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(to suit) (to agree upon)

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convenir (à) (de)

Ex. (photo) Est-ce que Japhy peut convenir à tous les chiens ?

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the spade

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la bêche

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the granite

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le granit(e)

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to put/lean something up against somethig

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adosser qqch à/contre qqch

Ex. (photo) Comment adosser un carport à une maison ?

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leaned up/leaning up

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adossé-e

Ex (photo) adossé au mur

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the diocese, bishopric

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l’évêché

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the slug, slowpoke

Mollusque gastéropode terrestre, sans coquille. ➙ loche (2).

— FAMILIER, PÉJORATIF Personne lente et molle.

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la limace

Mollusque gastéropode terrestre, sans coquille. ➙ loche (limace grise). Limace rouge, noire. — FAMILIER, PÉJORATIF Personne lente et molle.

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the manure

  1. Mélange des litières (paille, fourrage, etc.) et des excréments des animaux d’élevage, utilisé comme engrais.
  2. FAMILIER (TRÈS INJURIEUX) Personne méprisable. ➙ ordure.
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le fumier

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the greeting, salvation, savior

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le salut

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to worry, to bother

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tracasser

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the hum, buzz, drone,

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le bourdonnement

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to hum, buzz, drone

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bourdonner

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humming, buzzing, droning

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bourdonnant-e

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the bumblebee, drone, great bell

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le bourdon

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the guest

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el/la convive

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to damage

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détraquer

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broken, crazy, psychotic

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détraqué-e

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the maniac/psychopath

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le/la détraqué-e

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disillusioned/disenchanted

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désabusé-e

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to disabuse/to disillusion (soutenu)

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désabuser

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the device, motto, currency

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la devise

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to mock, to laugh, to scoff

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railler

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surly, tetchy, cantankerous

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revêche

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dazed, in a daze

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hébété-e

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to daze (4 verbs)

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hébéter étourdir abasourdir stupéfier

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the moroseness, the glumness

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la maussaderie

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the 1. delivery, 2. Reduction in punishment 3. discount, 4. postponement 5. Shed

remise​​​ | ​​​ nom féminin

I. (Action de remettre)

  1. Action de mettre en la possession de (qqn). . ➙ distribution, livraison.
  2. Remise de peine : réduction de la peine (d’un condamné).
  3. Diminution de prix. ➙ rabais, réduction.

4 Renvoi à plus tard. ➙ ajournement.

II. (5)Local où l’on peut abriter des voitures, des objets. ➙ resserre.

ALSO

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la remise

  1. La remise d’un colis à son destinataire, Remise de médailles.
  2. Faire, consentir une remise à qqn. Remise de 5 % sur un rayon.
  3. Les remises d’une ferme.

ALSO

  1. Remise en, à : action de mettre à sa place antérieure, dans son état antérieur. Remise en marche, en ordre. Remise à neuf. — Une remise en question.
  2. Renonciation (à une créance). Remise de dette.
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the calling into question

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la remise en course

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the restoration

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la remise à neuf

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the 15% discount (two options)

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la remise de/à 15%

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propriety, decorum

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les convenances

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to shake, to rattle, to weaken

  1. Faire trembler, vibrer par un choc. ➙ secouer.
  2. AU FIGURÉ Mettre en danger de crise ou de ruine. ➙ compromettre, déstabiliser.
  3. Rendre peu ferme, incertain (la santé, la volonté, les opinions, le moral de qqn). — (COMPLÉMENT : PERSONNE) Troubler, faire chanceler dans ses convictions.
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ébranler

  1. La détonation a ébranlé les vitres.
  2. Les évènements ont ébranlé le régime.
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the setting off, tremor, depart, tremor, shock

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l’ébranlement

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the truce, rest break

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la trêve

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the bravery, courage, valiance (three nouns)

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le courage la valliance la bravoure

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the stove, furnace, mine chamber

  1. Four dans lequel on soumet à un feu violent des substances à fondre, à calciner. —
  2. Petite cuisinière à bois, à charbon ou à gaz. —
  3. Fourneau de mine : cavité garnie d’explosifs.
  4. Partie évasée (d’une pipe) où brûle le tabac.
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le fourneau

  1. Ex. Haut fourneau, destiné à fondre le minerai de fer et dans lequel le coke est en contact avec le minerai.
  2. Ex. AU PLURIEL Le chef est à ses fourneaux, fait la cuisine.
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the bawdy joke

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la gaudriole

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the moving part, the cogwheel, geerwheel

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le rouage

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the grating, creaking noise

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le grincement

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to grate, squeal, creak, gnash

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grincer

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to fail, weaken, be on the verge of fainting

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défaillir

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to stammer, to stutter (the actual speech impediment

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bégayer

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the stuttering (speech disorder)

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le bégaiement

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to say with a stutter/stammer (w or w/o speech disorder) (2 verbs)

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bredouiller/bégayer

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to trample, to fail to make, to stamp, to shuffle along

