SIZE AND QUANTITY Flashcards
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area
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la zone
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area, zone
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la zone la superficie
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bathroom scale
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le pèse-personne la balance
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big, large, thick, heavy
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gros
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breadthwise
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en largeur
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bulky
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encombrant
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capacity
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la capacité
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compact
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compact
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cubic content
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le contenu cubique
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demarcation, boundary marking
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le bornage
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the depth
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la profondeur
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the dimension
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la dimension
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the extent
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l’ampleur le degré (the degree)
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format
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le format
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fullness, roominess, scope, extent, scale
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plénitude, habitabilité, portée, étendue, échelle
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fully, amply
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pleinement, amplement
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gauge
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jauge jauger
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grading, calibrating
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classement, étalonnage
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grain
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le grain(e)
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growing, ever growing, increasing, ever-increasing
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growing, ever growing, increasing, ever-increasing
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height
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la hauteur, la taille
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in miniature
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en miniature
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in the depths of
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au plus profond de
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in the ratio of…to ..
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dans le rapport de
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kitchen scales
la balance de cuisine
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the length
la longueur de (dimension) la durée (time)
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lengthways
dans le sens de la longueur
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milestone; boundary stone; marker
la borne
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minuscule, minute
minuscule
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of limited scope
de portée limitée
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ratio
le rapport
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roomy; extensive; wide-ranging
spacieux; extensif; large gamme
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size
la taille
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magnitude
la magnitude, la grandeur
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size (as in weight, fatness)
la grosseur
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small
petit
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space
l’espace (m)
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space, room
espace, place
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spacing out, placing at intervals, staggering
espacement, placement à intervalles, échelonnement
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spacious
spacieux
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surface
la surface
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surface area
la superficie
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to survey
faire un sondage, l'arpentage
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surveyor
l’arpenteur (m)
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tall, high, big
grand
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tape measure
le ruban à mesurer
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the bulk of
la majeur partie de
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thickener
l’épaississant
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thickness
l’épaisseur (f )
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to be to scale
être à l’échelle
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to deepen
approfondir
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to gauge, size up
jauger
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to grade, calibrate
calibrer
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to grow, increase, expand
grandir, augmenter, s'étendre
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to increase in scale/scope
prendre de l’ampleur /augmenter l’échelle
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to lengthen
pour allonger
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to make a space between
faire un espace entre
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to make space for
faire de la place pour
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to shorten
raccourcir / écourter
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to space out, place at intervals
échelonner
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to thicken
épaissir
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to widen, to become wider
élargir, devenir plus large
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to broaden
élargir
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the tonnage
le tonnage
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the weighing machine
la machine à peser
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the width, breadth
la largeur
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wingspan
l’envergure (f )
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accumulation
accumulation
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a whole heap of
tout un amas de
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distance, gap, space; difference
distance, écart, espace; différence
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heap, to pile up
tas, l’amoncellement entasser,
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heap, pile
un tas
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out-of-the way, remote
hors du chemin, à distance
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pile (neat), stack
la pile
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pile, heap
le tas
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to be out of the way
être à l’écart
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to bunch up, squeeze up
se regrouper, serrer
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to move apart, to separate
s'écarter, se séparer
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to pack down, push down, cram
emballer, enfoncer, entasser
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to stack
empiler
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to pile up (wealth, evidence)
s'amonceler, s'entasser, accumuler
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to amass
s’amasser
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to pile up, accumulate (mail, wealth, evidence)
s’amonceler
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to pile up, be stacked
s’empiler
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to pile up; to squeeze, pack, pile into
s’entasser
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Capacity, volume, quantity
Capacité, volume, quantité
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a few
quelques
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a little
un peu (de)
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a lot, much, many
beaucoup, beaucoup, beaucoup
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about fifteen
une quinzaine
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about fifty
une cinquantaine
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about forty
une quarantaine
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about one hundred
une centaine
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about one thousand
un millier
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about sixty
une soixantaine
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about ten
une dizaine
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about thirty
une trentaine
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about twelve
une douzaine
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about twenty
une vingtaine
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abundance
l’abondance (f )
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abundant, plentiful
abondant, copieux
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amount (money)
la somme d'argent
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amount, total (money)
le montant
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approximation
l'approximation
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as many, as much
autant, autant
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bottle
la bouteille
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box
la boîte
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capacity
la capacité
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considerable
considérable
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considerably
considérablement
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cup
la tasse
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double
le double
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enormous, massive
énorme, massif (ive)
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few
peu (de)
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a fourth
le quart
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glass
le verre
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gram
le gramme
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half
la moitié
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handful
la poignée
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how many (exclamation)
combien!
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How many mistakes!
combien de fautes!
