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1
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relayer

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to relay

take over

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à son corps défendant

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unwillingly

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la détresse

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distress

désarroi

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cabre
se cabre   (eg horse)
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to put sb’s back up
to rear up (horse)
zoom (aviation)

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une catin

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prostitute

une prostituée

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la reddition

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surrender

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un bibi

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small women’s hat

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un prédicateur

une prédicatrice

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preacher

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maculer de

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to splatter with

smudge with

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restituer

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to give back what one received
restore
vomit

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11
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un portefaix

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porter

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une estafilade

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gash

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13
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empoigner

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to sieze

grab hold of

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un éperon

sous l’éperon de la nécessité

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spur (horse)

under the spur of necessity

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la poudreuse

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powdery snow

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un dédale

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maze

labyrinth

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le remblai

une route en remblai

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fill
ballast
backfill

raised road

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poupin (adj)

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chubby

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louvoyer

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to tack
manœuvre
hedge

biaiser
tergiverser

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bouder

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shun

avoid

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21
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garcon d’étage

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bellhop

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22
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biseauté (adj)

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bevelled

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un dos-d’âne

en dos-d’âne

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speedbump

humpbacked

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la moiteur

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mugginess

humidity

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la moire
pleated silk
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le poults-de-soie
coarse-grained silk fabric
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dorloter
to pamper
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un taquet
``` latch stop (eg on railway track = une butée) ```
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se dérober
to be evasive | shirk
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le ramage à ramage
bird song having a floral pattern
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ratatiner
to shrink
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ourler
to hem (a garment)
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le chevillement
pegging (woodworking)
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en sus de
above and beyond
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l’ortie (f) jetter aux orties
stinging nettle discard toss away
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un garcon de course
errand boy
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entêtant (adj)
to be overwhelming with strong odour
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un gland
acorn | tassel
39
la passementerie
decorative trimming | tassels
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suprêmement
supremely
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la veine
luck (familiar) une veine = a vein
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un barbier
barber
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une oubliette
hidden dungeon
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du meilleur cru | de grand cru
vintage cru = vignoble, good quality wine
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tarir
``` to stem (the flow) dry up ```
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courir la gueuse
womanize | chase skirt
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l’incartade (f)
misdemeanour
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moutonner
to cover with white waves or foam | even floral or with animal moving
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feu (adj)
flame coloured late (as deceased)
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une ouille
flock (sheep, congregation)
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un chapelet un chapelet d’oignons
rosary string string of onions
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un bocal
jar
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un clafoutis
fruit baked in batter
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une lichette
morsel
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une pomme reinette
rennet aple
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busqué (adj)
hooked
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nimber
to halo
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un luron
fellow
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desservir
to service
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choyer
to pamper
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le veuvage
widowhood
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une morsure
bite
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gâteux (adj)
senile
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un quolibet
jibe | insult
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railleur (adj)
mocking moqueur
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le cytise
laburnum
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gerber mettre qc en gerbe
to stack to stack st up
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greffer
to transplant | graft
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napper
to coat
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saupoudrer de
to sprinkle with
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la toilette les toilettes
personal care and cleanliness clothing les vêtements
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ceinturer de
to encircle with
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fuselé (adj)
tapering en forme de fuseau = spindle shaped
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un lopin de terre
parcel of land
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renâcler
to ridicule
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ostraciser
to exclude | set apart
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s’éprendre de
to take to | become amorous of
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une charmille
bower
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bordé (adj)
trimmed bordered tucked up (in bed)
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déposséder qn de qc | se déposséder qn de qc
to deposses sb of st | to give up st
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guilleret (adj)
joyous | perky
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un pur-sang
thoroughbred
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le lacis
maze of small streets
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un exutoire
outlet
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un grimoire
book of magic spells and potions
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raturer
crossed out | corrected
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un écrin
jewel box un boîtier
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une langouste
spiny lobster
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dru (adj)
thick and tight touffu
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l’inculture (f)
lack of culture
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escompter
to expect anticipate anticiper

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