Verbs Flashcards
(222 cards)
1
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to speak highly of
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vanter
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to take away/achieve, win
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remporter
3
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to get better
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améliorer
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to notice/percieve
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apercevoir
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to organise yourself/manage
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gérer
6
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hail
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grêler
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to last
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durer
8
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complain
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se plaindre
9
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repeat a year
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redoubler
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melt
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déverser
11
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keep watch
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veillerer
12
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shake, bounce along
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cahoter
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dream/think about
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songer
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sigh
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soupir
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bustle about
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s’affairer
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to stack
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empiler
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treat
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traiter
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sieze
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saisir
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flee/avoid
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fuir
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to get away/escape
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évader
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to have a ball
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s’éclater
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to blow up
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éclater
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to lead
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mener
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to beg
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mendier
man dying to beg
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to burn
brûler
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to neighbour
avoisiner
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run out
s’épuiser
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restart
repartir
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to attempt
tenter
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to attain
parvenir
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to locate
situer
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to decieve
tromper
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to get going, to get things moving
débloquer
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to start
démarrer
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break, smash
briser
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undergo, suffer
subir
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crash
s’écraser
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expand, spread out
essaimer
| sea trying to spread out
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shelter, protect
abriter (arbitr protecting players)
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pillage, loot
piller
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to bring to a close (finish, end)
achever
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to supply
fournir
| supply furniture
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recover, bring back
recuperer
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to lie
mentir
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try, attempt
tenter
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stroll
ballader
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to avoid
évider
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kidnap, take off
enlever
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re-green
reverdir
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to whistle
siffloter
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end (path), lead to, inf. come good
aboutir
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mistrust
se méfier de
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push, grow
pousser
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sum up, recap
récapituler
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break, break up
rompre
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raise, haul
hisser
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betray
trahir
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gnaw, bite
ronger
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lull, soothe, rock
bercer
| bear being rocked in a chair
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laze, saunter
flâner
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taunt, mock
narguer
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enjoy, appreciate
goûter
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rub
frotter
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rub the wrong way
se frotter
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to be on strike
être en grève
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to go on strike
se mettre en grève
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to bawl
gueuler
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connect, bond
lier
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to hang up (e.g. phone)
accrocher
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to foam, lather, spread
mousser
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shiver
frissoner
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distort, break
fausser
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to be ashamed
avoir honte
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peel
peler
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bury
enfouir
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topple, capsize
chavier
| topple a chav
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support, hold up
soutenir
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splash, sully, put down
éclabousser
| splash babusia
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roam, transverse
sillonner
| a silhouette roaming the world
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type
taper
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refuse, reject
récuser
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defecate, shit
chier
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lie, stretch out
allonger
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spread
tartiner
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reap, harvest, collect
récolter
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flunk, fail, sink
couler
| a failing water cooler willsink you
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wilt, fade
faner
| a ventilator fan wilting and then fading away
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to empty
vider
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pig out, eat
bouffer
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confess, admit
avouer
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bring forward/back (an appointment)
décaler
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contest
constater
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turn away from
détourner
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roll up, hitch up
retrousser
| roll up your trusy
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slip
échapper
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pin down, nail
clouer
| nail a clown to a bed
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brush, graze, cross one's mind
effleurer
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lean, tilt
pencher
| a rich bridge is tilting upwards
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wear someone out, tease
vanner
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bring, drive, lead
conduire
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deliver
livrer
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stammer, mumble, flounder
bafouiller
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to surprise
étonner
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involve, mix up
mêler
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to support, back, lean on
appuyer
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pull a face, raise an eyebrow
tiquer
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hiss, snarl, growl
feuler
| fuhrer growling
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crouch, lay low
se tapir
| crouching tapir
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to snore
ronfler
