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to cover in mist, to envelope, to confuse, to perplex to bewilder

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embrumer

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to mist up

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s’embrumer

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the hedge, the line, row (of people), the hurdle, the fence

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la haie (h aspiré)

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the ritual

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le rituel

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relating to rituals (adj)

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rituel-le

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the white sauce, made from a roux (butter and flour) and milk. It is one of the mother sauces of French cuisine.

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la béchamel

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  1. to beat again, reshuffle
  2. (also phrase, to harp on about)
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rebattre

rebattre les oreilles

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to move (o.s.) back into position

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se rebattre

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the incident, event, adventure, surprise, twists and turns

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la péripétie

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the rut (literal or figurative)

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l’ornière (fem)

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to steam in cooking, sterilize with steam

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étuver

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medium (cooking meat)

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à point

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1 the tank, cistern,

2 vat

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la cuve

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the cauldron, copper kettle, boiler

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le chaudron

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the terrine dish

the paté (also same word in English)

the earthenwear pot

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la terrine

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game (animal one hunts)

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le gibier

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to shell, to remove the pods

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écosser

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marble (small glass ball, wood block, ball for pool, head (argot)

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la bille

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navy blue (2 words) (adj.)

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bleu foncé-e, outremer (pronounce r)

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the lapis-lazuli (two nouns) or Ultramarine (2nd word) (the former is the stone and the latter is a pigment made from the stone)

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le lapis lazuli, l’outremer (m) (pronounce r)

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to make fun of, not to care about

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se ficher de

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the notch (v-shape indentation) (3)

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l’encoche, l’entaille, la coche (all fem)

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  1. the notch or peg
  2. hole in a belt
  3. level in hierarchy
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le cran

Il y a plusieurs crans à cette ceinture.

Ce cran permet de maintenir la marmite à 30 cm au-dessus du feu.

Trou servant d’arrêt dans une sangle, une courroie. Serrer sa ceinture de deux crans.

Valentin est monté d’un cran dans la hiérarchie.