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piétiner

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the pedestrian

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le/la piéton-ne

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to overwhelm

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accabler

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oppressive, damning, overwhelming

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accablant-e

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the dejection, despondency, exhaustion

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l’accablement

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to crumble, to break up

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émietter

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the frittering away, dissipating, fragmeneting

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l’émiettement

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the crumb

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la miette

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the firecracker, the racket

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le pétard

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the mocking, jibe, raillery

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la raillerie

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to use cunning, trickery, guile

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ruser

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the barn

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la grange

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the destitution, bareness, destitution

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le dénuement

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to mill/swarm about

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grouiller

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apple brandy

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le calvados

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the squatting, crouching

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l’accroupissement

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convenir (à) (de)

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(to suit) (to agree upon)

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la bêche

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the spade

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le granit(e)

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the granite

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adosser qqch à/contre qqch

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to put/lean something up against somethig

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adossé-e

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leaned up/leaning up

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l’évêché

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the diocese, bishopric

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la limace (2)

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the slug, slowpoke

  1. Mollusque gastéropode terrestre, sans coquille. ➙ loche (2). Limace rouge, noire. —
  2. FAMILIER, PÉJORATIF Personne lente et molle.
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le fumier (2)

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the manure

  1. Mélange des litières (paille, fourrage, etc.) et des excréments des animaux d’élevage, utilisé comme engrais.
  2. FAMILIER (TRÈS INJURIEUX) Personne méprisable. ➙ ordure.
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le salut

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the greeting, salvation, savior

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tracasser

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to worry, to bother

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le bourdonnement

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the hum, buzz, drone,

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bourdonner

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to hum, buzz, drone

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bourdonnant-e

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humming, buzzing, droning

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le bourdon

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the bumblebee, drone, great bell

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el/la convive

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the guest

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détraquer

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to damage

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détraqué-e

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broken, crazy, psychotic

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le/la détraqué-e

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the maniac/psychopath

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désabusé-e

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disillusioned/disenchanted

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désabuser

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to disabuse/to disillusion (soutenu)

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la devise

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the device, motto, currency

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railler

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to mock, to laugh, to scoff

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revêche

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surly, tetchy, cantankerous

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hébété-e

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dazed, in a daze

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hébéter étourdir abasourdir stupéfier

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to daze (4 verbs)

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la maussaderie

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the moroseness, the glumness

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la remise (5)

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the 1. delivery, 2. Reduction in punishment 3. discount, 4. postponement 5. Shed

remise​​​ | ​​​ nom féminin

I. (Action de remettre)

  1. . Action de mettre en la possession de (qqn). La remise d’un colis à son destinataire. ➙ distribution, livraison. Remise de médailles.
  2. . Remise de peine : réduction de la peine (d’un condamné).
  3. . Diminution de prix. ➙ rabais, réduction. Faire, consentir une remise à qqn. Remise de 5 % sur un rayon.
  4. Renvoi à plus tard. ➙ ajournement.

II. (5)Local où l’on peut abriter des voitures, des objets. ➙ resserre. Les remises d’une ferme.

Also.

  1. Renonciation (à une créance). Remise de dette.
  2. (DANS DES LOCUTIONS) Remise en, à : action de mettre à sa place antérieure, dans son état antérieur. Remise en marche, en ordre. Remise à neuf. — Une remise en question.
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la remise en course

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the calling into question

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la remise à neuf

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the restoration

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la remise de/à 15%

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the 15% discount (two options)

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les convenances

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propriety, decorum

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ébranler

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to shake, to rattle, to weaken

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l’ébranlement

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the setting off, tremor, depart, tremor, shock

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la trêve

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the truce, rest break

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le courage la valliance la bravoure

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the bravery, courage, valiance (three nouns)

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le fourneau

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the stove, furnace, mine chamber

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la gaudriole

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the bawdy joke

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le rouage

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the moving part, the cogwheel, geerwheel

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le grincement

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the grating, creaking noise

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grincer

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to grate, squeal, creak, gnash

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défaillir

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to fail, weaken, be on the verge of fainting

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bégayer

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to stammer, to stutter (the actual speech impediment

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le bégaiement

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the stuttering (speech disorder)

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bredouiller/bégayer

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to say with a stutter/stammer (w or w/o speech disorder) (2 verbs)

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piétiner

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to trample, to fail to make, to stamp, to shuffle along

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le/la piéton-ne

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the pedestrian

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accabler

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to overwhelm

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accablant-e

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oppressive, damning, overwhelming

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l’accablement

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the dejection, despondency, exhaustion

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émietter

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to crumble, to break up

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l’émiettement

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the frittering away, dissipating, fragmeneting

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la miette

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the crumb

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le pétard

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the firecracker, the racket

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la raillerie

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the mocking, jibe, raillery

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ruser

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to use cunning, trickery, guile

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la grange

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the barn

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le dénuement

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the destitution, bareness, destitution

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grouiller

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to mill/swarm about

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le calvados

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apple brandy

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l’accroupissement

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the squatting, crouching