| ron snoring next to fleur
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turn pale, softly illuminate
blêmir
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to contstruct
bâtir
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to row (boat) (inf to work hard, struggle)
ramer
| a ram struggling to row a boat
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celebrate
fêter
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clean up, purify
assainir
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to move back, recede, decline
reculer
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to cheat
tricher
| trick the teacher
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overcome
surmonter
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reserved, uncommnicative
taciturne
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joyful
riant
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enticing
aguicheur
| a guy? sure he's enticing
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affronter
confront, face
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drudge, routine, grind
train-train
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in all likelihood
vraisemblement
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holl
la morne
| mourning onn a hill
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curtain
rideau
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narrow
étroit
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stand, tower, rise, rebel against
se dresser
| dresser towering above shelves
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really scary
a faire dresser les cheveux sur la tete
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train (something)
dresser
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gloomy voice, dull voice
voix morne
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cramped, tight
a l'etroit
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in close relationship with
en lien etroit avec
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petty
mesquine
| I'm petty about people eating my quinoa
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cardboard
cartonne
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to become milder, calm down
se radoucir
| rado mum will calm down more
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swarming with something
grouillante de qch
| groaning with
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panic, throw someone into a panic
affoler
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walnut. verb- to drown
noyer
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helplessness, dissaray
desarroi
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back and forth, in minute detail
en long et en large
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unwrap, tell all, unload (griefs)
déballer
| tell all to a ballet dancer
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pug dog
carlin
| a pug in a car on the washing line
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isolated, well away from
ecartee
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a veil
une violette
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sway your hips, wriggle your hips
déhancher
| sway your hips like cher
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difference, gap, interval
décalage
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funeral service
funèbre
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formerly, in the olden days
jadis
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from every angle, at considerable length
de long, en large et en traverse
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protect, reduce, move aside, dismiss
ecarter
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out of step, disharmonious
en décalage
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disorientated
dépaysé
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to devote oneseld to )sport)
s'addoner
| adonis gave himself to disc-throwing
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warlike
guerrier
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lash, strap
laniere
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embankment
un talus
| a tall hill in front of us
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printing, circulation (book), edition
tirage
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wedding
les noces
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go on a binge
faire la noce
| go on a binge during the night midnight snack
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to take on, hire
embaucher
| omo hires cher for commercial
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to rally, win over
rallonger
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terribly expensive to buy
ruineux
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to manhandle, give a rough ride to
malmener
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to oust, supplant
evincer
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at the time of, during
lors
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austrian
autrichien
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stoutness
l'embonpoint
| em has a good point - antony is stout
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to treat (an ilness), nurse, look after
soigner
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blurred, vague
floue
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relief
soulagement
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guinea-pig
cobaye
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to relieve
soulager
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to spread (out), display
étaler
| spread out your stars as an installation
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off-coulour
patraque
| petrocles was off-colour coz he was DYING lol
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to cure, heal
guérir
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to skin (an animal), deprive of one's posessions
depoullier
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to decorate, adorn
orner
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creditor
creancier
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dashing
fringant
| dat fringe with dat glove - david bowie is fringant
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to scribble
griffoner
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cattle
le bétail
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covertly
sous-cape
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to jam
coincer
| put jam into a corner
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jewel
bijou
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splendour
faste
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unpolished, uncultivated
fruste
| frustrated at your lack of cultivation
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flow, turnover, delivery
débit
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hardly
ne... guère
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slpash about, (inf_ steal
barboter
| kids with beards spalshing in the water (getting wet)
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pond
une mare
| mara in the pond
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funeral
obsèques
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coffin
le cercueil
| circular coffin
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breeding
l’élevage
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to climb
grimper
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flashy, showy
tape-a-l’œil
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of yesteryear
d'antan
| de lointain
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next to, close to
auprès de
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rock
rocher
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shed
hangar
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shearing
la tonte
| shearing in a tent
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bag, saddlebag
sacoche
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wink
un clin d'oeil
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in a flash
en un clin
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uncertain, random
aleatoire
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yearbook, phone book
l'annuaire
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postman
le facteur
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sensible, wise
avise
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to kneel
s'agenouiller
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to clear, get over (obstacle), cover ( a distance(
franchir
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21st century
vingt et unieme siecle
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to roar
rugir
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hymn
le cantique
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shower( weather, of questions)
l'averse
| raining men - a song verse
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faith
la foi
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to have a good laugh
se marrer
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fiery, ardent
fougueuse
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protege
un poulain
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loose stones
rocaille
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bush
buisson
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thick
epais
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riding crop
la cravache
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to hurtle down
devaler
| hurtle down into de valley
