English vocabulary 1 Flashcards

1
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Beveled

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Biseauté

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Miter (from a corner)

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Angler, en angle

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Crisp

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Croustillant

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Chirp

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Gazouillement

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5
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Stale

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Vieux, renfermé

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Stranded

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Échoué (baleine) Bloqué, coincé

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7
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Caption

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Sous-titre

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Snippet

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Morceau d’information (coupure de presse)

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Escrow

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Dépôt fiduciaire

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Clingy

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Collant

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Smouch

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S’embrasser

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12
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Stoop

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Se baisser

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Hoist

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Hisser

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14
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Tusk

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Défense (animal)

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15
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Indent

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Alinéa

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16
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Vicinity

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Voisinage

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17
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Salient

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Proéminent

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18
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Prominent

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Célèbre

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19
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Proponent

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Partisan

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20
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To err

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Se tromper

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21
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Ripe

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Mûr

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22
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Trifle

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Bagatelle

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23
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Dire

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Pressant, urgent

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24
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Peripheral

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Périphérique

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25
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Purport

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Prétendre

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26
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Litany

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Litanie

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27
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Unfettered

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Sans entraves

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28
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Mettle

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Force de caractère

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29
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Stewardship

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Administration

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30
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Construe

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Interpreter

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31
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Commingled

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Mélangé

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32
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Unobtrusive

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Discret

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33
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Ebb

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Déclin, reflux

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34
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Unsatisfactorily

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Insuffisamment

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35
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Purveyor

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Fournisseur

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36
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Delineating

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Délimiter

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37
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Blunder

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Gaffe

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38
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Hectic

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Mouvementé

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39
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Sweltering

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Étouffant

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40
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Albeit

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Bien que

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41
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Prong

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Dents (fourchette)

42
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Monger

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Pourvoir

43
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Boon

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Aubaine

44
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Perquisite

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À-côté, gratification

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Disdain

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Dédain

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Cog

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Roue dentée, rouage

47
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Construe

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Interpréter

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Obfuscate

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Embrouiller, obscurcir

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Stiff

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Raide

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Egregious

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Flagrant

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Redress

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Redresser

52
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Bevy

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Troupeau

53
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Lax

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Négligent

54
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Graft

A

Greffer - Pot-de-vin

55
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Ditherer

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Un Indécis

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Upheaval

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Révolte

57
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Corral

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Rassembler

58
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Woe

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Infortune

59
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Spurn

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Repousser

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Pertain

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Concerner

61
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Grumbling

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Plainte

62
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Fray

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S’effilocher

63
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Inexorable

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Impossible to stop or prevent

64
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Floe

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Banquise

65
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Ward

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Repousser

66
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Leeway

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Marge

67
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Hubris

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Orgueil démesuré

68
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Seething

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Grouillant

69
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Strait

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Detroit

70
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Thumping

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Lancinant

71
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Apace

A

Rapidement

72
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Reckon

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Estimer

73
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Lacklustre

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Terne

74
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Hanker for

A

Rêver de

75
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Omen

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Présage

76
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Bode

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Augurer

77
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Scourge

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Fléau

78
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Benighted

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Plongé dans l’ignorance

79
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Belatedly

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Tardivement

80
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Egregious

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Flagrant

81
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Lukewarm, tepid

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Tiède

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Leeway

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Marge

83
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Whim

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Caprice

84
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Whimper

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Gémir

85
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Murky

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Glauque

86
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Murk

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Obscurité

87
Q

Foist [sth] on [sb]

A

Imposer qqch à qqun

88
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Peg

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Patère

89
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Scupper

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Saborder

90
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Eerily

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Sinistrement

91
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Fret

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Se tracasser

92
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Stark (harsh)

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Difficile

93
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Snag

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Hic

94
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Bust

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Grouffre (financié)

95
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Flounder

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Patauger - Être en difficulté (entreprise)

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Spout

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Jaillir

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Mischief

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Bêtise

98
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Lull

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Acalmie

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Dwindling

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En baisse

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Teetering

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Chanceler