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1
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bâiller

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to yawn, to gape

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renfrogné

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sullen, surly, sour

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avoir affaire à

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deal with

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fredonner

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hum

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sillage (m)

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wake, trail

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flétrissure (f)

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  1. (of skin) withering, shrivelling, wrinkly

2. blemish, stain

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écœuré(e)

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  1. nauseous, feeling sick

2. disgusted, sickened

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haineux

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full of hatred

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crève-cœur

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heart-breaking

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jaillir

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gush out, arrive suddenly, appear suddenly

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dru

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  1. (vegetation) thick, dense, abundant
  2. (rain) heavy
  3. vigorous
  4. abundantly, profusely
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déjouer

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foil, frustrate, thwart, evade

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désir

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lie down

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défricher

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weed, clear

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fardeau (m)

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burden, weight, load, onus

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mesquinerie (f)

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pettiness, meanness

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17
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ternir

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  1. (colour) to dull

2. (reputation/image) to tarnish

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18
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s’agenouiller

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kneel (down)

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planer

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  1. glide, soar
  2. linger, hove
  3. dream, daydream
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cerner

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to circle, to surround

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jonché(e)

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to be strewn with, littered, scattered

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fulgurant

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  1. lightning, swift
  2. dazzling, blinding
  3. searing
  4. thunder, stormy, menacing
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tâter (se tâter)

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feel (to be of two minds)

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l’écorchure (f)

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graze, scrape

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bousculade (f)

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rush, hurry

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guet (m)

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watch, look-out, surveillance

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solliciter

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back up, support

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28
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parvenir

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reach

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29
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rancœur

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bitterness

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30
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lanière (f)

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lash, strap

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31
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crâner

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show-off

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32
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fulminer

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  1. express vehement protest

2. explode violently or flash like lightning

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marmonner

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mutter, mumble

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34
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grief, sorrow, unhappiness

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chargrin (m)

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35
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voûte (f)

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  1. vault

2. (figurative) la vote céleste - the vault of heaven

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36
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fouet (m)

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  1. whip

2. whisk

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37
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causer

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  1. to cause

2. to chat, talk

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aléatoire

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random, uncertain, unpredictable

39
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fendre

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  1. split, chop
  2. (se) cack
  3. lunge
40
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se fier à

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to trust

41
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remous

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  1. eddy, swirl

2. stir, turmoil, flurry

42
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frémir

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tremble, shake

43
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ligoter

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silence, blind, tie up

44
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vaciller

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flicker, stagger, wobble

45
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nacré

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pearly, pearly white

46
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généraliste (m/f)

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not specialised, universal

47
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dégaine (f)

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unusual look, unusual appearance

48
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indûment

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without due cause, wrongfully

49
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fusiller

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  1. to shoot

2. look daggers at e.g. “elle fusille Nadia du regard”

50
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prétendre

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claim, affirm, maintain, say, assert, purport

51
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flagrant

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obvious, evident, clear, blatant, flagrant

52
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astreindre

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oblige, make, compel

53
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laconique

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concise

54
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chatoyer

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glisten, shimmer, sparkle

55
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pourchasser

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to pursue

56
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doté

A

equipped

57
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râleur (m)

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moaner, râleuse = dissatisfied

58
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exquis

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  1. de saveur fine
  2. délicat
  3. doux, charmant
  4. d’une campagne agréable
59
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doué

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gifted, talented

60
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ricaner

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(rire de façon sarcastic) snigger, snicker, jeer, sneer

61
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chanceler

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stagger, tooter, be shaky

62
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déchu(e) + déchoir

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stripped, deprived of, déchoir = wane, decline, diminish

63
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machinalement

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automatically, without thinking

64
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ravaler

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  1. restore (mur)

2. hold back (larmes, colère)

65
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déjouer

A

defeat

66
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rapprochement

A

comparison, reconciliation

67
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dépit (m)

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pique (a feeling of imitation or resentment resulting from a slight, especially to one’s pride)
en dépit de = in spite of

68
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niais

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simple, silly

69
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méfiance

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distrust

70
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déréglé

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  1. disturbed, unsettled, upset

2. not working properly

71
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sceller

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seal, conclude

72
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se méfier

A

be careful

73
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revendiquer

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demand, claim

74
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chicane (f)

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  1. quibbling

2. obstacle

75
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décontraction (f)

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  1. coolness, collectedness

2. relaxation

76
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sollicite

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friendly, agreeable

77
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crépuscule (m)

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twilight, dusk

78
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quelconque

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any, some, poor, ordinary

79
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réticence (f)

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reluctance

80
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maillon (m)

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link (literal or figurative)

81
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jacasser

A

to chatter

82
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s’accroupir

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to squat, to crouch (down)

83
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dérisoire

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  1. (prix) ridiculously low

2. pathetic, ridiculous

84
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rétorsion (f)

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reprisal, retaliation

85
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aviver

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  1. fan, kindle

2. brighten (sth up)

86
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aviser

A

prendre une décision

87
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recours (m)

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resort, solution

88
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carence (f)

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deficiency, lack

89
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predict

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prévoir

90
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unless

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à moins que

91
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méconnaître

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be ignorant of, be unaware of

92
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assommant

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  1. oppressive, stifling

2. boring, tedious

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