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Woody adj

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Boisé -e

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Walk in closet

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Dressing m

And dressing room

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Carpenter, joiner

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Menuisier

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Fireplace, hearth

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Âtre m

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Relief

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Soulagement

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Herbal tea

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Tisane f

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Precocious, mature beyond yr years

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Précoce

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Hesitate, be in two minds

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Se tâter

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Feast n

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Festin m

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Slow down

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Ralentir

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Knackered, shattered, done in

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Claqué adj

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(Look) wild, crazed, distraught, tormented

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Hagard

H audible

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Lie, fib

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Bobard m

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Give in, fail, flag

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Flancher

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Wall, outer wall, enclosure, speaker (loud speaker)

Pregnant

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Enceinte f
Tomber enceinte
Mettre enceinte

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Round (dr)

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Tournée f

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Half-light, dark, darkness, twilight

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Penombre f

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Furtively

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À pas de loup adv

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Spitting image, double, doppleganger

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Sosie m

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Except, except for, apart from

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Hormis prep

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Bedlinen

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Literie f

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Twilight, dusk

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Crépuscule m

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Set yr sight on fig

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Viser

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On the dot exactly

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Pile

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Chivalry

Affaire

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Galanterie m

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Clumsiness, awkwardness, blunder, tactlessness n

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Maladresse f

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Sitting cross legged

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Etre assis -e en tailleur

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Bad sport

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Mauvais - e joueur -euse

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Few hours of sleep

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Peu d’heures de sommeil

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Exhausted, worn out

Sold out, out of stock, unavailable

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Epuisé

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Mocking adj

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Persifleur

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Restrict, limit

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Enchainer

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Graceful, amiable, kindly adj

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Gracieux - euse

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Naked, nude

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À poile

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Modest, discreet, reserved

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Pudique adj

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Finish, complete, finish off

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Achever

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Tit for tat

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Du tac au tac

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Hastily, hurrriedly adv

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Précipitamment

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Blindness

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Cécité f

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Doughnut

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Beignet m

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Jump, leap

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Bond m

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Overwork

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Surmenage m

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Unexpectedly, without warning, unannounced

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À l’improviste

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Detestable, appalling, vile

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Exécrable

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Cheeky, mischievous, suggestive, risqué

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Coquin

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Riddle, puzzel, brain teaser, conundrum

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Enigme f

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Spice, season v

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Pimenter

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Scratch n

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Coup de griffe

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Reserve, stand-by, substitute n

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Remplaçant

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Balance sheet, statement of account, appraisal, result

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Bilan m

Bilan de santé physical check up

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Hardly, roughly

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Rudement

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Doctor

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Toubib

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Rave v

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Délirer

Délire delirium, ravings m

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Restore, reestablish
retrieve,
Reinstate

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Rétablir

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Remote control

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Télécommande f

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Battery,

Pile, stake, heap

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Pile f

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Launch, embark

Start, lead, institute

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Entamer

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Mutter, grumble v

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Maugréer

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Cliff n

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Falaise f

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Tea towel , dishcloth, rag

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Torchon m

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Carafe, glass bottle

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Carafon m

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Unfold, open

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Déplier

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Lucky person, lucky beggar

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Veinard

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Cicada

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Cigale

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Porche, balcony

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Porche m

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Shutter, flap

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Volet

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steps, small porch

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Perron m

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Nanny

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Nounou

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Bereavement, mourning

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Deuil m

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Scratch, scrape, abrasion

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Griffure f

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Scratch v

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Griffer

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Gnaw, eat up, fret v

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Ronger

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Wide-eyed

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Écarquillé
Écarquiller stare, stare wide eyed
Écarquillement n staring, staring w steady gaze, rolling of the eyes

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Holy communion, holy bible, last supper

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Sainte communion, sainte Bible, sainte cène

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Caress, light touch, brush

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Effleurement n
Effleurement de lèvres
Effleurer v
Effleurer un sujet

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Ditch, furrow, channel, gutter n

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Rigole

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Trickle, stream, dribble

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Dégouliner

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Downpour, shower n

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Averse

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Rebelliois, disobedient, wayward, unmanageable

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Indocile

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Promote, instigate, upgrade v

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Promouvoir

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Transmit, publish, print, print out v

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Imprimer

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Overflow, run over, brim over,
overfill, spill, burst
Push off, shove off

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Déborder

Je suis debordé -e eg having lots to do

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Snug, sheltered, protected, warm and confortable, secure adj

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Abrité
Abriter to provide a safe haven, protect
Abriter de soleil v shade

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Crane n

slang hoôker, tart

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Grue

Porte-conteneurs harbour containers

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Hail a taxi

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Héler un taxi

Pour tenter de héler ….

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Pangs of jealousy

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Affres de la jalousie
Affres du remords pang of remorse
Affres de la mort death rattle, throes
Affres n pang, suffering

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Socialise v

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Frayer avec les autres
Frayer la voie pave the way
Frayer avec associate with

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Hubbub, babbel n

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Brouhaha n

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Tile, window pane, diamond (cards), graph paper, square

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Carreau n

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Window pane n

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Vitre f

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Chink, ring, tinkle, jingle v

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Tinter

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Myller n

Swarm

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Fourmillement n

Fourmiller de teem

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Idiot, moron slang

Mentally retarded

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Crétin n

Quand tu es crétin je t’adore.

