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English vocabulary 5 Flashcards

1
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Tallow

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Suif, gras d’animal

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Sulk

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Bouder

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3
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Riled

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Énervé

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4
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Macular degeneration

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Disease causing blindness

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5
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Miser

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Avare, radin

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Rosy

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Rose

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7
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Divvy [sth]

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Répartir

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Pavilion

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Pavillon

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Dovetail

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S’assembler

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Derelict

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Abandonné

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Crimp [sth]

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Nuire à

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12
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Fretted

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S’être tracassé

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13
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Harbinger

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Signe avant-coureur

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14
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Hobble [sth]

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Entraver

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15
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Quirk

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Excentricité

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16
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Yardstick

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Indicateur, mesure

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17
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Embroiled

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Entraîné

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18
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Tout [sth]

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Promote, publicize

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19
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Allay

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Apaiser

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20
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Glitzy

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Tape-à-l’œil

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21
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Fore

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Avant

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22
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Spiteful

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Mauvais, malveillant

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23
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Spite

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Méchanceté

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24
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Brinkmanship

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Stratégie du bord de l’abîme

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25
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Stalemate

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Impasse

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26
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Ail

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Souffir

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27
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Tether

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Attacher qqch à qqch

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28
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Stint

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Période

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29
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Perp

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Criminal

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30
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Sardonic

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Mocking

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31
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Kosher

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Honnête

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32
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Glum

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Abattu, sombre

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33
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Sputter

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Crépiter (feu)

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34
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Tarnish

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Ternir

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35
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Thaw

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Fondre

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36
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Brass

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Military leader

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37
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Ware

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Marchandise

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38
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Vet [sth]

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Vérifier, approuver

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39
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Bluster

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Loud or aggressive talk with little effect

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40
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Hastily

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De manière précipitée

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41
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Crony (noun)

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Friend

42
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Ubiquitous

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Omniprésent

43
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Shrine

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Lieu saint, sanctuaire

44
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Stifling

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Étouffant

45
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Preterit

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Simple past tense

46
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Sidestep [sth]

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Contourner

47
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Barb

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Cruel remark

48
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Heed [sth]

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Écouter

49
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Tack (marketing tack)

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Approche

50
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Insidious (cunning)

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Qui tend un piège

51
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Cunning (noun or adjective)

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Astucieux, astuce

52
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Shell out

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Payer

53
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Copay

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Ticket modérateur

54
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Eschew

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Éviter, rejeter

55
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Hail a taxi

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Héler un taxi

56
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Bequeath [sth]

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Léguer

57
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Reef

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Récif

58
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Hawkish

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Belliciste

59
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Litmus test

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Mise à l’épreuve

60
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Hollow [sth] out

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Creuser

61
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Hollow

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Creux, vide

62
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Rebuke

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Reproche

63
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Leery

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Méfiant

64
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Ephemeral

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Éphémère

65
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Scour

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Do a thorough search

66
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Lapse (verb)

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Fail to maintain

67
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Deter [sth]

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Prevenir

68
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Bilk [sb]

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Escroquer

69
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Veil [sth]

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Voiler

70
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A raft of [sth]

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Large amount

71
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Raft

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Radeau

72
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Litter

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Une portée

73
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Boar

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Verrat (porc mâle reproducteur)

74
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Edible

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Comestible

75
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Sire

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Male parent

76
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Trundle

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Avancer lentement

77
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Slumber

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Sommeiller

78
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Straggle

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Traîner (fall behind other walkers)

79
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Fraught

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Tendu, stressant

80
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Dusk

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Crépuscule

81
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Pounce

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Se jeter sur qqch

82
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Prod

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Donner un petit coup

83
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Hind

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Arrière (patte)

84
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Farrow

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Mettre bas (portée)

85
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Effusive

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Exagéré

86
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Dour

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Autère

87
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Drone

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Ronronnement

88
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Quixotic

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Idéaliste

89
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Woven

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Tissé

90
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Scuttle

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Fuir

91
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Filibuster (verb or noun)

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Faire de l’obstruction parlementaire

92
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Leery

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Méfiant

93
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Rebuff

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Rejeter

94
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Muster [sth]

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Rassembler

95
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Rein [sb] in

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Maîtriser

96
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Castigate [sb]

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Blâmer

97
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Eke [sth]

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Obtenir péniblement

98
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Scrounge

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Quémander

99
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Flout

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Bafouer

100
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Warp [sth]

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Déformer

English Vocabulary (7 decks)

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