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obtempérer

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to comply

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un mandat

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mandate

money order

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un échiquier

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chessboard

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l’aspérité (f)

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harshness

bumpiness

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la sacerdoce

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priesthood

vocation (fig)

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le baragouin

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gobbledygook

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lambiner

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to dwadle

traîner

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un garde-chiourme

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warden
overseer

la chiourme = galley slaves, convicts

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sentencieusement

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pompously

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faire la cour

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to seduce

séduire

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la plantation

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plantation

planting (activity)

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infâme (adj)

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despicable

sordide
immonde

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modique (adj)

un prix modique

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modest
low

at a modest price

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une jarretière

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garter

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un galopin

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rascal

gamin

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dru (adj, adv)

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thick, thickly

heavy, heavily

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le jarret

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hollow of the knee

back of the knee

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crânement

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gallantly

crâne (adj) = gallant

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le ressac

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backwash

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un colifichet

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trinket

babiole

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le liseré

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edging

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crouler

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to collapse

s’effondrer

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un no man’s land

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wilderness

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la velléité

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vague desire

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faste (adj)
auspicious | happy
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rutiler
to gleam briller étinceler
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athée (adj, n m/f)
atheist
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un tour pendable
bad joke
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gouailleur (adj)
cheeky moquer
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une couventine
young convent girl
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inique (adj)
unjust
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broc (le c ne se prononce)
ewer | pitcher
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une équipée
escapade
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un heurtoir
door knocker
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au cordeau (locution adj)
impeccable cordeau = a string line
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un cerceau baton et cerceau
hoop ring stick and hoop (child’s toy)
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goinfrer
to stuff oneself un goinfre = a glutton
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l’airelle (f)
bilberry
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ignoble (adj)
odious | frightful
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un gigot
leg of lamb
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un organdi
stiffened fabric
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ajouré (adj)
pierced | made with tiny holes
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la desserte
sideboard | public transportation service
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le tapage
din show scandal tapageur = loud, rowdy
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un enjôleur | une enjôleuse
bewitcher
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manu militari (locution adv)
forcibly
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un/une convive
dinner guest
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le guilledou
gallivanting
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le dehors
outside
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gare à
look out!
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cancaner sur
to gossip about
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piètre (adj) piètre façon de...
mediocre mediocre way to...
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revêtir
to put on again | have
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promptitude
promptness ponctualité rapidité
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démêler
to disentangle | sort out
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un caveau
vault (burial) | club
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le panégyrique
praise
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révolu (adj)
in the past
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briguer
to crave
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un poitrinaire
sb suffering from consumption
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un rondin une cabane de rondins
log log cabin
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déblayer
to clear away (eg snow)
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du bout des lèvres
a gentleman’s agreement
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plagier
to plagiarize
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l’incurie (f)
negligence négligence
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la traîtrise
treachery
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un matriarcat
matriarchy
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balivernes! (f)
nonsense!
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la tempe
temple
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louable (adj)
rentable | commendable
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appareiller
to fit out make ready to sail (boat) préparer
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la voûte
vault | the heavens
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la gouache
poster paint
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pavoiser
to decorate with flags
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devancer
to be ahead of précéder
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l’acajou (m)
mahogany
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affréter
to charter
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une litote
understatement
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un coup de veine
stroke of luck | lucky break
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le cordage
sailing ship’s rigging
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une filière
course of study career path series of steps to achieve a result
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raffoler
to be crazy about
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la papotage
idle chatter
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la timonerie
wheelhouse
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tresser
to plait
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l’usage (m)
usage | custom
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se délecter de
to find pleasure in
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initiatique les rites iniatiques un voyage initiatique
initiatory commencement initiation rites maiden voyage
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l’ouate (f)
wadding
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cailler
to curdle
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abattre
to knock down
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la messe
mass (church service)

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