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Français-2 Flashcards

1
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hand to hand

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au corps à corps

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kidnapper, abductor

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ravisseur

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pick up, school bus

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ramassage (car de ~)

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clothing, outfit, uniform, dress behavior,

conduct, manners

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tenue

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shoulder, assume, take on, endorse

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endosser

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waste, squander, ruin, spoil, messup

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gâcher

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turn table, platinum

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platine

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party animal, reveller, merry maker

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fêtard

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snow flake, flake (cereal, avoine-oat)

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flocon

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treat to a delicious meal, to treat

love, to love, to enjoy, to relish

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régaler

se régaler

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point out, tell, define, specify, become clear,

take shape, explain, clarify

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préciser

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fan (to circulate air), range (ie of solutions)

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éventail

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evils, ill health, pains, sorrows, stomach pains

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maux

maux de ventre

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mop, wimp, wet rag

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serpillière

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stools, fecal

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selles

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estate, heritage, property, inheritence

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patrimone

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occur, arise

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survenir

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overwhelm, shatter, turn upside down

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boulverser

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lightning, flash, éclair (pastry)

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éclair

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gifted person, gifted, exceptionally gifted

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surdoué

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win (gagner), bring back

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remporter

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sursis

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deferment, reprieve; suspended sentence

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écrouer

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commit, lock up, put away

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prôner

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extol, advocate

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maintenu

se maintenir

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kept, retained

stay, keep

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bulle

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bubble

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dorénavant

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from now on

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ravir

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thrill, delight

abduct, kidnap

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susciter

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arouse, provoke, kindle

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redoutable

redouter

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formidable, awesome, tremendous

fear, dread

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surnom

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alias, a.k.a., nickname

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écume

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foam, froth, scrum

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fichier

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file, file card box,

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barouder

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fighter

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fioriture

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flourish

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exactions

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abuses of power, violent acts

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privilégier

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favor, give priority, give advantage

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bienfait

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benefit, good deed, good turn

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paris

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bets, wagers, gamble

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hippique

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equestrian

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truqué

truquer

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rigged

falsify

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démanteler

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demolish, dismantle, break up, shut down

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surprenante
surprendre
se surprendre

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surprising
to surprise, to perceive, to discover
to find yourself

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trucage

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special effect

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hormis

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except for (sauf), apart from

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comparaitre

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appear before, go before

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subvention

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subsidy, grant

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concluant

conclure, se conclure

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conclusive, convincing

to conclude, bring to a close, decide

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riverain

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resident, local

riverside, waterside, bordering, stretching along

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souci

soucis

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worry

anxiety, troubles

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marre
marrer
se marrer

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enough, give it up
laugh
have a good laugh

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instar

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like (He acts like his big brother)

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basculer

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tip over, topple over

turn, change, swing dramatically

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rachat

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repurchase, buy back

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chaussée

trottoir

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pavement

sidewalk

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56
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rétorquer

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retort

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57
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recevabilité

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admissability

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limoger

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dismiss, relieve of command

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frôler

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skim past, just miss, come close, brush past

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jour pour jour

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to the day

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effrayer

s’effrayer

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frighten off, terrify

be afraid, be scared

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chouette

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owl,
nice, “neat”
great

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accueil

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welcome, welcoming

reception, front desk,

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pluriannual

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multi-annual

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citadin

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city dweller, city slicker

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transhumance

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summer migration of livestock from the plains to the mountains

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essor

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flight; rise, development

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relier

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link up, join, connect, bind

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dépouiller

se dépouiller

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strip, dispossess

divest yourself

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soubressaut

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momentary revival, jerk, jolt

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falzar

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pants (trousers)

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blouson

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jacket

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désuet

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obsolete, old-fashioned, passé

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insoumis

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disobedient

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discernement

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analytical ability, discernement, discriminating ability

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abolir

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abolish, do away with, annul

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titulaire

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tenured, with tenure

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vernis

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varnish, lacquer, polish, enamel

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incarner

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embody, be the embodiment of, personify

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scander

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chant

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axer

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center sth on, base sth on

line up

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pancarte

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signs, placards (for a demonstration)

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ingérence

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interference, intrusion

84
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pourtant
mais pourtant
c’est pourtant facile!

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yet, however
but nevertheless, but even so
but it’s easy

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aval

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support, approval, agreement

downstream section, water or region

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routier

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road, highway

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planifier

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plan, organise

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décréter

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decree, say categorically

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perturber

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trouble, disturb

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chasse-neige

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snow plow

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preparatifs

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preparations

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ores

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immediately, already

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solennel

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solemn, pompous, grandiose, formal

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amont

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upstream, upstream water, upriver, uphill

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surveillant

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guard, warden, supervisor

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agripper

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hold onto, grab, grasp

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travestir

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travesty, disguise

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étonner

s’étonner

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surprise, astonish

be surprised, be amazed

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dément

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mentally ill person, delirious, insane

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enfoncer

s’enfoncer

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defeat, break down, crush, vanquish

make things worse for yourself, dig your own grave

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jalonner

jalons

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delineate, mark out(:)

bearings, milestone, groundwork, foundation

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hâter

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hasten, quicken, speed up

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miser

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bet, wager, stake

bank on, count on

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licenciement

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dismissal, layoff, firing, termination

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inédit

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original, novel, new
unheard of, unprecedented
unreleased, unpublished

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marteler

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hammer home, articulate, enunciate

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curé

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parish priest, vicar, cleric

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progressiste

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progressive

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néanmois

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nevertheless; however

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désamorcer

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defuse, neutralize, forestall

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essuyer

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wipe, dry, mop up

suffer, endure

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farouchement

farouche

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wildly, fiercely

timid, shy, mistrustful, savage, fierce

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ado

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teen, adolescent

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indemnisation

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compensation

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amaigri

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thinner

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nocif

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harmful, noxious

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surgelé

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frozen food, deep frozen

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lampadaire

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street light, floor lamp

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filière

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procedure, channel; course, option, subject; industry, sector

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d’abord

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firstly, first of all

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rallonger

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extend, lengthen

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enseigne

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sign, store name, insignia

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feutre

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felt tip pen

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passible (de)

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liable to, subject to

125
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panse ses plaies

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licking its wounds

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remettre

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to put back, put on again

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joute

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joust, spar

128
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parquet

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public prosecutor

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cambrioleur

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burglar, housebreaker

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sangloter

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weep, sob, cry

131
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déclencher

se déclencher

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trigger, set off

go off, i.e. an alarm

132
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noir (end of daylight), obscurité (lack of electricity), pénombre (lack of light), sinistre (weather, atmosphere), mates (color of one’s skin), sombre (evil), foncé (dark tone, i.e. color of clothes)

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dark (nuit noir=dark night), black

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cercueil

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casket, coffin

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par ailleurs

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otherwise, besides, moreover, for that matter

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accabler

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impose, over work, over burden

oppress, overwhelm, overcome

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ledit

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previously said, said

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propos

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words, remarks

aim, intention

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coup de fil

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telephone call

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glousser

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chuckle, chortle

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plaidorie

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defense speech, plea

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réquisitoire

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prosecution closing remarks, indictment

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censé(e)

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supposed, expected

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découler

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follow, ensue, stem from

144
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bidouiller

bidouille

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fiddle with

work around

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frigo

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fridge, refrigerator

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efficace

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effective, efficacious

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marasme

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stagnation, doldrums

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bas

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low

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empocher

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to pocket, rake in

150
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plaidoyer

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plea, declaration, statement

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gel

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frost, ice, freezing over

152
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piller

pillé

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plunder, rampage

looted, sacked

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société

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society, company, firm

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