part IA vocab Flashcards

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quincaillerie

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hardware store

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boucherie

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butcher’s shop

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friperie

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thrift shop

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épicier

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grocer

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cordonnerie

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shoe repairing

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bois bandé

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an aphrodisiac

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abbatue

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beaten down

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eût

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would have

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fût

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was

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songer

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dream/think/imagine

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logis

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residence

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hussard

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a soldier in a light cavalry regiment

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infamie

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infamie/dishonour/betrayal

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défaire

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undo

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âme

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soul

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fripon

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rascal

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attendrissement

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tenderness/deep emotion/pity

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saules

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willows

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toffu

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bushy

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rangée

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row / line

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apercevoir

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to notice/catch sight

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obliquer

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skew/veer off

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ébaucher

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sketch/outline

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étirer

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to stretch

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abîmer
to damage/spoil/ruin
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fourvoyer
mislead
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importuner
to bother
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frimer
to show off
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avouer
to confess to/admit
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entraver
to hinder
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hocher
to nod
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cancre
dunce
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gribouille
doodle/scribble
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pupitre
desk
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décontracté
relaxed
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emprunter
to borrow
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méfiant
wary
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demeurer
remain
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demeurer
remain
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farouche
fierce
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assouvissement
satisfaction
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tâcher
to try
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un édit
an edict/declaration
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maison de plaisance
old phrase for a rural/surburban house used as a retreat/holiday home for the wealthy
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déffendre
forbid/defend
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un fuseau
a spindle
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filer
to spin/run/fly by
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le donjon
the rear tower or the innermost keep of a castle
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galleta
a top floor or attic room, especially a small dismal one
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quenoüille
spindle
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étourdi
stunned/dazed
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délasser
to relax/soothe
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frotter
to rub
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évanouissement
fainting/unconsciousness
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oster
to take away
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la joue
cheek
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teint
tint
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archaïsante
archaic
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dévoreuse
devourer
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faire main basse
taking control
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parcouru
travelled
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bataillé
battle
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ramener
bring/take back
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nombrilisme
navel-gazing
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provignement
province
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dessouchement
stumping
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hanté
haunted
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il y a belle lurette
a long time ago
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approfondissement
deepening
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bouder
to sulk/pout
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enliser
to bog down
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communautaire
communal
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communautaire
communal
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épanouissement
fulfilment
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dépassement
exceeding
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conquête
conquest
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l'embrazement
large fire
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cordage
rope
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voile
sail/veil
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vaisseaux
ships
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galères
galleys
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impitoyable
ruthless/merciless
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effroyable
appalling
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vainqueur
winner
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confondre
to confuse
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entrentenir
to maintain
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éclater
to burst
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tourbillon
whirlwind
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gresle
sleet
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sur la cime
on top
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dodu
plump
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rainurée
grooved
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coquille
shell
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machinalement
mechanically
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accabler
to overwhelm
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morne
dreary
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porter
to wear/carry
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amollir
to soften
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une gorgée
mouthful/gulp/swallow
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mêlée
brawl/tussle
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miettes
crumbs
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tressaillir
jump/flinch/shiver
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vicissitudes
a change of circumstances, typically unpleasant/unwelcomed
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dépasser
to exceed
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brièveté
brevity
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illusoire
illusory
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infiniment
infinitely
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breuvage
beverage
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bientôt
soon
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aussitôt
right away
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cuillerée
a spoonful
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mouler
to mould/shape
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raide
stiff
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poussière
dust
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officieuse
self assertive/overzealous
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essuyer
to wipe/dry/mop
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un pan
side
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l'encre
ink
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épaissie
thickened
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couler
to flow
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plume
feather/quill
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flanc
flank/side
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indigence
poverty
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fainéant
lazy/idle
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la toison
fleece
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pieds et poings liés
bound hand and fist
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gouvernante
governess/housekeeper/nursemaid
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obséder
possess/obsess/bother
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s'appuyer sur
to lean on
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contenance
capacity
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gentilhomme
gentleman/nobleman
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vaincu
defeated
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sceller
to seal/embed
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tromper
to mislead/fool
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dissimuler
hide/conceal
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épais
thick
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emplisser
to fill
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une allumette
a match
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gésir
to lay/lie out
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courbé
curved
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bouillir
to boil
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hâter
to hasten
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ligué
tied up
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craquer
to crack/creak/crackle
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ronfler
to snore/roar/snort
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garnir
garnish
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ramasser
to pick up/gather
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l’arrache-cœur
the heartbreaker
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mander
