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1
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laughing stock

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la risée

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espiegle

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mischievious

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playful

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ludique

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to panic

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s’affoler

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to collapse

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s’effondrer

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respond

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repliquer

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to ban

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proscrire

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in the range of

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de l’ordre de

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premature

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précoce

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duct

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gaine

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to detect

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déceler

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just how many

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quelle part réelle

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disaster victim

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sinistré

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randomly

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au hasard

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by accident

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par hasard

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mop of hair

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crinière

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fur/coat

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pelage

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inconsistency

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l’inconséquence

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diaphragme

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aperture

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clay

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glaise/argile

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snot/mucus

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la morve

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we need it/them // it/they are necessary

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il en faut

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spitballs

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mollards

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street peddler

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camelot

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pimp/mackerel

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maquereau

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to glow

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luire

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shiny/glowing

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brilliant/luisant

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glowworm

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ver luisant

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a meeting

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une réunion

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to end (soutenu)

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s’achever

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stick with sb leave a mark

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marquer qqh

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encourage support

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soutenir

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bulletproof

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pare-balles

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pew

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banc

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church robe___ cassock

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la soutane

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travel mug (goblet)

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un gobelet de voyage

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carpet (wall to wall)

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moquette

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parking meter

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parcmètre

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39
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parking fine

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contravention

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clutch (vehicle)

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l’embrayage (m)

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clutch bag

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pochette

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42
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a blind

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un store

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43
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a tank

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un char un blindé

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44
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reinforced

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blindé

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45
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ledge

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rebord

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window ledge

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un rebord de fenetre

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fountain pen

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un stylo plume

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director

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metteur en scene

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sympathetic

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bienveillant (thing)

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symathetic (person)

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compatissant

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51
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the rise of

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l’essor de

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52
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to raise

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augmenter

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53
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the raising/rising (of taxes etc)

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la croissance

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54
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expect

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s’attendre à qqch

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55
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let go of

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lâcher

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56
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let your hair down/relax

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se lâcher …. lâche-toi!

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57
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to be good for someone

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faire du bien à qqn

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turn out to be

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s’avérer être

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turn out/ prove to be

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se revéler (être) + adj

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an ambush

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une embuscade

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obituary

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la nécrologie

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appear (published)

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paraitre

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sewed (pp of verb coudre)

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cousu

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64
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tissue paper

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papier de soie

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65
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crush

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ecraser

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66
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to stuff

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fourrer

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67
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aspect/the nature of

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la tournure de

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volontiers

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willingly

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69
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an excuse to

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un prétexte à

70
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surrender/give in oneself

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s’abandonner

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to take centre stage

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trôner

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oblivious

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inconscient

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a brood

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une nichée

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a baby’s bottle

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un biberon

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a nappy

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un lange

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a potty

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un pot

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dishevelled

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échevelée

78
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to engage in

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se livrer a qqch

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crash/racket

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un fracas

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cluttered

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jonché

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to raid

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faire une descente/rafle

82
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radiant

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épanoui

83
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les tumultes

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chaos

84
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to slap/smack

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gifler

85
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avoir de l’embonpoint

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to be slightly overweight

86
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to fall for something

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se laisser prendre a qqch

87
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mournful

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dolent

88
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curves

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des galbes

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clothes/outfit

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toilette

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give off a bad smell

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dégager une mauvaise odeur

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set fire to

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mettre le feu a

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tissue paper

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papier de soie

93
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free to do something

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libre de faire qqch

94
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handcuffs

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menottes

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to handcuff

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menoter

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forebearance

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patience

97
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limb

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membre

98
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tiled floor

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le carrélage

99
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wooden floor

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parquet

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to fuss/mother

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pouponner

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to slog away at_ to swot up

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bûcher

102
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a woodshed

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un bûcher

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a lumbrjack

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un bûcheron

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a twig

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une bûchette

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hardworking

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bûcheur

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boast/brag

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fanfaronner/ se vanter

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seem like a XYZ

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avoir l’air d’être

108
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den _ hideout

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un repaire

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have no business in doing

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n’avoir pas à faire

110
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court __ courthouse

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un tribunal

111
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if i am not mistaken

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si je ne me trompe

112
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to lie low__ keep a low profile

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garder un profil bas

113
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insist on doing

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insister pour faire

114
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greenhouse

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une serre

115
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put away__ tidy away__tidy

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ranger

116
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with the flick of a wand

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en un tournemain

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the setting

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le cadre

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basin

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cuvette

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to sweet talk

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amadouer

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draw a deep breath

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respirer a fond

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a minute

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UNE minute

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to lay eyes on

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poser les yeux sur

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to fast

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jeûner

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fasting

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a jeûne

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significant

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significatif/important

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competition

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concurrence

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be in competition with

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faire concurrence a

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concurrence (EN)

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accord

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lose ground to

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perdre du terrain face à

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submissive

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soumis

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impressive

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impressionant

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attack/lay into

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pourfendre

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leper’s rattle

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crécelle

134
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Jewish badge

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rouelle

135
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second hand

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d’occasion

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split

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fendu

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dented

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cabossé

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hot-headed

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impétueux

139
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competitors

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concurrents

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gesture

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un geste

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a distrubancce

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un dérangement / un bruit

142
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to shout

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crier___ hurler (stronger/scream)

143
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stage__ platform

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l’estrade

144
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dismiss__send again__expel

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renvoyer

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evict

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expulser

146
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evict(house)

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mettre a la rue

147
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candid

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franc(he)_sincere

148
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give over__give u

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céder

149
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skillful__capable

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habile

150
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find a way to__manage

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s’arranger

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componction (avec)

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self importance (prententiously)

152
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disponible

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open — receptive

153
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numbness

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engourdissement

154
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numb

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engourdi// gourd

155
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procurer

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provide//get hold of

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arouse//provoke

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susciter

157
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a l’affut de

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on the lookout for

158
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propice

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favourable//opportune

159
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gravity

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la pesanteur

160
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bright and early

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en debut de matinee

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to do something wrong

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se tromper qq part

162
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jerk/twitch/jump

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tressauter

163
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gravity

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la pesanteur

164
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bright and early

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en debut de matinee

165
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to clutter__ clog up__ hinder

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embarraser

166
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to get in a muddle

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s’embarraser

167
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to grant

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accorder

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climb over

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franchir//passer par dessus

169
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to the brim

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a ras bord

170
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to comfort

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rencomforter

171
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wallow

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se vautrer

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