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the apple of his/her eye

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la prunelle de ses yeux

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the sloe (blackthorn fruit)
la prunelle
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the dark rings, shadows under eyes
le cerne
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the border, flowerbed, stalls, orchestra
la parterre
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to smell, inhale breathe in
humer (h silent)
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the pond
l'étang
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the kitchen garden, vegetable plot
le potager
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the gunsmith, armourer
le armurier
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plume, ostrich feathers, style, verve
la panache
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the gable, side-wall, cogwheel, gear, pine-nut, rear wheel of bike, 1. Partie haute et triangulaire d'un mur, entre les deux versants d'un toit. ➙ fronton, gable. 2. Roue dentée (d'un engrenage). 3. Graine de la pomme de pin. ➙ pigne.
le pignon Ex 1 Maisons flamandes à pignons. Mur pignon, comportant un pignon (opposé à mur gouttereau). — LOCUTION Avoir pignon sur rue : être honorablement connu et solvable.
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the capucine nun, nasturtium flower, a children's dance
la capucine
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the gladiolus flower
le glaïeul
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the grid
le quadrillage 1. Dessin d'une surface quadrillée. 2. Action de quadriller (2 et 3).
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smooth, creamy, unctuous
oncteux-euse
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the side, slope, bank, talus
le talusTerrain en pente très inclinée, aménagé par des travaux de terrassement. Les talus qui bordent un fossé. Ouvrage de fortifications. ➙ glacis. 1. Subs. Adj. PATHOLOGIE Pied talus : pied bot dont le seul point d'appui est le talon, le reste du pied remontant vers la jambe.
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to hoist (sail) , raise (an ankle), lift up, run up (flag)
hisser
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the bouy, rubber ring
la bouée
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to lash, to sting (with words), to whip
cingler
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to sail at full speed towards
cingler vers
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hawthorne
l'aubépine (fem)
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the roofing tile, bisquite, pain/drag (fam)
la tuile
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tile manufacturer, factory, tilery
la tuilerie
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to lay an egg, to write an article (Fam)
pondre un œuf, un article
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the home, house, dwelling, abode (soutenu)
la demeure
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to remain, to stay, to live
demeurer
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embrumer
to cover in mist, to envelope, to confuse, to perplex to bewilder
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s'embrumer
to mist up
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la haie (h aspiré)
the hedge, the line, row (of people), the hurdle, the fence
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le rituel
the ritual
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rituel-le
relating to rituals (adj)
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la béchamel
the white sauce, made from a roux (butter and flour) and milk. It is one of the mother sauces of French cuisine.
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rebattre rebattre les oreilles á qqn de qqch
to beat again, reshuffle lui en parler continuellement jusqu'à l'excéder.
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se rebattre
to move (o.s.) back into position
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la péripétie
the incident, event, adventure, surprise, twists and turns
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l'ornière (fem)
the rut (literal or figurative)
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étuver
to steam in cooking, sterilize with steam
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à point
medium (cooking meat)
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la cuve
the tank, cistern, vat
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le chaudron
the cauldron, copper kettle, boiler
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la terrine (3)
terrine dish the paté (also same word in English) the earthenwear pot
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le gibier
game (animal one hunts)
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écosser
to shell, to remove the pods
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la bille
marble (small glass ball, wood block, ball for pool, head (argot)
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bleu foncé-e, outremer (pronounce r)
navy blue (2 words) (adj.)
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le lapis lazuli, l'outremer (m) (pronounce r)
the lapis-lazuli (two nouns) or Ultramarine (2nd word) (the former is the stone and the latter is a pigment made from the stone)
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se ficher de
to make fun of, not to care about
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l'encoche, l'entaille, la coche (all fem)
the notch (v-shape indentation)
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le cran
1. Hole notch in a belt Il y a plusieurs crans à cette ceinture. Trou servant d'arrêt dans une sangle, une courroie. Serrer sa ceinture de deux crans. 2. Notch or peg Ce cran permet de maintenir la marmite à 30 cm au-dessus du feu. 3. Level in a heirarchy Valentin est monté d'un cran dans la hiérarchie. Picture: Cran de télévision
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la prunelle de ses yeux
the apple of his/her eye
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la prunelle
the sloe (blackthorn fruit)
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le cerne
the dark rings, shadows under eyes (typically used in plural)
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la parterre
the border, flowerbed, stalls, orchestra
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humer (h silent)
to smell, inhale breathe in
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l'étang
the pond
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le potager
the kitchen garden, vegetable plot
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le armurier
the gunsmith, armourer
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la panache
plume, ostrich feathers, style, verve
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le pignon (3)
the gable, side-wall, cogwheel, gear, pine-nut, rear wheel of bike, 1. Partie haute et triangulaire d'un mur, entre les deux versants d'un toit. ➙ fronton, gable. Maisons flamandes à pignons. — Mur pignon, comportant un pignon (opposé à mur gouttereau). — LOCUTION Avoir pignon sur rue : être honorablement connu et solvable. 2. Roue dentée (d'un engrenage). 3. Graine de la pomme de pin. ➙ pigne.
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la capucine
the capucine nun, nasturtium flower, a children's danse
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le glaïeul
the gladiolus flower
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le quadrillage (2)
the grid 1. Dessin d'une surface quadrillée. 2. Action de quadriller (2 et 3).
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oncteux-euse
smooth, creamy, unctuous
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le talus (1 adj & 1 noun)
the side, slope, bank, talus 1. Subst. Terrain en pente très inclinée, aménagé par des travaux de terrassement. Les talus qui bordent un fossé. Ouvrage de fortifications. ➙ glacis.. 2. Adj. PATHOLOGIE Pied talus : pied bot dont le seul point d'appui est le talon, le reste du pied remontant vers la jambe.
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hisser
to hoist (sail) , raise (an ankle), lift up, run up (flag)
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la bouée
the bouy, rubber ring
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cingler
to lash, to sting (with words), to whip
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cingler vers
to sail at full speed towards
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l'aubépine (fem)
hawthorne
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la tuile
the roofing tile, bisquite, pain/drag (fam)
93
la tuilerie
tile manufacturer, factory, tilery
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pondre un œuf, un article
to lay an egg, to write an article (Fam)
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la demeure
the home, house, dwelling, abode (soutenu)
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demeurer
to remain, to stay, to live

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