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What is the meaning of ‘‘abandon’’ in French?

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abandonner

'’We had to abandon the car.’’
‘‘They had to abandon their attempt to climb the mountain.’’

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Abuse

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insulter; malmener

'’If you abuse your body now, you’ll pay the price when you’re older.’’

'’Several of the children had been sexually/physically/emotionally abused.’’

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Account

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compte (rendu)

'’She deposited the check in her account.’’
‘‘She gave a thrilling account of her life in the jungle.’’

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Actual

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réel

'’in actual fact’’

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Actually

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En fait; de fait

'’I didn’t actually want any more dessert, but Julia forced it on me .’’

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Advertisement

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Annonce; publicité(billboard)

'’A television/newspaper advertisement for a new car.’’

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Affair

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aventure (romantique) liaison, relation amoureuse

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Agenda

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Ordre du jour

a list of matters to be discussed at a meeting:
‘‘There were several important items on the agenda.’’

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Aid(formal)

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Aide

help or support
‘‘She went to the aid of a man trapped in his car.’’

'’The Vatican has agreed to donate $80,000 in humanitarian/emergency aid to countries affected by the war.’’

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Ailment

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Maladie(when you’re sick)- not something that is terminal

an illness:
‘‘Treat minor ailments yourself.’’

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Alley

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Ruelle

a narrow road or path between buildings

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Alliance

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Alliance(confédération)

a group of countries, political parties, or people who have agreed to work together because of shared interests or aims:

'’All the countries have proclaimed their loyalty to the alliance.’’

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Amateur

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Amateur (contraire de vétéran)

'’He was an amateur singer until the age of 40, when he turned professional.’’

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Ancient

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Antique (before the Renaissance)

'’ancient monuments/ruins/woodlands’’

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Animator

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Artiste qui crée des dessins animés

Someone who makes animated films, drawings, models

'’Walt Disney is the most famous animator of feature-length films.’’

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Arrive

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Arriver

'’It was dark by the time we arrived at the station.’’

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Assassinate

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Assassiner

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Assist

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Aider

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Attend

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Assister à; servir

to go to an event, place, etc.:

'’Over two hundred people attended the funeral.’’

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Balance

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Équilibre; reste; solde

'’The question threw him off balance for a moment.’’
‘‘The company’s success is reflected in its healthy bank balance.’’

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Benefit

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Avantage, profit

'’One of the many benefits of foreign travel is learning how to cope with the unexpected.’’

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Bureau

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Bureau; table de travail (FBI)

an organization or a business that collects or provides information:
a government organization:

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Cave

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Caverne

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Chauffeur

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Chauffeur de limousine

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Circulation
Tirage (d'un journal); circulation (sanguine) the process in which something such as information, money, or goods passes from one person to another: ''Police have warned that there are a lot of fake £50 notes in circulation.'' ''The newspaper's circulation has dropped dramatically.'' ''Exercise helps to improve circulation.''
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Comedian
Humoriste
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Command (n.)
Maîtrise control over someone or something and responsibility for him, her, or it:
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Command (v.)
Ordonner; forcer to give someone an order:
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Compose
Composer de la musique, artistic way, poetry | you don't compose a letter to produce music, poetry, or formal writing:
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Comprehensive
Complet complete and including everything that is necessary: ''He has written a fully comprehensive guide to Rome.''
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Conductor
Chef d'orchestre; chef de train; conducteur (d'électricité) guard a railway official who travels on and is responsible for a train ''The conductor raised his baton.'' ''Metal is a good conductor of heat.''
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Congress
Congrès (politique) ''an international/medical congress''
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Conviction
Conviction (foi); sentence; condamnation the fact of officially being found to be guilty of a particular crime, or the act of officially finding someone guilty: ''Since it was her first conviction for stealing, she was given a less severe sentence.'' a strong opinion or belief: ''religious/moral convictions''
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Crayon
Wax crayon
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Critic
Un critique; analyze ''He's his own worst critic (= he judges himself severely''). ''The play has been well received by the critics.''
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Date
RDV amoureux; datte; date
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Cry
Pleurer
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Deceive
Tromper to use dishonest or illegal methods to get something or to make people believe that something is true when it is not: to persuade someone that something false is the truth, or to keep the truth hidden from someone for your own advantage: to refuse to accept the truth:
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Deception
Tromperie the act of hiding the truth, especially to get an advantage: He was found guilty of obtaining money by deception.
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Defend
Soutenir; défendre ''They are fighting to defend their beliefs/interests/rights.''
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Deficient
Déficitaire ''His theory is deficient in several respects.''
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Delay
Retard
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Demand (n.)
Exigence
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Demand (v.)
Exiger
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Derange
Rendre fou ''a deranged criminal/mind/personality; to be mentally deranged''
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Distraction
Distraction; divertissement the state of being very bored or annoyed: an activity that you do for pleasure: ''one of the distractions of city life''
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Editor
Rédacteur en chef ''Who is the current editor of the Times?''
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Education
Éducation ''As a child he received most of his education at home.''
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Effectively
Efficacement
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Engagement
Fiançailles
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Enterprise
Entreprise (régime économique) Those were the years of private enterprise (= businesses being run privately, rather than by the government), when lots of small businesses were started. Her latest enterprise (= plan) is to climb Mount Everest.
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Essay
Dissertation; essai
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Evidence
Preuve; témoignage
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Evident
Évident easily seen or understood:
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Experience
Expérience de vie
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Facility
Équipement; établissement, installation; aise, savoir-faire ``` shopping facilities medical facilities sports facilities a nuclear research facility a military facility a new sports facility ```
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Famous
Fameux(excellent), super, célèbre
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Figure
Silhouette
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Fine (adj.)
raffiné, délicat, beau
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Fine (n.)
Amende
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Form
Développer

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