Nancy Drew tome 1

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la veille de

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le jour d’avant

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lambrissé

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de panneaux décoratifs en bois, en marbre, etc.

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contribuables

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les personnes qui payent des impôts

contribution

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la courgette

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zucchini

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écrabouiller

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Écraser, réduire en bouillie

to crush, to squash

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frange

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la bordure de fils donc ils sont ornés

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les tiges

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1. stem, stock

2. (metal) rod

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pote

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pals, buddy

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hôtesse de vol

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stewardess, flight attendant

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gazon

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grass, turf, lawn

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pelouse

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lawn

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enchevêtrement

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tangle, confusion

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la police est à mes trousses

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the police are after me

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aux trousse de

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on the heals of

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trousse aux secours

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first aid kit

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échalas

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pieu qui sert à soutenir une plante. Notamment une pied de vigne

Syn: perche

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énergumène

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d’individus bizarres, bruyants et agités

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dégingandé

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to tumble down, to rush down, to fall, to tumble

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brindille

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twig

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épineuse

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thorny, prickly

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les croquants

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doughnut, fritter

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engueulade

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(fam) argument, shouting match

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lorgner

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to eye, to ogle, to leer at

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brailler

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(fam) to bawl, to yell, to howl, to bellow out

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intenable

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1. unbearable | 2. untenable, indefensible

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péter

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to go off, to explode

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aguicher

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to entice, to allure

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agrumes

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citrus fruits

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gâche

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to spoil, to ruin

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gaspiller

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to waste, to squander

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ondoyer

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to ripple, to wave

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récurer

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subir une nouvelle cuisson

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anse

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handle

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un torchon

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piece of cloth, rag

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moulante

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tight fitting

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une vahiné

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femme de Tahiti

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la futaie

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forest (of tall trees)

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futé

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Cunning and crafty

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coriace

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dur; tough

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enjôleur : amadouer

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to cajole

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pâteuse

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1. pasty, doughy | 2. (language) thick

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égringolé

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tomber descends rapidement

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papoter

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bavarder parler de beaucoup de choses insignifiantes

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cotiser

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to subscribe, to pay ones dues

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pinailler

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to split hairs, to quibble

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dévaler

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to hurtle down

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une bourrade

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Coup brusque donné à qq’un

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ça traîne

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to drag along, to dawdle | Goes slowly

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guetter

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to watch intently syn- attendre - to watch out for, to lie in wait for

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poireauter

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to hang around

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braquer

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1. to aim, to point 2. to turn (a steering wheel) 3. to antagonize

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le débroussailler

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1. to clear | 2. to lay the groundwork for

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nier

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to deny

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dédaigner

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to disdain, to scorn

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increvable

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ne peux pas crever syn: infatigable

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frousse

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trop de peur

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à me dorloter

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Ils s’occupent de lui avec beaucoup de soins; de tendresse Syn : cajoler, chouchouter, choyer

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mettre la puce à l’oreille de qq’un

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to arouse someone’s suspicion

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trimballe

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l’emporte toujours avec

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remue-ménages

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household, housework

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râler

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to groan, to moan, to grumble

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légumier

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vegetable dish

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la semelle

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sole; semelle interior - insole

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enchevêtrer

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1. to tangle up | 2. to muddle, to confuse

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le pieu

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post, stake

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le tonnerre

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thunder

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du tonnerre

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(fam): great! terrific!

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le gibier

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game (animal)

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rompre

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to break, to burst, to shelter, to break off

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faisan

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pheasant | oiseau au plumage coloré

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prime

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Bonus | c’est la primaire prime de ma carrière

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aubergine

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eggplant

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courgettes farcies

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Stuffed zucchini

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trompé

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gotten wrong

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les côtelettes

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ribs

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piquante

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hot, spicy

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les couverts

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cutlery

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une arrête

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fish bone

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je t’ai dragué

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I hit on you

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séduisant

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attractive

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éprouver

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to feel

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un ennuie

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a problem

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dégât

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damage

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un lambeau

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1. rag, scrap, shred | 2. bit, fragment

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tomber en lambeau

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to fall to pieces

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égaré

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to lead astray | to lose, to misplace

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s’égarer

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to lose one’s way

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une massue

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club, bludgeon

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coup de massue

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staggering blow

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sa frange

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bangs (hair)

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en acajou

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of mahogany

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le garnement

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rascal

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le blason

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coat of arms

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redurer son blason

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To restore one’s good name

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J’ai croisé

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I ran into

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assumier

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be ok with