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innumerable, countless
innombrable, innombrable
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insufficient
insuffisant
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insufficiently, scantily
insuffisamment, à peine
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kilogram
le kilogramme
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less
moins (de)
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litre
le litre
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majority
la majorité
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the mass, the bulk, the body, the expanse
la masse, le volume, le corps, l'étendue
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massive, heavy
massif, -ve, lourd (e)
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the maximum
le maximum
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mere
simple
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the minimum
le minimum
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the minority
la minorité
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the most of
la plupart de
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mouthful
la bouchée
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multiple
plusieurs
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a multitude
une multitude
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numerous
nombreux (euse)
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the pair
la paire
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percent
pour cent
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percentage
le pourcentage
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piece
le morceau
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a pinch
une pincée
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pound
la livre
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profusion
la profusion
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Quantities
Les quantités
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quantity, amount
la quantité, le montant
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several
plusieurs
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the slice
la tranche
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so many, so much
tellement, tellement
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some
quelque, certains, des
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spoonful
la cuillerée
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the maximum
le maximum
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a third
un tiers
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to assemble, to gather together, to mass
assembler, rassembler, masser
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ton
la tonne
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too many, much
trop (de)
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to triple it is a triple threat
tripler c'est une triple menace
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vast
vaste
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volume
le volume
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voluminous, bulky
volumineux, -euse, encombrant
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the distance
la distance
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closely
étroitement, attentivement
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distance
la distance
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far
loin (adv)
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remote
éloigné (adj), à distance
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near
près de
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nearby, close
à proximité, proche
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neighbouring
avoisinant
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to keep one’s distance
garder ses distances
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to increase and to decrease
augmenter, diminuer
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additional, supplementary
supplémentaire, supplémentaire
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contraction (body, liquid, muscle, throat)
la contraction
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the decrease (dimensions, quantity, price, volume, consump- tion, speed), the reduction
la diminution, la réduction
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diffusion, spreading, circulation, broadcasting
diffusion, diffusion, circulation, diffusion
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dilation, extension, swelling (part of the body)
dilatation, extension, gonflement (partie du corps)
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elongated, stretched out, recumbent, supine
allongé, allongé, couché, couché
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elongation, lengthening
allongement, allongement
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the excess
l'excès
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expansion (economy);spread (theory, belief, doctrine)
l’expansion (f )
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expansion; enlargement (photograph)
l’agrandissement (m)
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expansionism
l’expansionnisme (m)
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expansionist (body)
expansionniste
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extension
l’extension (f ) / la prolongation
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growth, development (body, muscle, intelligence), expan- sion (industry)
le développement
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growth, development (person, plant, industry, economics)
la croissance
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increase (size, quantity, price, salary, number, dose, diffi- culty, interest)
l’augmentation (f )
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increase, growth (number, production, population)
l’accroissement (m)
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proliferating, multiplying
proliférer
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proliferation
la prolifération
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propagation (species), spread (rumour, news, propaganda, disease)
la propagation
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reduction, decrease; discount
la réduction
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shrinkage (garment), narrowing (passage, conduit, open- ing, road); contraction (pupil)
le rétrécissement
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spread out, sprawling (conurbation), extensive, wide-rang- ing, widespread, broad
étendu
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supplement, excess
le supplément
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to add to
ajouter à
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to add to, increase
à augmenter
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to cause to swell (limb, joint, river)
enfler
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to compress (air, gas);to reduce (expenses)
comprimer
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to contract (to contract)
contracter
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to decrease (dimensions, quantity, price, volume, con- sumption, speed), diminish, reduce, cut, bring down
diminuer
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to dilate (pupil); to distend (stomach);to expand (metal, gas, liquid)
dilater
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to dilate, distend, extend
se dilater
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to double
doubler
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to dwindle (money); to lessen, grow slimmer (hope)
s’amenuiser
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to extend (time and space), prolong
prolonger
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to go on, persist, last, continue
se prolonger
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to grow (child, plant, hair, beard, tooth)
pousser
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to grow, cultivate
faire pousser
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to grow, develop (person, plant, economics, body, muscle, intelligence); to expand (industry)
se développer
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to grow, expand (town, family); to become wider
s’agrandir
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to grow, expand, develop (thought, tendency), amplify (sound), magnify (image)
s’amplifier
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to grow, increase (person, plant, company, town), to swell (river); to rise (wind)
croître
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to increase (size, quantity, price, salary, number, dose, difficulty, interest)
augmenter
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to increase (sum); to magnify; to become louder (noise)
grossir
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to increase, augment (number, fortune, share)
augmenter, accroître
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to inflate (tyre, price), pump up, blow up; to swell (river); to swell up (limb, joint, wood); to rise (pastry)
gonfler
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to lengthen, stretch, become longer; to grow taller (child); to drag out
s’allonger
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to lessen, weaken, diminish
amoindrir
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to lessen, weaken, grow weaker
s’amoindrir
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to make bigger, enlarge, widen, extend, blow up (photo- graph)
agrandir
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to multiply
se multiplier
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to proliferate, multiply
pulluler
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to reduce, lessen, cut, bring down (dimensions quantity, price, volume, consumption, speed), scale down, down- scale (staffing, production),shorten (text)
réduire
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to shrink, take in (garment); to narrow make narrower (passage, conduit, opening, road); to contract (pupil)
rétrécir
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to spread (butter, jam), strew; to spread out (newspaper, map); to display, lay out (merchandise)
étaler