to order
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secours
help/relief/rescue
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surmonter
to overcome
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irrésolution
irresolution/wavering/indecision
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consent
consent/grant/agree
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éloignement
estrangment/distance/remoteness
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insensé
foolish/insane/senseless
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haleine
breath
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barrique
barrel
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corbeille de linge
laundry basket
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un matelot
a sailor
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heurter
to hit/strike/offend
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un coli
package
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un tambour
a drum
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un tapage
a fuss
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bruissement
rustling
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une nuée
a cloud
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la cloche
the bell
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un navire
ship
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peupler
to populate
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un berge
a bank
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un chantier
worksite
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le gouvernail
the helm
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le brouillard
fog
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un édifice
building
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dédommager
to compensate / satisfy
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séjourner
to stay
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apaiser
to appease/calm
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debout
upright
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cracher
to spit / cough up
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la roue
wheel
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balbutier
to stammer
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ébéniste
cabinet maker
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les vielleries
old stuff
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tailler
to cut / carve / prune
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taiser
to shut up
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baiser
to kiss
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collant
sticky
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diminué
depressed / diminished
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tilleul
lime/linden tree, basswood
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une manche
a sleeve
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semer
to sew
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joncher
to litter / strew
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le seuil
threshold
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plat
flat
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ébranler
to shake / undermine / weaken
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les tongs
flip flops
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chausser
to fit / put on
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le soulier
shoe
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ciré
wax
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débraillé
scruffy / unkempt
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suante
sweaty
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la canicule
heatwave
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détourner
deflect / divert / turn away
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luisant
shiny / glossy
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poudrer
to powder
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prendre la peine
to bother
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un visage nu
a bare face (no makeup)
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rancuneux
resentful
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proférer
to utter
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désinvolture
flippancy
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combler
to fill/fulfil
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imprévue
unexpected
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miséricorde
mercy
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bête
idiot / beast / animal
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le convoi funèbre
funeral procession
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au supplice
on tenterhooks / torture
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les bequilles
crutches
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forcené
frenzied
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sermont
oath
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rejeton
offspring
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imposture
impostor
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épargner
to save/spare/economise
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opiniâtrement
stubbornly
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proscrit
forbbidden / denounced
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enfin
finally / at last
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saisir
to seize / grasp / grab
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la nounou
nanny
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une fée
fairy
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l’irruption
storming / burst / breaking
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étouffant
stuffy / stiffling / sweltering
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exigu
cramped
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un tiroir
drawer
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consigne
order/deposit
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les appareils
electronics
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acquiescer
to accept passively without process
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avec l'aplomb
with confidence
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brouillon
disorganised
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recoudre
to sew up
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par flemme
out of laziness
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une aiguille
a needle
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un ourlet
hem
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s'apprêter
to get oneself ready
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les draps
sheets
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incrédule
incredulous / disbelieving
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bénis
bless
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reprendre
to resume
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ôter
to remove
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bienheureux
blessed / blissful
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sottises
nonsense
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emporter
to take / carry
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quereller
to tell off
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espèce
kind / sort
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naissant
budding / growing / awakening
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le dessein
purpose
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étouffer
to stifle / suppress / smother
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affliger
afflict / aggrieve / sadden
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ménagement
sparingly / moderation / restraint
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préavis
prior notice
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plisser
wrinkle / fold / crease
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la foule
the crowd
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agglutiné
clumped together
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une bâche
tarpaulin
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vain
vain / useless/ pointless
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s'extirper
to extricate oneself
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un compte-gouttes
a dropper / pipette
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la carcasse
carcass / frame / structure
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dévisager
to stare at
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méchanceté
wickedness
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reprocher
to blame / fault
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repousser
to repel / repulse / fend off
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stationnement
parking
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un gaillard
fellow / forecastle
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poupin
chubby
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la barbe mal rasée
unshaven beard
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vêtu
dressed
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un pantacourt
cropped trousers
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les claquettes
tap shoes
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traînant
dragging / trailing
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accoutre
to run up
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d'office
systematically / automatically
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à peine
barely / hardly
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un siège
a seat
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passablement
fairly
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défoncer
to batter / smash
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démarrer
to start / kick off
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un couleur + âtre
____ish
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en tromb
with a bang
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un vacarme
din / commotion / racket
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assourdissant
deafening
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étaler
to spread out / display
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criad
gaudy / loud
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la boîte à gants
glove box
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repérer
to spot / locate
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un autocollant
sticker
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un coureur
a racer
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en combiniaison
can also mean in a suit / overalls
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se dépêcher de
to hurry up
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pour autant
however
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illisible
illegible
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emboîter
to fit together
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affubler
to take on
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découler de
to ensue / stem from
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s'entrechoquer
to clash / intertwine
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épineux
thorny
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un fauteil
armchair
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crisser
to screech
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une craie
chalk
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accrocher
to hang up / fasten
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un poignet
wrist
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un poignet
wrist
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s'affranchir
to free / liberate
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s'affranchir
to free / liberate