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se répartir entre

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to separate into

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ci-dessus

ci-dessous

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above

below

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d’autre part

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otherwise

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s’exercer sur

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to act on

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constituer

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to make up

comprise

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mugir

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to moo

low (cattle)

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être dit

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to be called

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un complément

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complimenting word(s) eg. adverbial clause

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pourvoir de

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to serve as

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un attribut

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attribute

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se garder de

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to avoid

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se combiner entre eux/elles

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combine with each other

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désigner par

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designated by

attributable to

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renseigner sur

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to inform about

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un ouvrage

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work

book

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à la unanimité

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with unamity

by unanimous agreement

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un aspect

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aspect
form

temporal information eg. action completed/ongoing (linguistics)

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voisin de ( adj)

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similar to

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segmenter

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to segment

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en opposition à

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as opposed to

in contrast to

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un affixe

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an element attached to a word. eg a prefix, suffix

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sans rien

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without anything

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surcomposé (adj)

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double compound

eg. elles ont eu aimées (note two past participles)

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se poser

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to occur

come up

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à des degrés divers
to varying degrees
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débrider
to unbridle | unleash
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bayer bayer aux corneilles
to be agape lit: open to the crows
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prévaloir
to prevail
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ci-joint ci-annexé ci-inclus
enclosed (correspondence)
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s’en vouloir à
to blame onself for
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une lettre de réclamation
letter of complaint
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la carrure
stature
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analogue à
analogous to
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antérieur (adj)
earlier
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l’accompli
completion
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juguler
to stamp out | eliminate
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atténuer
to attenuate
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pallier qc/qn
to palliate st/sb | partially compensate for st
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postérieur (adj)
later | after
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influer sur
to have influence on
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antéposé à
placed before
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une belette
weasel
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atterré (adj)
aghast | shattered
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incarnat
a bright red colour | incarnadine
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l’avant-dernier (adj)
pénultième (penultimate)
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abruti (adj) un abruti une abrutie
stupid moron
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peu souvent
seldom
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en tête de
at the front of
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un manche une manche
handle sleeve
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un rôdeur | une rôdeuse
prowler
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l’important
the important thing
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Il en va de même pour...
It’s the same for...
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Il boit.
he’s an alcoholic
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mettre en relief la mise en relief mis en relief (adj)
to highlight highlighting highlighted
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un procédé
procedure technique method
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utilisable (adj
useable
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le mazout
fuel oil
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un moineau
sparrow
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une fuite
flight escape leak
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emparer de s’emparer de
to grab hold of to appropriate = se saisir de
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l’ébéniste (m,f)
cabinet maker
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la besogne
chore | arduous task
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s’entendre
to get along together to hear each other to agree
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une flamme
flame | love
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étroitement
narrowly | intimately
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apercevoir s’apercevoir de
to discern from a distance glimpse to notice realize
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avoir affaire à
``` to deal with mess with (slang) ```
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à tort et à travers parler à tort et à travers
wildly to talk through one’s hat
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tantôt
sometimes | soon
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faire preuve
to show | exhibit
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en favor de au détriment de
in favour of to the benefit of to the detriment of
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remettre
to put back arrange give remit (many uses)
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une berceuse
lullaby | rocking chair
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un berceau
cradle
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un ailier
winger (eg football)
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facultatif (adj)
optional
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graver
to engrave
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à jamais
forever
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un bain de mer un bain de la mer
swim sea bath
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se rapporter à
to relate to | refer to
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grouper l’ensemble
to group together
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patiemment
patiently
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difficilement
with difficulty barely borderline
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être mis en relation
to be related
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un composant
component | constituent
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peupler
to populate
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un libraire | une libraire
bookseller
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un voile une voile
veil sail
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une mise en situation
overview
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intercaler
to insert insérer
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revendre
to sell retail to sell off

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