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to spread (liquid, fire, unrest); to become widespread (view, opinion, method)
se répandre
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to spread (news); to spill, scatter; to shed (light, tears); to give off (smell)
répandre
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to spread (news, ideas), circulate, broadcast, diffuse (heat, light)
diffuser
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to spread (rumour, news, propaganda, disease)
propager
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to spread out, open out; to extend (limb, powers, business, research), stretch, hang out (washing)
étendre
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to stretch out; spread (disease, weather);to expand (city), to broaden (research), to widen (knowledge)
s’étendre
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to swell (river, chest)
se gonfler
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to thin down
amenuiser
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to triple, treble
tripler
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widespread
répandu
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Scale and proportion
L’échelle et proportion
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proportion
la proportion
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proportional to
proportionné à
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proportionately
proportionnellement
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scale
l’échelle (f )
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Portions, parts and segments
Portions, partie et segments
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dividing up, sharing, factoring
le partage
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fraction
la fraction
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fragment
le fragment
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fragmentary
fragmentaire
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part
la partie
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partial
partiel
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partly
en partie
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partly, partially
partiellement
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percentage
le pourcentage
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piece
le morceau
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portion
la portion
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portion, slice, share
la part
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scrap
le bout
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section
la section
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slice
la tranche
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to be divided up, to be shared
se partager
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to divide up, share out
partager
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to slice
couper en tranches
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trace
la trace
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Quantity and portion
Quantité et portion
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atom
l’atome (m)
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calibre, bore
le calibre
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copious
copieux
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dividing up, parcelling out, splitting up
le morcellement
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fragment; plot (land)
la parcelle
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fragmented
parcellaire
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handful
la poignée
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meagre (money, food)
maigre
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measly
misérable
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milling, swarming (people, insects)
le grouillement
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milling, swarming, teeming (insects, people)
le fourmillement
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milling, swarming, teeming (insects, people)
fourmillant
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milling, swarming, teeming (people, insects)
grouillant
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particle
la particule
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scrap (cloth); strand (thread); touch
le brin
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section (tube); stretch (road)
le tronçon
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sharing out, dividing up (inheritance)
le lotissement
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sharing out, dividing, allocation
la répartition
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to be divided up, split up
se répartir
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to divide into lots (ground); to divide up (inheritance)
lotir
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to divide up (land)
parcelliser
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to divide up, parcel out, split up
morceler
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to divide, share out, distribute
répartir
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to mill, swarm, teem (insects, people)
fourmiller
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to mill, swarm, teem (people, insects)
grouiller
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trace
le soupçon
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Weights and measures
Poids et mesures
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a little bit of …
un peu de …
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ampere
l’ampère
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area
la surface
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centimetre
le centimètre
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degree
le degré
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depth
la profondeur
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dozen
la douzaine
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foot
le pied
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gram
le gramme
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half
la moitié
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hectare
le hectare
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height
la hauteur
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horsepower
le cheval-vapeur
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inch
le pouce
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kilo
le kilo
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kilogram
le kilogramme
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kilometre
le kilomètre
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length
la longueur
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litre
le litre
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match
assortir
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maximal(adj)
maximal(adj)
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measurement
la mesure / les mensurations (f )
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medium(adj)
moyen(adj)
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meter
le mètre / le mètre
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mile
le mille
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milligram
le milligramme
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millimetre
le millimètre
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minimal(adj)
minimal(adj)
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ounce
la once
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piece (item)
la pièce
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pleated
plissé(e)
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polka
dot à petits points
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pound
la livre
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quantity
la quantité
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ruler
la régle
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sateen
la satinette
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satin
le satin
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scale (map ~)
l’échelle
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scales
la balance
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shrunk
rétréci(e)
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silk
la soie
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size
la dimension
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square meter
le mètre carré
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striped
à rayures
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the largest(adj)
le plus grand(adj)
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the smallest(adj)
le plus petit (adj)
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tight
serré(e)
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to measure
mesurer
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to sell by weight
vendre au poids
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to take the measurements of
prendre la mesure de
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to weigh
peser
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ton
la tonne
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ton, tonne
la tonne
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tons of
des tonnes de
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unit of measure
l’unité de mesure (f )
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velvet
le velours
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volt
le volt
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volume
le volume
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weight
le poids
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weights and measures
les poids et mesures
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width
la largeur
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wool
la laine
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yard
la cour
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to measure
measurer
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measurement
la mesure
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to make longer
rallonger
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the range
la gamme
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scanty
maigre
