adj)

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disappointed

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gérer

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to manage

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garer

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to park

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griller

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to grill

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un vigneron

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a vintner

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un marathon

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marathon

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éjecter

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to eject

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une querelle

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an argument

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35
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la paresse

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laziness

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lisse (adj)

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smooth

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rationnel (adj)

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rational, thinking

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exaspérer

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to exasperate

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une casserole

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a saucepan, casserole, pot

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la pauvreté

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poverty

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41
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le moule

la moule

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mold

mussel

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le cristal

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crystal

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la citrouille

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pumpkin

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la merveille

A

marvel

45
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le passager

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passenger

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l’ouvrier

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worker (factory)

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un livre

une livre

A

a book

one pound

48
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le tour

la tour

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trip

tower

49
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le poste

la poste

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job, position

post office

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un poêle

une poêle

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stove

frying pan

51
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le carnet

A

notebook

52
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la vacance

les vacances

A

vacancy

vacation

53
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le ciseau

les ciseaux

A

chisel

scissors

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les moeurs (always plural)

A

mores (cultural norms)

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les arrhes (always fp)

A

deposit

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les fiançailles (always plural)

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engagement, betrothal

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les baguettes

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chopsticks (also, une baguette = a stick, a wand)

58
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apporter

A

to bring

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mériter

A

to deserve

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porter

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to carry, to wear

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effacer

A

to erase

62
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mélanger

se mélanger

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to mix

to mingle

63
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lever

se lever

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to raise, elevate

to get up

64
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mener

se mener

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to lead

to lead oneself, to head off

65
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emmener

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to take along

66
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céder

A

to yield, concede

67
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épeler

A

to spell

68
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ficeler

A

to tie

69
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rappeler

se rappeler

A

to remind

to recall

70
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renouveler

A

to renew

71
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ne …. guère

je n’ai guère d’argent

A

hardly

I hardly have any money

72
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avoir mal à

J’ai mal aux dents.

A

to have something wrong physically

My teeth hurt.

73
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avoir du mal à

J’ai du mal à comprendre cet article.

A

to have trouble doing something

I have trouble understanding this article.

74
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numérique

un appareil photo numérique

A

digital

a digital camera

75
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entourer

A

to surround

76
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un cageot de…

A

a crate of…

77
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une poignée de..

A

a handful of…

78
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le poignet

A

wrist

79
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grossir

A

to put on weight

80
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maigrir

A

to lose weight

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accomplir

A

to accomplish

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pâlir

A

to turn pale

83
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veillir

A

to grow old

84
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une fortune

A

a fortune

85
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un ancien patron

un immeuble ancien

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a former boss

an old apartment block

86
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ma chère amie

un loyer cher

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my dear friend

an expensive rent

87
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Mon pauvre Henri!

un pays pauvre

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My poor Henry!

a poor country

88
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une salle propre

ma propre chambre

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a clean room

my own bedroom

89
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une chemise sale

une sale situation

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a dirty shirt

a nasty situation

90
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un homme grand

un grand homme

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a tall man

an important man

91
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la semaine dernière

le dernier mot

A

last week (the week just passed)

the last word (in a list, for example)

92
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déprimer

A

to depress

93
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déprimant (adj)

A

depressing

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prudent (adj)

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cautious

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minutieux (adj)

A

meticulous

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le seigle

A

rye (grain)

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obstiné (adj)

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obstinant

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doué (adj)

A

gifted

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prévoir

A

to predict, foresee

100
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prévu (adj)

A

planned

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