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Dimple n

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Fossette

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Trowel (for cement and gardening)

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Gâche f

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Doormat, mat

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Paillasson m

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Kidney n

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Rein

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Supply, refuel, provision v

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Ravitailler
ravitaillement refuelling, food supplies, supplying
Pour aller me revitailler

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It was freezing (cold) expr

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Il fait un froid de loup

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Valentine day

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Le jour de la Saint-Valentin

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Catch a glimpse, see quickly

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Entrevoir

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Village

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Bourgade f

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Overcast sky

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Ciel couvert

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Bow tie

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Noeud papillon

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Queue

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ligne, file, queue
Former une ligne
Faire la queue

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Birch

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Bouleau

Bouleau argenté silver birch

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Skylight

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Lucarne

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Interval, space of time between two events or actions

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Entre-deux

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Padlock

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Cadenas

Cadenasser v to padlock

109
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Ladder, scale, gangway

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Échelle

Échelle brisée folding steps

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Wander, roam, meander

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Errer

Errer ses pensées

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Set the table

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Dresser la table

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The most talkative

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Le plus bavard

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Fun thing slang

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Truc rigolo

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Club (cards)

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Trèfle

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Pavement, foot path, sidewalk

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Trottoir

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Door knob, handle

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Poignée de porte

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Dairy, dairy farmer

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Laitier

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Top of one’ s voice adv

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Tue-tête adv

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Suit (clothing)

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Tailleur

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Disrupt, disturb, unsettle

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Perturber

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(Bachelor’s ) degree

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Licence f

Licence de droit, law degree, licence d’anglais BA in English

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Intoxicate v

Intoxicating adj

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Enivrer

Enivrant adj also fig

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Way of escape, loop hole, way-out, escape mechanism

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Échappatoire f

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Adult ( myndig)

Middle finger

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Majeure nm and adj
Enjeu majeure major issue, challenge
Atout majeur major asset
être majeur et vacciné be old enough to look after yourself/ to take care of yourself expr

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Monopolise, hog, corner v

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Accaparer

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Apperance, look
Landmine, mine
Lead (pencil)

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Mine nf

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Hostage

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Otage nm

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Egg timer, hour glass

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Sablier m

129
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Overhang, over look v

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Surplomber

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Colour v

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Colorier

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Pontoon

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Ponton m

132
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Pedal fast
Mill (flour)
Reel in (fish)

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Mouliner

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Stick, walking stick

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Canne f

Canné knackered, beat, dead as a door nail

134
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Cornerstone, foundation, pillar

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Pilier m

Etre un pilier de be the backbone of

135
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Smart, clever, shrewd adj and sarcastic
Malignant
Sly, cunning

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Malin

Faire le malin be a smart alec

136
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Reveal, disclose

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Dévoiler

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Haul, drag, pull

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Hisser h audible

Se hisser pull yrself

138
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To stain

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Maculer

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Veneer, cladding n

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Plaquage m

140
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Curse, insult, hurle abuse at sb, castigate v

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Invectiver qqn

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Puddle

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Flaque f

Flaque d’eau

142
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Smooch

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Se peloter

143
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Hammer, gavel (judge) n

Door knocker

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Marteau m

Devenir marteau, devenir fou go bonkers, nuts

144
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Rail against sth/sb

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Fulminer contre qqn qqc

Explode

145
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Commiserate, empathise with

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Compatir à qqc

146
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The inside of bread

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Mie de pain

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A pain in the neck/arse, annoying, exasperating, really boring adj

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Chiant

Chiant comme la mort deadly boring

148
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Get lost! Bugger off!

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Fous le camp!

La balle est dans ton camp the ball is in yr court

149
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Climb, scale

Overcome

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Escalader

Escalade f rock climbing, mountaneering

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Depict, portray, render v

Paint v

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Peindre

151
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Watch out for, be on the lookout for,

Spy on

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Guetter

152
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Shorten, cut short

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Raccourcir

En hiver, les jours raccourcissent.

153
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The day, night, evening before

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Veille f

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Greyness, gloominess n

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Grisaille f (du ciel fex)

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Transport, carry, dispatch v

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Acheminer

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Killing

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Tuant

157
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Toiletry bag

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Nécessaire m

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Martyr

To torture

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Supplicier

159
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Revive, resuscitate

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Réanimer

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Laziness, idleness n

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Paresse f

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Monopoly

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Monopole m

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Possess, hold, own, have in yr possession

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Détenir

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Bother, inconveniance v

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Incommoder

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Possibility, eventuality, contingency n

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Contingence f

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Shamefully, sloppily, lazily

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Lâchement

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Footbridge, walkway, gangway, overpass

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Passerelle f

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Uncontrollable

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Indocile

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Horrible, dreadful, cursed, bloody awful, damned

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Satané

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Unwrap, remove fr wrapping

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Déballer

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Good, well-behaved, sensible

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Sage adj

171
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Master, understand, be fluent in, have gd knowledge of

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Maîtriser

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Skylight, dorme

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Lucarne f

173
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Sympathetic, compassionate adj

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Compatissant

Compatir à qqc sympathise, empathise with

174
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Invitation, calling/visiting card n

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Bristol m

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Run away n

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Fugue f
Faire une fugue
Fuguer run away, abscond, do a runner/bunk

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